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Top positive review
Excellent Headphones
December 30, 2018
I bought these headphones for my wife as she was using ear buds, but wanted some nice noise cancellation headphones. For this review, I used them for about a week when I received them.
Overall, the headphones, light, attractive and very comfortable. They come with a carrying case, USB charging cable, 3.5mm Aux cable, airline headphone adapter, and a 3.5mm to 6.5mm converter. They are fully adjustable and fit well on the head. The pads are nice and soft and do not hurt the ears after hours of use. The are also detachable so they can be replaced if needed.
The controls are easy to find and use while wearing them. Pairing is simple and the volume and skip works as expected. When using with your phone, a nice chime indicates an incoming call. You can use the controls to reject the call or answer and end the call. The microphone works well and the audio is clear to the person on the other end.
The noise cancelling works very well - I have to wave at my wife or yell real load to get her attention when she is using them. I used them on our trip to the in laws for Christmas (the wife was driving) and they got rid of the car and engine noise.
The sound quality is excellent!! It is very crisp and much better than my Sony headphones and others I have used in the past.
The battery time is excellent also. They advertise 30 hours of use on a full charge. I am not sure how long me or my wife used them but is was quite a few hours and we have not had to charge them yet.
They also come with an 18 month warranty. I would recommend these to anyone!!!
Overall, the headphones, light, attractive and very comfortable. They come with a carrying case, USB charging cable, 3.5mm Aux cable, airline headphone adapter, and a 3.5mm to 6.5mm converter. They are fully adjustable and fit well on the head. The pads are nice and soft and do not hurt the ears after hours of use. The are also detachable so they can be replaced if needed.
The controls are easy to find and use while wearing them. Pairing is simple and the volume and skip works as expected. When using with your phone, a nice chime indicates an incoming call. You can use the controls to reject the call or answer and end the call. The microphone works well and the audio is clear to the person on the other end.
The noise cancelling works very well - I have to wave at my wife or yell real load to get her attention when she is using them. I used them on our trip to the in laws for Christmas (the wife was driving) and they got rid of the car and engine noise.
The sound quality is excellent!! It is very crisp and much better than my Sony headphones and others I have used in the past.
The battery time is excellent also. They advertise 30 hours of use on a full charge. I am not sure how long me or my wife used them but is was quite a few hours and we have not had to charge them yet.
They also come with an 18 month warranty. I would recommend these to anyone!!!
365 people found this helpful
Top critical review
Sorry to burst hype bubble out there (just returned it for poor ANC implementation)
March 21, 2019
UPDATE: My rating goes down from 2-stars to 1-star (purely due to unacceptable tactics of Cowin).
I had already quickly returned Cowin SE7 headphone 6 months ago and Amazon had already refunded me (a fact that should be clear to Cowin, thru my purchase history). Yet previous day I receive a txt message at my cell phone from a CA phone number; (without any identification) someone addresses me with my name and mentions my Cowin SE7 purchase on Amazon... "They" are offering me a full refund or a free replacement. Which one would I like?...
I immediately replied that; I had already returned it months ago and by the way; you don't have right to contact customers directly at their phone numbers. You are required to stop immediately, otherwise that'll be reported to Amazon... Few minutes later this time I receive an email from a guy at "Amazon Review Services" . He mentions that; they are a third party and they noticed my negative review. Same offer is repeated; "The manufacturer will gladly give you a 100% refund on the product or a FREE replacement. There is no need to worry about returning the original product. It's yours to keep!" (do I smell a bribe here?).
At that point I took my time to report this to Amazon.
Now listen to me Cowin very carefully;
1) My reviews can never be influenced with your "enticing offers".
2) don't you ever have nerve again to share my personal data (like my cell phone number and email) to your "third parties". This is simply illegal as I never provided my consent. Amazon provides customer data to you to only fulfill orders, never to harass them for their reviews.
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My only criticism here will be on Active Noise Cancellation feature.
Otherwise audio quality (if you listen without ANC) is good, as well as build quality, ergonomics, battery life.
But then, (without ANC) you can buy a similar headphone at much lower price point.
Now to ANC :
(after reading many glowing reviews and trying the product myself) I'm really surprised how majority of people can't correctly judge / describe what they are experiencing.
