Beats Launching New Studio3 Wireless Headphones With Pure Adaptive Noise Cancelation

[DeepIn2U]

That deep blue color is SEX. I love it. I am ordering it when I get home from work.

Funny App Store app here in Canada shows the same as the USA price shipping in October hmmm
EDIT: purchased at $349.95CAN and confirmed hehehe!!

Tried it again and boom somebody fixed it back to $399.95.

Oddly enough it's not showin anything is compatible with my iPhone 7 256GB but does for my Apple Nike+

Been waiting for this a LONG time!

 

[whsbuss]

I think the Solo3 went on sale at Best Buy last year in like December. $50-100 off. I'm thinking I'll wait to see if these go on sale between Thanksgiving and Xmas.

Maybe Xmas 2018, but with a mid-October release I highly doubt a reduction of retail price this year.

 

[xitongzou]

All this thread did was convince me to buy a pair of Sony MDR-1000Xs for less than $200 on Ebay. I would've gone for the Sennheiser Momentum HD1s but those are over $300+. After reading reviews it seems like the Sonys are preferable over the Bose QC35s and the battery life is better than the Parrot Zik3s (currently what I own). I have much more trust in Sony than in Beats in terms of audio quality. Thanks guys.

 

[b11051973]

Maybe Xmas 2018, but with a mid-October release I highly doubt a reduction of retail price this year.

Did some research. The Solo3 came out September 5, 2017. I found the receipt for when I bought them. Got them on 12/22/2017 for $219.99. So, $80 off and 3.5 months after they came out. 2 months is definitely less time, but I can see them doing a sale just before Xmas. It was just a one week sale price.

So, I think I'll wait until Xmas. If they don't go on sale by then, I'll fork over the $350, maybe. I see Solo3 are on Amazon now for $210. I think the previous gen Studio are priced about the same. What is the difference between the current Studio and the just announced one? Battery life and W1 chip?

 

[Neodym]

Sony [...] just came out with the successor to the MDR1000X, the WH1000XM2. The previous model had some great features, and this takes it to a whole new level. They also improved the appearance and addressed the "leathery" issue you raise.

Pictures seem to tell different. I could perhaps adjust to that leathery cover of the ear cup, but unless Sony improved on user serviceability of ear cushions and battery (or rather the lack thereof), that'd still be a deal breaker for me.

The 100ABN by Sony is indeed uncomfortable and the failure to fold flat is huge issue, that you don't realize until you try to wear them folded flat around your neck for a break.

... or you try to put 'em in the backpack and suddenly realize how much space they claim.

That said, the ABN's are frequently on sale at a very low price, so if you are willing to accept some comfort trade off, and the folding issue, they are the cheapest with good sound and reasonable NC.

Fully agree! Actually I was close to keeping em, as the ear cushions eventually got softer and I liked sound, design and price. But then I found the PXC-550 for a very good price and had to swap ...

 

[DeepIn2U]

Did some research. The Solo3 came out September 5, 2017. I found the receipt for when I bought them. Got them on 12/22/2017 for $219.99. So, $80 off and 3.5 months after they came out. 2 months is definitely less time, but I can see them doing a sale just before Xmas. It was just a one week sale price.

So, I think I'll wait until Xmas. If they don't go on sale by then, I'll fork over the $350, maybe. I see Solo3 are on Amazon now for $210. I think the previous gen Studio are priced about the same. What is the difference between the current Studio and the just announced one? Battery life and W1 chip?

ANC - Active Noise Cancelling
Ear cushion - supposed to be better
W1 chip - the BT+iCloud connection for Apple Devices, Class 1 Bluetooth for up to 100 ft connectivity (more power is used between devices to maintain this range). Bonus is it's more resistant o interference due to more power being used.
Some sort of sound tuning is used via W1 chip.
20Hr battery life with ANC on/40hrs with it off.

 

[whsbuss]

Did some research. The Solo3 came out September 5, 2017. I found the receipt for when I bought them. Got them on 12/22/2017 for $219.99. So, $80 off and 3.5 months after they came out. 2 months is definitely less time, but I can see them doing a sale just before Xmas. It was just a one week sale price.

So, I think I'll wait until Xmas. If they don't go on sale by then, I'll fork over the $350, maybe. I see Solo3 are on Amazon now for $210. I think the previous gen Studio are priced about the same. What is the difference between the current Studio and the just announced one? Battery life and W1 chip?

