Design and features:This Bluetooth wireless noise canceling home/studio-style over-ear model provides fair sound and excellent active noise reduction. Its closed design and electronic noise canceling feature reduce both outside noise and sound leaking out into your environment. The headphones work with or without the noise canceling feature being turned on. You can use the noise-canceling feature without listening to music, and the audio cable can be detached to get it out of the way when the headphones are being used for noise reduction only. The headphones have very low sensitivity when the noise cancelation feature is turned on; so while they can provide satisfying volume levels when used with home audio equipment and higher powered portable audio devices, they are not a good match for lower-powered portables. When powered on with the noise cancellation feature turned off they have low sensitivity; so while they can provide satisfying volume levels when used with home audio equipment and higher powered portable audio devices, they may not be a good match for lower-powered portables. The Over Ear Noise Canceling Headphones has a volume control plus an integrated microphone and player function controls. Earcups fold for ease of carrying and storage. ANC and Ambient sound buttons on headphones right earcup toggles between noise cancellation on/off and ambient sound on/off. Has music player transport, call connect/disconnect, digital voice assistant activation, and Bluetooth volume touch controls on right earcup, as well as ANC on/off and Ambient sound on/off physical buttons also on right earcup. Supports Google Assistant, Siri, and unspecified digital voice assistants when used with Bluetooth devices that have those capabilities and that, if needed, have the appropriate apps installed. Bluetooth connected Apple mobile devices using iOS Version 5 and above will show the battery level. This model comes with Detachable 48-inch long standard audio cable, USB-A to Micro-USB charging cable, Quick Start guide, carrying case.
Sound quality: We found the Over Ear Noise Canceling Headphones delivers sound quality that falls in the fair range - meaning that it has sonic shortcomings that leave a lot to be desired when listening to music but don't rule it out for dialog and communication and excellent active noise reduction. With the noise cancelling mode engaged the bass (as in bass drums, bass guitars, stand-up bass, etc.) has good impact, but is slightly prominent and somewhat boomy and deep bass is lacking. The midrange (voices, guitars, horns, etc.) is somewhat grainy, hazy, echoey, congested, has a very noticeable plastic resonance (something like what you would hear if you talked into a semi-rigid plastic cup) that gives it a nasal quality, and depending on the program material can have a piercing quality. The treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is fairly extended, but is a bit smeared and sizzly and somewhat subdued. While the sound has a so-so sense of liveliness, it is closed (sound-wise it's fairly obvious you have something plugging your ears) and has an echoey quality that obscures whatever room ambience it may be recovering. Warmish character. The overall sound can be summarized as echoey, plasticky, and somewhat muffled. Noise Canceling: Excellent noise reduction across the entire frequency range with the low frequencies reduced the most. Orientation changes the noise reduction characteristic - when the noise is coming from the rear a bit more high-frequency noise can be heard. Noticeable rushing sound can be heard in quiet environments when there is no audio program to drown it out.
Comfort: We found that these headphones produce a sense of moderate pressure around the ears. As typical of over-ear models the ear pads might feel hot and/or sticky after prolonged use. Users with larger heads might find that the headband does not have enough adjustment range to allow the earcups rest properly over the ears and/or that the headband presses uncomfortably on the top of the head. Users with larger ears might find that the over-the-ear fit of the ear pads feel cramped, or that the ear pads sit on, rather than around their ears; in that case the less-than-ideal fit around the ears might interfere with the earpad seal and reduce the noise reduction capabilities of the headphone. Some users may find that when they lean far forward the headphones feel unstable and shift forward. Incidental contact with the touch controls on the right earcup can cause unintentional playing, pausing, or track skipping. When wearing this model while walking the muffled vibrations from each foot step can be heard slightly through the headphones regardless of whether the headphones are in noise cancelling mode. When the audio cord is used the sound of it rubbing on clothing may be faintly heard through the earphones.
