Nakamichi Over the Ear Bluetooth Headphones BT304 - Retail Packaging - Black

Just bought these a week ago, after reading a lot of reviews. I was a little leery of buying a pair that didn't have standard input to fall back on, but bit the bullet because of the reviews. Firstly, I'll say that I haven't even tried to use these to talk with, so I can't agree or disagree with any other reviews on that front. PROS: Sound - These are really impressive. I don't know that I'd say that they are the best that I've ever hear in my life, but they are very clear and crisp, with pleasant highs, lows, and mids. Nothing overpowering, not muddy or tinny at all. Just faithful sound representation and reasonable volume. They don't get too loud, but I wouldn't recommend keeping them at the highest volume - they sound plenty good at the midway range. I haven't run into any distortion. Battery Life - I used these pretty liberally over the last week - AT LEAST four hours a day. No problems with battery life. Connectivity - Although a 3.5 jack would have been a nice option, I'm making do without. Had to install new bluetooth drivers on my windows 8 laptop, but that was a problem with the computer OEM, not with the headphones. Paired immediately with both my computer (with the new drivers) and my Sony Xperia Android phone. They pair quickly with both, and work flawlessly. Anyone who knows much about these issues will remind you that you'll get interference if you're too close to a running microwave, but otherwise no problems at all. I am able to get a good 25 feet away without any issues. Value - got these for $70, and seriously they're worth every penny. Although these won't outperform your $400 cans, they put up a great fight for something at this price point. You won't find a better deal. CONS: Button Placement - Not a severe negative, but it's not easy to find and press the right button unless you've trained yourself in button location and used them for a while. NEUTRAL: Fit - My head is probably slightly above average size. On the smallest setting these can put a bit of pressure on my head after 2-3 hours, but nothing too bad. Increasing the size makes them slip off my head a little if I move too fast. Nothing major, just kind of neither-good-nor-bad. Sound Leakage - although these aren't billed as noise-cancelling or noise-isolating, I was still hoping for a little more on that front. I won't say it's a negative because this doesn't pretend to offer those features, but I have to keep the volume low if I'm sitting next to my sleeping wife in bed. Not much sound gets in, though. SUMMARY: A great set of headphones for cheap, you won't be let down. I'll update later if any issues pop up, but they're really pleasing be right now. I don't know about the call quality as I don't use these for that purpose, but the sound quality is nice, the price is low, connectivity is great, and there are no other really glaring flaws. I would have no problem recommending these.

UPDATE: 5-19-15. so its been about 4 months and the headset has broken on both sides on the part that controls how much it extends when adjusting to your head. I was able to tape it up so it still works, but that shouldn't happen. i take good care of these and only wear them at work at my desk job. maybe its because i have a big head, or maybe its because its plastic (mostly because its plastic i think), but this shouldn't happen. i was able to fix it with some tape and a thing piece of plastic. other then that refer to the rest of my review to see how awesome these are. i gave these a 4 star review because of the breaking ive had to deal with. So when i got these i told my self id wait until they die before i write any review on it. figured id wait a day at most. its now been 5 days. yes, 5 days! I got them last monday charged them over night and used them for about 4 hours a day now its tuesday the following week and they finally died. by my guess they lasted about 20 hours or so. which is amazing. the best bluetooth headset i ever had lasted about 8 hours so this is a serious step in the right direction. in those 5 days of use (at work) i found them to be very comfortable to wear and sound great. you get good base out of them when it is meant to, i never found them to be too basy. When listening to some of my favorite rap or dubstep songs i found the base to be perfect and the overall sound quality to be great. they also look really sleek and nice, i don't mind wearing them at work because they don't look ostentatious like some other bluetooth headphones. they are also really comfortable to wear, though the headphones are some kind of faux perforated leather. they can get a little warm after long continued use but all in all they are pretty cushy and sit on your ears really comfortably. they also seem very sturdy, though they bend pretty well it feels like they are pretty tough. i personally love how much they can bend because i have a pretty big head and they don't seem to smash down on my head. they are also pretty light i would forget im wearing them sometimes. the ear cups twist around pretty well so you can fit them to your head pretty easy too. one of my favorite features is that you can still use them while they are charging which is amazing in my opinion. a downside is they use a Mini usb instead of the new standard Micro usb. this is only a problem because you would need a whole other charger to charge them, but thats pretty minor in my opinion. one thing i really don't like about the headset is there is no way to figure out how much battery life is left. there is no blinking light that tells you if its low, only when it gets low does it start to beep. then, it took about 2.5 - 3 hours for it to fully recharge. but seeing how you get 20+ hours of it, thats well worth the charge time. the cord it comes with is also really flexy, so when you are charging it you can easily wear the headset while its charging and you won't have this stiff wire coming off of it. For the price these headphones are the best you can get In my opinion. if your looking for something like this, look no further.