Beats urBeats3 with 3.5mm Plug review
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- In-ear
- Wired
With the option of a 3.5mm plug, or Lightning connector plug for newer Apple devices, Beats claims the urBeats3 in-ear headphones deliver 'fine-tuned acoustics' due to 'laser precision venting' and 'dual-chamber' balanced sound. But all the technical wizardry in the world won't guarantee a thumb's up from our listening panel. See what they thought in our urBeats3 headphones review.
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