I am seeing On-ear headphones????. Thanks, hard pass. I can’t stand those, over-ear or in-ear are the only way for me to not have pain after a few minutes of using earphones.
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Bang & Olufsen Launches $499 Beoplay HX Noise-Canceling Headphones Offering 35 Hours of Battery Life
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First sentence of the first post: "Bang & Olufsen today launched its latest premium over-ear headphones".
You think they look too small for that?
Just got rid of my AirPod Maxes because they were clenching my jaw too much, to the point of pain! Was fannying around the internet looking for something to replace them, because they were the best headphones I've heard in a long time (price and ANC aside).
I really do hope these are the ones, they specifically mentioned 'lightweight' in their Amazon listing... I wonder why that's so important all of a sudden
Here's me hoping for something decent... let's see!
I really do hope these are the ones, they specifically mentioned 'lightweight' in their Amazon listing... I wonder why that's so important all of a sudden
Here's me hoping for something decent... let's see!
these look nice. i wish bowers&wilkins went back to making good oe headphones...
Random question
A friend of mine and I are considering starting our own podcast and I’m looking into Mic’s and equipment. The Blue Yeti Mic’s seem solid. I have the H8’s I planned to use on my Mac Pro (passed on the H9’s as I didn’t like the larger ear covers) but if the sound quality is better on the H9’s especially for podcasts and production work I might grab them esp as they lowered the price now. The H95 is too big but the HX’s don’t seem bigger than the H9’s which I’m guessing these replace. Will most likely be video Casting as well so I don’t want huge headsets.
I’m considering the Blue Yeticaster Pro as I like the arm and extra‘s for sound quality but if anyone has any other recommendations for Mic’s for podcasting/video casting and headphones I’ll buy you a bottle of whatever you love or these headphones
The H8’s I have had for 6 years (6 years!!? Time, man, wish I could bottle it) are great. Also have AirPod Pro’s but I want solid equipment for audio. Also looking into good apps. Have just about everything from Logic X Pro to MainStage to Loopback to dozens of media effects. i’ve never done a podcast so this is new territory for me.
Just looking at the H8’s vs the H9’s ear cups make the H9’s seem so large.
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A friend of mine and I are considering starting our own podcast and I’m looking into Mic’s and equipment. The Blue Yeti Mic’s seem solid. I have the H8’s I planned to use on my Mac Pro (passed on the H9’s as I didn’t like the larger ear covers) but if the sound quality is better on the H9’s especially for podcasts and production work I might grab them esp as they lowered the price now. The H95 is too big but the HX’s don’t seem bigger than the H9’s which I’m guessing these replace. Will most likely be video Casting as well so I don’t want huge headsets.
I’m considering the Blue Yeticaster Pro as I like the arm and extra‘s for sound quality but if anyone has any other recommendations for Mic’s for podcasting/video casting and headphones I’ll buy you a bottle of whatever you love or these headphones
The H8’s I have had for 6 years (6 years!!? Time, man, wish I could bottle it) are great. Also have AirPod Pro’s but I want solid equipment for audio. Also looking into good apps. Have just about everything from Logic X Pro to MainStage to Loopback to dozens of media effects. i’ve never done a podcast so this is new territory for me.
Just looking at the H8’s vs the H9’s ear cups make the H9’s seem so large.
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Even if you consider sales tax, EU and UK prices are a joke.
Highest US sales tax - 9.47% as far as I am aware.
$499 = £364 = 422€ (approx rounded)
With sales tax the US price would be around $546.
$546 = £ 398 =462€
Even if the US had a 20% VAT, then the price would be $599
$599 = £437 = 506.34€
The VAT in the UK does not justify this rip off. Then again, Apple is doing the same now to European customers for the most part.
i think Blue Yeti have problems with Big Sur (because of USB issues)Random question
A friend of mine and I are considering starting our own podcast and I’m looking into Mic’s and equipment. The Blue Yeti Mic’s seem solid. I have the H8’s I planned to use on my Mac Pro (passed on the H9’s as I didn’t like the larger ear covers) but if the sound quality is better on the H9’s especially for podcasts and production work I might grab them esp as they lowered the price now. The H95 is too big but the HX’s don’t seem bigger than the H9’s which I’m guessing these replace. Will most likely be video Casting as well so I don’t want huge headsets.
