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Ingress-protection rating certifying a device against splashing water from any direction; it is the usual sweat-resistance mark on sports audio gear.
Apple's second headphone brand has shipped an IPX4 over-ear whose cushions twist off and swap, about $200 below AirPods Max, while Beats Studio Pro takes a permanent cut to $299.99 that Amazon already beat.
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Ear cups twist off and the headband pad clips in, so the pieces that soak up sweat are pieces an owner can change. MobileSyrup's reviewer found the swap so easy that a bystander pulled a cup off by hand.
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Oliver Schusser said the Beats 360 came out of watching how people live with headphones all day, and the specification follows that brief at 295.4 grams, with cushions you can machine wash and IPX4 water resistance.
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Beats built each earcup of the 360 as a self-contained unit with its own battery and antenna. ZDNET's reviewer says that construction is what makes the pair sweat-resistant, and it costs buyers both the 3.5mm jack and USB-C audio.
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The 360 lists at $349.99 against the Studio Pro's $299, and the difference buys a sealed earcup module, an IPX4 rating and pads that twist off in seconds. Tom's Guide still puts Bose ahead on noise cancellation.
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Beats is keeping the Studio Pro on the price list at a reduced $299.99 while the new 360 takes the top slot at $349.99. The part an owner can swap is a cushion. A replacement kit costs $49.99.
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