Audio enthusiasts end up keeping headphones for the better part of a decade (and sometimes longer) because audio technology doesn’t change as quickly as laptops, phones and TVs. Still, headphones and earbuds are usually safe investments. The only other drawback is that the lifespan of the product may not be as long as a newer product – especially if it’s reliant on software updates to keep going. It’s difficult to make sweeping statements for buying advice as circumstances vary product by product, but on the whole it’s typically OK to buy discontinued products so long as they’re new-in-box when you get them.īuying second-hand or refurbished can come with its own set of problems, but buying older products typically just means losing out on some newer features rather than buying a product that may or may not work.
The upside to the cutback? We’re expecting retailers to dump any remaining stock of those headphones by significantly slashing their prices for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.Īnalysis: Should you buy a discontinued product? Likely Beats has decided to discontinue these older models to make room for some of the newer products it’s developed in the last few years including the Beats Studio Buds, Powerbeats Pro and the latest Beats Fit Pro that are due out on November 5. Two of these headphones (the Powerbeats and Solo Pro) were released back in 2019 while the third model – the Beats EP – was released in 2017. The popular headphone brand Beats has quietly done away with three of its older models – the Beats Powerbeats, Beats EP and Beats Solo Pro.
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