Top critical review
3.0 out of 5 starsWorks fine for a while for it's price / quality, but not for Nintendo Switch
Reviewed in Canada on November 6, 2022
I purchased these headphones mainly to play on my Nintendo Switch via bluetooth connection. Now, for it's price, the product is good. Of course there are products that give a much better sound and that are more comfortable to wear but they are also more expensive. They are comfortable enough and fit the shape of my head well enough to wear for a few hours without feeling any discomfort. The adjustable band is good. When wearing them and using them, I can still hear the outside world which in my mind is good for environmental awareness even when the volume is high, but I can see how for some people looking for sound quality and intensity this can be a minus - these headphones are not noise cancelling. I can also use these headphones with a wire instead of bluetooth. Concerning the wire, the sound sometimes cuts off a bit when you move with the wire. I don't recommend the use of these headphones for speaking on the phone via bluetooth. I have been told that I sound far away and I have trouble being understood when speaking through these headphones.
I ordered these in February 2022 and they worked fine until October 2022. At some point in October the headphones started acting weird when I was playing on my Nintendo Switch. They briefly made loud popping noises (a few popping noises for 3 - 4 seconds) and then they were disconnected from my Nintendo Switch. No matter what I did from then on, I couldn't reconnect them to my Nintendo Switch. I have tried turning them on / off, turning my Nintendo Switch on / off etc and it doesn't work. I then unpaired the headphones from my Nintendo Switch and I then attempted to pair them again. However, when my headphones are in pairing mode, they can't be paired to my Nintendo Switch anymore for some reason. However, I own bluetooth earbuds and I can still connect those to my Nintendo Switch. Therefore, in my mind, the root of the problem isn't with my Nintendo Switch, but with the headphones.
When the Nintendo Switch incident happened, I also tried to reconnect my headphones with my phone and my portable computer. It wouldn't work either. I then charged my bluetooth headphones (even though prior to the incident the battery life was at 70%). After a couple of hours on the charger, I attempted to connect my headphones to my phone and computer and it worked. I then proceeded to attempt the pairing process described above to my Nintendo Switch and it was still not working, even though I can still connect my Nintendo Switch to bluetooth earbuds from another company / seller.
To this day, these headphones work well for listening to music on my phone and my computer, but they do not work with my Nintendo Switch anymore. I am currently shopping for new headphones for my Nintendo Switch from another make / model. I gave 3 stars overall because they worked for a few months with all my devices and now they only work with 2 out of 3 of my devices.