A real ANC circuitry requires inverting ambient sound signal picked by microphones (on each ear-cup) and applying this to speakers. That process should never interfere with audio signal (your music) which is also driving the same speakers. So there should be two completely separate (for each L-R channel of course) signal paths / processing.
What this headphone circuitry seem to have is a "band-reject/attenuation filter" (tuned to around 60-200Hz, where most of real world rumbling exist). So instead of employing (such as above mentioned) separate noise inversion circuitry, engineers of Cowin must have opted for a much simpler band-reject filter. "Why" you would ask? Much cheaper to implement (fewer components).
Yet it gets worse; they are passing the music signal as well thru that band-reject filter! How one comes to that conclusion? Simple; listen to details of your music crossings in such lower frequency region. Almost all reviewers correctly mentioned as; "you lose bass when you engage ANC". That's correct (as your bass range is below 200 Hz), but missing the critical design flaw. If you continue to pay attention; you (should) very quickly realize that also other dynamic elements of the song (in that frequency range) is fading in & out as it pass thru. It feels like there is a hole in audible range - and elements of your music (in that range) just disappear in that hole. That is simply that band-rejection filter butchering your audio.
So design engineers must have opted out to use much cheaper/simpler chipset which gives the illusion of Noise Cancellation. One single signal pathway - cuts that low frequency band from your music AND some ambient noise from microphone. This is not real ANC and you get your music butchered. By the way; even if you try ANC itself (without playing any music); it's not really that effective.
There is a reason why higher-end Bose/Sony ANC headphones command a premium price.
BOTTOM LINE: When you read reviews as such "you lose bass when you engage ANC" simply run for your life; you are looking at another pretend-to-be ANC headphone with cheap circuitry.
For the reference; I did all my testing by playing FLAC files (lossless compression), to make sure that the source is pure.
I had already quickly returned Cowin SE7 headphone 6 months ago and Amazon had already refunded me (a fact that should be clear to Cowin, thru my purchase history). Yet previous day I receive a txt message at my cell phone from a CA phone number; (without any identification) someone addresses me with my name and mentions my Cowin SE7 purchase on Amazon... "They" are offering me a full refund or a free replacement. Which one would I like?...
I immediately replied that; I had already returned it months ago and by the way; you don't have right to contact customers directly at their phone numbers. You are required to stop immediately, otherwise that'll be reported to Amazon... Few minutes later this time I receive an email from a guy at "Amazon Review Services" . He mentions that; they are a third party and they noticed my negative review. Same offer is repeated; "The manufacturer will gladly give you a 100% refund on the product or a FREE replacement. There is no need to worry about returning the original product. It's yours to keep!" (do I smell a bribe here?).
At that point I took my time to report this to Amazon.
Now listen to me Cowin very carefully;
1) My reviews can never be influenced with your "enticing offers".
2) don't you ever have nerve again to share my personal data (like my cell phone number and email) to your "third parties". This is simply illegal as I never provided my consent. Amazon provides customer data to you to only fulfill orders, never to harass them for their reviews.
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My only criticism here will be on Active Noise Cancellation feature.
Otherwise audio quality (if you listen without ANC) is good, as well as build quality, ergonomics, battery life.
But then, (without ANC) you can buy a similar headphone at much lower price point.
Now to ANC :
(after reading many glowing reviews and trying the product myself) I'm really surprised how majority of people can't correctly judge / describe what they are experiencing.
A real ANC circuitry requires inverting ambient sound signal picked by microphones (on each ear-cup) and applying this to speakers. That process should never interfere with audio signal (your music) which is also driving the same speakers. So there should be two completely separate (for each L-R channel of course) signal paths / processing.
What this headphone circuitry seem to have is a "band-reject/attenuation filter" (tuned to around 60-200Hz, where most of real world rumbling exist). So instead of employing (such as above mentioned) separate noise inversion circuitry, engineers of Cowin must have opted for a much simpler band-reject filter. "Why" you would ask? Much cheaper to implement (fewer components).
