August EP650

First off I am not a paid reviewer or someone that got this for free. It is disappointing that some Amazon reviews are now suspect. I have had this headset for just two days so this is simply my initial impressions and they are very positive. I found pairing to my LG G3 smartphone, NEXUS 10 tablet, and Dish Hopper to be straightforward and actually pretty easy. I thought the Hopper wasn't going to work but then bingo it did. There is a very slight delay in sound when watching TV on Dish but you have to be really focusing on their lips to notice it. Watching a movie using the DishAnywhere app that I had transferred to the phone had no delay in sound, just excellent. I have listened to streaming music and movies using the Amazon Prime music app, DishAnywhere, Google Music, and Pandora all excellent. Music that I have downloaded or in the cloud is just excellent and really doesn't seem to make a difference. Also purchased the case from August and it will protect the headset and it also is a good product. I like that you get a discount when you buy them together. PRO: 1. Sound quality is excellent. I downloaded a popular equalizer app to the smartphone to play with the sound and eventually just ended up turning off the equalizer. You can of course totally change the sound with the equalizer app and there were certain songs that it seemed like maybe they were better with the equalizer but overall I kept finding that comparing the song with and without the app and in different equalizer modes like normal, rock, dance, flat, or custom would generally sound just as good without the equalizer. Fun to play with and I am not that much a huge bass fan. Generally speaking I want my music to be as the artist intended it to be. I tried everything from classic rock, country, Hawaiian (if you are familiar with Darlene Ahuna I haven't heard her sound better), and it amazed me how I had forgotten just how good some voices really are/were like Johnny Cash or Elvis. Also along the sound comment is that I hear such small effects so clearly and the words to some songs that I always struggled with so clearly I find that really shows off the technology. Watching a movie that had a dog barking weakly in the background and I thought it was my neighbor coming over with his dog like he generally would. Took off the headset to get up to answer the door and then had to laugh that the barking had been part of the soundtrack. That was the moment I thought 'damn, good headset'. 2. Comfort. Yes it covers and fits totally over the ear and has an excellent comfort to it. You can wear it for longer periods without a problem but I wouldn't go so far as to say that you don't know it's there. 3. Price. Seems to me the price point on this headset is excellent. I have a 20 year old studio quality wired headset that is still phenomenal but to be wireless is compelling. 4. Noise Isolation. So this is a pro in one way simply because these cut out the world and you are in your own little cocoon. 5. Controls. Personally I don't find the controls confusing at all. The small owners manual was clear enough, CON 1. At this point the only con I have is that noise isolation. Even at moderate volume levels if my wife wants to get my attention she has to be in my vision. I would never wear these walking in a busy city unless the sound was at the lowest levels. The headset itself has such noise cancelling ability that you could easily not hear a car horn, siren etc. Someone knocking on your door? Forget it, you would never hear it. 2. Use as a phone. Although I have to say it's great to hear the phone call through both ears with the noise isolation it was great for me. The person on the other end said I was clear enough but there was a bit of a tunnel effect that wasn't as clear as if I was on the phone itself. With the mic where it is that makes perfect sense. If I have any longer term issues I will post them. Update: I have used these for over one year. Very happy. Buying one for a gift.

Love these. The outlasted both my daughter's beats and for a fraction of the price. This will be my second pair. I also bought an extra for my husband in the red and he loved them. My first pair just died on me. I fell asleep with them on and had them running on an external battery. Don't know if that had anything to do with it. They were going on 3+ years and had only paid $40 for them back then so I wasn't too upset. No problem deciding what new headphones to buy. Pro- easy to use. I have no problem syncing them to my different devices. I mostly use apple devices but I have synced them to my Dish box at night to watch tv while my husband sleeps, with no problems. Controls are easy to find. Center button to pause, play, sync and power on and off. Right above the center button you have two buttons for volume control and under the center button two buttons for back and forward. Look no more these are the headphones you want if you are looking for inexpensive, good, durable headphones. Pro- comfortable. They surround my whole ear and aren't tight. They're cushioned around your ears and on the part that rests on your head. Pro- durable and flexible. That was our problem with the beats, whatever plastic they use doesn't have a lot of give and they ended up breaking in half from all the pulling them wide to put them on and off. These have a bit more flex to them. Pro- price! Hello, less than $50 bucks, what's not to love? Pro- battery life. I haven't really paid attention to the exact time but it's hours non stop. I listen to my audible books as I go about my day. I actually don't charge them everyday. Sorry, I can't be specific. But it's a long time. Cons- Not as crisp a sound as some like but this only matters if you're a sound geek. I think they still sound great. I liked them better than the Beats. Not distorted, no hissing, not high pitchy or too bassy ( is that a word?). Con- I do lose signal if there are too many walls between the headphones and my device. But for the most part I can move through my house and even step outside without losing the connection. Photos: The silver ones are my old pair after 3+ years that I burned out. I wanted to show how they fare with time. Again, I used them everyday for hours straight. The black and red are our new ones.

