41% Off | Beats Studio Buds + | True Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds

These are a fan favorite in our household. Great sound quality and noise cancelation effect. Easy to pair to your phone and very comfortable ear bud piece. Battery life is quite good and only really needs a charge periodically, unlike my last pair of headphones that maybe had a 2 hour battery life.

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I like these headphones but there are some serious issues if you use these with an iPhone. Apple has owned Beats for a decade and when connected to Apple products, have a specific menu to control their functionality. I have a fully updated iPhone 11 Pro. Though it’s not the newest phone, I should have to have the newest phone to use Apple-supported headphones.Pros:• I can switch between my phone, my iPad, and Macbook pretty easily. I don’t have to forget my headphones on one thing in order to connect to another.• The sound quality is pretty good.• They stay in my ears well.• The physical button to pause or skip works well and has a nice feel.• Control of settings like listening mode and button function are in settings on the iOS or Mac OS without needing a third-party app or toggling manually through features on the headphones themselves.• When noise cancelling and transparent modes work, they work pretty well (see cons).Cons:• From day 1, these have had problems staying connected to my iPhone. If I pause or don’t have audio playing for a short period of time (usually around 30 seconds though it’s happened after about 15 seconds), the headphones disconnect. They will then attempt to reconnect but with no sound. You have to go into Bluetooth settings, disconnect the headphones, wait, and then reconnect. This is when the screen is active and being used, so it can’t be blamed on the iOS going into a sleep mode or because the screen is dark. It happens on a daily basis if I pause to talk to someone or if I’m taking a moment to select my next song or YouTube video. Apple Support is no help as their solution is to forget the headphones and re-add them. This fixes the problem for less than a day. I don’t have the issue if I’m connected to my laptop or iPad. Yes, my iOS is fully updated and yes, the headphones are fully charged. Again, this has been since I opened them and started using them.• After six months of use, the left earbud has an on and off thumping when I’m in noise cancelling or transparent mode. It’s so bad, I’ve just resigned myself to not using either mode unless I have to.• No wireless charging option. This might be due to Apple proprietary tech, but it’s still a con.• Approximately every two or three weeks, I can’t change the noise cancelling settings because my phone thinks both headphones are out of the case (you can’t use noise cancelling or transparent mode with one earbud). I would have to turn my phone off and restart it to get the modes to work again.Overall, the headache these headphones cause is not worth the convenience of their auto compatibility with Apple products or their sound quality. Apple needs to look into the bugs for iPhone and not brush them off. Won’t be buying again and I’m looking for a new alternative to Apple Airpods.

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You’re probably like me, dragging your feet for months, researching and researching for hours trying to compare brand names (Bose, or JBL? Sennheiser, or Apple?). I finally settled on these, and here’s why:1) I didn’t want airpods. You probably also don’t want airpods (if you’re even reading this review). Not because of the quality, but because “everyone has airpods” and they’re “airpod people” (sorry to all the airpod people, including my sister). I wanted to be different (hopefully no shame there?).2) My top priority was phone calls with my earbuds (make sure, even if you don’t end up with these earbuds, that you determine your priorities, -clearly-). These earbuds have some of the best “in ear” calling I’ve seen (next to airpods).3) I wanted something low profile (also why I didn’t want airpods with the “stem”). These are very sleek, and don’t look flashy in the ear. They’re also not very cumbersome, and fit very snuggly. Very light, but durable – great design, even better build quality.4) Not a huge selling factor for me personally, but if you want noise cancellation, this is your stop. I just used these this morning on the train coming into Boston, sitting next to the door leading out of the coach, and was astonished with how adaptive it was to specifically tuning out the rattling of the train. These earbuds will adapt to the environments around them!5) The battery life is fantastic. Keep in mind, if you’re in a loud area with the noise cancelling on, and it’s working harder, you’re going to blow through your battery faster – even that considered, I was still really impressed with the battery life!6) This is clearly designed to work seamlessly with Apple products. Pairing was a breeze, and the connectivity is strong. Beats and Apple had a beautiful handshake with this product, and it shows.7) Lastly, the sound quality. This is unmatched with anything I’ve used prior. Has very clear audio, and a great range of tone. The bass is powerful, while balancing defined treble tones.A couple things to consider:-These don’t have wireless charging (unlike my other gadgets). I need to plug them into USB-C to charge. Might not be a big deal for you, but this is a drawback on my radar.-Get a protective case! The existing charging case is well built, and sturdy – but if you’re like me, and you put your phone in a protective case, do the same for your earbuds. The case I got was drop proof, and didn’t add much to the size (it doesn’t take up much space in my pocket). It was $10 for peace of mind. Get an airtag too while you’re at it!Overall, would recommend!

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For the price, these are perfect. I’ve used beats studios since 2010 and these hold up to the name. I was skeptical to how they’d fit but wow, they fit perfectly with no worry of them slipping or falling. My airpods never felt like they fit right and would always need to be readjusted after a few minutes or fall out if i fell asleep on a plane ride (usually sliding 10 rows back haha). the sound quality is great and it works flawlessly with iPhone since it’s Apple made. One thing i will say is the noise canceling isnt the best. When music is playing its mostly fine but during intros to songs or build ups I can hear the music playing in the background at the gym a little bit. I also have to turn the volume a little bit higher than I used to with my AirPods to get the same effect. I was nervous since theyre so small that the control buttons would be hard to use but they couldn’t be easier, ive had no issues yet. Also kinda bummed they can’t charge wirelessly. That was a pretty wild miss with these but not the end of the world

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Affordable, quality, Apple earbuds. Can’t really ask for more! My airpods second generation finally died on me after many years and I was looking to buy an alternative for cheap, portable earbuds with good battery life. I was beyond surprised when I got these. Not only do they look pretty cool and retro but they definitely get the job done for everyday use. I typically wear them on my commute, while I work and to have work calls. The battery lasts a pretty long time and i’ve even used them when I travel to fall asleep to white noise and they worked throughout the night. As far as comfort goes, after a while they can start feeling uncomfortable but after long sessions. There is only ONE downside that I can think of, if you’re in the apple ecosystem they DO NOT automatically switch devices even though they are made by Apple. I have an iPad, MacBook Pro, and an iPhone but to be honest I don’t miss the automatic switching. It never really worked properly for me so I had to manually switch to whatever devices I was working on first. So in my case, this is a bonus, I manually switch devices which pair quickly with these headphones. I did buy these when they were on sale for less than $90, definitely a great value at that price point!

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