Beats Solo Pro vs Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020

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Beats Solo Pro
Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020

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Our Verdict

Beats Solo Pro Wireless

Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020

The Beats Solo Pro and the Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 are designed for different uses. The Razer are gaming headphones. They're more comfortable, have a virtual soundstage feature, and their boom mic offers better overall performance. They also have a better battery performance, and you can customize their sound using their companion app's graphic EQ and presets. They also have low non-Bluetooth latency. However, the Beats are more suitable for casual use. They're better-built, have a more neutral default sound profile, and their ANC system can block significantly more background noise.

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Variants

  • Solo Pro (Black)
  • Solo Pro (Dark Blue)
  • BlackShark V2 Pro 2020 (Black)
  • BlackShark V2 Pro 2020 (Rainbow 6 Siege)

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 
 

7.7
7.0

Bass Accuracy 
 

8.8
6.7

Passive Soundstage 
 

3.0
5.5

Mid Accuracy 
 

9.0
7.9

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2 
 

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Type  

On-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

6.5
7.5

Comfort Picture 
 

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Weight  

0.59 lbs
0.72 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.2 lbs
1 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.7
5.7

Controls Picture 
 

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OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Good

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
No

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
No

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
No

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
No
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Breathability 
 

8.4
6.2

Breathability After Picture 
 

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Avg.Temp.Difference  

1.7 °C
6.5 °C
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Portability 
 

5.7
5.4

Portability Picture 
 

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7.5" (19.1 cm)
7.8" (19.8 cm)

 

6.6" (16.8 cm)
6.8" (17.3 cm)

 

2.8" (7.1 cm)
4.0" (10.2 cm)

Volume  

139.00 in³ (2,277.79 cm³)
211.10 in³ (3,459.29 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

6.0
5.0

Case Picture 
 

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Type  

Soft case
Pouch

 

6.6" (16.8 cm)
N/A

 

5.2" (13.2 cm)
N/A

 

2.8" (7.1 cm)
N/A

Volume  

96.00 in³ (1,573.15 cm³)
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
6.5

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Stability 
 

7.0
7.5

Stability Picture 
 

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture 
 

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Side Picture 
 

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Headshots 2  

Front Picture 
 

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Rear Picture 
 

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Top  

Top Picture 
 

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In The Box  

In The Box Picture 
 

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Beats Solo Pro Wireless Frequency Response
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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Frequency Response

Bass Amount 
 

0.95 dB
1.47 dB

Treble Amount 
 

0.19 dB
-2.26 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

7.7
6.1

Consistency L  

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Beats Solo Pro Wireless Consistency L
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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Consistency L

Consistency R  

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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Consistency R

Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.45 dB
0.91 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Beats Solo Pro Wireless Raw FR L
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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Raw FR L

Raw FR R  

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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Raw FR R

Bass Accuracy 
 

8.8
6.7

Bass  

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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Bass

Std. Err. 
 

1.68 dB
5.28 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
14.14 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

2.72 dB
2.62 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

1.73 dB
4.89 dB

High-Bass 
 

0.75 dB
8.13 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.0
7.9

Mid  

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Beats Solo Pro Wireless Mid
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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Mid

Std. Err. 
 

1.28 dB
2.81 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.23 dB
3.96 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.66 dB
-0.02 dB

High-Mid 
 

1.46 dB
0.18 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.4
7.3

Treble  

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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Treble

Std. Err. 
 

3.85 dB
4.03 dB

Low-Treble 
 

2.57 dB
0.6 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

2.41 dB
5.73 dB

High-Treble 
 

-2.82 dB
-8.63 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.9
6.5

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Beats Solo Pro Wireless Peaks/Dips Graph
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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks 
 

1.43 dB
2.58 dB

Dips 
 

0.74 dB
1.26 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.6
8.0

Group Delay  

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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Group Delay

Phase Response Mismatch  

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Beats Solo Pro Wireless Phase Response Mismatch
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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Phase Response Mismatch

Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.15
0.23

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

3.02
5.37

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.68
1.7

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.33
2.1
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Passive Soundstage 
 

3.0
5.5

PRTF  

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Beats Solo Pro Wireless PRTF
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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.46 dB
2.79 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

0.7 dB
3.49 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

5.75 dB
12.09 dB

Openness 
 

2.3
5.4

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

1.9
3.0
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
2.0

Virtual Soundstage 
 

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Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.2
7.5

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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Beats Solo Pro Wireless Weighted Harmonic Distortion
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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Weighted Harmonic Distortion

WHD @ 90 
 

0.215
0.236

WHD @ 100 
 

0.073
0.211
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.2
Wireless (Proprietary)

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ
Default

ANC 
 

On
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Boom
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

7.7
4.5

Noise Isolation  

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Beats Solo Pro Wireless Noise Isolation
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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Noise Isolation

Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-23.18 dB
-12.9 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
No

Bass 
 

-11.23 dB
0.57 dB

Mid 
 

-23.13 dB
-9.25 dB

Treble 
 

-36.34 dB
-30.8 dB
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Leakage 
 

8.3
7.4

Leakage  

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Beats Solo Pro Wireless Leakage
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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Leakage

Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

31.54 dB
37.5 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
Yes

Detachable Boom 
 

No
Yes

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

5.6
6.1

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Beats Solo Pro Wireless Microphone Frequency Response
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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

687.92 Hz
20 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.5 dB
4.86 dB

HFE 
 

7,671.33 Hz
6,544.63 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

54.571
92.835

Gain 
 

3.21 dB
15.43 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

7.0
7.8

SpNR  

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Beats Solo Pro Wireless SpNR
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Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless 2020 SpNR

SpNR 
 

13.86 dB
80.59 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
On/Off Toggle

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.0
8.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.0
7.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.2
8.9

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

24 hrs
23.2 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

24 hrs
23.2 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.2 hrs
3 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

No
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
Yes

Charging Port  

Lightning
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

4.5
8.5

App Picture 
 

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App Name  

Beats
Razer Synapse

iOS  

Yes
No

Android  

Yes
No

macOS  

No
Yes

Windows  

No
Yes

Equalizer 
 

No
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

On/Off
No

Mic Control  

No
Adjustable Level

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
Yes
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

7.1
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0+H1 chip
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

277.00 ft (84.43 m)
N/A

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

216 ms
N/A

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

88 ms
N/A

Android Latency 
 

101 ms
N/A
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
8.1

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
257.00 ft (78.33 m)

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
71 ms
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Wired 
 

0.0
9.5

Cable Picture 
 

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Analog Audio 
 

No
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
Yes

Length  

N/A
4.50 ft (1.37 m)

Connection 
 

No Wired Option
1/8" TRRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

N/A
0 ms
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
3.4

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
Wireless USB Dongle

USB Input 
 

No
Yes

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
USB
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BlackShark V2 Pro 2020
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Solo Pro
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BlackShark V2 Pro 2020
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Solo Pro
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BlackShark V2 Pro 2020
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