Beats Fit Pro review: The best Beats (or Apple) headphones to date
Retail price $200.00
“They are AirPods Pro but more secure, compatible with Android and at a lower price.”
Advantage
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Fits well, definitely
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Excellent ANC
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Great transparency
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Sound quality is very good
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Cool extras (head tracking)
Defect
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No wireless charging
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Limited control settings
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There are no EQ settings
If you’re shopping for a set of truly wireless headphones, you have more options than ever and more features to consider. Active noise cancellation (ANC), comfort, secure fit, battery life, sound quality, wireless charging, in-ear sensors, etc. That can make for a tough decision, right? even if you’re taking advantage of our guide to the best truly wireless headphones.
Well, your decision just got harder: The $200 Beats Fit Pro, with its unique wingtips and tons of advanced features powered by Apple’s H1 wireless chip, makes an argument. Convinced that you really can have it all – without compromise. How good are they? We think they’re Beats’ best earbuds to date.
Those wings
Beats Studio Buds (left) and Beats Fit Pro. Simon Cohen/Digital Trends
The most unique aspect of the Beats Fit Pro is easily the wingtips that protrude from the outer surface of the headphones and curl toward your ears. When the headset is properly positioned, the tips anchor themselves just under the dome of the inverted helix – a sturdy fold of cartilage. Placing them is quite easy – just push the buds into your ear canal and then rotate them slightly forward and back. With a little practice, you’ll be able to do it in just one move.
When I first saw photos of the Fit Pro, I was skeptical about how comfortable those pointed tips would be. Beats isn’t the first company to use this design—you’ll find similar rubber anchors on the Sony WF-SP800N, Jaybird Vista 2, Bose QuietComfort Earbuds, and JBL Reflect Mini NC—but it’s not the same as other headphones. different earbuds, the Fit Pro’s wingtips point more toward your ears.
If you need prescription eyeglasses or want to wear sunglasses, go for it. Fit Pro won’t hold you back.
I don’t need to worry. They are made from super soft silicone rubber. And while I wouldn’t go so far as to say you won’t notice them at all, they are very comfortable, even for longer periods of time. More importantly, they do what they’re designed to do: Lock the Fit Pro into place so you don’t have to constantly push them back into place as your activity or run tries to dislodge them. .
But what I like most about the wingtips is that they don’t interfere with the glasses at all – unlike the Powerbeats Pro’s over-the-ear hooks. So if you need prescription eyeglasses or want to wear sunglasses for protection, go for it, Fit Pro won’t hold you back.
There’s just one potential downside to the design. The wing tips are beautifully integrated into the plastic of the multifunction buttons — to the point where you can’t really see which is the rubber tip and which is the plastic tip. But this means that if the wingtips are damaged or simply worn out during use, there is no way to replace them; you will have to buy new headphones.
The multi-function buttons are extremely easy to press — almost too easy. Inserting the buds into your ears without accidentally pressing on them can be difficult. But they will reward you with a tactile click to make sure you pressed correctly. There’s no ability to customize the controls, other than the press-and-hold action, which can be set using iOS or the Beats app for Android to trigger ANC mode or volume level changes.
Kill noise
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The Beats Fit Pro uses the same ANC and transparency system as the AirPods Pro, with similarly impressive results. Outside sounds like whirring fans or the hum of traffic are greatly reduced, giving you a nice, quiet bed to play audio from, whether it’s music or podcasts. Heck, you just have to stick with ANC and use it for peace and quiet in a noisy home or cafe.
From Chick Corea to Megan Thee Stallion or a Brahms concerto, Fit Pro will happily perform it all.
Oddly enough, while the Fit Pro’s transparency mode is much better than the Studio Buds – and just as easy as the AirPods Pro – the ANC mode isn’t as good as the Beats Studio Buds, but honestly this is a thing. surprising. . I appreciate the Fit Pro’s slightly larger pressure-equalizing vents, a feature that increases overall comfort when wearing headphones that seal the ear canal. However, in this case, those vents seem to let in just a little more sound than the Studio Buds, and I believe that’s what lowers the Fit Pro’s ANC performance. To be clear, we’re not talking about day and night, or anywhere close to that difference. It’s subtle and you might not notice it at all, but hey, they pay me a lot of money to point this out.
Top notch sound…
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The Fit Pro sounds really good – better than the Studio Buds and I think they’re better than the AirPods Pro too. They have a wide soundstage and clear stereo imaging that puts them on par with the excellent Jabra Elite 7 Pro. But the real surprise here is the Fit Pro’s signature sound.
