Samsung’s rumored AirPods Max rival now has a name: Galaxy Studio. The moniker comes from @evowizz — the same leaker who correctly predicted the Galaxy Buds On naming before its April 2026 launch, and appears in a fresh X post cited by Android Headlines on October 8. No specs, no price, no release date. Just that one word: Studio. And it’s enough to shift the conversation.  It’s Samsung’s first confirmed foray into over-ear headphones, not as a white-label OEM play or a carrier-branded afterthought, but as a flagship-tier Galaxy product meant to sit beside the S25 Ultra and Z Fold 8 in the company’s premium stack.  That matters because Samsung’s audio lineup has been all earbuds, all the time: Buds Live, Buds Pro, Buds 2, Buds 3, Buds On. Nothing above the collarbone. Until now.  The Galaxy Studio name signals intent. It echoes Apple’s “Studio” branding (Studio Display, Studio Mac), Sony’s “Studio Edition” headphones, and even Bose’s “QuietComfort Ultra Studio”. All aimed squarely at creators, commuters, and audiophiles who treat over-ear headphones as daily tools, not accessories.  It also confirms what design leaks earlier this year hinted at: Samsung isn’t dabbling. It’s building. A full-sized, likely ANC-equipped, likely high-fidelity pair, engineered for Galaxy users who want cleanly Bluetooth multipoint, Wear OS integration with Galaxy Watch, and perhaps even Samsung’s own 360 Audio codec support.  But none of that is confirmed. What is confirmed is the name. And the gap it fills. Samsung has no answer to the AirPods Max. None to the WH-1000XM5. None to the QuietComfort Ultra. Now it has a label for the answer.  No pricing is public. No Indian or US retail date has been announced. No regulatory filings or carrier listings have surfaced. This is still pre-announcement, a naming leak, not a launch. But it’s the clearest signal yet that Samsung’s next major hardware event. Likely late October or early November, may include more than phones and foldables.  What happens next? Expect design renders to reappear. Expect FCC or KC certifications to drop in the coming weeks. Expect Samsung to quietly seed Galaxy Studio branding across its developer portals and audio SDK docs. And expect Apple, Sony, and Bose to watch closely. Not because Galaxy Studio is shipping tomorrow, but because Samsung just stopped whispering and named its ambition.