Design and features:This Bluetooth wireless noise canceling home/studio-style over ear model provides good 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 medium high sensitivity regardless of whether powered in either noise cancelling or ambient monitoring mode, or unpowered, so they can provide satisfying volume levels when used with home audio equipment and lower-powered portable audio devices. The EAH-A800 has a volume control plus an integrated microphone and player function controls. Additional features include - a Earcups fold and swivel to flat for ease of carrying and storage. The headphone noise cancellation control setting switches between ANC on, and ambient sound monitor (Pass-through) modes by touch control on Right earphone; these settings can be customized using the Technics Audio Connect app to adjust the level of ANC and ambient sound monitoring. Adjustable ANC can be configured to your specific hearing profile using the app. App has two ambient sound monitoring modes to choose from, Transparent (monitors all ambient sound) and Attention (monitors ambient sound in the vocal range). Has music player transport, call connect/disconnect, and Bluetooth volume button controls. Has ANC/Ambient sound monitoring mode on/off touch control on Right earcup. Has power on/off and Bluetooth pairing alert tones. Has pairing memory for up to 10 Bluetooth devices, allows simultaneous connection of two Bluetooth devices (to switch between connected devices stop sound on device and start sound on the other). Has automatic pause feature that pauses audio when headphones are removed from the ears and resumes audio when placed back on the ears and can be turned on/off in Technics Audio Connect app. Has quick charge feature: 15 min of charging will provide 10 hrs. of playtime. Supports Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, and other compatible digital voice assistants when used with Bluetooth connected devices that have those features. Technics Audio Connect app download for Apple and Android mobile devices can be used to show battery level, adjust and turn on/off ANC and ambient sound modes, adjust the headphone's tonal balance, create custom or use pre-made EQ presets, customize the function of the right earcup touch control, and update the headphones firmware. Bluetooth connected Apple mobile devices using iOS Version 5 and above will show the battery level. The EAH-A800 comes with detachable 42-inch long standard audio cable, USB-A to USB-C charging cable, mini-plug-to-airplane-jack adapter, Carrying case, Quick Start, Safety Manual/Warranty card. This model comes with Home/Studio-Style Bluetooth wireless noise canceling closed over ear headphones that come with detachable 42-inch long standard audio cable, USB-A to USB-C charging cable, mini-plug-to-airplane-jack adapter, Carrying case, Quick Start, Safety Manual/Warranty card.
Sound quality:We found the EAH-A800 delivers sound quality that falls in the good range - it reproduces music and voice reasonably well despite the obvious shortcomings in its sound and excellent active noise reduction. With the noise canceling mode engaged and the Technics Audio Connect app equalizer set to off (as received state of the earphone) the bass (as in bass drums, bass guitars, stand-up bass, etc.) goes deep, but is prominent, boomy, and has excessive impact. The midrange (voices, guitars, horns, etc.) is somewhat grainy, telephone-like, has a noticeable plastic resonance (something like what you would hear if you talked into a semi-rigid plastic cup), and is a bit hazy and congested. The treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is extended, but is somewhat sizzly (sounds that should have a delicate shimmer have a sound reminiscent of bacon frying) and a bit smeared (sounds that should have a delicate shimmer sound blurred); the lower The treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is a bit subdued while the upper treble is a bit prominent. While the sound has a good sense of liveliness, it is closed (sound-wise it's obvious you have something plugging your ears) but it does a good job of recovering room ambience. Warm character. The overall sound can best be summarized as bassy and somewhat grainy, telephone-like, and plasticky. The tone settings of the app do have a noticeable effect on the sound of these earphones. A rushing sound is audible when music is not present at that frequency to mask it. 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 front a bit more high frequency noise can be heard. A rushing sound is audible when music is not present at that frequency to mask it.
Comfort and Fit: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.
Large
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.
Small
Users with smaller heads may find they can't get a good earpad seal and that the bass becomes a bit subdued and the less-than-ideal earpad seal may reduce the noise reduction capabilities of the headphone.
Stability
Some users may find that when they lean far forward the headphones feel unstable and shift forward , possibly to the point of falling off.
Other noise
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.
