Stuff

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works

Home / News / I review a lot of headphones and these are my favorite Apple over-ears – now 50% off

NewsOpinionDealsAmazon Prime Big Deals Days
News

I review a lot of headphones and these are my favorite Apple over-ears – now 50% off

You can bag the Beats Studio Pro over-ear headphones with a 50% discount in the US and 37% in the UK

Dan Grabham Dan Grabham
Beats Studio Pro Prime Day

I review a lot of headphones, but one of my favorites from the last year are now at a great price for Prime Day.

You’re no doubt familiar with the extremely popular AirPods, but Apple makes a lot more headphones. My pick for Apple’s best over-ear headphones isn’t AirPods Max, but rather the Beats Studio Pro.

This much cheaper pair of headphones were launched in 2023 – two years after the AirPods Max. What’s more, they’re basically the same as AirPods Max inside – even capable of wired lossless audio which AirPods Max aren’t.

In the US, you can score Apple’s best over-ear headphones for 50% off this Prime Day – now $170 instead of $349.

And they’re 37% off in the UK, priced at £220 instead of the usual £350.

Following on from the previous versions, the most recent Beats Studio Pro offer USB-C charging and personalised spatial audio support with head-tracking. Plus, you get improved noise cancellation (with transparency) thanks to a new custom chip and completely redesigned hardware. I scored these top headphones a full five stars in my review.

40 hours of battery life is cited (2 hours to full charge) but that is with the ANC off – the life is 24 hours with it on. Of course, Apple owns Beats, so these headphones are very happy with Apple devices. However, as with other Beats gear they play nicely with Android and support Google Fast Pair. They also support auto-switching on both platforms and also work with Apple’s FindMy and Google’s Find My Device.

The ‘b’ button on the earcup of the foldable headphones enables you to control music (pause/skip/back) and conduct calls. To control volume, press above or below the ‘b’ button. Then there’s also a multi-function button to switch between listening and EQ modes, check battery life with the LEDs, pair your device and power the headphones on/off.

Profile image of Dan Grabham Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

About

Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

Areas of expertise

Computing, mobile, audio, smart home