Yet it gets worse; they are passing the music signal as well thru that band-reject filter! How one comes to that conclusion? Simple; listen to details of your music crossings in such lower frequency region. Almost all reviewers correctly mentioned as; "you lose bass when you engage ANC". That's correct (as your bass range is below 200 Hz), but missing the critical design flaw. If you continue to pay attention; you (should) very quickly realize that also other dynamic elements of the song (in that frequency range) is fading in & out as it pass thru. It feels like there is a hole in audible range - and elements of your music (in that range) just disappear in that hole. That is simply that band-rejection filter butchering your audio.
So design engineers must have opted out to use much cheaper/simpler chipset which gives the illusion of Noise Cancellation. One single signal pathway - cuts that low frequency band from your music AND some ambient noise from microphone. This is not real ANC and you get your music butchered. By the way; even if you try ANC itself (without playing any music); it's not really that effective.
There is a reason why higher-end Bose/Sony ANC headphones command a premium price.
BOTTOM LINE: When you read reviews as such "you lose bass when you engage ANC" simply run for your life; you are looking at another pretend-to-be ANC headphone with cheap circuitry.
For the reference; I did all my testing by playing FLAC files (lossless compression), to make sure that the source is pure.
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January 11, 2019
I received these, and immediately noted the active noise cancelling did not work -- at all. Whether playing music or not, there was no effect by turning on the ANC.
I returned them for a replacement, and Amazon was very gracious and efficient with managing the return and expediting shipping of a replacement pair. The noise cancelling on the replacement worked well. BUT -- on this pair, the battery life was absurdly bad. After about 30 minutes or so of play, it would not pair until I recharged them. So, I returned this pair for a refund.
It's too bad, because they are very comfortable, and the sound quality is very good....but having different problems (both of which are quite unacceptable) with two different sets makes it impossible for me to recommend them to anyone.
I returned them for a replacement, and Amazon was very gracious and efficient with managing the return and expediting shipping of a replacement pair. The noise cancelling on the replacement worked well. BUT -- on this pair, the battery life was absurdly bad. After about 30 minutes or so of play, it would not pair until I recharged them. So, I returned this pair for a refund.
It's too bad, because they are very comfortable, and the sound quality is very good....but having different problems (both of which are quite unacceptable) with two different sets makes it impossible for me to recommend them to anyone.
September 15, 2019
I bought these in January and wound up traveling with them a few times and they just weren't as good as my old Bose QC 15's which I had to stop using with my new headphone jackless iphone. I used these for a few months and then wound up getting a new job that requires a lot of travel and put these aside and bought some new Bose wireless headphones. These were just laying on my floor for a few months, then I setup my new home office and neither of my monitors have speakers so to listen to music I plugged these in and when charge grabbed them by one of the ear cups which twisted and a piece broke off.
I went to submit a warranty claim (you get 12 months normally and 24 months if you register them). It asked for the serial number, I was looking all over the device and couldn't find one and asked the question here. Someone replied that they were on the box near the UPC code. That means I was out of luck with Cowin, I then remembered I had bought extended warranty with Square Trade. They won't even let you submit a claim within the first year, and I am sure that when I get to the point where they allow me to open a claim that they will ask for the serial number also.
I guess you get what you pay for...
I went to submit a warranty claim (you get 12 months normally and 24 months if you register them). It asked for the serial number, I was looking all over the device and couldn't find one and asked the question here. Someone replied that they were on the box near the UPC code. That means I was out of luck with Cowin, I then remembered I had bought extended warranty with Square Trade. They won't even let you submit a claim within the first year, and I am sure that when I get to the point where they allow me to open a claim that they will ask for the serial number also.
I guess you get what you pay for...
November 20, 2019
I was on a long trip, and when I got on the plane realized I’d left my $300 Parrot cans at home, so had to deal with 8 hours of flying without noise cancellation. I’m totally spoiled, I’ll admit it, by traveling with good noise cancelling headphones. So before the return trip, I decided to try a couple of more entry level headphones, as I wasn’t about to spend another $300, money doesn’t grow on Orange trees and that kind of thing....
I ordered these and some Boltunes, thinking if they’re as good as the reviews, I’d keep one pair for the office, and give one to my kid who really wants ANC headphones for the guy-in-the-big-red-suit holiday. She’s been asking for a pair of Beats, but I’m not sure I’m ready to drop that kind of change for a pre-teen.
