No one can blame Beats for sitting on their laurels. Two months after the Beats Studio Buds Plus launch – my favourite noise-cancelling headphones this year so far – the brand is back with another exciting release: the new Beats Studio Pro. In hindsight, it almost feels like Beats were trying the whet our appetite for the Studio Pro with the Studio Buds Plus. One thing is for sure: my appetite is thoroughly whetted for Beats' flagship cans.
I only had the Beats Studio Plus for a couple of days, but so far, I'm not unhappy with what I'm hearing (and seeing). The physical design looks even sleeker than before, and the audio quality feels more balanced than the Beats Studio 3 (can't believe it was launched six years ago!), and those were pretty good cans, although certainly not flawless. Have the Studio Pro managed to iron out all the issues, or are you better off choosing one of the similarly priced alternatives, like the Sony WH-1000XM5 or Bose QuietComfort 45? Let's find out.
