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B&O Beoplay H9i Wireless Over-Ear ANC Headphones $438.95 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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B&O Beoplay H9i Wireless Over-Ear ANC Headphones $438.95 Delivered @ Amazon AUAffiliate
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Great price, lowest price it has ever been.
Great build quality, comfort & sound quality.
These prioritise sound quality over noise-cancelling.

Note: the B&O H9i have replaceable battery, so when the battery dies you can purchase and replace it with a new battery. This feature alone gives it a much longer life as a product and adds to its value IMO.

Sound

Frequency: 20 – 22,000 Hz

Microphone: 2 digital MEMS Voice mic
4 Dedicated Electret Mic for ANC function (2 Electret Mic in each earcup)

Active noise cancellation: Features hybrid Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) technology. Two microphones, one placed on the outside of the ear cushion and one placed on the inside, just in front of the speaker, turn the surrounding noise around – effectively cancelling out unwanted elements.

Speakers: Electro-dynamic driver, 40 mm diameter

Impedance: 24 Ohm +/- 15%

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 4.2 supports AAC codec with 10 m operating range.
Compatible with devices of Bluetooth 1.1, 1.2, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2.

Bang&Olufsen App

Compatible with Bang & Olufsen App.

Cord

1.2 m audio cable with 3.5 mm mini-jack as alternative to wireless Connectivity
1.25 m USB-A to USB-C cable for Charging

On-device control (remote, touch interface)

One slide button for Bluetooth pairing (on/off)
Aluminium touch interface on right ear cup for controlling your music and phone calls (Play/Pause/Take call), Volume (Up/Down), Track (Next/Previous), Active Noise Cancellation (on/off)

Battery

Replaceable and rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery
Capacity 770 mAh
Up to 18 hours with Bluetooth and ANC
Up to 23 hours with Bluetooth
Up to 24 hours wired with ANC + control
Charging time: approximately 2.5 hours

Materials

Aluminium, Fabric, Leather, Stainless, Polymer

Weight

285 g/295 g (incl. audio cable)

Dimensions

197 x 200 x 52 mm

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  • MrFizz on 15/08/2019 - 16:48

    Response to Bose 700 coming to Aus?

  • MrFizz on 15/08/2019 - 16:49
    +1

    Jim's review
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpdcul2UiMY

  • Oxenfree123 on 15/08/2019 - 16:49
    +1

    Great Deal

  • paraneoplastic on 15/08/2019 - 16:50
    -3

    Not that great a headphones for the price mate, better off with the Sonys or bose

    • thebadmachine on 15/08/2019 - 16:58

      Please look at price history. These are top of the range B&O model.

        • onlinepred on 15/08/2019 - 17:25
          +1

          After going by ratings advice twice and getting screwed, it's better to go listen to the actual devices. IMO the H9i sounds significantly better for my style of music than XM3, and QC35. The only thing I don't like about them is they get a little uncomfortable during long sessions. ANC isn't great, but they sound so much better. If only our ears were objective hahahaha

          • paraneoplastic on 15/08/2019 - 17:31
            +1

            @onlinepred: objective ears would make life a lot easier indeed

            Each to there own i guess, i've had a few B&O in the past and the value proposition for them just isnt there, and that's coming from someone who recently spent 1.5k on a pair of IEMS lol

            • onlinepred on 15/08/2019 - 17:33
              +1

              @paraneoplastic: Yea I didn't like the h4, these sound great though, I really don't like xm3 and QC35 sound at all, I prefer a more emotional sound. All the ANC cans these days sound too clinical.

        • thebadmachine on 15/08/2019 - 17:54

          While I will give rtings credit as they at least provides a small paragraph beside each measurement, measurements can only tell part of the story.
          If you base your preferences on measurements alone that’s fine, but how something measures and how something sounds is a different perception all together.

          It is like the difference of imagining how something sounds based on what your eyes tell you, and then actually listening to the product.