2017? really? I would think your dates are wrong

 

[Anuba]

Did some research. The Solo3 came out September 5, 2017. I found the receipt for when I bought them.

Solo3 came out TODAY? Well, that confirms my suspicion that the contraption I've been wearing on my head since March isn't actually a real pair of Solo3 but some form of alien facehugger. *backs out of room and sets it on fire*

 

[dannys1]

Beats better than Bose? ROFL..Bose are overrated and overpriced for sure but Beats is bottom of the barrel plastic Chinese made garbage. Apple only bought the company for the streaming service.

They're on par for boxy, unrevealing, smeary design - but yeah the Solo3's still beat the average Bose in terms of sound - Beats have got a lot better since the bottom of the barrel Chinese crap days - but yes, it's still like comparing dog and cat turd.

I don't know why anyone would buy either when you've got a range of affordable fantastic headphones from the likes of Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic.

 

[b11051973]

2017? really? I would think your dates are wrong

Yeah, I meant 2016.

 

[skys15]

I think I just commented about 30 minutes ago that I'd like the W1 licensed to third parties so we could get things like decent noise canceling. I was thinking Bose but this is something. I'm a bit pessimistic about Beats doing noise canceling correctly but I'll try it.

edit: I wish the white didn't have gold trim. Oh well, off to order a set...

edit 2: still not using lightning to charge though, come on Apple. Or at least go USB C.

Agree on the lack of using lightning/usb-c, what were they thinking??!!
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Well, maybe I'm wrong on this, but if you were trying to pitch these to higher end audio users, you might not want to leave non-apple users feeling marginalized? I've no idea, but I'm just wondering if sticking apple proprietary stuff on the higher end (and higher margin?) stuff, would maybe drive users away? Otherwise not sure what the rationale might be

If not lightning then USB-C, but the old non reversible garbage was the dumbest thing I've seen a big tech company do lately with recent products. I'm appalled they'd even consider that old usb trash.
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I think the advantage with the QC35 is dual connectivity. I love my AirPods and the W1 chip but you can only connect it to one device at once. When I'm on my Mac, I want to have them connected to it because a lot of what I do in my job requires sound. Then when I get a call, I have to answer, tell them to hang on and then switch to my iPhone (my calls don't always come through on my Mac). The QC35s have smart switching where you can be connected to both so that if a call comes through, it will pause what you're doing on your computer. It is my only gripe with BeatsX and the AirPods. C'mon Apple.

Bluetooth 5.0 will fix that, I'm sure they'd update next year.
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Retooling costs.

Who cares about their costs! At $350 they should've made a top tier product, anything with micro USB coming out on late 2017 is not considered top tier.
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wireless versions are usually garbage even comparing to wired for 1/3 price or even less
not worth these money

Next year will change that with Bluetooth 5.0 products
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What's with all of the hate for micro-usb? I own 3 pairs of headphones, 4 battery packs, and a couple of bluetooth speakers that use micro-usb. Never had a problem. What is the advantage of usb-c? What devices do you all use that uses USB-C for charging?

There just has to be a transition sometime, and anyone making a product in late 2017 is annoyingly slowing that transition.

 

[obiwan]

They're on par for boxy, unrevealing, smeary design - but yeah the Solo3's still beat the average Bose in terms of sound - Beats have got a lot better since the bottom of the barrel Chinese crap days - but yes, it's still like comparing dog and cat turd.

I don't know why anyone would buy either when you've got a range of affordable fantastic headphones from the likes of Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic.

I must admit, I'm not sure who these things are marketed at. Even though they have 'Studio' in the title, I can't imagine any serious studios touching these. I love my Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones (at half the price), and use these all the time for both casual listening and audio monitoring. - I have seen these pop up in studios time and time again. But wireless headphones? Hmmm. I'd still need wired headphones to get 24bit/192Khz audio out of my audio interface, so I can't see pro studios going wireless anytime soon.

 

[nnoble]

I've got Bose and spent time trying various brands; they're good. However, if anything happened to them I would once again go through the competition and select what's optimum for me. Dismissing these out of hand seems bizzare.