I’m considering the Blue Yeticaster Pro as I like the arm and extra‘s for sound quality but if anyone has any other recommendations for Mic’s for podcasting/video casting and headphones I’ll buy you a bottle of whatever you love or these headphones
The H8’s I have had for 6 years (6 years!!? Time, man, wish I could bottle it) are great. Also have AirPod Pro’s but I want solid equipment for audio. Also looking into good apps. Have just about everything from Logic X Pro to MainStage to Loopback to dozens of media effects. i’ve never done a podcast so this is new territory for me.
Just looking at the H8’s vs the H9’s ear cups make the H9’s seem so large. View attachment 1749099
Our family loves the HomePod. It get used 100s of times each day. My family of 6 ask it questions about famous people, elements of periodic table, to play a certain song, asking it to ping their iOS devices (because they keep misplacing them), asking about weather, and it acts as our home hub as well. Love the quality. It also recognizes each of our family members voice and answers accordingly.
Indeed and Beats were pretty horrible at playing actual music, unless you love R&B and maximum bass. Maybe they have improved the sound quality under Apple's stewardshipApple bought Beats years ago
I love that these are simultaneously super expensive while also being affordable compared to the Max.
Same experience - I've had the H9i which were amazing. Unfortunately, the on/off switch broke, and they replaced them with H9 3rd gen. Easily the best headphones I've owned. Well worth the price. If I ever replace them, it'll be by a next-gen Beoplay.
Suppose some are all about battery life. Even when traveling I can't say I'm ever away from a charging source that long that I need 35 hours of charge. If I'm traveling that light that I don't want to carry a charger or be near a charging source, hauling along big over-ear headphones isn't going to be happening and I'll go with AirPods instead.
Using cowhide and lambskin in headphones is not a selling point for me.
Exactly. With their aesthetic and quality, I think B&O (or B&W) would have been a more compatible partnership or acquisition on Apple's side compared to the garish teenage-mass-appeal brand that was Beats. But I guess the bean counter in chief wanted to loop in the "youngsters" with his boomer sense of marketing driven "coolness".
I recently did a shoot out between B&W PX7, Bose 700 and Sony XM4. I'd just worn out a pair of faithful Bose QC 35 and expected Bose to still have the lead over the others in terms of NC. Because Bose, right? I'd also previously tried the older, wired B&W P7, which hands down had the best fidelity of any earphone I'd every listened too, but obviously no NC - a deal breaker. Also way too heavy.
Surprisingly the Bose 700 were very middle of the road, and the NC nowhere near as good as I would have expected. The XM4 were not pleasant at all, at least to my ears. Very over emphasised, far too much DSP going on and with NC switched on a truly awful HF hiss. The PX7 were the best of all things. Better NC than Bose (believe it) and the sort of solid, warm sound that just made me smile, and want to listen to my music all over again. Excellent build quality, better weight, a useful case and a surprisingly simple and useful companion app.
If the B&O come close to that, they'll be doing well. But those round ear cups. As others have pointed out - ears are not (usually) round.
Very funny episode of “News Radio” had conservative Bill loving rap music because he had the treble turned down in his car and didn’t know there were words. That’s Beats Audio...
The UK price of the headphones is £449, it's not exactly what I would call a rip-off.
Fair point. But for me, at least, there's more need for a protective case when traveling. When I'm at home, I don't put my headphones in a case. I put them on a stand, or in a desk drawer, or on a bookshelf. Case not really needed at home. If I had small children or large dogs, I might want the case. But in that event, I'd probably want the more protective case, not the purse-style case that doesn't offer much protection.