The SE7’s were first to arrive, and I had two days to try them out. My experience was mixed.
Positives: Easy pairing, plenty of volume, good presence (mid-range), and seemingly good noise cancelling. Also, on the plus side, fun color, and reasonably comfortable for the time I had to try them at nights after work.
Negatives: There are some minor negatives I noticed, such as the sound being a bit thin/tinny compared to what I remembered of the Parrots. I’m not a self-labeled audiophile, but what does that really mean when someone says that? I don’t know, but I do care about good sound. Given nothing but my Airpods to compare to at the time, they sounded ok not great, a score of say 6 out of 10. Then there’s the “off” function. Like another reviewer said, to turn it off, you have to first put it in pairing mode then keep holding the button down to actually turn off. It took me a while playing with it to figure that out. Very silly user interface. And in the dark, the buttons are not easy to figure out which is which. Also, the feel was rather plastic, and I could see these getting scraped up or breaking without great care. With these minor negatives I might have given these headphones a 4 star rating, BUT then were the BIG negatives.
First off, as other reviewers noted, when noise cancelling is turned on, the bass goes away. Like seriously - it’s canceling not only outside sound but inside sound. If I wanted headphones to just cancel noise and I didn’t care about the music, then this would be fine. But I actually care about what I’m hearing, and it wasn’t good. In addition, the noise cancelling (ANC) would do weird pulsing things in a relatively quiet environment. I turned it on one afternoon when someone was vacuuming in the next room, and I got this low-frequency pulsing effect that was very annoying - I had to turn it off. It felt like someone was vacuuming my head, in a pulsed fashion. Try that at your next party, only don’t blame me if someone gets hurt. I take a star off for that.
Anyway, the second big negative in my book is not having a volume that can go low enough for chillax nighttime listening. Seriously? Do they think I’m already deaf, or that I’ll always be in a noisy place where someone is vacuuming at all times? Okay, while I have tinnitus, I still like low volume, but with these it was either off or medium, no “low”. I take another star off for that.
And THEN the Boltunes came in. I ordered them when I read some of the reviews here and became concerned that I wouldn’t be fully happy with the quality of these SE7’s. After two days of listening to the SE7’s, when I put the Boltunes on I was blown away by the better sound. Since this isn’t a review of the Boltunes, I’ll just say what they pointed out about the deficiency of the SE7 sound that I hadn’t realized.
In comparison, the SE7 had poor bass and treble response, and sounded like it was transmitted through a tin can. I couldn’t listen to them after spending some time with the others, there was such a big difference. The SE7’s do have a bit better mid-range, so if you’re listening to voice-focused things like books, these might be better. But for music, which is my main thing, the SE7’s were quite lacking. Another star off (are we negative yet? Let’s see if I can count....)
On the plane ride home, I took out both pairs of cans to compare sound and noise cancelling. My seat neighbor probably thought I was weird, continuously switching headphones. I’m sure he took some stories back to his pals about the crazy headphone switcher on the plane.
The good news for the SE7’s is that the ANC was actually a bit better than the Boltunes, really quieting down the plane noise to a whisper. But of course it also killed the bass in the music. After switching back and forth, I found I could get very nearly as much cancellation with the Boltunes with a tight seal around my ears, and the sound was just so much better, I couldn’t go with the SE7’s. I put them back away and settled in with the nice sound of the Boltunes.
So then I thought, maybe my pre teenager might like the Cowin SE7s, since she’s probably not as discriminating. Ha! Kids have a way of always surprising we adults.
When I got home, I did an experiment. I didn’t tell her I was thinking of gifting the ‘phones as an Xmas present, I just pulled out all four pairs of noise cancelling headphones in the house, the SE7’s, the Boltunes, the Parrot (gen 1), and some mid-range Sony ANC phones owned by another household member. I then had my kid try all four in turn with her favorite music - some kind of Youtube thing - and I asked her to notice sound, comfort, and general enjoyment.
The good news? She has discriminating tastes: she liked the $300+ Parrot’s the best, followed by the Boltunes.
The bad news? She has discriminating tastes, so I can’t get away with giving her cheap stuff. The worse news? Of the four pair of headphones, her least favorite was the SE7’s. I asked her why. She didn’t like the sound as well, she didn’t like the comfort, and she didn’t like the look.
