Despite having purchased Beats By Dre in 2014, Apple had yet to truly integrate the two company's technology with one another. For the most part, it felt like Beats By Dre was still operating as a standalone company.

Battery life is superb; Adaptive Noise Cancellation is best I've used; Comfortable; even after long periods of listening

Price is in line with comparable headphones; but still steep

Bought a pair of Studio 3's at the Apple Store earlier today, and I am quite happy with the headphones. They are comfortable and the noise cancellation works great. I can walk around the house without my phone and keep music playing, and bluetooth connects quickly even between devices.

The Good: Balanced sound, excellent battery life, secure fit, easy pairing with Apple devices The Bad: Can become uncomfortable after more than an hour, sound quality isn't good enough to justify $350 on its own Who they're for: The fashionable, Apple fans looking for premium sound quality,...

If you are after good-looking wireless noise-cancelling headphones then you will not be sad to have gone for the Studio3s. They deliver a nice sound, though not audiophile by any means, and are no longer bass monsters.

Superb wireless performance; top-notch battery; headphone socket

No auto shutdown; disappointing mid-range; hot ears

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.

Beats, the Apple-owned lineup of audio hardware, has produced what might be their finest headphones to date. The Studio3 Wireless are (as you may have guessed by now) wireless, have noice cancellation and the Beats styling and sound profile many have grown to know and love.

Pure ANC cleans up noises very well; W1 made pairing experience easy for iOS users; Fast-charging

Short battery life with Pure ANC enabled; Still uses Micro-USB

If you are after good-looking wireless noise-cancelling headphones then you will not be sad to have gone for the Studio3s. They deliver a nice sound, though not audiophile by any means, and are no longer bass monsters.

Superb wireless performance; top-notch battery; headphone socket

No auto shutdown; disappointing mid-range; hot ears!

So there are good things and there are not so good things about the Beats Solo3 Wireless. On the positive side, they're great for iPhone and MacBook owners. I simply cannot overstate enough how much of a difference to pairing and reconnection the W1 chip makes.

So there are good things and there are not so good things about the Beats Solo3 Wireless. On the positive side, they're great for iPhone and MacBook owners. I simply cannot overstate enough how much of a difference to pairing and reconnection the W1 chip makes.

Beats has taken a very good wireless noise-canceling headphone and significantly increased its performance.

The Beats Studio3 Wireless offers improved sound quality, noise canceling and battery life from its predecessor in the same sturdy design; Apple's W1 chip makes pairing with Apple devices dead simple.

Design is the same as previous model's; Does not fold flat and carrying case is somewhat bulky