August 2019 • Macworld 39REVIEWpair after being spoiled with the
simplicity of the Apple method.
The dropouts usually
happened when the Android
phone was in my pocket or bag,
which is not much of a barrier
for Bluetooth. I’d recommend
considering other headphones
if you won’t be using them
with an iPhone.
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.
It’s not to say that other genres sound bad, but
as ever the Powerbeats are not the best earphones
if you are all about guitar music. They struggle a
tad to separate the mix, leaving ‘Sweet Leaf ’ by
Black Sabbath feeling a little muddy. That said
‘You Ain’t Worth A Dollar’ by Queens of the Stone
Pairing is a one-
step process