Design and features:This Bluetooth wireless noise canceling portable ear-insert model provides very good sound and excellent active noise reduction. Its ear plug-like design and electronic noise canceling feature reduce both outside noise and sound leaking out into your environment. The headphones work with or without the noise canceling feature being turned on. You can use the noise-canceling feature without listening to music. The Beats Studio Buds has an integrated microphone and player function controls. Additional features include - Either earpiece can be used alone for one ear monitoring of Bluetooth streamed audio and telephone communications. Charging/carrying case has built-in rechargeable battery that the manufacturer claims can be used to recharge the earphone batteries for an additional 10 hrs. of listening time for a total of 15 hrs. with ANC on or an additional 16 hrs. of listening time for a total of 24 hrs. with ANC Off. Manufacturer claims water resistance of (IPX4). Free Beats app download for Android mobile devices adds additional features and software updates when used with Android mobile devices. The headphone noise cancellation control default setting switches between ANC on, ANC off, and ambient sound monitor (Pass-through) modes by touch control on either earbud; the default settings can be customized using the Beats app and iOS to enable or disable this touch control feature. Has touch control for music player transport, call connect/disconnect, noise cancellation and ambient sound on/off, digital voice assistant activation (off by default). These features can be enabled or disabled in settings using iOS or with Free Beats app download for Android devices as well as update firmware. Supports Apple Siri, Google Assistant, and compatible digital voice assistants when used with Bluetooth devices that have those capabilities and that, if needed, have the appropriate apps installed. Has quick charge feature: 5 min of charging will provide 1 hour of playtime. Bluetooth connected Apple mobile devices using iOS Version 5 and above will show the battery level. Supports Apple One-touch pairing and Google Fast Pair. Compatible with Apple "Find My Beats" where Find My can locate headphones and play a sound within the Bluetooth range of an iOS device signed into iCloud. This model comes with Three pairs of ear pieces in various sizes, USB-C connector charging cable, charging cradle/recharger battery/carrying case, Quick Start Guide, Warranty Booklet and Sticker.
Sound quality:We found the Beats Studio Buds delivers sound quality that falls in the very good range - it reproduces music and voice very well although it does have some noticeable sonic quirks and excellent active noise reduction. The bass (as in bass drums, bass guitars, stand-up bass, etc.) has good impact and goes deep, but is somewhat prominent and boomy. The midrange (voices, guitars, horns, etc.) is fairly even, but is somewhat grainy, a bit hazy and congested, and a touched etched (a bit more sharply outlined then it should be). The treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is extended but is somewhat prominent and a bit smeared and sizzly. The sound also has a good sense of liveliness and is somewhat open--sound-wise it almost seems like you don't have anything plugging up your ears and does a decent job of recovering room ambience in the upper midrange. Mixed character - warmish bass with neutral midrange and treble. The overall sound can be summarized as somewhat bassy and grainy. Noise Canceling: Excellent noise reduction across the entire frequency range with the low frequencies reduced the most. Orientation changes the noise reduction characteristic - when the noise is coming from the front a bit more high frequency noise can be heard. A faint rushing sound can be heard in quiet environments when there is no audio program to drown it out.
Comfort and Fit:We found that these earphones as typical of in-ear models they produce a sense of pressure in the ear canal opening might be uncomfortable for some.
Small
Users with small earbowls might find that the earphone body feels a bit bulky in their earbowl and that they stick out too far and feel like they may lever out of place, but that they will stay in place during casual use.
Medium/Large
Users with medium and larger sized ear bowls will probably find this model stays in place with no problems for casual use and that they are stable during fairly vigorous head movement.
Incidental contact with the controls can cause unintentional playing or pausing.
Because of the shape of the earphone body and smooth texture some users may find the earphones hard to grasp and more prone to being dropped when handling them.
Some users might find pressing the various earphone controls drives the earphones farther into the ear canal and may cause ear discomfort.