Ugh. I can’t even pass them off on a pre-teen. (Okay, yes, she should be grateful pre-teen to receive any pair of ‘phones over $30).
But seriously, these were the lowest-ranked by all household members who tried them (one other kid and one other adult also ranked these the lowest).
Given the low rankings and the intermittent ANC issues, the poor bass with ANC on, the inability to produce a low-volume sound - and the fact that nobody in the household enjoys them - they are going back to Amazon. I’m quite surprised at the high ratings they get here, I had expected better for a four-star rated product.
I am now curious if it is just the SE7’s or all Cowin headphones that have these issues. Maybe someday I’ll give Cowin another shot, but for now I’m enjoying the surprisingly good sound of the pair of under-$100 Boltunes I got for comparison.
I ordered these and some Boltunes, thinking if they’re as good as the reviews, I’d keep one pair for the office, and give one to my kid who really wants ANC headphones for the guy-in-the-big-red-suit holiday. She’s been asking for a pair of Beats, but I’m not sure I’m ready to drop that kind of change for a pre-teen.
The SE7’s were first to arrive, and I had two days to try them out. My experience was mixed.
Positives: Easy pairing, plenty of volume, good presence (mid-range), and seemingly good noise cancelling. Also, on the plus side, fun color, and reasonably comfortable for the time I had to try them at nights after work.
Negatives: There are some minor negatives I noticed, such as the sound being a bit thin/tinny compared to what I remembered of the Parrots. I’m not a self-labeled audiophile, but what does that really mean when someone says that? I don’t know, but I do care about good sound. Given nothing but my Airpods to compare to at the time, they sounded ok not great, a score of say 6 out of 10. Then there’s the “off” function. Like another reviewer said, to turn it off, you have to first put it in pairing mode then keep holding the button down to actually turn off. It took me a while playing with it to figure that out. Very silly user interface. And in the dark, the buttons are not easy to figure out which is which. Also, the feel was rather plastic, and I could see these getting scraped up or breaking without great care. With these minor negatives I might have given these headphones a 4 star rating, BUT then were the BIG negatives.
First off, as other reviewers noted, when noise cancelling is turned on, the bass goes away. Like seriously - it’s canceling not only outside sound but inside sound. If I wanted headphones to just cancel noise and I didn’t care about the music, then this would be fine. But I actually care about what I’m hearing, and it wasn’t good. In addition, the noise cancelling (ANC) would do weird pulsing things in a relatively quiet environment. I turned it on one afternoon when someone was vacuuming in the next room, and I got this low-frequency pulsing effect that was very annoying - I had to turn it off. It felt like someone was vacuuming my head, in a pulsed fashion. Try that at your next party, only don’t blame me if someone gets hurt. I take a star off for that.
Anyway, the second big negative in my book is not having a volume that can go low enough for chillax nighttime listening. Seriously? Do they think I’m already deaf, or that I’ll always be in a noisy place where someone is vacuuming at all times? Okay, while I have tinnitus, I still like low volume, but with these it was either off or medium, no “low”. I take another star off for that.
And THEN the Boltunes came in. I ordered them when I read some of the reviews here and became concerned that I wouldn’t be fully happy with the quality of these SE7’s. After two days of listening to the SE7’s, when I put the Boltunes on I was blown away by the better sound. Since this isn’t a review of the Boltunes, I’ll just say what they pointed out about the deficiency of the SE7 sound that I hadn’t realized.
In comparison, the SE7 had poor bass and treble response, and sounded like it was transmitted through a tin can. I couldn’t listen to them after spending some time with the others, there was such a big difference. The SE7’s do have a bit better mid-range, so if you’re listening to voice-focused things like books, these might be better. But for music, which is my main thing, the SE7’s were quite lacking. Another star off (are we negative yet? Let’s see if I can count....)
On the plane ride home, I took out both pairs of cans to compare sound and noise cancelling. My seat neighbor probably thought I was weird, continuously switching headphones. I’m sure he took some stories back to his pals about the crazy headphone switcher on the plane.
