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GREAT HEADPHONES FOR THE PRICE!$
By Stephen S. on Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2015
(UPDATE 09/23/2016) I have had these headphones for over a year now and they have worked great the entire time. As they've gotten older, I've noticed one issue with them that is not major, and may be an issue with my phone and not the headphones. When first connecting when I get to the gym, the audio notifications informs me that the headphones have paired. Then it immediately says "out of range" and resets the connection, and a minute later says "connected" and everything works fine. Other than that, these headphones have been GREAT. I just recently broke them though (yesterday) when I wore them with the chord in the front instead of the back and went to hit the punching bag. I caught the chord on my fist, yanking them out of my ear and slamming them against the wall, this broke open one of the earbuds. I've order another pair (END UPDATE) I always intend to review products I buy, but never get around to it. So here's a go at a first for me. I purchased this product to use in the gym after first purchasing an over-the-ear set of Bluetooth headphones from Amazon. Over-the-ear headphones are admittedly not something I normally use, I have always been an earbuds type of guy. So after realizing that I wasn't going to like the over-the-ear headphones and being very unimpressed with their quality/sound I sent them back and ordered these. I just received them yesterday so I do not have extensive testing in these yet, and will update accordingly. I received the ear hooks with my order, which many reviewers do not seem to have received. It appears they are adding these into the boxes now, to compete with the other sellers of these same headphones, MPow. The hooks are a great addition as they are much better for active use than the other in-ear stabilizers that it comes with. You get 3 different sizes, I found the smallest hooks fit my ears the best. These are Bluetooth 4.1 and I had no trouble pairing these. One minor pet peeve, I had these in my ears when turning them on for the first time, it verbally lets you know "power on" or "power off" but I didn't hear it alert me that they were in pairing mode. Still, I had no problem pairing them as they instantly showed up on my phone's list of available devices as soon as I turned them on. Build quality in these seem to be as good or better than any other earbud I've spent money on. I've never spent more than $50 on earbuds, but that's only because I buy them when I see them on clearance or closeout pricing and snag the last pair. Mine arrived in perfect condition with no issues as some others have experienced. I can see how they could possibly have structural problems where the actual ear bud meets the external components, but many many buds are designed this way and they all have the same problems. Sound quality so far seems very good. I did not notice any distortion or lack of quality in the sound that I was streaming. Sounded as good if not better than any of my wired buds. My phone is APT-X capable so that helps. Many reviewers noted that there was a lack of loudness to these earbuds. I found NO PROBLEM with how loud these could get. I could not turn them up all the way with them in my ear, not even close, these things get VERY loud. Perhaps this came as an upgrade over older models or other reviewers received defective items. I also noted that many reviewers could not "mute" from the volume rocker on these. I had no problems muting these. If you keep hitting the volume down rocker, eventually it will beep and then mute the earbuds. All in all, these are excellent earbuds for the price. $29.99 for Bluetooth 4.1 earbuds with APT-X is a great deal. These earbuds are made by a central manufacturer and then rebranded by MULTIPLE different companies. This translates to cheaper prices and more updates as the manufacturer has multiple companies placing orders. I can't really comment on the earbuds offered by the other sellers, but at least these, the Soundpeats Qy7 are great. But again, if I run into any issues with them, or change any of my opinions on them, I will update my review at that time. **UPDATE** I've been using these for almost a week now, every day. I use these in the gym for about 2 hours a day, I got a bit over 6 hours out of mine before I needed to charge them. That is perfectly sufficient battery life in my opinion, it's hard to find anything better than 6 hours in a product this small, the batteries would need to be bigger if you wanted longer life but then the product has to be larger as well. I keep a portable battery charger in my gym back to have backup juice for my phone and anything else so it's never a problem anyways. I use this battery pack Jackery Giant+ 2-USB Portable External Battery Charger - 12000mAh (Orange) which is in my opinion one of the best.
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About what you can expect for the price.
By Archie D. on Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2015
Firstly, I purchased these about a week ago and have used them a few times since. My main goal was to have a pair of wireless headphones that sound pretty decent, are comfortable, durable, and will not fall out of my ears if I run with them. FIT: These headphones fit pretty decently, but they are a little on the bulky side. You definitely feel them in your ears, and the cord that connects them is a little awkward. When you put them on, the cord tends to move to one side unless you use the clip included in the box. I have found myself adjusting them a few times while playing basketball or running. They don't really tend to fall out of my ears, but they do *feel* like they are going to fall out of my ears (if that makes any sense). These are definitely not as comfortable as other earbud-style headphones. SOUND: Lacking in bass, definitely. The sound is clear enough for what you can expect, but it's not anything that I would recommend if you want to use these as your primary headphones. My impression are that these are okay for mids, better for highs, but the lows are lacking. Definitely wish that the vocal timbre came through clearer in the midrange and the bass was deeper. They do a good job of masking the outside noise. QUALITY: It's been about a week, so there isn't much I can say about how durable these will be in terms of longevity, but they do feel to be made pretty well off of my initial impression. A couple other points to consider: - The battery life appears to be pretty good on these. I took them out of the box and have yet to charge them. - Wouldn't really recommend getting these as a gift - this may be weird, but the packaging makes them look really cheap (in terms of quality). It looks like these are produced in a garage. Would I recommend them? As long as you aren't using these as your primary headphones and you keep your expectations in check, these will do just fine. EDIT (February 12, 2015): I've had this for a few more days now, and I am less happy with it than I was originally. I'm debating returning them, actually. The main reason is that the distance on these is pretty terrible. While playing basketball, if I put my phone directly underneath the basket, I can walk to the free throw line and I will start experiencing problems in playback. Once I get to the three point line, they no longer play music at all. Additionally, the functionality leaves me wanting more, as the button placement is a little awkward on the headphones.
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