REVIEWearphones of all shapes and sizes. The physical buttons
don’t take too much pressure to tap, which means you
can wear one rather than two for phone calls and still
have all the controls.
It’s always a risk buying in-ear headphones in case
the fit doesn’t work for you, but I’m confident that the
versatile design of the Powerbeats Pro will work for
most people given I usually struggle, yet they have
been very comfortable for me.
The only slight issue will be if you wear glasses, as
I do. Sometimes for a snug fit the ear hooks need to sit
where glasses arms rest, resulting in the hook and arm
tapping audibly against one another.Audio quality and features
Down to business, then. And forgive me as I one
more time compare the Powerbeats Pro to AirPods.
I’m allowed, because they have the same H1 wireless
chip to allow incredibly quick and reliable pairing with
iCloud devices – iPhone, iPad, Mac (and iPod touch).
You need to have the Powerbeats in the case in
order to pair them, but all this requires on iPhone and
iPad is to open them near your unlocked phone, et
voilà. It’s great and yes, it just works.
Much like other Beats headphones, the Powerbeats
Pro are set up for the low end, though are not quite as
bassy as the over-ear Studio 3 Wireless. Hip-hop, rap,
dance, EDM and pop sound great. ‘Ooh Wee’ by Mark
Ronson, ‘We Don’t Care’ by Kanye West and ‘The Space
Program’ by A Tribe Called Quest sound brilliant, with
booming but not too loud bass, snappy high end and a
good shine to the tone.REVIEW
earphonesofallshapesandsizes.Thephysicalbuttons
don’ttaketoomuchpressuretotap,whichmeansyou
canwearoneratherthantwofor phonecallsandstill
haveallthecontrols.
It’salwaysa riskbuyingin-earheadphonesincase
thefitdoesn’tworkforyou,butI’mconfidentthatthe
versatiledesignofthePowerbeatsProwillworkfor
mostpeoplegivenI usuallystruggle, yet they have
beenverycomfortableforme.
Theonlyslightissuewillbeifyouwearglasses,as
Ido.Sometimesforasnugfittheearhooksneedtosit
whereglassesarmsrest,resultinginthe hook and arm
tappingaudiblyagainstoneanother.Audioqualityandfeatures
Downtobusiness,then.AndforgivemeasIone
moretimecomparethePowerbeatsProtoAirPods.
I’m allowed, because they have the same H1 wireless
chiptoallowincrediblyquickandreliablepairingwith
iClouddevices–iPhone,iPad,Mac(andiPodtouch).
You need to have the Powerbeats in the case in
order to pair them, but all this requires on iPhone and
iPadistoopenthemnearyourunlocked phone, et
voilà.It’sgreatandyes,itjustworks.
MuchlikeotherBeatsheadphones,thePowerbeats
Proaresetupforthelowend,thougharenotquiteas
bassyastheover-earStudio 3 Wireless.Hip-hop,rap,
dance,EDMandpopsoundgreat.‘OohWee’byMark
Ronson,‘WeDon’tCare’byKanyeWestand‘TheSpace
Program’ by A Tribe Called Quest sound brilliant, with
boomingbutnottooloudbass, snappy high end and a
goodshinetothetone.