Beats Studio Buds + Deliver Improved Performance and a Transparent Design Option for $169.99

[SFjohn]

On the upside you can see when your ear wax buildup has gone overboard! 🤭

 

[Deftly]

Prison standard Beats?

 

[Gix1k]

Mine will be delivered tomorrow. If they can’t auto connect to Mac, iPhone, ipad and Apple TV….they are going right back.

 

[indychris]

Translucent, not transparent

I’m looking through my 128 Box of Crayola and I can’t find either color, translucent or transparent. I feel robbed!

 

[brandon87]

I've always enjoyed my studio buds since they launched.. I feel I'll probably grab these on sale at some point. I feel my current buds are not holding charge as much since I do use them at minimum 3/4 times a week.

 

[Anaron]

The mic sounds a bit better but the sibilance is hard to ignore. For those that don't know, sibilance is that hissing sound. It's very noticeable with "S" sounds.

 

[svish]

Transparent design is very nice. Will be good to have transparent AirPods

 

[Veinticinco]

So US/Can and of course China.

Meanwhile Europe has to wait a further month 🙄

 

[idrewuk]

Does anybody know if these support Audio Sharing? For example, my friend with AirPods Pro wants to Share Audio with me on iOS?

 

[Capeto]

I feel like most people are overlooking the fact that these don’t have an H1 chip, but rather a chip that enables similar functionality with both iOS and Android.

Tells you a bit about why they’re keeping the H-series chips on the AirPods, and the intended market for these.

 

[Gix1k]

I feel like most people are overlooking the fact that these don’t have an H1 chip, but rather a chip that enables similar functionality with both iOS and Android.

Tells you a bit about why they’re keeping the H-series chips on the AirPods, and the intended market for these.

What other feature does H1 offer besides ear detection?

 

[tipoo]

I was gifted some Airpods 3, I'm sort of debating selling them and getting these, since the 3 don't have ANC or a seal and aren't a good gym pair for those reasons, let in too much distraction. And if these sound closer to the Pros, they should sound much better than the 3.

Am I missing anything I'd be losing?

 

[Victor Mortimer]

Prison standard Beats?

Exactly what I was about to say. I wonder if that's the intended market.

 

[hybrid_x]

Will the M2 (or M3) iMac return to translucent plastics? We shall see!

The microphone quality definitely sounded better to my ears. More crisp on the top end, and less ambient room sound overall.

 

[Chinoo]

I just got this Beats, I have a question, do they switch automatically to my Ipad or Iphone depending on what's playing? like the Airpods Pro #2? I had to manually switch them between them.

 

[thejoshuabradshaw]

Translucent, not transparent

I, too, like to dabble in the dark arts of words lol...

 

[Gix1k]

Mine made it home

 

[Gix1k]

Quality is good. Not better than AirPods Pro 2. Will be returning tomorrow.

 

[SFjohn]

Quality is good. Not better than AirPods Pro 2. Will be returning tomorrow.

What did you expect?

 

[Gix1k]

What did you expect?

I wasn’t sure. Looking for a Airpod rival and it seems there aren’t any, which is fine.

 

[Capeto]

What other feature does H1 offer besides ear detection?

My understanding is that the H-series chip is what enables the quick device pairing

 

[egga94]

I want a translucent purple "grape" color that's reminiscent of a N64

 

[coolbreeze2]

Mine arrived from Apple via FedEx today. A pop-up to initiate pairing never appeared on my iPhone. I had to go into the Bluetooth settings to pair. Also, the pairing button on the case has no feedback. I can't tell if I am pressing it to place the case into pairing mode. The sound quality is great and the ANC is superb. I hear more bass than I anticipated.

 

[Chinoo]

I got mine yesterday and returned them today. Did not like them

 

[coolbreeze2]

I got mine yesterday and returned them today. Did not like them

My jury is still out on these. Right now I'm using them for audio for watching a movie via MBP. This weekend I will take them to the gym. To be honest, I doubt if I will return these. I am satisfied with them and love the look of the transparency. However, I hope they impress me more within a few days.