Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsShort term heavy use review, good value.
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2021
Build 5 stars
Bluetooth 5 stars
Noise cancellation 4 star
And finally, sound 4-4.5 stars depending on connection
It’s a great starting place, for the value, into quality headphones. The company is well established and has a good hold on both quality and Bluetooth technology so it’s too notch there.
As far as the 4-4.5 stars go:
Noise cancellation:
it’s good but not the best, when confronted with noises that at can’t handle, it will crackle a lot. But those are only in very high noise situations.
I have tried this on a flight and it works very well. I only wish they programmed a decibel meter or something in, to where the noise cancellation would not “try too hard”… but this is in high noise environments such as a vacuum cleaner in the same room, so it will be seldom that you encounter this, but a firmware update would be appreciated.
Now, the main course; the sound:
It’s well balanced and does not lean too low, too high, or too mid. I have a bias and love slight mid focused headphones. So this sounds a bit high for me, but I know that this is well balanced because it is slightly higher. I would rate a 4 star on the 3.5mm connection and a 4.5 on the Bluetooth… the wired connection seems to be slightly more mid focused, the wired is balanced and possibly even too high/mid focused for my taste (I have tinnitus so too high will make my ear ring).
Some notes: it comes with cords and a case, which is up to Bose standards and competes with Bose in my opinion in everything but the noise cancellation. Battery life is good, but most headphones with active noise cancellation are not necessary that good in this area, so on par.
The summary:
Absolutely worth the value value if you are not looking for a bass heavy headphone. The noise canceling is sufficient for flights, the sound is pretty close to balanced, the build quality and Bluetooth is great. A good alternative to Bose… or even Sony if you want less bass heavy.
