iPad & iPhone User - USA (2019-11)

and I would miss some manual noise control. In practice,

‘it just works’ (to borrow an overused phrase). It went

from in the office to a busy outdoor street, walking past

a construction site, to a coffee shop interior, and then

a train platform all without ever sounding wrong. The

continual adjustment simply feels natural and smooth,

the whole world blending into the background.

As most do most noise cancelling headphones

these days, the Solo Pros have a ‘transparency mode’

that leaves noise cancelling enabled, but pulls in

some of the outside environment along with it. It lets

you more easily hear traffic, people talking to you, or

announcements over a PA system. Such modes often

make everything sound tinny and distant, but I didn’t

Beats Solo Pro

comes with a

Lightning-to-

USB cable and a

carabiner to clip

the case loop

onto...whatever

andIwouldmisssomemanualnoisecontrol.Inpractice,

‘itjustworks’(toborrowanoverusedphrase).Itwent

fromintheofficetoabusyoutdoorstreet,walkingpast

aconstructionsite,toacoffeeshopinterior,andthen

atrainplatformallwithouteversoundingwrong.The

continualadjustmentsimplyfeelsnaturalandsmooth,

thewholeworldblendingintothebackground.

Asmostdomostnoisecancellingheadphones

thesedays,theSoloProshavea‘transparencymode’

thatleavesnoisecancellingenabled,butpullsin

someoftheoutsideenvironmentalongwithit.Itlets

youmoreeasilyheartraffic,peopletalkingtoyou,or

announcementsoveraPAsystem.Suchmodesoften

makeeverythingsoundtinnyanddistant,butIdidn’t

Beats Solo Pro
comes with a
Lightning-to-
USB cable and a
carabiner to clip
the case loop
onto...whatever