B&O BeoPlay H8i Wireless On-Ear Headphones (Black)

(20 customer reviews)

£399.00

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B&O BeoPlay H8i Wireless On-Ear Headphones (Black)

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CA54601
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5705260070217
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Brand

Bang and Olufsen

20 reviews for B&O BeoPlay H8i Wireless On-Ear Headphones (Black)

  1. Pia –

    B&O. Shed loads of money. Noise cancelling. On-ear. What’s not to love?Well, for me, quite a lot.I wanted to love these, but actually hated them. They look good, but on the head they stick out too much and are very uncomfortable. I am tall, but fairly “normal” sized, but these phones do not extend far enough to reach my ears without putting too much pressure on the top of my head. The extension is really quite small.I hate over-ear ‘phones, so these seemed to be mana from heaven, as on-ear, bluetooth, with noise cancelling, an ideal replacement for my ageing Bose QC 3. Fat chance. Still, as ever, the Bose QC 3 are way and above the best on-ear NC headphones ever made – but without bluetooth!So, back to the review.Good, but not great sound, clunky controls, I really cannot see how these get so many good reviews. I found the sound muffled, and the app did not give much in the way of control of the sound – form over function (as often the case with B&O!). The noise cancelling was good, and really made a difference. But………Move your head and they fall off. Seriously – these are pretty good headphones, on ear, noise cancelling, bluetooth, reasonable sound quality, but unless you are sitting down, immobile, they are a menace.When mobile, they slip, slide and fall off, and even worse they suffer from a very common problem with headphones, they transmit sound from footsteps as a booming sound to your ears.I want a multi-purpose set of ‘phones, for use in and these are not them!Having written all this I am wondering why I gave them 3 stars!! I have to say they are okay, and if you want on-ear noise cancelling ‘phones with bluetooth these are as good as I’ve tried, as long as you don’t move around. At all.

  2. Pietro Rizzo –

    Super uncomfortable

  3. Proud Mamma –

    5 Stars, Love them!!!

  4. Malcolm Roberts –

    After reading some of the reviews, I was a little apprehensive on spending so much on a pair of headphones BUT I’m incredibly glad that I did! These are my first pair by Bang & Olufsen, after testing out a friends older model and hearing their speakers, I decided to give them a try. After spending years using in-ear headphones, buying a pair of on-ears was a bit of a risk; however they are lightweight yet sturdy, whilst still looking sleek and stylish. I was worried they’d look and feel clunky but that isn’t the case at all!!So far the manufacturers description has been accurate, they took around 2 hours to fully charge and although I have them on the highest volume, the battery hasn’t decreased that much. I like that you can have these wired too as I’ve used them with the PS4, although I do wish the app was a bit better. I don’t currently have WiFi at home and can’t seem to update the headphones whilst using 4G which is a shame, that being said I LOVE how much you can customise the sound with the newer app! The presets are wonderful, it’s great to be able to swipe around the screen to find the perfect balance between tracks. I was a little disappointed with the button features being the same for switching the headphones on and enabling transparency mode; also as a few other reviews have pointed out, whilst walking you can hear a slightly thump of the footsteps but if you’re listening to quite bass heavy music then that shouldn’t be an issue.All in all, I’m very impressed with this purchase and look forward to buying more Bang & Olufsen products in the future!

  5. miss cindy parrish –

    So happy with these, was a bit apprehensive about ordering after reading some of the reviews. No slipping off the head, no sound interruptions or sensitivity issues. Love them!!!

  6. jesse turner –

    multiple issues

  7. Vicky L. –

    I’ll start by saying that I’m no expert on headphones but I chose these because they ticked all the boxes I needed, ANC, not too big (on-ear) and bluetooth. The headphones look good but the first problem I found as soon as I put them on and glanced down at the booklet that came with them – they slipped right off my head. This wasn’t a one off and I found that the slightest movement made them slip. Thinking it might just be me, my husband tried them and they slipped off his head too. As I want to wear them while I’m gardening they would be completely useless for that or any activity that involves moving your head. I connected them via Bluetooth to my iphone 6 and tried listening to an audible book and some music. The sound was great when it worked except that the Bluetooth kept cutting out, for a split second about once every 45 seconds – enough to be really annoying. I couldn’t connect to 2 devices as advertised but I gave up trying. I also couldn’t take the firmware update as the app said it couldn’t find my headphones even though they were set up and connected in the app. Within 30 mins of opening the box I wanted to throw them out of the window. I expected more for the price I paid but these headphones just don’t work for me sadly.

  8. Rebana –

    As expected from B&O the sound quality is excellent. But, there are two irritating issues- it tends to slip off the head for any slight movement of the head and correspondingly cuts off the sound. Thus the four and not five stars.

  9. melanie b. –

    Bluetooth does not work well

  10. Woine –

    Drops bluetooth connection all the time.

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