The good news for the SE7’s is that the ANC was actually a bit better than the Boltunes, really quieting down the plane noise to a whisper. But of course it also killed the bass in the music. After switching back and forth, I found I could get very nearly as much cancellation with the Boltunes with a tight seal around my ears, and the sound was just so much better, I couldn’t go with the SE7’s. I put them back away and settled in with the nice sound of the Boltunes.
So then I thought, maybe my pre teenager might like the Cowin SE7s, since she’s probably not as discriminating. Ha! Kids have a way of always surprising we adults.
When I got home, I did an experiment. I didn’t tell her I was thinking of gifting the ‘phones as an Xmas present, I just pulled out all four pairs of noise cancelling headphones in the house, the SE7’s, the Boltunes, the Parrot (gen 1), and some mid-range Sony ANC phones owned by another household member. I then had my kid try all four in turn with her favorite music - some kind of Youtube thing - and I asked her to notice sound, comfort, and general enjoyment.
The good news? She has discriminating tastes: she liked the $300+ Parrot’s the best, followed by the Boltunes.
The bad news? She has discriminating tastes, so I can’t get away with giving her cheap stuff. The worse news? Of the four pair of headphones, her least favorite was the SE7’s. I asked her why. She didn’t like the sound as well, she didn’t like the comfort, and she didn’t like the look.
Ugh. I can’t even pass them off on a pre-teen. (Okay, yes, she should be grateful pre-teen to receive any pair of ‘phones over $30).
But seriously, these were the lowest-ranked by all household members who tried them (one other kid and one other adult also ranked these the lowest).
Given the low rankings and the intermittent ANC issues, the poor bass with ANC on, the inability to produce a low-volume sound - and the fact that nobody in the household enjoys them - they are going back to Amazon. I’m quite surprised at the high ratings they get here, I had expected better for a four-star rated product.
I am now curious if it is just the SE7’s or all Cowin headphones that have these issues. Maybe someday I’ll give Cowin another shot, but for now I’m enjoying the surprisingly good sound of the pair of under-$100 Boltunes I got for comparison.
September 16, 2019
They do their job but they are not comfortable. Your ears hurt if you where them for an hour or two, because the plastic on the inside tourches your ear. Also, they are moody. It doesn't want to turn off easily, the location of the buttons requieres you to get used to. Most important: quality. Mine broke 2 weeks in. The headphones fold and one of the hooks came loose so I have to keep popping it back in and it's annoying. I recommend you spend the extra buck and buy Bose or Sony. I will not buy again from this brand.
September 4, 2019
I bought these headphones for my travel, and to replace my old Beats. I used them domestically, and then on my international flight. As it turns out, on international flights you have to use a wired connection. That's when I found out that the headphone jacks are defective. Imagine being on a 22hr flight plan and not having a good set of headphones.
The headphones are not super light when worn. The foam is too soft and deforms easily. It was already deformed when I received them but I figured that it would become ok after I wore them. As I found out, deformed foam results in your ear actually directly touching the diaphram of the speaker. There is a thin foam piece there, but it's just that- thin. After about 8 hours of continuous wear the ears really start to hurt.
The on/off control are not super easy to find when the headphone are on your head. One has to feel around and I suppose I would have had to get used to the little notch on the on/off button. I had a hard time turning them off too- there is no sound that I heard indicating "power off". I think they eventually just time out, or toggle back on after 5-7 seconds. The other interesting thing I found it that when switching between wired and bluetooth, it's not a "intelligent" switch- I had to let it toggle back on and then re-pair them- which was a pain, and a bit disappointing.
The active noise cancelling is very good. Loved that feature for sure. The sound itself was ok- I think the headphones would be better with a little more treble. Bass and mid are pretty good overall.
While I was in the plane listening to the flight entertainment, the left channel dropped- the left channel started crackling and then eventually died. After playing around I realized that the headphone wire and/or the jack are bad (coudn't really test the wire on the plane). After that, I had some trouble with the bluetooth, but bluetooth seemed ok after a toggle-back-on.
Since I am abroad, I realized I would have missed my return date. I called amazon to as for advise with my return/refund. They contacted the seller on my behalf, and even registered the product for me. The seller's customer service is sub-par- it took them roughly 4 days for 3 email exchanges in this regard. They basically would not issue an RMA or accept my return directly, and told me to go back to Amazon for the refund on return. Amazon were kind enough to give me a refund after got back with them.
