Beats Solo3 (2016) vs V-MODA Crossfade LP2 (2011)

The Beats Solo3 (2016) has managed to impress reviewers from some of the most highly trusted sources on the internet, including Rtings and SoundGuys. It performed great in their in-depth hands-on roundups - it was awarded the "Best on-ear headphones" title by Expert Reviews and "Best wireless headphones for battery life" by Good Housekeeping in their respective Over-Ear Headphone roundups. That's high praise, especially when coming from such high-quality sources.

As for the V-MODA Crossfade LP2 (2011) - it impressed reviewers at musicradar.com, a trustworthy source that conducts solid hands-on testing. It did great in its "The 5 best new headphones of 2016" roundup - in fact, it earned its "Ranked 2 out of 5" title, which, on its own, indicates a certain level of quality.

As for a direct Beats Solo3 (2016) vs. V-MODA Crossfade LP2 (2011) comparison of their review performance, we examined sources that tested and rated both products, like Head-fi. It turns out that all such sources consider the V-MODA Crossfade LP2 (2011) to be the superior product.

We also looked at the available data to find which sources liked each of them best and learned that the Beats Solo3 (2016) most impressed reviewers at techaeris.com - they gave it a score of 9.3, whereas the V-MODA Crossfade LP2 (2011) got rated best by Head-fi - 8.6.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review data to compare them to their competitors. We found that the V-MODA Crossfade LP2 (2011), with its 8.6 out of 10 points, got reviewed noticeably better than most of its competitors - the average Over-Ear Headphone score being 7.5 - whereas the Beats Solo3 (2016) performed worse, with an average of merely 7.2.