Beats Studio Pro VS AirPods Max - DON'T BE FOOLED!

When it comes to wireless headphones, the AirPods Max are expensive but one of the best pairs of headphones you could have for your Apple devices, and they have been really popular for a good reason they sound good, have amazing build quality, and connect easily to all of your Apple products - however they have some weak points that seems to be solved by a new pair of headphones - the Beats Studio Pro. Which not only come with the same noise cancelation and transparency mode features as the AirPods Max, but also have exclusive features like USB-C lossless audio, a headphone jack, and longer battery life at a $200 cheaper price point than AirPods Max... which may have you thinking that AirPods Max have no reason to exist... but is that true?

[colemetcalf]

Amazon has too good of a deal for the beats 180, none of the bad things you say justify nearly 400 dollar difference now

[michaelgerardaustria]

I hardly think being noisy while pressing the button or handling the headphone itself is enough reason to spend an additional $200 for an already ridiculously overpriced headphone.

[shirinim_shirinim]

There is a 400$ difference, how can they be comparable

[Marcel.Miranda]

I haven't tried the Studio Pros, but I did compare the Apple AirPods Max with the Sony WH-1000XM4, and I ended up returning the Apple ones. I just couldn't justify the price it's almost double, but the sound quality doesn't warrant the extra cost. I use Apple devices, but the lack of EQ control on the AirPods Max was disappointing. Sorry, Greg, but a double price doesn't mean twice the audio quality.

[shravankumar-uonk]

Beat’s brand has a separate fan base… 90% of them would still pick beats over max

[brettv]

You didn’t really tell us why the max is better other than build quality and the Digital Crown. Sound quality was really glossed over and is by far the most important thing when reviewing headphones.

[francisgomes]

I have the Beats Studio Pro and don't hear any cracking sounds....maybe I got a defective one.

[photokunstler]

Creaky noises?? Ugh seriously dude,

I’ve had both. I really liked the APMax, but they were just too heavy and squeezed my head too much. The fatigue effect was much worse on those. I ended up selling mine back.. The Beats 40 hour capacity, god forbid you have to take them on a trip with you, the APMx are so gross, they just take too much room.

Beats are definitely a better buy. The Quality is actually pretty good. It’s surprisingly good.

[CouchKing]

I haven’t tried the new studio pros but the auto switching is definitely on the old solo pros from like 4yrs ago. Mine switch between my iPhone and iPad flawlessly.

[drdeif]

I think Apple is making this intentionally to Beats, like no wireless charging in beats fit pro & studio buds, no proximity sensor in Beats Studio Pro in 2023, so beats will never be better than Airpods as a whole package 🤷🏻‍♂️

[hiuofwreqc]

I don't know that was way too onesided tbh..
It was like he had a conclusion in mind already and drove all the arguments towards it

[BassBajo]

I just paid $160 for the studio pros for cyber Monday. Can't beat that.

[stargator]

The Beats look like they have some good unique features, but the build quality, the ANC, and the transparent mode are behind the AirPods Max. For rivaling some very good cheaper wireless headphones I looked into the Sonys and B&W and all fall short in one or the other way, however, the Sennheiser Momentum 4 wireless nearly beats the Airpods Max in all categories for half the price. They have better build quality than the Beats or Sonys. They have longer Battery life with ANC (60 hours) easy usage, Easy on and off, Very good sound and ANC and transparent mode, good telephone/microphone quality, wind resistance (noise when having a call outside). They have all the cables to be used with 3.5mm USB-C. The only thing they lack is digital data over 48 KHz it seems that is possible with the Beats.

[ryanhaggerty]

Thank you for the underrated “how things feel” portion of the review. Good stuff.

[michaelwal]

Reviewer just get it all wrong, beats headphone have a specific market, they are better for workout and just over all jamming for music, easy fold and toss in bag.Not everyone listening to hear every dam note, could you imagine someone going to a concert and complaining the don't hear the symbols. I put my studio on crank the tune and start dancing...and if they fall off because my head bopping to hard, I don't have worry about them getting scratched..and they look pretty as hell..what I mean by wrong, these are not a replacement for the max, they are target to a different consumer who are not caring or have different needs, and dont care about the extra crap

[Mmacrossfirekenai]

Which headphones are the best for working out in the gym? That don't fall off and provide decent sound and are durable

[LPFSTheFett]

My daughter bought the AirPod max’s and I told her she was wasting her money, you’d never hear the difference compared to my Beats Pro max. I was wrong. The sound quality difference is amazing. And I’d say yes, it does justify the price difference. That being said, I use mine working out; and don’t think I would use hers for that purpose.

[minnami]

I love my AirPods Max. I wished I got it earlier as I was skeptical with apple gadget but man they are great !! I will buy them again if they released AirPods Max v2. I don’t think it’s overpriced but it’s not cheap.

[giftofgab]

I got the Beats Studio 3 headphones. They work great. I could care less about the other crap that the Apple AirPods Max have. I did try the Apple AirPods Max. Don’t get me wrong, the work great. Practically the same shit as Beats Studio 3. No way would I pay $600 for the AirPod Maxs. But the Beats Studio 3’s for $200? I’ll take the Beats Studio 3’s any day. Not because I already have them. But because I’ve tried both.

[chrisisaak]

Thanks for the honest (and logical) review! I've seen so many clickbaits that claim Beats Studio Pros are the AirPods Max killers, and in those videos they explain AirPods Max are better at virtually anything, then somehow conclude the Beats are the way to go because they have a "functional case" and USB-C, which makes no sense. Apparently you sound smarter when you choose anything over AirPods Max.