Unsatisfied with Beats Studio Buds+

[Tom_Aatje]

Not seeing a lot of discussion about these. I was wondering if anyone else got the recently released Beats Studio Buds+ and is dissatisfied with them?
I feel like they sound very flat. There's almost no bass at all.
I have a pair of Fit Pro's and WF1000XM4's as well, and those sound much warmer, to give it a name.
Paired with the minimal settings that you can adjust on these I just don't understand how these are getting decent reviews?
Anyone else share this opinion or did I just get a pair of duds?

 

[dlopan]

turn on noise cancelling or transparentcy

 

[Tom_Aatje]

turn on noise cancelling or transparentcy

Yeah, obviously. But switching between any of these modes does almost nothing. NC, transparancy, off, all sound more or less the same. And that's basically all the options that the Studio+ has.

 

[CaptMarvel]

Perhaps give the Beats Fit Pro a try? I thoroughly enjoy my pair, and they almost rival AirPods Pro, but each has their pros and cons.

 

[johntw]

ANC/Transparency Mode being on is anything but "flat" and you should hear a difference switching between modes. I would try larger sized ear tips, as it sounds like a fit issue.

Also, Beats Fit Pro don't sound night and day better, IMO but have a different fit that one might prefer.

 

[Tom_Aatje]

I have a pair of Fit Pro’s as well and they definitely sound warmer. I like those a lot, but these Studio’s don’t sound a lot better than a pair of free wired earbuds.
Maybe this is how they are but I just expected a lot better at this pricepoint.

 

[Tom_Aatje]

So I shipped them back for repair as they kept misconnecting about once every three times. Misconnecting as in, you could barely hear any sound. Needed to remove from the bluetooth list and reconnect to fix.
Apple shipped them back without any repairs done...

 

[drugdoubles]

I think beats is like the budget brand of Apple, don’t expect too much.