 

[TroyBoy30]

thats ironic then since they ragged on bose for having noise cancellation when they started beats

 

[iDaniel88]

Argh, I just bought the Q35s two weeks ago after waiting for Beats to come out with W1 Studios.. I can still return the Q35s within the next two weeks though - how does people think the Beats NC will stand up against Bose? That is my primary need.

 

[RamGuy]

From past experience Beats have never had any great/aggressive ANC like Bose, but with new and completely re-done ANC it's really hard to say.

 

[whsbuss]

Argh, I just bought the Q35s two weeks ago after waiting for Beats to come out with W1 Studios.. I can still return the Q35s within the next two weeks though - how does people think the Beats NC will stand up against Bose? That is my primary need.

If you're unsure, return the QC35 and if the Studio 3 don't work, grab the Bose again.

 

[ValyrianSteel]

So, you've never heard these, but you are recommending against them? The QC35's are great, but keep an open mind. For example, the Sony MDR 1000X are rated as having better noise cancelling and better sound by most reviewers. They also have a lot more features. Sony, also just came out with next generation of these headphones. Bose tends to sit back and rely on its name and now that tech is improving rapidly, they appear to be falling behind, e.g., Beats, Sony and others are now incorporating more technology improvements, such as customizing NC to one's environment.

Dear Truthertech,
Technically speaking, you're 100% right.
But from an empiric point of view, I had the Studio Wireless 2 and now the Bose QC35, and I can tell you that the Beats are RUBBISH. So bad, that I had then replaced twice in a year time by Apple. I'll never buy them again, while I'm fully in love with my QC35.
Cheers!

 

[RamGuy]

Well as one who owns two pairs of Bose QC35 I can't say I agree. But "audio" is a extremely personal thing, most people don't prefer a flat/natural sound signature so there is no right or wrong in terms of what sounds the best.

My problem with Bose QC35 is the build and looks, they feel rather weak and "plasticy" for my liking and I don't find them to look all that great. But that's not so important, but the audio is just off if you ask me. I have lots of audio equipment. I have Sonos speakers in pretty much every room (mostly Play:5's, and Play:Bar + Play:Sub + 2x Play:3's as surround in the living room), I have way too many headphones ranging from Sennheiser HD800 + Hegel HD12 DAC on my computer (crazy expensive, but so darn good!), Sennheiser HD650, Bose QC35, B&O BeoPlay H7, H8 and H9 and I also own a pair of Apple AirPods and a pair of Shure SE846 IEM's. And I previously owned a pair of Beats Studio2 Wireless.

Bose QC35 is the worst sound out of all of them. I don't know what Bose does in terms of their EQ, but man do they do something and I do not like it. I listen to a lot of vocals (podcasts, audiobooks and lot of music with emphasis on the vocal presentation) and the QC35 sounds strikingly different (not in a good way) compared to every other speaker/headphone/IEM I know.

Sure most audio equipment will sound different. Some feature more pronounced low, mid or high frequencies and whatnot. Some have a much narrower sound stage, other much wider etc.. But everything I own reproduces vocals in a natural way so they at least sound natural. QC35 on the other hand makes vocals just sound awkward and "off" like there is something wrong. And it's the same on both pairs we own.

It's not like it's complete garbage, far from it. But it certainly makes it so that I only use QC35 for those situations where aggressive ANC is required (like plane rides) and never for anything else.

 

[whsbuss]

Dear Truthertech,
Technically speaking, you're 100% right.
But from an empiric point of view, I had the Studio Wireless 2 and now the Bose QC35, and I can tell you that the Beats are RUBBISH. So bad, that I had then replaced twice in a year time by Apple. I'll never buy them again, while I'm fully in love with my QC35.
Cheers!

Well until the Studio 3 come out and have been listened to, it may be moot to compare.

 

[ValyrianSteel]

Well as one who owns two pairs of Bose QC35 I can't say I agree. But "audio" is a extremely personal thing, most people don't prefer a flat/natural sound signature so there is no right or wrong in terms of what sounds the best.

My problem with Bose QC35 is the build and looks, they feel rather weak and "plasticy" for my liking and I don't find them to look all that great. But that's not so important, but the audio is just off if you ask me. I have lots of audio equipment. I have Sonos speakers in pretty much every room (mostly Play:5's, and Play:Bar + Play:Sub + 2x Play:3's as surround in the living room), I have way too many headphones ranging from Sennheiser HD800 + Hegel HD12 DAC on my computer (crazy expensive, but so darn good!), Sennheiser HD650, Bose QC35, B&O BeoPlay H7, H8 and H9 and I also own a pair of Apple AirPods and a pair of Shure SE846 IEM's. And I previously owned a pair of Beats Studio2 Wireless.

