BluedioHT(Shooting Brake) wireless bluetooth 5.0 stereo headphones (Black)

I bought these at the same time as the Mpow® Bluetooth 4.0 Stereo Foldable AptX Headphones and the Henson Audio HA-4 to choose the best ones to keep.Build quality was pretty robust, although they are very plasticky and it's not up-market plastic like Samsung would use. There was a slight creakiness but nothing to worry about and perfectly acceptable at the £17-£18 price tag.As a glasses wearer I found these really uncomfortable. The pressure on your ears is constantly trying to force the skin of your ears to merge with the glasses or the sides of your head. They are amongst the most uncomfortable headphones I've ever worn. If I take my glasses off then they are less bad and I can tolerate them.These are very big, bulky and obvious and there's a little blue led that flashes in case passers by miss that fact that you're wearing giant headphones! They don't fold up so you're going to need to leave quite a bit of space in your bag/rucksack. They look heavier than they actually are, and I don't feel that weight is a problem.Sound leaked really badly, you'd have to live with it, and so will everyone else on the train/bus. They go ear-splittingly loud if you want them to.The pairing was straightforward and they instantly re-connected automatically to the phone which was sitting ready with bluetooth on. I only tested them in the house but I didn't get the impression that it would have any difficulty whatsoever hanging on its signal.A very nice touch is that you can use an audio cable to connect them your phone to save your phones' battery instead of using bluetooth, or simply because the sound is every so slightly improved over the Bluetooth connection. I'll mention as others have that you get a very nice oriental lady announcing when you do things like pairing or powering on/off etc. Some people might find it annoying but mostly it brings a wry smile to my face.My HTC One M8 phone handset is capable of AptX and this is the only model of the three headphones I bought which does not claim to have AptX capability. I am quite familiar with using conventional bluetooth stereo audio for both headphones and docks and how it's not particularly good compared to AptX. The AptX capable Henson HA-4 hissed a bit on quiet passages - these don't. Go figure. Maybe these are capable of AptX but the manufacturer hasn't listed it in the specs ?Now the sound....Full, overblown and overhanging, soggy bass, warm overall tonality but acceptably accurate when tempered through heavy use of equalisation at source which basically means a cut in the mid-range a massive boost in the treble and slight tweaking of the bass to reduce the sogginess. When the treble is boosted and the mid cut they actually make a reasonable sound - perfectly good for travelling at any rate which was what I wanted them for. You're never going to hear piercing, sizzling strings, no matter how much you boost the treble but this is offset by good extension into the bass.By adjusting the equalisation settings on my player app I was able to compensate to an acceptable amount and make them sound perfectly ok for the need I have for them. They sound fairly open with reasonable definition, a long way from serious high-end, but certainly worth the £17-£18 price tag. I would describe as having a full-on, 'fun' sound well suited to rock, metal and certain types of classical (organ music, particularly) - which happens to coincide quite well with my taste :)This model DO require some fairly specific equalisation on the source to sound at their best, and without any equalisation they sound really heavy in the bass with not much high end, but with the EQ they improve a lot. Even with EQ, they don't deliver amazing clarity and are really uncomfortable if you wear glasses (although I'm going to leave them clamping a box overnight to loosen them up a bit) but they do go really loud which is great for noisy trains (not so much for fellow passengers >;-} ) and they do have a certain subjective musicality and fun sound which I can live with, plus, most people who've bought them seem to have found them to be quite reliable which is always good. Consequently I think that if your player/app is capable of equalisation then these are good value for money.Cons:Bulky - Don't fold up.They really clamp to your head - may be painful for glasses wearers.Bass overblown.Treble kind of 'missing', even with EQSound leakage. Don't sit next to anyone with violent tendencies.Probably not very water resistant for wearing in even the lightest rain showersPros:Really LOUD!!Phenomenal battery life (not personally tested yet)Bass overblown - some people like it that way, and it can largely be tamed with EQ.Warm sound with reasonable detailCan connect using a (supplied) audio cable to spare your phone batteryMay not list AptX but compares extremely favourably with other models which do.

A definite 5 stars from me.These are the best headphones I have ever had the pleasure to use.I do agree with a couple of reviewers in saying they are tight around the ears after an hour or so but I will get used to that, it is like wearing in a new pair of shoes. The sound quality is not as good as the high spec sets but hey! who cares for this price?I own a set of Sennheiser cordless and these are much better quality. Very well made and very good quality for Chinese but of course these are the better Chinese quality.Can get a bit sweaty around the ears on a hot day but what doesn't get sweaty on a hot day?Easy to work and instructions are clear enough to understand.I noticed someone was complaining about a continuous hissing noise but I have not had any problems whatsoever. Maybe he had a snake stuck inside one of the speakers? or maybe just not using version 4.0 Bluetooth?And also someone said there was massive sound leakage, I would not say "massive" but yes there is a bit of sound leakage but no way massive. Anyway 90% of people now wear some sort of headset or hands free device or even talking directly on the phone, so if you do ride on a crowded train, bus, air plane or whatever the odds are they will all have a set of these lol and the train will make more noise than the sound leakage from these.They actually come with a lead for listening without the use of Bluetooth which was a bonus because the description here on Amazon said this was an optional extra.I purchased a Bluetooth version 4 dongle and it came with the drivers (CSR Harmony) for my Desktop computer so now I can listen to my movies and music from my computer too.Very easy to connect to version 4 Bluetooth because no need for the silly passwords or codes and the range is superb.I would recommend these to anyone and I would definitely use every day.Phone calls are easy when listening to music they just stop the music when you get a call and all you do is press the power button one time to answer the call. I like these very very much and for only £17.99 with free economy post you just cannot fault these.If I am listening to music on my computer, the sound goes quiet for a couple of seconds to let you know you have a text.Connects easy to my Moto G no problems.So to sum it all up:No hissing sounds for me and sound quality is superb.No massive sound leakage but there is a bit, so what? I have not yet found a set of headphones that do not leak sound.The bass is very good.The quality is very good and very well made.They really are on par with "Beats" and better than my Sennheiser.Just a word of warning: Do not try to bend them too wide to get them on you might run the risk of snapping the sliding adjusters. That is just a warning but I do have a big head and no problems for me yet.Have fun if you buy these because I know you will love them.Anyone having any problems connecting these then ask here and we will all try to help you. Won't we boys and girls???