Klipsch R5 Wireless Neckband Headphones

Sound quality and comfort are top notch. Reliability is not. I travel a lot, and bought these for airplane use. I didn’t want bulky active noise canceling cans, though I admit that would work better. I wanted something small and packable that would have decent sound quality (AAC was a requirement) and low latency on iOS. These sound great and are very comfortable. They worked great for the first few months. Now, about 8 months after purchase and probably about 100-150 hours of actual use, not so much. A few months in, the haptic/vibration feedback failed. No biggie, I figure. That seemed gimmicky, but every now and then it was helpful to feel a buzz (like on a noisy airplane when you want to turn off the headphones, a quick buzz confirms they shut off). Still, I can live without that. Now, however, they’ve developed a defect that will make me toss them. The audio consistently cuts out. Every 30 seconds or so, the audio drops in both ears simultaneously for about 2-3 seconds. Other reviewers have mentioned a wiring problem (usually in the left ear). That doesn’t seem to be my problem as the dropout doesn’t have any dependence on positioning and happens in both ears at the same time. Bluetooth is stable, too, so that doesn’t seem to ne the problem. Regardless of the cause, it makes the headphones unusable. This is infuriating! Sadly, these have otherwise excellent headphones have proven themselves to be unreliable junk. Fortunately, they were cheap. I’m outside the return window, and because of the price, trying to get a warranty fix from KGI is not worth my time. To the e-recycler, they go. Save your money to buy something else.