After building up my expectations for Studio3 to be an industry-leading wireless headphone based on the momentum of the fantastic Solo3 that preceded it, Apple's infinite resources and talent, and the groundbreaking W1 chip, I ended up being extremely disappointed with Studio3.

Stylish color choices

Mediocre sound

“A stellar design suffers from mediocre ANC and a lack of low-end oomph.”

Excellent design and controls; Very comfortable; Great non-ANC battery life; Easy pairing with Apple products

Expensive; Underwhelming bass; Poor wireless call quality

Beats headphones have come a long way from my first audition of them back at that fateful Consumer Electronics Show, and they've done a lot to provide a new stream of profit to Apple, which was already pretty good at making a profit, thank you very much.

I purchased these for my son who's the studio music type. I surprised him with these for his birthday. Nothing but smiles from him and instantly integrated these into his studio system. He told me that he should have done these sooner!!

they have an awful fit, sound like a cheap pair of gaming phones. but i mean, they're cool I guess. I've had better audio quality out of earbuds...

-Im "cool" now; i guess

-Unbearable balance; took way too much work on a EQ to make them sound decent -Give the same sound quality as my 30 dollar gaming headset; -most uncomfortable headset i've ever owned, granted they may never break, but they don't have any give to fit my head

The Beats Studio3 Wireless Headphones are a big improvement over the Studio2 in regards to audio quality, noise cancellation, wireless range, and battery life. These are very solid headphones for the average person, especially if you travel a lot or work in an office.

Excellent wireless signal thanks to Apple's W1 Chip; Superb battery life; Very comfortable with soft ear cups; Pretty good audio quality with very good noise cancellation; Great presentation and comes with a case and headphone cable

Fatigue ears over time since they don't entirely cover your ears; Expensive; No distinction for controls on remote; Cannot use them as passive headphones

Here's a bold statement: Beats headphones have gotten better since Apple bought the company. They're still kind of a trick, fueled by premium marketing from the tech company that invented premium marketing. The new Beats Studio3 Wireless headphones are no different. They're better!

Good sound quality; solid battery life

Too expensive

Beats Studio2 (Left) and Beats Studio3 (Right). Photo Credit: Chloe Becquet Perhaps more importantly, the Studio3's don't give me a headache. Bose has made a big name for themselves in the noise cancelling market, but their active noise cancelling feature has always given me a low grade headache.

The best wireless headphones Beats makes

Good sound quality; solid battery life

Too expensive

Contrary to my own beliefs going into it, I was pleasantly surprised by the Beats Studio 3 Wireless. They aren't an audiophile headphone by any means, but for a solid pair of noise cancelling headphones, they do the trick.