The smartphone - I don't have to tell you - is nowadays far more than just a mobile phone with touchscreen but as important functionalities like phone and Internet access are, as important are features like the camera and music playback.

Ever since Beats by Dr. Dre severed its relationship with Monster , we've been waiting for the company to come out with a new version of its signature headphones , the Beats Studio, which were released in 2008 and became a cultural phenomenon.

The new, headphones are lighter, sturdier, and better-sounding than the original Studio headphones; They offer a comfortable fit and active noise cancellation, which works well but not great.

Very faint hiss from noise cancellation; if the internal battery dies, the headphones don't work; fairly pricey at $300

Beats By Dre has updated its headphone line with the new Studio, an active noise-cancelling model that improves on its predecessor in many ways. At $299, however, you're still paying for Dr. Dre's name and style and sound that's tweaked to fit modern (read loud and bass-heavy) tastes.

Beats Electronics justifiably describes the 2013 version of Beats Studio ($300) as

After nearly 5 years of conquering the world with its headphones, Beats decided it was time to release an updated model of its most successful pair of over-ear headphones to rule the sets of hip-hop music videos and countless celebrity noggins.

Has there ever been a headphone brand so controversial as Beats? It's undeniably popular; just walk around any downtown or airport in any industrialized country and you're almost sure to see a set.

Fad?? YES I tested it 5 minutes was enough for me. If you like bass, this headset is for you, there are too many. I'm curious to see the frequency response curve in ..... more is aggressive in the upper midrange short, very unbalanced. No luck I tested the wav ... by knowing audio files.

okay so i got theses for christmas and loved them. but all of a sudden the sound started to get all stiticy and there not fake cause i got them from [@] my freinds had the same thing happen to them go for the mixr!

Clear Sound; Compact; Durable; Easy To Use; Lightweight

Breaks Easily; Unreliable

Beats has an updated version of its incredibly popular Studio headphones. Here's our Beats by Dre Studio 2013 review.

Here the look succeeds far more authentically - genuinely unique, indeed, with a blood red cable and two-section plug, while the closed-back headshells and band are indeed again plastic, but more solidly so here, comfortably-padded around ear and cranium, yet still able to fold inwards for...