Apple and Beats’ new wireless headphones are not cheap

Apple’s new wireless AirPods cost $159. But if you want to spend more on wireless headphones from Apple, you can do that, too.

Apple’s Beats headphone business — the one it bought for $3 billion a couple of years ago — has a new product line built with Apple’s iPhones in mind.

They’re the first Beats hardware built using some of Apple’s tech — in this case, the W1 chip it is also using in the AirPods.

But when Apple bought Beats, it was known for expensive headphones, and that hasn’t changed.

The new Beats^X, featuring a “simplistic, fluid design”, will cost $150. Powerbeats³ Wireless, available in “black, white, siren red, shock yellow and flash blue” will go for $200. And the Beats Solo³ Wireless, which boasts “a flexible headband, 360-degree pivoting ear cups and noise isolation,” will go for $300.

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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