Could have just been a 5 second video pointing out the earpads being non-replaceable. That's all I need to know these aren't a good buy.

Thank you very much ! It is super rare to have honest feedbacks with all the reviewers praising every single product they receive ! Please keep it real !

Quinn ragging on Beats... a tale as old as time itself.

Spot on. Who cares about gimmicks when basic ergonomy is hopeless? With headphones, there's 3 main priorities - make sure they only produce sound out of their speakers, make sure they fit well, and make sure they sound good according to the budget. Everything else is just a bonus. I don't care if the best headphones in the world are held down by an anvil, I won't use them because it's an ergonomic nightmare

This is a great example of a review that heavily used the product for a long period of time before making the review. Though I never considered buying this, thank you for taking the time to review these right. This content truly sets your channel apart from others. I really appreciate the depth and experience you give items before giving feedback. Thank you and great work!

I usually watch a lot of reviews, but this really made me reconsider paying attention to other reviewers. The people that didn't even test find my suck.

I work at a pawn shop and somebody brought these in. I thought for sure they were fake because they just felt so incredibly cheap and sounded horrible. But nope. they were real. It blows my mind that these are so popular. It actually makes me mad

This country is plagued by dishonesty in every walk of life. There is little integrity left. Almost everyone can be bought, which is why this channel is special, because it is that rare gem of honesty that we all so very much need.

Very thorough, informative, and entertaining! Please make more audio content!

Problem with most big tech channels is that they are too afraid of losing access to be actually critical of these company’s products (similar issue occurs often in political media). Thank you for being honest and thorough.

Best review I've watched in a long time ❤

Only 1:30 in but these are exactly what my complaints were and why I returned them after 2 days. I was amazed that they were getting such great reviews from everyone else

This man was made to review audio products. Please, keep the audio videos coming!

Appreciate that you actually test the product 👍🏻 Seems like many others just read the data sheet

More headphones and audio reviews in generally please. Would love to get your thoughts on Sonos for home theatre and maybe other good options

You always have such a fair view on your reviews. I thought I was crazy when everyone was praising these headphones when some glaring issues were apparent when they first released

Thank god for this review. My store got a demo unit of these headphones at launch and for the past month I've been wondering if I'm crazy since to me they felt like cheap junk while all of the reviews were overwhelmingly positive

There is no way that should be $350. It creaks worse than my desk chair 🤣

Finally someone talks about the creaking! No other reviewer talks about the crappy build quality while you can even hear it when they handle them.

Thank you for mentioning the build quality. I used to own beats and they fell apart after no time

Awesome video, enjoyed it a lot, thank you!

I was really pleased to hear you commenting of the heat inside the ear cups. I’d be interested to know what you think is the best is for comfort in terms of temperature. I recently sold my AirPods Max because of this. After 30-60 minutes my ears were red hot and uncomfortable. That’s not to mention the skin irritation I had to the ear cup fabric. Washing the ear cups with water did resolve the skin irritation. At the moment I’m using a family members QC45’s when they’re aren’t travelling. They’re decent, still quite hot and warm after 1-2 hours.

The pads are replaceable…usb c is a major sound improvement…Beats Studio are notoriously durable and the buttons last…. Excellent gym headphones great transparency and anc and good on calls

Thx for this honest review.🙏🏻

The earcups and batteries on beats are actually pretty easy to replace. They aren't quick swap, but I replaced them a couple of times back in the day on the solo3 and it was easy enough.

This video is incredible. Thank you Quinn for really working hard on this review.

I received a pair of Beats Solo 3 a few years back, and I’ll just say that this informative review describes an experience very much like the one I had with the Solo W for 1yr until the ear-cup lining all disintegrated and completely fell off. And, although deeply annoyed by the clear push to upgrade by the headache-inducing ear-cups being non replaceable, & despite the rest of the cans still being functional, I would never want to replace the ear-cups for my ears to once again be greeted by such terrible sounding headphones. Needless to say, I didn’t upgrade to another pair of Beats. Well, I don’t think anyone really does, even if they purchase another pair. Rather, they continue the experience, and who would purposefully and intentionally do that to themselves?

