While I’ve focused on my own workstation just a few times in several years of handling Cult of Mac setups coverage, it’s hard to resist an opportunity to extoll the virtues of my favorite over-ear headphones while they’re deeply discounted for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I added the headphones to my workstation recently, and right now you can pick up Beats Studio Pro at Best Buy for $159.99. That’s about $10 less than the discount I nabbed on Amazon for the normally $350 cans (although you should not pay that full price because you usually don’t have to).
Update: This fantastic Black Friday deali s still in effect for Cyber Monday!
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My setup’s go-to Beats Studio Pro headphones are a Best Buy Black Friday/Cyber Monday steal
Several years ago I typed away on a PC laptop propped up on a box on a messy, dusty desk. Then, after many changes over a few years leading to a professional setup, I added the supercharged M4 Pro MacBook Pro in the mix, plus an Edifier MR3 2.0 Monitor Speaker System. But not long before that, I jumped on a deal for Beats Studio Pro noise-canceling over-ear headphones. And they just happen to be perfect for plugging into the speaker’s handy, front-facing headphone jack for lossless wired listening to Apple Music.
Beats Studio Pro over-ear noise-canceling headphones
When Beats rolled out Studio Pro headphones, the cans got excellent reviews. The general vibe among reviewers seemed to be “pretty close to AirPods Max, but lighter and with newer features.” And that was before sales started knocking up to half off the $350 cans, already priced much lower than AirPods Max ($549 unless on sale, but rarely below $450). So it’s not too hard to find Beats Studio Pro for about $170, and Best Buy currently beats that price at $160 in all colors.
The headphones are comfortable and lightweight, with just a touch of the “clamp” effect Beats headphones became known for (they used to be a bit tight for long-wearing comfort). Another improvement comes in the balanced sound, now with less pronounced bass (formerly a Beats trademark). And for the first time, Beats added lossless wired listening via audio cable, so jacking in gives you excellent audio as much or more so than Bluetooth 5.3 wireless listening does. All-in-all, Beats arrived at proper “studio” headphones, where you get natural tones that remain fairly true to what the artist intended. They’re not super swanky or extraordinary in an audiophile sense, but they’re really good. Especially for $160.
Buy from: Best Buy — $159.99
Beats' flagship over-ear headphones feature personalized Spatial Audio, USB-C lossless audio and up to 40 hours of battery life.
- Lossless wired audio capability
- Apple and Android compatibility
- Available in multiple colors
- Lacks ear-detection sensors
- No Apple H1 or H2 chip
Photo: Beats
Shop these items now:
Headphones and other audio:
- Beats Studio Pro over-ear headphones
- Edifier MR3 2.0 Monitor Speaker System
- AirPods Pro (2nd generation)
Computer:
Displays and monitor light:
- 27-inch Alogic Clarity Pro Touch Monitor
- 27-inch Dell UltraSharp U2720Q 4K Monitor
- Oowolf computer monitor light
Input devices:
- Logitech MX Mechanical Mini for Mac wireless keyboard
- Logitech MX Anywhere 3 Mouse for Mac
- Magic Trackpad 2
Wrist rests, desk mat, mouse pad:
Furniture and charger:
- Silybon Ergonomic Office Chair
- Fezibo Electric Standing Desk and Monitor Stand
- Journey Nova 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station
More Cyber Monday Apple deals:
- All Apple deals: Apple Cyber Monday deals: iPads, AirPods, Apple Watch and more
- AirPods Pro 2: Price alert: AirPods Pro 2 price drops to just $153.99, lowest ever
- Beats headphones: Best Cyber Monday deals on Beats headphones and earbuds
- Apple Watch: New all-time low prices on Apple Watch for Cyber Monday
- iPad: Get all-time low prices on iPads for Cyber Monday [Price drops!]
- iPad mini: Cyber Monday low-price alert: Get $99 off iPad mini 7
- Mac: Nab these Cyber Monday deals on M4 Macs and more [Updated: Price drops!]
- HomePod: Save on HomePod 2 and HomePod mini speakers for Cyber Monday
- AirTags: Get 4 AirTags for less than $19 each with this Cyber Monday deal
- Apple Pencil: Grab Cyber Monday deals on the brilliant Apple Pencil
- Monitors: Score $300 off Studio Displays plus other Cyber Monday monitor deals
- Windows software: CdkeySales’ Black Friday Sale starts as Windows 12 rumors swirl
Our favorite Cyber Monday Deals on gear we love:
- MacBook Air: The MacBook Air I love is on sale for Cyber Monday
- M4 MacBook Pro: Why you should nab this killer Cyber Monday deal on M4 Pro MacBook Pro
- Beats headphones: My go-to Beats headphones are a Cyber Monday steal [Setups]
- iPad Pro: My favorite iPad is down to its lowest price this Cyber Monday
- Portable SSD: A portable SSD I love is on sale for Cyber Monday
- RAID drive: My favorite external storage setup, on sale this Cyber Monday
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This post published on November 27, 2024, and republished with updates on December 2, 2024.
