So to start off: I got these headphones because I cycle to work, and needed headphones to meet these conditions:
- They had to be over-ear, because I have sensory issues
- Not sound like total dirt
- They had to be rugged and durable
- Fair price
Comfort: Condition 1 was met, they actually fit rather comfortably on my big doofus head
Sound: Crisp enough to be acceptable, though it was a little too bass-boosted for my liking. That being said, turning the ANC on was like having a harsh high-pass filter, but I did prefer the balance of having the ANC on overall.
ANC: Peep above. It didn't cut out all sound, curiously bicycle bells and traffic came through which is actually rather neat
Price: Looks like inflation has hit the headphone market as well, but these were decently priced for all the features it has
Battery life: Absolutely pathetic. My cycle is about 40 minutes each way. With ANC on, it would die about 3/4ths of the way home. The worst part that when it's on low battery, it makes THE MOST ANNOYING LOW BATTERY SOUND, and for the next 5 minutes you'll hear maybe 20 seconds of music before another UIUIU sound interrupts. Pathetic
Glitches: There is an annoying glitch that would happen if you disconnect your device from your headphones by turning off the bluetooth rather than disconnecting manually. When that happens, the headphones don't connect to anything, nor can they turn off. You have to turn the ANC on and let the battery die.
Durability: After 3 months of daily usage, one of the cups snapped off. How did it happen? I was putting my headphones on. The on/off button was also unresponsive a lot of the time. Very flimsy.
Overall: Not worth it. As much as it pains me to do, I might have to switch to wireless buds and just grin and bear the sensory issues.