Yeaahhhhhhh. Finally a video from quinn.❤❤

Hi Quinn, I really appreciate the review. My son just started college and has a roommate which makes comfortable Apple compatible headphones a must. He currently has the AirPods Pro 2 but he’s been complaining about how they hurt his ears after wearing them for extended periods. Again, this is in consideration of his roommate. Therefore, I’ve been looking for over-the-ear headphones for him. He uses his AirPods with his iPad and iPhone, so switching effortlessly between them is essential. What over-the-ear headphones would you suggest as an alternative for my son? I know you’re a busy guy but any advice would be greatly appreciated.

the ear cups are replaceable just like they are on the studio 3's, the process of replacing them took me about 10 minutes and only cost £10 for replacement ear cups

Had them for a week. I agree in every point with Quinn. I may add the following complaints: the ear-cups pressed in a bizarre way into my jaw-bone under my ear after one hour (also mentioned by macaddress) and their rattling build-quality was a real problem on the plane. I tried to sleep and so I leant my head against the side wall and the slight vibrations of the plane got amplified as hell. never had such a problem with my Bose QC35. Unusable!

appreciate the honesty! refreshing

Somehow, this is one of the best product reviews I’ve watched on KZfaq. ❤️❤️❤️ Love the brutal honesty with comedic tidbits.

I am sooo glad you got that review out. I am yet to go buy any new Bluetooth headphones as they are costly. I want some decent headphones that I can rely on when not being used in Bluetooth mode and sound just as good via a 3.5mm connection even after the battery has completely died in several years. I won’t buy Bluetooth headphones knowing they become useless when the battery is dead in a few years and becomes e-waste

This was a fantastic review! I love how you just don’t give a crap and just spit the truth

I'm still rocking the same pair of Sony MDR-7506 cans, purchased 23 years ago. Outside of replacing a broken earpiece clip and the cups (for $25 total) , they continue to work beautifully. Hard pass at any Apple headphone due to the fact that the batteries are not replaceable.

The only guy I trust with apple products reviews. Bro says it like it is, not like all the other fanboys. God bless you sir. edit: stay snazzy.

I got the Solo Pro around the time they got discounted (which wasn't that much time after they released) and it was miles improved from the previous solo lines of both Apple and especially Monster so I thought the Studio would follow but to my suprise, the Solo Pro got discontinued a year or so after its release and we get this thing. Maybe it was a cost cutting tactic for Apple since the Solo Pro was actually pretty well built and a noticeable upgrade from its predessor, unlike what we have right here. As far as I remember, the Solo Pro, Powerbeats Pro, Beats Flex, and Beats Studio Buds were the only ones that got decent and favorable reviews from people like MKBHD, UrAvgConsumer, CNET, and even audiophiles like JimsReviewRoom. Sad to see Apple take one step back with this one.

Finally a real review on these thanks for the honesty 👍

I sold beats for years in the airport when they first came out… pre apple. It’s always been crappy. Lol. I’ll never forget unboxing for a customer and the ear cup fell off coming out of the package.

I actually thought Apple buying Beats would be a good thing, they could put some neat tech capabilities in there, but it seems it's just the name they wanted. Not surprised that they are so-so, it's about the name anyways. Straight to the point review this one.

My $170 Anker Soundcore Q45 have LDAP support, BT Multipoint, no plastic crunching, good enough ANC for an office at a sawmill (120dB outside office), a much better soundstage, and left my wallet feeling might better.

I love your videos so much. Awesome presentation, accept, b-roll and delivery!

Thanks Quinn for always providing the more exhaustive reviews out there. Other reviewers’ reviews mostly comprise of first impressions, not long term use.