Overall disappointing experience. Should have stuck with a known name-brand.
11/18/2019 update- the company customer service called afterwards and tried to make it right. I give them 5/5 point for their customer service effort.
The headphones are not super light when worn. The foam is too soft and deforms easily. It was already deformed when I received them but I figured that it would become ok after I wore them. As I found out, deformed foam results in your ear actually directly touching the diaphram of the speaker. There is a thin foam piece there, but it's just that- thin. After about 8 hours of continuous wear the ears really start to hurt.
The on/off control are not super easy to find when the headphone are on your head. One has to feel around and I suppose I would have had to get used to the little notch on the on/off button. I had a hard time turning them off too- there is no sound that I heard indicating "power off". I think they eventually just time out, or toggle back on after 5-7 seconds. The other interesting thing I found it that when switching between wired and bluetooth, it's not a "intelligent" switch- I had to let it toggle back on and then re-pair them- which was a pain, and a bit disappointing.
The active noise cancelling is very good. Loved that feature for sure. The sound itself was ok- I think the headphones would be better with a little more treble. Bass and mid are pretty good overall.
While I was in the plane listening to the flight entertainment, the left channel dropped- the left channel started crackling and then eventually died. After playing around I realized that the headphone wire and/or the jack are bad (coudn't really test the wire on the plane). After that, I had some trouble with the bluetooth, but bluetooth seemed ok after a toggle-back-on.
Since I am abroad, I realized I would have missed my return date. I called amazon to as for advise with my return/refund. They contacted the seller on my behalf, and even registered the product for me. The seller's customer service is sub-par- it took them roughly 4 days for 3 email exchanges in this regard. They basically would not issue an RMA or accept my return directly, and told me to go back to Amazon for the refund on return. Amazon were kind enough to give me a refund after got back with them.
Overall disappointing experience. Should have stuck with a known name-brand.
11/18/2019 update- the company customer service called afterwards and tried to make it right. I give them 5/5 point for their customer service effort.
October 24, 2019
I was really hopingit will fit my ear
My ear is big and not flat.My ear is 3" height, depth 2" and my hat size is 7 1/4"
Cowin SE7model has 2.6" inside height and width 1.6"
This model has 2.6" inside height and width 1.6"
slight less heavy and pad are soft. It still sits on my ear. It is less bothering but after some time it does bother but not like Mpow 059 .Well, It starts bothering my ear in 45 minutes of use . Noise reduction ? Yes, slight better then Mpow 059. I wish they clarify ear cup size. It says Over the ear but it sits on the ear. May be good for normal ear but not for me
Note. It seems there is no way you can cancel all noise. Specially low frequency noise like noise coming from bridge and road traffic, air plane noise
So if you are hoping that there will be zero noise you will be mistaken. If you are just looking for sleep good with no music then just buy good soft earplug as I have tested it and it has the same effect as these speaker cups have.
My ear is big and not flat.My ear is 3" height, depth 2" and my hat size is 7 1/4"
Cowin SE7model has 2.6" inside height and width 1.6"
This model has 2.6" inside height and width 1.6"
slight less heavy and pad are soft. It still sits on my ear. It is less bothering but after some time it does bother but not like Mpow 059 .Well, It starts bothering my ear in 45 minutes of use . Noise reduction ? Yes, slight better then Mpow 059. I wish they clarify ear cup size. It says Over the ear but it sits on the ear. May be good for normal ear but not for me
Note. It seems there is no way you can cancel all noise. Specially low frequency noise like noise coming from bridge and road traffic, air plane noise
So if you are hoping that there will be zero noise you will be mistaken. If you are just looking for sleep good with no music then just buy good soft earplug as I have tested it and it has the same effect as these speaker cups have.
June 29, 2019
UPDATE 10/2019-I used these headphones a handful of times and have only had to recharge the battery about 3 times since I got them. One day, just like that, they did not turn on. They don’t charge. They only work connected to the headphone jack. It’s a shame and a waste of my money. When they worked, they were great. I was just not expecting the short useful life considering I barely used them.
