Beats by Dre has unveiled its first on-ear, noise cancelling headphones, named Beats Solo Pro.
Beats Solo Pro adds the noise cancelling feature to the on-ear form factor shared by the company’s long line of previous Solo headphones.
“The Solo form factor is incredibly popular, with over 30 million sold to date,” said Luke Wood, president of Beats by Dre. “Beats created Solo Pro to bring much needed innovation to the on-ear headphone market. With phenomenal acoustics, multiple listening modes and a progressive design, Solo Pro joins recently launched Powerbeats Pro as part of the next generation of Beats products.”
Solo Pro builds upon Solo3 Wireless’ award-winning sound profile with an evolved acoustic platform to drive improved performance. A refined driver with optimized diaphragm geometries contributes an exceptional frequency response with lower total harmonic distortion. Two beam-forming microphones and an updated speech-detecting accelerometer provide remarkable audio quality for voice and video calls and enhanced voice pickup for “Hey Siri” functionality. Overall, this redesigned platform delivers high-quality performance with reduced distortion and balanced tonality across the frequency curve to drive an emotive listening experience.
After extensive testing with users, Beats redesigned the on-ear cushions with a remodeled enclosure, ensuring excellent sound delivery and long-wear comfort. Exposed metal sliders enable a more durable and personalized fit, making the headphones more accommodating to users than ever before. A monolithic headband creates a singular structure without a visible separation at the hinges when unfolded, reinforcing the sleek appearance custom to Beats products.
To deliver sound the way you want it, Solo Pro features two listening modes: Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) and Transparency. Beats’ Pure ANC gives you the space to create with fully immersive sound, while Transparency helps you stay aware of your surroundings
Beats by Dre promises that Solo Pro can deliver up to 22 hours if Pure ANC or Transparency On or 40 hours if off. With Fast Fuel, get up to 3 hours of full-featured playback with a 10-minute charge using the included Lightning cable.
Solo Pro ($299.95) will be available as from October 30th in Black, Ivory, Gray, Dark Blue, Light Blue and Red colours.
Founded in 2006 by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, Beats Electronics was sold to Apple in 2014 for $3billion.