Despite its workout-friendly design (comparable to the Powerbeats Pro), the Fit Pro puts less emphasis on bass. It’s not that there isn’t a lot of bass response – there’s just that – it’s just that Beats tamed the Fit Pro’s low frequency range to be more proportional to the rest of the frequency range. So while they may not deliver the pounding rhythm you want for intense workouts, they’re much more suitable for playing a variety of genres.
Fit Pro includes head tracking sensors, allowing you to experience Dolby Atmos in a whole new way.
You can create the world’s most extensive playlists from jazz masters like Chick Corea to Megan Thee Stallion, then to the Brahms concerto, and Fit Pro will happily render them all with plenty of detail and no fuss. luminance at high frequencies.
I still wish that Beats (and Apple) would give us EQ control, for those times when a little more boom is needed, but it’s really hard to complain given how great the Fit Pro sounds right from the start.
…and also spatial audio that tracks head movements
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For Apple – and therefore for Beats – spatial audio is a big deal. The company has gone to great lengths to support Dolby Atmos Music on its Apple Music streaming service. Any headset will let you enjoy the 3D aspects of Dolby Atmos, but the Fit Pro includes head-tracking sensors, allowing you to experience Dolby Atmos in a whole new way. When this feature is enabled (you can turn it off in iOS Control Center), Dolby Atmos tracks respond to the direction of your head. It sounds strange – and it takes some getting used to. But when you turn your head from side to side, it seems like the song is being performed “in front of you” so that turning your head to the left balances the vocals to your right ear and vice versa. If you keep your head turned for more than a few seconds, that position will become the new front.
It also works with Dolby Atmos, 5.1, and 7.1 soundtracks, but in these cases, “front” is always where your screen is, whether it’s your iPhone, iPad, or TV (Apple only). 4K TV). I’m not sure that head tracking is the main reason to buy a Beats Fit Pro, especially if you’re an Android user (currently, only Apple devices support tracking top), but it’s a cool feature that might interest some people. Music and movies are more interesting.
Call quality
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In all but the noisiest environments, the Fit Pro delivered very good call quality. They struggle—as do most truly wireless earbuds—with loud sounds, but when things are relatively quiet, callers should have no trouble hearing you clearly. They make calls much better than the Studio Buds, which sound a bit muddy in comparison.
Beats doesn’t include a separate sidetone adjustment feature so you can hear your own voice clearly, but you can switch to transparency mode before or during a call, which is the same. And because the Fit Pro’s transparency mode is so good, it helps make these headphones a very capable calling companion. The fact that you can use either earbud independently for both calls and music is a bonus.
Battery life
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After a few years of stagnation, Apple has started to improve the amount of listening you can get from a single charge on its earbuds. Beats Fit Pro are rated to last six hours in ANC or transparency mode, making them the longest-lasting ANC headphones in either the Beats or Apple lineup (AirPods Pro achieve The highest usage time is 4.5 hours and Studio Buds have a usage time of 5 hours). Better yet, if you turn these modes off, that number increases to seven hours – not quite the nine hours you’ll get from the Powerbeats Pro, but pretty good nonetheless.
Unfortunately, the charging case doesn’t support wireless charging (Qi or MagSafe) which could increase these numbers to 27 and 30 hours respectively. A quick five-minute charge will give you an extra hour of playtime.
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The Beats Fit Pro are essentially Apple’s AirPods Pro, but with a more secure fit, Android compatibility, slightly better sound, and a lower price. In our books, that makes them nearly perfect.
Is there a better option?
If you want everything the Apple ecosystem has to offer (head-tracked spatial audio, Find My network, quick switching between Apple devices, and hands-free Siri), then no, there are no alternatives better at this price when it comes to true wireless headphones. If you really want/need wireless charging, be prepared to pay an extra $49 for the AirPods Pro.
On the other hand, if you’re less picky about these features, the Jabra Elite 7 Pro deserves your full attention. They’re as good or better in terms of ANC, transparency and sound quality, and many people will find them more comfortable but almost as secure. They also feature wireless charging and an incredible amount of adjustments to EQ, controls, etc. And they’re the same price as the Beats Fit Pro.
How long will they last?
It’s a good thing that the Fit Pro has a longer battery life to boot than Apple’s other earbuds (with the exception of the Powerbeats Pro) because in our experience, this is an area that can seriously shorten the lifespan of your headphones . Even with them reduced by 50%, you’ll still get three hours with ANC on, which while not great, is still perfectly usable in most situations.
It’s hard to say how much life you’ll get from flexible wingtips. If they are crumbly or torn, they are earbuds.
Should you buy them?
Correct. While it’s missing some features like EQ, control adjustments, and wireless charging, the Beats Fit Pro are a great set of truly wireless headphones.
Editor’s recommendation
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