Bought these to replace my Studio Beats 2 by Dr Dre, which I had given away to my sister. When I went to by the Beats again, the price was higher than I wanted to pay. I used my Beats to block out office noise and work while listening to music. After looking for more inexpensive options, I ran into this brand. Based on the reviews, I went ahead and ordered and I’m very glad I did. For 1/3 of the cost of my previous Beats Studio, I got comparable quality. I love the extra accessories it came with and the carrying case. You won’t regret buying these!
Bought these to replace my Studio Beats 2 by Dr Dre, which I had given away to my sister. When I went to by the Beats again, the price was higher than I wanted to pay. I used my Beats to block out office noise and work while listening to music. After looking for more inexpensive options, I ran into this brand. Based on the reviews, I went ahead and ordered and I’m very glad I did. For 1/3 of the cost of my previous Beats Studio, I got comparable quality. I love the extra accessories it came with and the carrying case. You won’t regret buying these!
November 27, 2019
I was excited when I got these headphones, the box and bag are very high quality, but once I played a song through them, I simply felt sad.
The sound quality is just as good as my behringer 30 dollar headphones and when the NC is turned on, the mids and lows go away which is a big downside for me. The noise cancelling is not good at all, the over-the-ear cups do most of the work and once it's turned on, it just makes white noise into your ear and reduces sound by maybe 25%. I can still hear everything around my house, people walking, doors opening and even the fridge when Im in the kitchen, very high and low frequency sounds are also unstoppable. Clearly 100 dollars is not enough for good quality headphones, I guess I'll have to spend more to buy what I want. But definitely from another company
The sound quality is just as good as my behringer 30 dollar headphones and when the NC is turned on, the mids and lows go away which is a big downside for me. The noise cancelling is not good at all, the over-the-ear cups do most of the work and once it's turned on, it just makes white noise into your ear and reduces sound by maybe 25%. I can still hear everything around my house, people walking, doors opening and even the fridge when Im in the kitchen, very high and low frequency sounds are also unstoppable. Clearly 100 dollars is not enough for good quality headphones, I guess I'll have to spend more to buy what I want. But definitely from another company
December 6, 2019
The headphones are insanely comfortable for long periods and the wired audio quality is great. Where these headphones fall down is in the digital features.
Noise cancellation is barely noticeable at all for me. I get better sound isolation from my WH1000XM3 with the active noise cancellation turned off than I do these headphones with the active noise cancellation turned on.
Bluetooth pairing is a special kind of hell with these headphones. Once they pair with a device, they stay paired until the device disconnects. The instructions showed a way to supposedly "clear" the bluetooth pairing information, but it didn't do anything that I could see.
The bluetooth audio is horrible. The company claims these headphones use Aptx for great sound quality, but I noticed a significant degradation in sound quality switching from wired to bluetooth. I'm not an audiophile. I don't notice small differences in audio quality. The quality degradation on these was bad enough for me to both notice it and not want to use the headphones.
I returned these. They're worth $30, not $100.
Noise cancellation is barely noticeable at all for me. I get better sound isolation from my WH1000XM3 with the active noise cancellation turned off than I do these headphones with the active noise cancellation turned on.
Bluetooth pairing is a special kind of hell with these headphones. Once they pair with a device, they stay paired until the device disconnects. The instructions showed a way to supposedly "clear" the bluetooth pairing information, but it didn't do anything that I could see.
The bluetooth audio is horrible. The company claims these headphones use Aptx for great sound quality, but I noticed a significant degradation in sound quality switching from wired to bluetooth. I'm not an audiophile. I don't notice small differences in audio quality. The quality degradation on these was bad enough for me to both notice it and not want to use the headphones.
I returned these. They're worth $30, not $100.
June 13, 2019
I was initially very impressed with these headphones, they appeared to cancel out a lot of noise, decent sound quality, etc. I get on a long flight and once the engines ran up I get this thumping type sound in my right ear. I'd change my head angle and it would stop for a bit. I would re-seat them on my ears, and that helped for a few seconds. On multiple flights I got that same thumping sound. The ANC is great at some frequencies (I'm guessing), but airline noise does not work well with these.
I wish I had just bought the Bose and been done with it.
I wish I had just bought the Bose and been done with it.
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