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;

It used to be that combining wireless headphones with noise-canceling technology meant trouble—in the form of mediocre noise cancellation circuitry. Bose changed that recently with the exceptional QuietComfort 35 ($299.00 at Amazon) , and this presents a challenge for a headphone pair like the Beats Studio Wireless. At $379.95, it's $30 more than the QuietComfort 35. Does it offer better noise cancellation? Simply put: No. And audio quality, while good, is ultimately geared toward listeners who like unnaturally high levels of bass. DesignThe circumaural (over-the-ear) design of the Studio Wireless ( at Amazon) looks bulky. The headphones are offered in nine color options, including a matte black (most of the other options have a slight sheen to them), titanium, metallic sky, and red. The pair features massive, heavily cushioned earpads and a comfortable headband for an easy fit that doesn't become cumbersome over long listening periods. The left earcup houses dedicated volume co...

The Beats Studio Wireless delivers thunderous bass and noise cancellation, but these Bluetooth headphones are overpriced compared with the competition.

Powerful audio performance aimed at bass lovers; Includes two cables, one with a three-button remote, for wired, passive listening

Bass and treble are boosted to unnatural levels; Merely average noise cancellation; Expensive

Pros - Good value - Great noise cancelling for the price Cons - Occasional connectivity problems

Beats is the best product if you want to look good and sound wise, they're making progress. Overall really awesome.

Uncomfortable too-snug fit, not studio-monitor quality, no track forward feature for android, if you're going to spend 300+ for headphones, look elsewhere, unless you simply want to be part of the Beats religion.

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.

I bought these headphones about 2 hours ago and was super excited to use them but after listening for a couple of minutes I was really disappointed. I had wanted to get these headphones due to their sound quality and noise cancelling only to find that both of these features are poor.

Latest Beats Bluetooth headphones are all show and no punch, with average sound and limited controls

Comfortable; fold up for travel; OK battery life; active noise cancelling; wireless; optional cable

Cannot turn off noise cancelling; fiddly controls; weak sound; large profile; cannot be used cabled without battery

Have had them for about 6 months and I like them for a lot of the following reasons: very nice fit on these naps, can have them for me for hours and listen to music. The sound is very good in my opinion with full sound and weight in the bass.

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.