So my whole life I have been against buying beats, mainly down to the awful build quality, price and meh sound. However the Studio 3’s came on offer for £95 at Argos, and considering I never owned a pair, thought why not give them a go for that low price and might just be my new gym headphones.
Build quality is shocking…like I thought people were overreacting but no these things are built like £50 headphones. The ear cups are the cheapest “leather” you’ve ever felt, and the whole body is just creaky plastic.
Comfort wise they’re actually somewhat comfy because of the weight and the clamp force. The ear cups are very shallow though so my ears basically sit against the drivers. The ear cups are also quite small for an “over ear” headphone.
Sound…this is where I had no actual expectations because I’ve heard such mixed things. They sound absolutely great! If they retailed at £90. These do not sound like 200-300 headphones at all. My dad’s Soundcores sound better at half the price of these on sale. Obviously they are 6 years old, but my Sony mdr100abn’s I had years ago sounded far better than these at a much lower price.
End of the day, they are great for the price I paid, but go back 6 years and buy them for the retail price? I’d be fuming with the result