The excellent Beats Studio Pro noise-canceling headphones from Apple subsidiary Beats by Dre list for $349, but right now you can grab a nice deal for just $169.99 (51% 0ff).
And if you want to save even more, you can buy open-box Beats Studio Pro headphones for just $144.99 from Cult of Mac Deals.
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Buy Beats Studio Pro deal: Over-ear ANC headphones for just $169.99
Beats Studio Pro over-ear ANC headphones have a good reputation, but you can often find them for well below list price. The latest price is just $10 off the lowest we’ve ever seen.
A price of about $170 is a good deal on headphones of this caliber. Beats Studio Pro are Beats’ flagship cans. When they came out in July 2023, reviewers likened them to Apple’s $549 AirPods Max. Nobody said the Beats cans were as good, but they weren’t too far off. One review from CNET said they’re “almost AirPods Max Lite, but not quite.”
Comparisons put these cans in very good company
Photo: Apple
Here are some interesting comparisons from that review, putting Beats Studio Pro up against Sony’s flagship cans as well as AirPods Max:
I went back and forth with these and Sony WH-1000XM5, and the thing you notice is that these are a more aggressive sounding headphone, which you may or may not like. The highs are a little more sculpted and everything sounds a little more forward, including the mids where voices live. Both the Sony and the AirPods Max are a little more laid back by comparison.
Beats’ top headphones replaced the venerable Beats Studio3 from 2017. My roundup of Beats Studio Pro reviews said this:
“The general consensus among Beats Studio Pro reviewers is that the company decided to keep an iconic design with just a few changes, like softer earcups. But to some it feels a bit cheap, ‘plasticky’ and stale. The big changes inside, however, overhaul the technology and result in excellent headphones with good sound, great active noise cancellation (ANC) and solid appeal to both Apple and Android users.”
Where to buy: Amazon or Best Buy
Beats' flagship over-ear headphones feature personalized Spatial Audio, USB-C lossless audio and up to 40 hours of battery life.
- Lossless wired audio capability
- Apple and Android compatibility
- Available in multiple colors
- Lacks ear-detection sensors
- No Apple H1 or H2 chip
David Snow, an expert on Apple hardware and software, writes on a variety of technological and cultural topics for Cult of Mac. They include Apple news, technology buying guides, and features about computer setups and Apple TV shows and movies.
With 30 years of experience covering technology and other subjects, he has written and edited for numerous print and online publications, including CMP Media, TechTV.com, CNET, Wired News, Red Herring magazine, Law.com, The National Law Journal and Law Technology News magazine. Among other roles, he served as executive editor of the Law.com network of websites and editorial director, technology, for ALM Media.
Snow graduated with a B.A. from Syracuse University with majors in magazine journalism and psychology. While there, he worked as a reporter for The Daily Orange newspaper and associate editor of Equal Time magazine.
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