One of the best deals on wireless headphones during Prime Day earlier this month is back. The Beats Solo 4 headphones, which only launched in April, are 50 percent off at $99.99 ($100 off) from Amazon, Best Buy, and Target, matching their all-time low. If you prefer over-ear headphones or need active noise cancellation, the Beats Studio Pro fit the bill and are also matching their record low price of $169.99 ($180 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target.
The Solo 4 are a solid refresh that should serve you well into 2025 and beyond. Like typical Beats, they have a sound signature favoring emphasized bass, but with a healthier balance between the mids and highs than older headphones in the line. Apple meets today’s expectations for mid-range headphones with features like spatial audio and lossless playback over USB-C (or 3.5mm), the latter even after the 50-hour battery dies. If you often bounce between iOS and Android devices, Beats are ideal as they natively support each platform’s fast pairing and switching features, plus their respective Find My features.
What you don’t get from the Solo 4 is ANC, which we thought was egregious for a $200 starting price but is forgivable with the discount. If that’s an important trait for you, you’ll want to consider increasing your budget for the Beats Studio Pro. They’re a little bigger and heavier, but have similar cross-platform appeal with a bigger soundstage and a pretty effective transparency mode. The Studio Pro won’t exactly impress audiophiles, but they’ll more than get the job done for casual listening without costing nearly as much as the headphones that do.
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