Beyond the gorgeous upgrade of B&O Earset Bluetooth headset out of the box for ten years
If it was the "old burn" born in the 1980s, it should be familiar with ear-hook flat-head headphones. When it comes to such headphones, one of the classic products has to be mentioned - from the Danish audio-visual brand B&O (Bang & Olufsen). Classic ear-hook headphones A8.
Speaking from the classic headphones B&O A8 more than ten years agoBang & Olufsen was founded in 1925 as a Danish brand. It is famous for making luxury audio-visual products. The first generation of B&O A8 was in the 1990s. In 2005-2012, it was a very high-profile earphone in China. Headphones have been available for more than a decade.
A8 headphones and B&O Beosound 2 (flying saucer) players belong to the "noble products" and are sold as a plug-in for the player. The price is about 1,000 yuan, which is more expensive at the current consumption level. B&O A8 headphones It is the product that many people look up to.
I have had one A8 earphone in about 2012. The above three pictures were taken at that time. I have never forgotten about its unique shape and excellent workmanship. This is a very eye-catching earphone with clear eyes. Clean, but with less bass and a cooler overall sound.
B&O launched a line-controlled product after A8 and renamed it B&O Earset 3i. Nowadays, more and more people choose Bluetooth headsets to use with mobile phones. B&O has upgraded Earset to "wireless". The B&O Earset Bluetooth headset is priced at 2,298 yuan.
B&O BeoPlay Earset out of the box
B&O Earset earphone packaging is the brand's consistently clean and clean style. In addition to the earphones, there is a flannel storage bag, data cable and paper manual. The quality of the headphones is not only good, but the workmanship of the wires is also very elegant.
B&O Earset earphone shell material is mainly made of aluminum. It is processed by electroplating and metal wire drawing. The metal texture is very good. The surface of the graphite brown version of the earphone is matte, which is both low-key and high-quality. The precision of the mold is extremely high. The aspect is also handled quite perfectly, just to see the shape of the headphones will be pleasing to the eye.
In addition to graphite brown, another alternative version of Earset is white, but the white rubber is prone to discoloration over time.
Earset earphones experienceCompared with ordinary in-ear headphones, Earset's flat-eared earphones need to be spent more space to describe, because this ear-hook type has its advantages, but it is not popular for the ear-hook headphones. There are some limitations to the wearing method. In short, the ear-hook flat-head headphones may be "the honey-cream".
The main change of the wireless version of Earset compared to the old wired version of the A8 or Earset 3i is the battery designed in the earphone cavity. The battery and the aluminum metal bracket make this earphone much heavier than the general Bluetooth headset, but Individuals try to wear them like glasses, and they will get used to them for a while.
B&O Earset has the advantage of designing the battery on the earhook assembly. Many round-neck Bluetooth headsets will design the battery in the middle of the wire. Wearing such a headset battery will have a "sink", especially when walking or moving. The battery may come and go in the back of the neck, which affects the experience.
As far as wearing, the weight of the earphone does not cause a bad experience for wearing. The earloop that can adjust the angle is very convenient to wear, and the earphone is extremely stylish when worn.
But many things are two-sided. If you wear ear-hook headphones, it may have a certain impact on your wearing glasses at the same time.
The Earset's charging port is a Type-C type interface. The charging time is about 5 hours. This battery life is not long, but it is enough for a longer trip. The Bluetooth version is 4.2, which is relatively stable and is not prone to outage.
The wire control and microphone of the earphone wire part are also very elegant and elegant. The outer casing is made of anodized aluminum, and the buttons have no printed logo, which also presents a simple aesthetic.
Earset, like most B&O Bluetooth audio products, can be controlled online via the mobile version of the Beoplay app, sound style adjustments and firmware upgrades, but currently there is no upgraded version of the National Bank version of the app to support this headset.
B&O Earset Headphones
Before talking about the sound of this earphone, we must talk about the unit used. The speaker unit used in this earphone is a large-size moving coil unit of 14.2mm, so the "micro-motion coil" unit used in many in-ear headphones has Very different, the frequency response range is conventional 20 - 20,000 Hz, impedance is 32 ohms, sensitivity is 104dB SPL +/- 2dB @ 1kHz, there is nothing special about the data, but you can feel it when you put on your ears. The feeling is special, some old burning evaluation of B&O's voice is "not HiFI", but in fact, many B&O products are very good to hear, especially the sound.
The impression that Earset headphones sound gives me can be described simply as "introverted scales and clear sounds."
The first is that the sound is relatively clear and clean, the sound of the high frequency is very clear, the sound of the high frequency part is not sharp, soft and bright, very resistant, and does not feel too irritating.
The mid-frequency vocals are full, enough sounds have feelings, but they don't look deliberately rendered. The bass has a certain sense of hitting, but the amount of bass is not much, at least not compared with many in-ear headphones that are mainly bass, if the bass in the earphones on the market is divided into 1-5 levels. The bass volume of this headset is around 2.8, close to 3, and the Earl's predecessor's early A8 is also a type with less bass. The style is different from B&O's conventional in-ear headphones H3 and H5, and the H-series bass is much more obvious.
Although the bass is not a lot, this earphone gives a feeling of a large dynamic range. The sound field is relatively open and transparent, and it has a sense of atmosphere, but it is not the kind of atmosphere with a ambiguous reverberation. Listening to rock or heavy bass tracks feels that the bass is not enough, it is a relatively clear headphone style, more suitable for light music, and a fresh vocal minor.
B&O Earset headphones have several issues to be aware of when using:
First, the flat-headed earphones have the characteristics of “leakageâ€. If you have a loud volume, people around you may hear the sound of your headphones. Be careful not to cause trouble in public.
Second, the earphones use a sponge cover to increase the wearing comfort, but the sponge cover is easy to lose, and it will be damaged after a long time, but it is easy to buy replacement parts on the e-commerce website.
Third, the 14.2mm earphone unit is relatively large in size. This earphone may be slightly less friendly for some women with smaller body size, because the female ear may be smaller.
However, the two sides of the thing are reflected in this earphone. On the one hand, the flat headphone has a leaking sound, and the ability to isolate the outside sound is not as good as some in-ear headphones, but when you are on the street, use headphones when walking, if the headphones are very soundproof, It is very dangerous. The headphones with better sound insulation on the vehicle will also worry that they will not hear the broadcast station. This earphone can hear some external sounds and will not have such troubles.
Another feature is the ear hook. For users who wear glasses, the ear-hook headphones will have some impact on wearing glasses, mainly because the two things on the ear are heavy at the same time, but the ear-hook headphones are suitable for long-distance travel. Use, for example, on the high-speed rail, I like to use the ear-hook headphones to watch movies. Wearing the ear for 1-2 hours will not cause obvious discomfort, and the conventional in-ear headphones may make me feel hot in the ear and pain in the ear canal. .
This is a chic and stylish earphone, and the sound has some limitations, but it has a "maverick" shape and a "unconventional" sound style, coupled with B&O brand factors. Fans should be a very interesting earphone. It is suitable for "typed" youths who value brands, quality of life and personal style.
In the early years, many old B&O A8 headphones were collected for collection, because the shape of the headphones is so handsome, wearing a street is very eye-catching; but if you want to buy a Bluetooth version of Earset for "collection", you need to be prompted: "Bluetooth headsets are consumables." Because the built-in battery life will continue to shrink, the Bluetooth headset may not last for a few years. From this point of view, the Earset collection property is second only to the wired version of A8 or Earset 3i.
Author: @ITZY Andy
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