Apple’s Beats Studio Pro could make the AirPods Max look old and overpriced
Want to buy the AirPods Max? You might want to wait until the Beats Studio Pro go on sale
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New information about the not yetlaunched Beats Studio Prohas surfaced online that suggests the premium wireless headphones will be much more expensive thanApple’s top of the line alternative.
According to a new leak fromDealabs Magazine, the European price for the Beats Studio Pro will be €399.99. This could work out to be $349 / £340, so while the Beats Studio Pro will initially be pricier than theSony WH-1000XM5(it’s usually £349 but we’re already seeingdeals), they’re more than £200 cheaper than the £549 AirPods Max.
So, if you’re thinking of buyingAirPods Max, it might be worth holding out. As much as I love Apple’s high-end headphones – I bought a pair with my own money ages ago and use them almost every day – the forthcoming Beats Studio Pro seem likely to make them seem awfully old-fashioned and very overpriced.
After all, the price may be a lot less, but the specifications are right up there with Apple’sbest AirPods. If the rumors end up being true, it could be that the new Beats Studio Pro will be one of thebest headphonesof the year when they launch.
What to expect from the Beats Studio Pro
According to multiple reports, the Beats Studio Pro will come in four colours – beige, black, dark brown and navy – and will have a USB-C connector rather than the Lightning port you’ll find in the AirPods Max.
Specs-wise, there’s Active Noise Cancellation with Transparency Mode, personalized Spatial Audio and full compatibility withAndroid phones, because Beats has long been a big deal in Android. The H2 chip from theAirPods Pro 2or a Beats-flavored equivalent is likely.
The one thing we don’t know about is the sound quality. My AirPods Max are absolutely stunning, but theBeats Studio 3that the new Pro headphones will replace aren’t in the same league. They don’t have the ridiculous low end many Beats fans preferred, and we found the mid-range to be rather muddy.
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However, a lot has changed in headphone tech since the Studio 3 debuted in 2017, and hopefully that means the Beats Studio Pro will deliver vastly improved sound too. If you’re in the market for one of thebest wireless headphones, it might be wise to wait until the Beats Studio Pro launch before deciding what to buy.
Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.
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