Beats Wireless Solo 3 Headphones Black Friday 2018

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Beats headphones aren't cheap, but thanks to Apple discontinuing several models and with Black Friday deals hitting now, the buying choices are a bit more straightforward now than ever before.

For starters, you've got the Beats Solo Pro -- considered to be among the best over-the-ear noise-canceling headphones -- down to $99 at Walmart, which is a steep drop from its $300 list price. And if you're more about the in-ear buds, the Beats Studio Buds are on sale for $100 at Best Buy, their lowest price ever. In addition, Beats Flex headphones are back below $40 on Amazon.

Here's a look at the best deals right now on Beats headphones.

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Beats Studio Buds: $100

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Geared toward both iOS and Android users, the Beats Studio Buds are missing a few key features on the Apple side of things (there's no H1 or W1 chip), but they're small, lightweight buds that are comfortable to wear and offer very good sound. While their noise canceling isn't as good as the AirPods Pro's they do have a transparency mode and they're decent for making calls. Ultimately, their fit and sound quality are their strongest selling points. Best Buy has them now for $100, and it's throwing in six months of free Apple Music too.

Read our Beats Studio Buds review.

Beats Solo Pro: $99

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With Apple apparently discontinuing the Beats Solo Pro, they've now showed up at Walmart's Black Friday sale with a great low price of $99.

The Solo Pro are among the best on-ear noise-canceling wireless headphones and feature Apple's H1 chip that enables several nifty features for Apple devices. However, these headphones don't have the dynamic head-tracking required for Apple's spatial audio feature while watching TV and movies -- only the AirPods Pro, third-gen AirPods, AirPods Max and new Beats Fit Pro have head-tracking. These support spatial audio for music listening, and while they're way overpriced at their list price of $300, they're more attractive at half that price -- or less.

Read our Beats Solo Pro review.

Powerbeats: $80 (black only)

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The Powerbeats 4 are essentially the Powerbeats Pro with a wire between them. Some people like having the wire so they can let the buds dangle from their neck when they don't have them in their ears. You can find them at a nice discount these days.

Read our Powerbeats 4 review.

Beats Fit Pro: $200

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Technically, the new Beats Fit Pro ($200) aren't AirPods, but they're built on the same tech platform as the AirPods Pro. Unlike Beats' earlier and less expensive Studio Buds, the Beats Fit Pro include Apple's H1 chip and have most of the AirPods Pro's features, including active noise canceling, spatial audio and Adaptive EQ. I'd venture to call them the sports AirPods you've always wanted. And for some people, they might just be better than the AirPods Pro.

Read our Beats Fit Pro review.

Beats EP (wired): $80

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Beats' entry-level EP wired headphones are a surprisingly good listening experience -- and value. The list price is $130, but you can find them online for closer to $90 and sometimes less. The EP are on-ear headphones that aren't as swanky as Beats' somewhat forgotten on-ear Mixr, as well as the over-ear Executive and Pro models. But thanks to their reinforced metal frame, they remind me of low-frills versions of those headphones -- they aren't incredibly flashy and don't fold up or fold flat for travel (it has no hinges).

The EP are clean and open-sounding, particularly for on-earheadphones, and there's enough treble detail to give them some sparkle. In other words, they're not incredibly dynamic. The bass is a little accentuated -- this is Beats after all -- but it's not bloated or boomy. There's enough bass here to satisfy a low-end audiophile, but not so much to turn off someone who's looking for a more balanced, neutral sound quality in their headphones.

Read our Beats EP review.

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Beats Wireless Solo 3 Headphones Black Friday 2018

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