Montblanc’s first wireless earbuds get a little help from Axel Grell

Amazon’s inadvertent product listing for the Beats Studio Buds+ turned out to be absolutely accurate. The new wireless earbuds, which are now available for $170, are being positioned not so much as an update to the original Beats Studio Buds, but as an in-between product that offers more than the Studio Buds, but less than the more recent $200 Beats Fit Pro. And that’s a bit weird. Weird in the sense that the Studio Buds+ have a lot of improvements over the original Studio Buds. But instead of introducing them as a second-gen device and charging the same amount of money, Beats has chosen to charge $20 more for the Buds+ and sell them alongside the original Buds, at least for now. So the question is do you spend a little more for the improvements? Or save a little and stick with regular Buds? Spoiler: I think you should spend the extra $20. I’ll get into all of the details, but here’s a TL;DR in case you’re in a hurry. What’s crazy about the Beats Studio Buds+ is that — if you ignore th...

Very comfortable; Great battery life; Excellent noise canceling; Solid call quality; Clear transparency mode;

No wireless charging; No Bluetooth Multipoint; No EQ controls;

Test des écouteurs Beats Studio Buds+

Excellente sonorité; Confortable; Très bonne autonomie; Compatible avec iOS ET Android;

Pas de détection intra-auriculaire; Pas de contrôle de l’EQ; Pas de prise en charge haute résolution; Pas de charge sans fil;

Beats Studio Buds+ review

Great sound; Comfortable fit; Very good battery life; iOS and Android friendly;

No in-ear detection; No EQ control; No hi-res support; No wireless charging;

Review de los Beats Studio Buds+: los AirPods para todos

Gran sonido; Ajuste cómodo; Muy buena duración de la batería; Compatible con iOS y Android;

Sin detección intraauricular; Sin control de ecualizador; No compatible con la alta resolución; Sin carga inalámbrica;

Sony updates WH-1000XM5 with head-tracked spatial audio and better multipoint

Amazon’s inadvertent product listing for the Beats Studio Buds+ turned out to be absolutely accurate. The new wireless earbuds, which are now available for $170, are being positioned not so much as an update to the original Beats Studio Buds, but as an in-between product that offers more than the Studio Buds, but less than the more recent $200 Beats Fit Pro. And that’s a bit weird. Weird in the sense that the Studio Buds+ have a lot of improvements over the original Studio Buds. But instead of introducing them as a second-gen device and charging the same amount of money, Beats has chosen to charge $20 more for the Buds+ and sell them alongside the original Buds, at least for now. So the question is do you spend a little more for the improvements? Or save a little and stick with regular Buds? Spoiler: I think you should spend the extra $20. I’ll get into all of the details, but here’s a TL;DR in case you’re in a hurry. What’s crazy about the Beats Studio Buds+ is that — if you ignore th...

Very comfortable; Great battery life; Excellent noise canceling; Solid call quality; Clear transparency mode;

No wireless charging; No Bluetooth Multipoint; No EQ controls;