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this is the powerbeats three Wireless the next generation of beats best-selling Bluetooth sports headphone which looks a lot like its predecessor but does have some small but important changes each says slightly altered the design in an effort to improve the fit of the headphones and allow more people to get a tight seal this new model did fit me a little better but I still couldn't get a tight seal from one of the four included tips so I tried a few I had lying around from other headphones and ended up with a foam comply tip that worked for me it's important to get a snug seal because if you do this is one of the better sounding Bluetooth sports headphones out there with good detail strong bass and pretty open sound however if you don't it will sound thin and mediocre and you will be disappointed particularly since this headphone costs $200 as for other changes you get a new protective carrying case which I liked and the remote top inline remote has been redesigned and the buttons are more responsive on the inside the headphones equipped with Apple's new w1 custom Bluetooth chip while the headphone works just fine with Android and other Bluetooth enabled audio devices the w1 chip makes pairing automatic with Apple devices and the battery life is improved it's up from about eight hours to about twelve hours also with beats fast fuel feature a five minute charge gives you 1 hour of playback I prefer beats cable management system to Jaybirds and it's easy to adjust the cable and cinch it around the back of your head for a tighter fit if you want it that way unlike Beats new beats X headphones this model charges via microUSB not lightning and I think some people will prefer the beats X which is coming soon and cost 50 dollars less there's also plenty of competition from the likes of j-bird and Bose all those new models make this a tougher sell at $200 and yes it is overpriced but at least it is improved I'm David carnet for cnet.com thanks for watching