50 Macworld • December 2019REVIEW
Show off your style with a variety of coloursthem to maximum size and they were still a few
millimetres shorter than he would have liked (a
problem he says is not unique to the Beats Solo
Pros), but were still quite comfortable. We worried
that, like so many other headphones he has used,
they would wear out and break from being stretched
beyond their intended design. Those with huge
noggins should try before they buy. The clamping
force is significant, in part to help the earpads
make a good seal that keeps out external sound,
but I never felt like my head was being squeezed or
that the pads were digging into my ears.
While they mostly look like the Solo^3
headphones, a few details have changed. The
Micro-USB charging port has been replaced by a
lightning port (you get a black Lightning-to-USB-A
cable in the box), and the 3.5mm jack for wired
listening is nowhere to be found. You can buy a
Lighting-to-3.5mm audio cable for £35.
There’s a single button on the bottom of the
left earpiece. Press once to toggle between noise-