Review on Beats Solo Pro Wireless Noise Cancelling On-Ear Headphones - Ivory (Renewed) by Ryan Olsen

I've used AirPod (Gen 2) and Plantronics (PLT_Legend) and some USB conference headphones from Logitech. I'm used to working from home, but because staying at home is illegal in New York, my neighbor was very noisy when talking to friends and possibly co-workers on the phone. He sings to them a lot in full voice and although he sings well he can go 8 hours without a break. I've been considering noise-cancelling headphones, and wireless has been my priority lately. I have multiple computers and devices, but my work PC is Windows 10 and my phone and tablet is IOS. I tried Solo Pro at the Apple Store when they came out but 299 seemed like a lot at the time so I was intrigued and bought when I saw Revain's 'updated' offering. Amazon shipping carton) and everything was effectively wrapped in bubble wrap. The package included the headset, charging cable, carrying case, stickers and a folded quick start guide. and volume down button) and they synced correctly to my iPhone and iPad right away. I was also able to connect them to my Windows machine without any problems. The sound quality was very good. I have a pair of Seinhauser headphones for recording music, which are probably better, but they sound good for a wireless headset. As others have pointed out, they are more neutral than beats are historically known to be. I was listening to music and watching streaming videos and the quality was better than my AirPods. For conference calls, they worked great. I had no problems and switching between my devices was relatively quick. The H1 chip connects very quickly to my iPhone XS and relatively quickly to my iPad Pro (1st generation) and my Windows 10 laptop. No problem. There is no software/application that goes with them. Changes to Active Noise Cancellation/Transparent Mode can be made via the Mode button or by selecting the Volume widget in Control Center (click on it and a small panel with Mode and Volume will appear). I only knew this because I'm used to relatively undocumented IOS interfaces, but it's good to know since you can't tell exactly what mode you're in. ANC worked very well. I have a mechanical keyboard and when I use noise canceling it goes silent. There are usually sharp clicks. My neighbor was almost completely silent. Transparent mode changes the sound quality significantly, although it's not 100 percent sound without headphones. I think it works properly for what it is for. You can't adjust the ANC levels like some headsets. Also, you cannot adjust the EQ of the headphones themselves. In terms of comfort, they feel just like headsets. They put pressure on my ears and eventually I have to take them off to take a break, but I've worn them for hours sitting and cooking in the kitchen and found them comfortable for headphones. I can't vouch for the battery life, but I didn't run to shut it down. Since I often run out of charge on the Airpods during an hour-long phone call, that's encouraging. I love that they use lighting cables for charging as I have several of these at home and always travel with them. It can disturb others. The range is definitely better than my Plantronics (connected to the BT300M Widget) and my Airpods. Places where I normally lose signal still get a strong signal with almost no dropouts. Even with a small notch, they don't lose touch and come back to full power with no hiccups. My partner tried them on and is now asking for a loan. She found them comfortable and her head is smaller than mine. She really liked the sound. If you don't have iOS devices (especially newer ones), you probably have less reason to get one. I think I got a good deal for under $200. Hope they last a while. They appear to be well made.