Beats 360 Headphones Review: Best-Performing Beats Yet, and They’re Modular
Those sporty AirPods Max never materialized, but Beats, which has been owned by Apple for over 10 years, is positioning its new 360 over-ear headphones ($350) as a hybrid sports model. So maybe there was a grain of truth to the rumor after all, even if the device morphed into a Beats product. Either way, there’s a lot to like about the Beats 360.
- ▪Those sporty AirPods Max never materialized, but Beats, which has been owned by Apple for over 10 years, is positioning its new 360 over-ear headphones ($350) as a hybrid sports model.
- ▪So maybe there was a grain of truth to the rumor after all, even if the device morphed into a Beats product.
- ▪Either way, there’s a lot to like about the Beats 360.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Beats 360 headphones review: Modular, baby! — Mashable
- ▪ Beats 360 review: Customizable headphones capable of double duty — Engadget
- ▪ Beats 360 review: Good all-around sound and customizable too — AppleInsider
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Table of Contents Beats 360 design Custom Beats chip instead of Apple's H2 Best-sounding Beats to date Improved active noise canceling from Studio Pro Top-tier voice-calling performance Beats 360 final thoughts Beats Beats 360 8.4 $350 at Beats Pros & Cons Comfortable all-new Beats over-ear design with swappable earcup and headband cushions IPX4 splashproof and sweat-resistant Excellent sound Strong noise-canceling only slightly behind AirPods Max 2's Top-tier voice-calling performance, more natural-sounding transparency mode Spatial audio with head-tracking, auto-switching between Apple devices and always-on Siri More Android-friendly than Apple's AirPods No wired audio option No wear-detection sensors No Apple H2 chip Fairly pricey Four or five years ago, there was chatter that Apple…
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