Acabo de recibirlos, super rápido el envío vía amazon premium ( 1 día y medio ), despues de estar descontento con unos phillips del mismo precio, los cuales aparte de entrecortarse el bluetooth, no sonaban muy allá. Compré estos por los comentarios, y la verdad, ha sido una sorpresa, al menos hasta el momento. El Bluetooth por ahora responde muy muy bien, 0 cortes en 1 hora, sonido sin cables casi igual que con cables, cosa difícil, normalmente suele ser peor con diferencia. Y lo mejor, los graves SÍ SUENAN, cosas que en otros auriculares de estos precios apenas se notan. Son muy muy cómodos, y los materiales aunque no son lo mejor, sí que son de una calidad buena y con un acabado y diseño muy bonito ( los rojos que yo tengo son preciosos ). La conectividad que tienen ( usb/bluetooth/cable ) hace que no te deje tirado como otros tipos de auriculares, lo que te da mucha movilidad y no dependes de tener la batería siempre. Y plegables, para que ocupen menos espacio y al guardarlos en la funda no se rompan! Desventajas, que el micro en el pc no funciona a no ser que se ponga en modo mono, por lo que no se puede jugar a juegos con ellos y que la funda hay que comprársela aparte. Los graves para algunas personas, aunque para mí están perfectos, en el peor de los casos con el móvil/pc/tablet se puede ecualizar. Probé en tienda física varios modelos de otras marcas hace un tiempo, y para encontrar algo parecido todo se iba a 120 € o más, y el sonido era el mismo. Recomendados al 100% si quieres algo con buen rendimiento y a buen precio! A partir de ahora, y si siguen funcionando como ahora mismo, August será sinónimo de calidad. Si alguno quiere ver una review, aquñi tenéis una en español. [....]

Aspect général et confort: Le casque a un aspect bien fini. Bonne qualité des charnières et plastique bien fini. Les "coussins" sur les oreillettes et le "dessus de tête" sont confortables et permettent de garder le casque sur les oreilles sans fatigue assez longtemps. Il serre suffisamment la tête pour ne pas tomber quand on se penche. On peut éventuellement l'utiliser en faisant du sport, mais il est peu être malgré tout un peu lourd pour cet usage. On peut le plier ce qui permet de réduire l'encombrement. Dans l'ensemble la qualité de fabrication est très bonne en comparaison des autres casques que j'ai pu essayer. L'autonomie est d'une dizaine d'heures. Les boutons sur le côté pour le volume et le changement de morceaux sont moyennement pratiques d'accès mais on s'y fait. De toutes façons je ne les utilise pas en permanence donc ce n'est pas trop contraignant (le volume je l'ajuste directement sur mon PC ou mon lecteur MP3). Les boutons de changement de morceaux ne fonctionnent pas avec toutes les applications. Son: Le son est excellent pour qui aime les basses bien présentes. Je ne dirais pas qu'il est bien équilibré car les basses sont un peu sur-dosées à mon avis. Mais c'est une question de goût et pour l'écoute de rock / techno je le trouve absolument parfait. Pour l'écoute de classique, la présence un peu trop affirmée des basses me gène personnellement (ça donne un effet de "brouhaha", de sons graves trop présents). Donc je ne le conseillerais pas pour cet usage. Il y a parfois un léger souffle lorsqu'on connecte le casque et qu'il n'y a pas de musique. Dès que la transmission de son commence, le souffle disparait et on ne l'entend plus du tout, même si aucun son n'est transmis (par exemple entre deux morceaux ou dans une plage "vide"). Compte tenu du prix, je le recommande clairement par rapport à des casques de marques plus connues et beaucoup plus chers.

I bought these headphones so I could listen to TV at my preferred louder volume than my wife who can hear me removing the top off a XXXX at 50 paces. They were the cheapest on the market I could find with aptX which syncs the TV and what you hear perfectly. Easy to connect and seem to be quality built. My only gripe is my ear only just fits inside the phones - older blokes like me high side of 70 need that extra size...maybe just another 5mm or so would do, so I need to wiggle them on the make a positive seal. (ears and nose are only body parts to grow in old age...damn!) Bottom line is I'm very happy with them.

Fonctionne parfaitement avec un transmetteur Bluetooth BOOM BOOM 55 connecté à la sortie optique d'une TV . ACUN EFFET RETARD SON -IMAGE. ENSEMBLE PARFAIT A RECOMMANDER EN CAS DE PROBLEME D'AUDITION On peut ajuster le son de façon indépendante du son de la TV qui peu rester très faible et même nul et donc n'importune pas le voisin de palier

The headphones are awesome! They fit my head perfectly which was my biggest worry. The padding and "leather" is super comfortable. I had a little trouble with pairing, until I re-read the instructions and then there was no issue (have to press and hold the + and - button for 3 seconds which is actually more like 5. The headphones let you know with a beep and red and blue flashing light when you have entered pairing mode). The sound via my cell phone with music was great. Good deep bass, maybe a bit too much, but I loved it! My biggest issue is with my PS3 and PS4. The PS3, the headphones paired no problem, but they can only be used for communication via mic and from other people (chatter so to speak). The PS3 is not capable of streaming the audio from games, movies, etc.. via bluetooth. Shoot I said to myself. No worries, the PS4 should be enabled! Well, no such luck testing it because the PS4 does not have the proper profiles for many Bluetooth devices (August Ep650 included), thus I am unable to pair them with my PS4. Since then, I have used them on my computer, using the stereo cable plugged into my speakers and that too works great. I have also ordered a bluetooth transmitter which I will hookup to my sound system. This will at least solve the "wireless" issue with my PS3 and PS4. Bottom line, the headphones themselves are great, sound great, feel great and look great. Feel a bit flimsy, but not much worse than my Nexxtech wireless headphones from the Source, which have sound "cuts out" issues.