74
“Apple products always command attention on release day, but does the Beats Studio Pro command ours? Let's take a look.”
Publisher score: 7.4/10
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Beats Studio Pro
$349 · ANC / Bluetooth 5.3 / Spatial Audio / USB-C Lossless · 3 years old
75
Review
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7.8
User score
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Spec sheet
Key features
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Build and fit
- Weight
- 260 g / 9.17 oz
- Wearing style
- Over-ear wireless headphones
- Build
- UltraPlush engineered leather cushions and premium metal sliders
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- Driver type
- Custom active driver
Wireless and connections
- Noise control
- Fully adaptive Active Noise Cancelling and Transparency mode
- Charging
- USB-C; Fast Fuel 10 min charge for up to 4 hrs playback
- Battery
- Up to 40 hrs listening; up to 24 hrs with ANC or Transparency
- Connections
- Class 1 Bluetooth, USB-C audio and charging, 3.5 mm analog input
- Microphones
- Upgraded voice-targeting microphones
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
Review evidence
Audio specialist reviews
60
What Hi-Fi?Specialist
“Beats is in a rut right now – can the new Studio Pro over-ears pull them out of it?”
Publisher score: 3/5
Review evidence
Tech publication reviews
90
Laptop Mag
“Beats’ latest noise-canceller is Apple’s best headphone value”
Publisher score: 4.5/5
90
Bgr
“The first Beats headphones in 4 years, the Studio Pro is he perfect choice for those looking for premium features for an affordable price.”
Publisher score: 9/10
80
CNETRead review ↗
“The fourth generation of Beats' popular Studio headphones have some big changes on the inside that make them very good for both Apple and Android users, but they could've been even better.”
Publisher score: 8/10
80
Expert ReviewsRead review ↗
“The Beats Studio Pro are the iconic brand’s most fully featured over-ear headphones yet but fall short of the best in their class”
Publisher score: 4/5
80
Trusted Reviews
“The Beats Studio Pro harness clear, neutral audio, strong noise-cancellation, and an excellent wireless performance into their tweaked design”
Publisher score: 4/5
70
Tech AdvisorRead review ↗
“Solid sonics and noise cancelling make these the best over-ear Beats, but with an uncomfortable fit, the design could do with a refresh”
Publisher score: 3.5/5
70
60
Tom's Guide
“The Studio Pro is fun in short bursts, but not up for the long-haul”
Publisher score: 3/5
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Buying notes
Value todayStrong buy
High review score for the money. 75/100 at $349. Uses the lowest in-stock retailer price we can see.
Worth checking
Latency when using USB-C audio vs. Bluetooth for gaming.
Score distribution
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80–89
3
70–79
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60–69
2
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Highest90
Median80
Lowest60
Reviews10
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