I could not agree more, I’m genuinely walking to UPS right now to return these headphones to Amazon as I listen to this video 😅

For pass through, the Marshall Monitor II ANC are surprisingly great. Sounds incredibly natural for me

I just bought mine after seeing all the great review, now I wanted to return it.

I was shocked when I saw the price. You can buy a pretty good pair of headphones/earphones for this price.

Great review! I like your style.

5:20 "Their absence is a pain, when you pine to prattle in a pinch" Utter brilliance 🤣

I hate how 90% of reviewers are just mindlessly positive. They trick you into buying garbage you end up instantly returning. Appreciate reviews like this

Wow. Thanks Quinn for doing this review. How did SO many “reviewers” miss all these bad things about this product. Keep up the good work !

Thanks for this honest review!

I just subbed this channel because we need more reviews which actually USE the product before reviewing.

Little button is just putting ur hand on the outside and sliding down a little, its actually a lot easier then when a company puts multiple buttons on one side. I had 2 pair if studio 3’s they were pretty decent. You can also replace the earcups

How did Phillips get the 50 dollar shp9500 so right?

My main issue is with the name "Studio Pro". They don't belong in a studio...unless you need a fancy paperweight.

I felt exactly the same way when I went to the Store to try them on.

I love you for these reviews :D

Watching this review I got really curious what you would think of the Sennheiser Momentum 4's. I've used every wireless Momentum headphone of theirs and it's the first one that gave me this balance of great sounding bass and detailed highs. The original Momentum Wireless (basically the 1st and 2nd gen but wireless) had a great bass but muffled highs and mediocre mids. The Momentum 3's had great high's and mid's but the bass was not to my taste. It had a very fun kick which is fantastic while watching movies, but I didn't get the satisfying detail from it's bass. Color me surprised when I actually had to enable "bass boost" for the Momentum 4's to make the experience a bit more fun. I had to get used to them but now they're my daily drivers in rotation with my Airpods Pro 2 and the Airpods Max. While I prefer the sound of the Max, the M4 still sounds fantastic and I highly prefer them when I casually want to listen to some music or podcasts. Why? I never worry about them dying on me because the battery life is INSANE. With the way I use them I have to charge them maybe once every two weeks. While I charge my Max every 2 to 3 days. All in all a great review! Other reviews made me think it would've been a great replacement if my Airpods Max ever died, I genuinely was convinced. So thank you for this video.

I personally love honest reviews and not just positive hype reviews reading out specs😊

Another pair of headphones I would recommend over these are the Sennheiser PXC 550 2s. Unfortunately, more recently Sennheiser has picked up the very bad habit of discontinuing all their good products. So availability on these will become limited in the near future.

DMS was critical of these too. Thank god for tech reviewers who actually listen to audio products.

Your reviews are unique!!!

I returned the predecessor the same day I bought it. I don’t expect the new model will get any better.

Exactly how I felt about my previous gen Beats Studio Pros: uncomfortable, cheaply built (and they broke in just over a year), crap sound, and the damn ear pads fell apart and were hell to replace. Not even worth half the current price.

At 7:15 I was expecting to see a cat walk into the shot to investigate the headphones, now that something new was on the floor. 😄

Any recommendations? I was going to get these but this made me not want to. I have big ears and a lot of times headphones hurt them.

Why didnt you mention the momentum 4s have tile support

Rekt, thanks for the laughs. Also thanks for the review of the APP2, love mine.

Laughed the whole way through, amazing review.

“As long as you don’t admit to yourself that they look crappy, sound crappy, and are crappy, you’ll be happy. Stay Snazzy.” Why did this make me laugh so hard??

Something that continues to bother me about the tech review community is occasionally a review consensus will spread rapidly around and pretty soon everything is saying the exact same thing in their reviews. Clearly this happened here.

I assume they need to be on whenever the 3.5mm is in because they may do some active EQing to make it sound better than it is. a sneaky way to make the audio better for cheap. $249 is astronomically too expensive for headphones like the beats since you can get earbuds for $20-30 that have a really close Harman target.