Bose QC35 is the worst sound out of all of them. I don't know what Bose does in terms of their EQ, but man do they do something and I do not like it. I listen to a lot of vocals (podcasts, audiobooks and lot of music with emphasis on the vocal presentation) and the QC35 sounds strikingly different (not in a good way) compared to every other speaker/headphone/IEM I know.

Sure most audio equipment will sound different. Some feature more pronounced low, mid or high frequencies and whatnot. Some have a much narrower sound stage, other much wider etc.. But everything I own reproduces vocals in a natural way so they at least sound natural. QC35 on the other hand makes vocals just sound awkward and "off" like there is something wrong. And it's the same on both pairs we own.

It's not like it's complete garbage, far from it. But it certainly makes it so that I only use QC35 for those situations where aggressive ANC is required (like plane rides) and never for anything else.

Dear RamGuy,
Thank you for your kind reply. I agree with you in some aspects, as: a) build quality on the QC35 is very poor... they feel and look cheap. But despite they look cheap, they have been pretty solid so far.
Regarding sound: agree as well in the fact that it's very subjective. I like more the sound of the QC35 than the Studio Wireless2, but maybe I'm not an audiophile.
Thanks!

 

[RamGuy]

The Beats Studio3 Wireless are seeing some really great early-reviews. ANC is on par with Bose QC35 and Sony MDR1000X which if true is a huge improvement over the Studio2 and people say the audio is neutral with a slight emphasis on mid's (aka vocals) so the pretty much the opposite of the first generation Beats products. And imaging is supposed to be great on these, better than pretty much all the other wireless closed-back headphones.

I'm always taking early-reviews witch a pinch of salt, but this sounds really great. Can't wait to test them for myself and compare them to my Bose QC35, BeoPlay H7, BeoPlay H9, Shure SE846, Apple AirPods and Sennheiser HD800!

 

[ValyrianSteel]

The Beats Studio3 Wireless are seeing some really great early-reviews. ANC is on par with Bose QC35 and Sony MDR1000X which if true is a huge improvement over the Studio2 and people say the audio is neutral with a slight emphasis on mid's (aka vocals) so the pretty much the opposite of the first generation Beats products. And imaging is supposed to be great on these, better than pretty much all the other wireless closed-back headphones.

I'm always taking early-reviews witch a pinch of salt, but this sounds really great. Can't wait to test them for myself and compare them to my Bose QC35, BeoPlay H7, BeoPlay H9, Shure SE846, Apple AirPods and Sennheiser HD800!

Thanks Ram! And I am eager to read that review.
Honestly, My Beats Studio Wireless 2 were very bad comparing to my QC35. One thing that I love about the QC35 is how easy is to connect the BT, and being able to have my Mac and my Iphone connected at the same time.
BTW, let´s see what kind of improvement does the QC35 Series II bring... I don´t believe that it will be just the ¨Google/Siri botton¨. I´ve the Bose Sound link III as well, and it has been a good improvement Vs. the I and the II.
Cheers!

 

[saile]

I hope the recharge is lightning otherwise it is not worth it.


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[DeepIn2U]

The Beats Studio3 Wireless are seeing some really great early-reviews. ANC is on par with Bose QC35 and Sony MDR1000X which if true is a huge improvement over the Studio2 and people say the audio is neutral with a slight emphasis on mid's (aka vocals) so the pretty much the opposite of the first generation Beats products. And imaging is supposed to be great on these, better than pretty much all the other wireless closed-back headphones.

I'm always taking early-reviews witch a pinch of salt, but this sounds really great. Can't wait to test them for myself and compare them to my Bose QC35, BeoPlay H7, BeoPlay H9, Shure SE846, Apple AirPods and Sennheiser HD800!

Looking forward to how here perform after burn-in or use over 50hrs.

I hope the recharge is lightning otherwise it is not worth it.

Did you even bother to read the article or even Apple’s or Beats Inc’s site for specifications? I implore you to do so.