I liked my very old Sennheiser wired over-the-ear headphones but it recently lost sound in left ear-cup after 10 years of service, so decided to buy another pair of cans with BT connectivity. Watched good reviews of these headphones on YouTube and decided to give these a go.
Bought these for Rs. 6700 during Amazon sale.
Here goes my experience with these..
NOTE ~ I used these only for 5-6 hrs. before packaging them back & initiating a return.
BT connectivity ~ While it's good to be able to connect multiple devices at once, you explicitly have to pause/stop the music/call on one device and then play on other. The experience is not seamless.
Moreover, the sound kept disconnecting (sound will go out and then will come back in a second) in-between while playing songs while holding phone in hand/pocket, over bluetooth.
Both these features worked way better on my 4 year old Samsung's Level U Pros (Pro version is not sold in India). They are able to switch seamlessly without user intervention & never knew that sound disconnection can be an issue for BT devices.
Noise Cancellation ~ It is a gimmick in these headphones. Period. DO NOT BUY these for noise cancellation feature. I could even hear the fan & AC's humming noise in the room. It just doesn't cut anything.
Connection via AUX cable ~ It only supports it's propitiatory AUX cable as it has some locking mechanism and aftermarkets one won't work with these headphones. So, keep your AUX cable safe, which came with these headphones. If they break or are lost - no wired connectivity for you.
Also, when connected via AUX, BT connection does not work. You'll have to disconnect AUX to be able to connect to BT device.
Build Quality ~ It a good looking set of headphones (Your opinion on this may differ) and has fairly good build quality. Though I had only 1 worry that the soft rubber cushioning underneath the head band might wear off with time (not sure though, but it seemed very soft to be sturdy for a long time).
Ear Cup Size ~ You got to have very small ears like mine to be able to use these headphones as over-the-ear headphones. Otherwise, these will work as on-ear-headphones for you. Good luck there.!
Comfort-ability ~ These were comfortable enough for me to wear for an hour or so in Air-conditioning (otherwise your ears might sweat a lot) but then the pressure from earcups begin to press to hard on ears & you might start to experience some uncomfort.
Sound Quality ~ Sound quality was fine as expected from Sennheiser. I like how they sound. Though, it is not for bass-heads. Though, my old cheaper wired over-the-head sennheiser sounded the same.
Other issue ~ I & my wife, both noticed that the sound in left-ear cup was less than right one. First, I thought it was a defected-unit, but after getting second replacement unit, the issue persisted.
Conclusion ~
I have not bought any high-end BT headphones before but I do own a pair of about 10 year old high-end in-ear earphones (UE Triple Fi 10) and a pair of Samsung Level U Pros (BT in-ear) & a wired Sennheiser on-ear headphones (forgot the model #). I wanted to buy these to replace all my current headphones/earphones with 1 single set as they offered a very good proposition.
While, these sounded fine for a pair of BT headphones but failed to deliver on all other aspects.
So, now, i'll hopefully be buying another Sennheiser cheap wired cans to replace the broken ones and will stick to Level U Pros for BT connectivity.
Hope this review is helpful for anybody looking for new set of BT headphones in the market.
All the best & Happy shopping. :)
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