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Great Headphones for an even Greater Price!
By Erin on Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2014
(review is being written by the person who received the headphones as a gift from me) I had been wanting some bluetooth headphones for quite some time and I had looked at everything from the horrendously overpriced wireless beats to the expensive bose ae2w, and pretty much everything down to the $30 mark. Being dissatisfied with pretty much everything except for the ae2w's but I still couldnt take the price of those being the poor college student that I am. Lo and behold on Valentines Day my girlfriend gives me a box and inside it are these Photive brand headphones. I was a bit skeptical since they were from a brand I had never heard of as well as the fact they were so cheap, but nonetheless I put them on and connected my phone to them (Motorola Moto X) right away. Pairing was a breeze, there were no troubles there. and what came through those speakers next literally blew my mind. I started listening to some of my favorite electronic music and WHAM the bass would kick in and these headphones sounded almost as good as the ae2w's except without the massive price tag. I continued to listen to all the types of music that I do like to listen to and these headphones perform well in everything, never was I disappointed in the sound quality that they delivered. On the comfort side these headphones are a heck of a lot more comfortable than my Sony MDR-V55's which were way too tight on my head and they were on the ear rather than over the ear like these are. I'm a programmer so I tend to wear my headphones for hours on end from time to time, and the V55's always had to be taken off about every hour due to the fact that my ears were starting to hurt from wearing them. I have yet to have such a problem with these headphones, I can just wear them for as long as I please and never have any problems with them. The battery on these headphones is pretty much as advertised, I didn't have to recharge them after my first full charging of them for about 2 weeks, which is pretty crazy considering how much I use them. All in all, I can't speak highly enough of these headphones, as they have completely blown me away for the price that they are being offered at. They have great sound, a great battery life as well as a comfortable headset. Highly recommended!
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No sir. Not at all.
By Real Raleigh Reviewer on Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2017
I'm testing out many, many headsets to find the best of the best at any price range - best value. I spend so much time listening to music every day that it's worth it to me to whittle down a few very very good ones. I love bass, but I have to have clear, separated, articulate mids and highs as well - and good call handling and voice quality - and strong bluetooth connections that don't stutter outdoors - and good build quality - and so on - and I'm finding that while higher-end headsets I've tested are all generally very good to excellent (Bluedio Victory, Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2, Sennheiser HD1, Sony MDR1000X, Bose QC35, Bang & Olufsen H9, Bowers & Wilkins P7), the <$100 price range is very much a toss-up. I have a pair of $18 basic headphones here: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JTYWJSI/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 that outperform a number I listened to in the $40 to $90 range. Lightweight and cheap-feeling to be certain, but downright decent sounding. So I'm agnostic to the price. I expect cheaper ones to be cheaper built, but obviously, they can still sound good or very good. So, here's this Photive - which seems to have sold quite a few - but dear me, what a belly flop. The bass is dismal, and I do mean dismal. No need to nitpick the frequency at which it gives up trying... it's "all bass". It sounds like it can get down around 50 or 60hz but you have to turn them way up and squint a bit to make it out. Everything under 150Hz is pretty well useless. Quiet and flaccid. The sound is completely neutered. Not "flat", not "balanced and controlled' like folks usually say about other headphones that aren't really bass-forward. This is "no bass". They designed these and said: battery, check. Call handling, check. Bluetooth, check. Treble, check. Midranges, check. Bass... no, no need. I don't think people who buy headphones really want to hear bass. Let's call it a day and go home. By way of comparably-priced units, I found the Cowin E7 (and equivalent whitelabeled units) to be a pleasant surprise, very enjoyable listening. As I mentioned, that brandless cheap headset identified above clearly has better full-range sound performance than these. The Bohm B-66 with ANC turned off also makes some downright decent sound, although they are quite a bit less comfortable than these Photive headphones. Another big win I'm just now testing is the "Elegiant over ear wireless headset" https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B06XY1J264/ which is odd - given that the brand on the box is "NUBWO", but, whatever - these cost a few bucks less and have WILDLY superior sound to this Photive headset. I mean, embarrassingly better. I'm not being facetious that reviewing call quality, battery life, connection quality is irrelevant when a pair of headphones sounds this bad. Good-or-better sound is the cover charge that gets it in the door; then we explore it a bit more and pick apart what else it can do. This one just doesn't make it in the door. As for many positive reviews... not sure there. I wouldn't use these even if they were given to me for free. Perhaps folks are more paid directed marketing campaigners, or just don't have any other point of reference. That's about all I can fathom. These are pretty easily among the 2 or 3 worst-sounding bluetooth headphones I've ever tried.
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