The Beats Studio 3 were, at their time of release, some pretty impressive headphones. They sounded remarkably restrained for Beats headphones, with a more neutral sound signature, and the ANC was pretty good for the time. The problem was that the time was six years ago, in 2017. Since then, things have moved along a great deal in the headphone space, with countless contenders to the over-ear noise-canceling space joining the ring – not least of all Apple's AirPods Max.
Now Beats seem to be rejoining the fray, with an updated model of the Beats Studio named the Beats Studio Pro. In that naming convention where Pro now just means newer or more expensive, these aren't going to be reference headphones for a studio – but they might just be a great pair to wear on the bus.
