

Overall the sound quality, battery life, and noise cancelling make these a good buy. It lasted around 12 hours at work just listening to audio on and off a bit. However, the listed life of of 10 hours is pretty accurate when used with, for me, lots of phone time (around 1.5-2 hours) and audio the remainder of time. I've found the battery life listed usually is aspirational for the product. Really Samsung? You could not get one of your premium phones to work with one of your premium headphones with your premium settings?Īs for battery life, this exceeded my expectations. However, this Samsung setting does not work with the Samsung headphones.

I finally figured out the was a high definition audio setting that is on the S7 that was supposed to smooth out the audio and create a less digital sounding experience. I turned the noise cancellation on and off, repaired the headset, turned the phone on and off and various other attempts at fixing the issue to no avail. I couldn't figure out what was happening. Although I have not experienced many others, they failed to meet my expectations in this regard.Īn important note, I was listening to an audiobook on the plane and there was a metallic, digital artifact happening. Although one of the reasons I purchased these was the noise canceling, I would not recommend these if noise canceling was the primary reason you want headphones. I read a review that said they thought it was about 80% improvement. It helps out a bit but not as much as I expected. There's a bit if reduction as it travels to right through the center but you have to be listening for it for it to stand out. They are neutral sounding with good seperation and location of sound field (when the sound travels from one side to the other). I paired these to my Galaxy S7 Edge, which was another reason I purchased these. I like neutral sounding speakers so that the music sounds as it's supposed to.

I've been into high end audio for a long time. The sale price and reviews pushed them over the top. Since I was about to travel, this elevated these to near the top. Reviewing the specs, I found them as good or better in most regards to the others, even the most expensive ones, and they included active noise cancellation. I did not want to pay much over $200 but since these, the LGs and several others were below, I had a decent selection to chose from. However, when I was there I looked at all the versions sold there. I went to Best Buy with the intent to get the latest LG version of these since my brother in law recommended them.
