Beats Solo 4 headphones listed by US regulator, suggesting launch is imminent

Date:
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:51:38 +0000

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Nearly eight years after the Beats Solo 3 landed, it's about time we got a sequel.

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We already expected that a new pair of Beats headphones were on the way, thanks to code hidden in the latest iOS release ,but now a listing at the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website makes that all but certain. There's a fresh registration for Beats Solo 4, made by Apple ( via 9to5Mac ) and if the FCC registration is public, that means they'll likely launch real soon.

By the standards of the best wireless headphones , the Beats Solo 4 are well and truly overdue. The Beats Solo 3 Wireless were released in September 2016, and eight years is a whole epoch when it comes to tech releases. They
launched before the original AirPods, for example, and we're expecting the AirPods 4 to arrive this year

But hey, at least they're on the way now, and are said to include an upgrade in sound quality (as you'd hope, after that long) plus features borrowed from the AirPods Max , such as Personalized Spatial Audio. Beats' recent
headphones can be hit and miss in terms of exactly which AirPods features
make it over fast pairing is guaranteed, but Find My support and Audio Sharing are not, for example, so we'll see exactly what's on the menu for Beats Solo 4 whenever they become official.

However, unlike the AirPods Max, the Solo 4 are said to include lossless
audio over USB-C, which is also available on the Beats Studio Pro , and which could make them a nice fit for iPhone 15 -toting audiophiles with Apple Music . You don't generally expect Beats and audiophiles to be a natural fit, but
if these new headphones are capable of actually showing off the extra resolution over USB-C, then who knows? How much will the Beats Solo 4 cost?

There's no extra info about the Beats Solo 4 from the FCC filing (unless you love to read compliance reports about Bluetooth Low Energy), but we can make an educated guess about their likely price.

The Beats Solo 3 launched at $199, but that was eight years ago, and
inflation has been a little spicy since then. The Beats Studio Pro, released in 2023, are priced at $249, so we can assume that there will be some
daylight between the Solo 4 and the Studio Pro's price. I think we can assume $249-$299 for the Solo 4, and let's all hope it comes in towards the lower
end (but I probably wouldn't bet on it).

I should note here that the Beats Studio Pro dropped to half price in a sale almost immediately after they launched it may take a bit longer for us to
see similar deals on the Solo 4, but I wouldn't be surprised to see them get similar discounts within a couple of months of release, so even if they
launch at nearly $300 you may only need to pay $200, or even less, if you're patient.

As for when you can buy them as I said, there's no official word yet, but
I'd expect it to be within the next couple of weeks, and it may only be days before they're announced, and can join the ranks of the best Beats headphones . You might also like AirPods Max 2: what we want to see Cheaper AirPods and the AirPods Max 2 could finally land later this year Open-back vs closed-back headphones: the differences explained



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/audio/wireless-headphones/beats-solo-4-headphones-ap pear-on-us-regulators-website-expect-an-imminent-launch


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