When the $350 Beats Studio 3 Wireless debuted in 2017, we didn’t get a chance to review them. If we had, we might have come to the same conclusion as other reviewers: That these are a really decent set of active noise canceling (ANC) headphones. But in the personal audio world — especially the wireless headphone world — three years is an eternity. In that time, Sony, Bose, and pretty much every other major brand has launched new top-tier wireless ANC headphones — in Sony’s case, two new top-tier models — while Beats has been content to let it all ride on the Beats Studio 3 Wireless. Given what the competition has been up to, can Beats still justify the Studio 3’s high price? Or have these Beats been beaten? Let’s take a look. The Beats Studio 3 Wireless are a big set of headphones and they arrive in a big box. Fortunately, it’s 100% cardboard and you won’t find any hard-to-recycle materials like foam or plastic inside. In addition to the Studio 3 headphones, you get a zippered hard-she...
Excellent design and controls; Very comfortable; Great non-ANC battery life; Easy pairing with Apple products;
Expensive; Underwhelming bass; Poor wireless call quality;