May 2, 2014
Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback! These fill the exact niche I was looking for answers to. I currently own four pairs of noise cancelling ear phones/ear plugs (Sony and Bose), but they are all wired. My only bluetooth headsets are some old HP's, and the standard jawbones and and plantronics single ear models. I also have a pair of Sony wireless headphones (not bluetooth). I needed a pair of wireless nc earphones for traveling (mainly plane and car) and for mowing the yard. I've found that for me, absent the noise cancellation feature, it is extremely difficult to listen to music under those conditions. I've now tested them on two trips, two work outs, and one "lawn mowing" and they have exceeded my expectations.The sound is amazing, but they only reach amazing after tweaking the equalization through the free app that controls some of the digital processing. I own some really nice Yamaha headphones, along with many other pairs of the Sony and Bose, and the sound these headphones can put out is extremely impressive. They can go quite loud without any overpowering boomyness (again, the equalization is quite adjustable). The bass can be quite impressive. I listen to all types of music ranging from pop and rock, to classical, to dub step, to dance trance, and even country and western, and have not been disappointed.Battery life appears good, but I bought an extra battery just in case. The only way to recharge the battery is in the earphone itself, so you have to go through the exercise of charging one battery, then removing it to charge the other. Thankfully the easy-to-remove magnetic battery door makes this pretty simple. The magnets are strong enough to feel comfortable in that there is very little possibility that it might become dislodged on its own (perhaps even impossible without throwing the headphones on the floor). Although they are slightly heavier than I would like, I am not bothered by their weight. They seem quite sturdy. I took them to work out in, and found they might be too top heavy to look up high. That won't stop me from bike riding or other exercise for which I don't have to look up or bounce too much. The comfort is good, however after about 3 hours of listening, you might need to pull them off for about 5 minutes, especially if you don't get them positioned properly over your ears. I'm slightly worried about the suns's affect on them this summer as I got the all black with titanium insets (they do sell a white version that i didn't buy due to the fact I thought that might be too much bling to mow the lawn in). I see myself as kind of a techie, and I love the "tech" features of these headphones (they are honestly too cool). In addition to the touch adjustable volume, pause, forward, and replay controls on the right ear cover, and the app that can adjust equalization and other digital processing, the battery cover is held on by magnets that allows for easy access to the battery compartment, without feeling like you are going to break something trying to pry it open (similar in usefulness as the magnetized power cords on apple laptops).Overall, I am extremely happy with the product, it does exactly what I need it to do.By the way, I'm not sure why you can't find these headphones listed on engadget under the "headphone" category, they appear to only be listed as a bluetooth headset. I believe that unfairly pigeon holes them into a sub-category that they go well beyond in achievement. Just because they can connect and be used as a bluetooth "headset", I'm not sure this should disqualify them to be listed in the headphone category. It took me awhile to find the reviews on them because I perceived them to be headphones and looked there first. I'm also slightly confused on how a product that can primarily get 8's, 9's and 10's is relegated to 78 on the conclusion.