Man, this video depresses me. I recently had an accident that messed by the hearing of my left ear… I have a habit of pressing my phone's earpiece pretty firmly against my head when I take a call, probably because it's call volume's set too low. A family member handed me their phone when the caller wanted to speak to me and I reflexively did the same thing… only their phone was on speaker with the volume almost maxed out. The caller spoke one word before I yanked the phone away… that was it. I guess that's all it takes. This video just reminds me that I probably won't be able to hear the details that make headphone good or bad now even if I tried to.

Wow. Thanks for the honest review. You’ve just gained a new sub.

Dude. Thank you for this review . You just saved me from making a big mistake. Can you please recommend an alternative for me with anc, noise canceling and loud enough with good bass?

Spot on review! I got these Beats headset free with my purchase of a new 2021 iMac (student discount). I’ve wondered how the reviews on Apple and Amazon were way off on this Beats headset. Quinn sums it all up perfectly. Now my Beats headset plastic is cracked by the adjustment right ear cup and is unserviceable due to Apple warranty expired. I find it unacceptable to sell these over $99

Wow, as someone with the 3’s, it doesn’t look good for an future upgrade path.

Snazzy my Savior. Just yesterday I thought about getting these over the AirPods Max since they were praised so much and work in the Apple Ecosystem. But now I am back to the Question of I really can’t wait for the next gen AirPods Max (or maybe get the 2nd gen Pro)

I'm curious, at what price point would you say that these headphones would be worth the money?

7:10 the first ex is exactly what happened w/ my galaxy buds 2.... the app shows that they're in my home but as I didn't use them for 2 days and the battery just ran dry. Now I've lost them.

Thank you for this honest review.

I wish Quinn would review more lackluster products

Man I missed your audio reviews

I honestly watched a couple reviews for these beats and ALL have praised these headphones. I honestly think these headphones are the exact same ones from 2017 but with a few upgrades

You and I have the exact same tastes in watches. I have a few GS's, and am on the waitlist for a Rootbeer. I got a Tudor to grease the wheels a bit, and like it as well.

Just bought these today. I just tried the find my feature on the phone while the headphones were paired with the MacBook. The find me feature made the sound and all that. So not sure about the problem there.

Never change. This is what makes you channel special!

Is that a rolex gmt master in two tone ?

My Hot Take: The modus operandi of Western tech companies is to make their budget products deliberately worse, so they don't compete with their own premium products. And that's why they're losing to Chinese manufacturers, who just pack in as much functionality as possible (albeit sometimes too much).

Your jokes are always spot on, great video man!

I liked the last version and could still find them on sale at Walmart. My previous pair started to fall apart after a few years. I bought the new ones and returned them when the sound was too low but now realized maybe I shoulda realized one of the cups had the volume buttons built in.

Great video! You just earned a like and sub. I bought these a few weeks ago due to the praise they were getting, and returned them a day later over how bad they sounded to me. My sol republic master tracks XC sounded better than them and they are 10 year old headphones lol. Will be getting the momentum 4s soon so hopefully those will impress me.

the fit, convenience and build quality is the main thing. much much more important than anything else.

I just wanna know if they actually sound any better than the beats studio 3s because they look almost identical

3:21 they're probably using lossless the same way they did when first removing the headphone jack, spinning having to use lightning as a positive because the signal is digital and thus avoids the (miniscule) losses incurred with analogue audio cables There is some merit to that, but *only* if the dac on the other end of that signal is at least on par with the one in your phone. If it isn't, it's quite a bit worse/more lossy

Steve Jobs said that every time apple starts to be dictated by the people in the marketing department this shit happens

6:14 phone wall paper, it's 76 Wan Chai Rd, Hong Kong. (lived there 6 years and that street is where i got my produce).

That Root Beer GMT Master II is 🔥🔥. Great choice, Quinn, you have excellent taste in watches.