BeatsStudio3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Over-Ear Headphones - Apple W1 Headphone Chip, Class 1 Bluetooth, 22 Hours of Listening Time, Built-in Microphone - Matte Black

I think these headphones are terrific. I am not a techie or a sound system professional or anything close to that - just someone who enjoys all kinds of music and wants to enjoy it with a nice set of earbuds or headphones. Also, I'm a little bougie and like "status" brands so who wouldn't think I was cool in a pair of Beats Studio 3s? LOL.In reading the reviews, I was a bit nervous to get these because it seemed that a lot of the more recent ones were a bit negative in terms of the "quality of sound" and the noise cancelling. I looked at a lot other wireless headphones - AirPods Max, Bose, JBL, Sony etc. I decided to still purchase because at the Prime Day price (which I snagged earlier than Prime Day) they were a steal.I have been testing these out for a couple days. I think that the noise cancelling is fine. No, it's not like getting sucked into a vacuum but it cancels out the surrounding external sound enough so that I can fully immerse myself in the music. I find that this fits my "smallish" head and ears just fine, it's comfortable after about 4-5 hours of wear and still plenty of battery life. Most headphones, and earbuds, I have owned get uncomfy after a while and honestly I only see myself using these in spurts of 1-5 hours at a time anyway. The matte black style I got is very sleek and subtle; the packaging is beautiful, feels very "exclusive".Paired with my iphone 12 with no issue and every time I turn on the headphone power it immediately connects. I like the volume, play/pause/skip/back control. I don't intend to use this to take/make phone calls.So, at the sale price I think these were a great buy.Update: wore these today (7/18/23) in my home office and was driving my hubs crazy because I could not hear him and was not responding to him when he called my name repeatedly. He was sitting less than 10 feet away from me. So I’d say the noise canceling seems to work pretty well. ;)

I’ve always had issues with headphones either looking too stretched out on my head or them being too tight on my ears, and these are the only headphones I have found after looking for well over five years that I can wear both for school and take to the gym without my head hurting or without them looking very ugly on my head. The battery lasts forever, and the sound quality of them is better than my AirPods to the point where I have not used them ever since I got these headphones. The Bluetooth works great. I use it when I am at my computer for school, at the gym, or cleaning and I have had no problems with it. They are very durable. I have dropped them a few times. Normally, I wouldn’t spend this much on headphones, but they were on sale and I would honestly pay the price of them not being on sale because of the fact that they are better than my AirPods. That being said, they have a great value for money. The headphones themselves charge pretty fast, so if you forget to charge them and they’re dead, you should only have to for a short while to get a couple hours of use out of them. These headphones are amazing.

The sound quality is insane. Better than any other brand I can find these days. Very very good even at high volumes and the battery lasts me like a week straight. It charges for maybe two hours and boom more music. Super light but fits on the head well and the buttons on the side are easy to use. Never falls off my head and it’s super comfy, even the top bar has a rubber mesh to soften the top of your head. Super expensive but it comes with a 1 year warranty and I used it already, sent them to apple, and they fixed them up nice and new again. Love these for sure and the noise cancelling is nice.

Great pair of headphones I like how they sit and don’t fall of easily and better sound and are loud enough for when in public places

I wouldn’t travel without these. They are a game changer. I am sensitive to noise and the noise cancelling is incredibly.

Jan 2023 - First, I am not an audiophile. So, this review will not be super technical, just an average Joe who doesn't mind paying for quality products.I did quite a bit of research before buying my next set of headphones. I read tons of reviews on Amazon and the web. I read multiple "review/ratings" articles online that compared numerous headphones. Ultimately, I decided to buy these because I have an iPhone and AppleTV that they work seamlessly with, and they were always rated highly at their price point.I've used them for about 2 months now. They were simple to pair with my iPhone. When I am in my living room with my AppleTV on and I turn them on, my AppleTV asks me if I want to pair them, and they have done that easily every single time. I love this seamless functionality.I use them at work primarily. I work in office with 20+ cubes. I use them often simply for the noise-canceling to stay focused, and I use them just as often to listen to podcasts and music. When in noise-canceling mode, they do not remove 100% of every sound around you. No headphones can (that I am aware of). But, they do a great job creating a virtually noise free environment with a light "white noise" in the background (similar to a fan in the distance). You can turn noise-canceling off, and then the noises around you are simply muffled (if you're not actively playing something on the device you're connected to).As mentioned previously, I listen to podcasts, music, and watch TV and movies with these. I think they sound fantastic with all of these. Occasionally, they do sound just a tiny bit bass-heavy for some of the music I listen to or during movies with high-action scenes that have a lot of explosions, but that's just me I guess. Some people probably prefer that with the music/media they have.My one peeve is that they don't completely fit over my ears. The good news is the cushions on the earcups are super soft. So, I can still wear them comfortably... for hours. This doesn't seem to affect the noise-canceling at all.Lastly, they seem to have a really good battery life with my usage style. I use them for varying lengths of time. At work, it's not uncommon to get interrupted and need to turn them off after 5-10 mins because I need to step away from my desk, and sometimes I will have them on for 2+ hours. At home, I often use them at night to watch stuff on my AppleTV so that I don't take a chance of waking up my kids while they are sleeping, and I can get hours of watch time in without needing to charge them (as long as they weren't close to being dead already).If you can get them on sale (like I did: $170), I wouldn't hesitate to buy them, and I saw them on sale a lot (but the sale price varied quite a bit) leading up to my purchase. I don't even think their regular price is all that bad for what you get.