Beats Earbuds Comparison - Which Ones Are Best For You?

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I tested the Beats earbuds lineup to find out which is the best pair for you to buy. This video includes ANC, Microphone, Fit/Comfort, and Sound tests to answer that question.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:41 - The Beats lineup
00:44 - Design & Comfort
05:33 - Fit
06:20 - ANC
07:55 - Microphone Test
08:53 - Sound Quality Review
14:39 - Water Resistance
16:07 - Battery Life

ADDITIONAL VIDEO NOTES:

PRICE
Powerbeats Pro $250

Beats Fit Pro $200

Beats Studio Buds+ $170

Beats Solo Buds $80

They also have cheaper wired earbuds and two over-ear headphones models that I might mention a few times throughout this video, but my primary focus will be on these 4 pairs of buds.


DESIGN & AESTHETICS (you can rank them. I won’t)
Solo
No battery in the case at all
Super small and lightweight
18 hrs in the buds!
Studio+
Essentially the same design
Transparent case looks awesome
No wireless charging
Fit Pro
I love these
May not be perfect in all ears
I have no major fatigue but some might
No wireless charging
Powerbeats Pro
Feel like they could fall out but they never do
Most versatile in the most ears
Can interfere with glasses or potentially hats?
Largest case
Wireless charging
Heart rate sensor!

CONTROLS
Talk through these

No auto play/pause on solo buds or studio buds+ (standard features missing!)

ANC TEST 1 - Jet sounds
No ANC on solo buds

ANC TEST 2 - High voice intelligibility

ANC in a quiet environment -


TRANSPARENCY
No transparency on solo buds

MIC TEST

SOUND

SOLO BUDS -
Surprisingly less bass - a much more neutral balance than older beats products
vocals get buried or at least the higher ones do

Thin and even lack details
I could be wrong but it sounds like there is an emphasis on lower mids up to around 600hz, then vocals above that get eclipsed
I want more fullness

Studio buds plus -
Clean bass with little distortion
Way less brassy than older beats
Lacking detail
Cymbals are mushy
Instrument separation could be improved
Vocals are less rich
I may have even turn the bass up a little

Fit Pro

Powerbeats Pro -
No hifi codecs
Apple vision Pro lossless - but I feel like these may interfere with AVP headset

Sound is actually quite good for simpler songs without a lot going on. Pretty decent balance. Bass is more capable than the airpods in my opinion while not overwhelming.

Lower fidelity

Not the best spatial reproduction of sound. Instrument separation in general has me turning the volume up to hear everything in the song

Bass could be tighter and overall sound is a little more congested than I would like

Pretty balanced and powerful. They get much louder than I would ever use
Some people are more bass-heads so I think an EQ would be nice to lift the bass or have a more v-shaped EQ for workouts.

Not seeing an EQ in the app, no app for iOS at all

I would say these are just fine as far as audio goes for most people working out.
I think these sound a bit better on iPhone

Bluetooth 5.3

Personalized spatial audio - compatible with apple spatial audio



FEATURES - show each app
H1 chip on fit pro
H2 chip on powerbeats pro but lacking some of the airpods features like hearing suite, conversation awareness, or precision finding


DURABILITY
Water resistance
IPX4 on all besides solo buds


BATTERY LIFE
Powerbeats pro - 10/45hr
Solo buds - 18 hr
Studio buds plus - 6/24