          Same deal with audiosciencereview forums where they perform DAC measurements.
          There are some consistencies between measuring well and sounding good, but ‘how’ something sounds to you can only be perceived by listening.

          As much as it would be nice to be able to accurately predict how something will sound to you from the comfort of your computer, at this current moment it is still difficult.

      • Jasonissm on 15/08/2019 - 17:24

        Yeah, it's a good deal for these headphones in a vacuum, but with all the other products offering a better value proposition, unless you really want the B&O's probably go for Sony or Bose because they have better NC and sound slightly better as well.

        • paraneoplastic on 15/08/2019 - 17:32

          tbf i only looked at the critical listening metric

        • thebadmachine on 15/08/2019 - 18:11

          From my experience, and the opinions of others, XM3 & QC35II sound quite average.
          The XM3 sounding just bass heavy and the QC35II more balanced but generic sounding.

          Strong ANC and sound quality usually fall into two separate categories.
          The H9i leans more toward sound quality, while I personally only prefer standard wired headphones, for those who want the option of ANC & wireless these are an option.

          Another important note I included in the post, is that the battery is replaceable, so you can carry an extra one and change it instead of charging.
          Or when the battery dies, you can replace the battery and the product has another life.
          With most ANC headphones if the built-in battery dies the product dies with it, unless you are confident with DIY and can source a new battery.
          This IMO adds to it value.

          • Jasonissm on 15/08/2019 - 18:17

            @thebadmachine: I only tried the H9i's for about an hour while the others I have more extended listening time with but to be honest they sounded pretty unimpressive to me in terms of clarity, instrument separation etc. I usually prefer a more neutral sound signature leaning more towards bass, but not to the point where it leaks into other frequencies. In my opinion the best thing about the H9i's are the build quality, it's pretty solid, feels much nicer in the hand than the competitors, and although I don't really like the look, the leather construction is really much nicer feeling than plastic.

            • thebadmachine on 15/08/2019 - 18:22

              @Jasonissm: You must be quite fussy as I am with sound signature.
              I personally find most ANC headphones as just ‘ok’ sounding.
              Regarding XM3 I at one stage considered them just to try the LDAC codec, but after listening to them I had to pass on the idea, and now I pass on the idea of Bluetooth altogether.

              Regarding the H9i, I have heard these and the B&W PX (currently $399) are the only ANC headphones that sound decent.

              • aec on 15/08/2019 - 21:07

                @thebadmachine: Not sure about xm3, i dont have them. but H9i sounds way better than qc35.

        • aec on 15/08/2019 - 21:05

          Bose (qc35) sounds better than H9i? BS!

          I have both.

  • ozbjunkie on 15/08/2019 - 17:12

    I listened to these recently, though only for a short time.

    Sounded good, I'm not sure about 440 bucks good, but very enjoyable Bluetooth on ears. Decent bass, clarity. Better than the Bose w30 I tried long ago.

    I personally would go for the Westone w30 on sale from addicted to audio and an earstudio es100 for Bluetooth aptx hd, total 460aud. But that's an in ear solution.

    • onlinepred on 15/08/2019 - 17:27

      I can't stand in ear, not sure who would cross shop over ear vs in ear hey.

      • Jasonissm on 15/08/2019 - 18:06

        In ears are really great if you get one that fits you, my ears aren't to picky and there are some cheap IEMs like $1-200 that will completely blow the sound of XM3's, QC35ii's, Bose 700's, and a bunch of other popular headphones out of the water in terms of sound.

        • onlinepred on 15/08/2019 - 18:14

          I actually prefer the sound of a bigger driver. All the ones you mentioned are divided in anc, not sound quality btw

          • Jasonissm on 15/08/2019 - 18:24

            @onlinepred: Yeah, I'm just saying typically all the popular ANC cans sacrifice quite a lot of sound quality and are outperformed by stuff much cheaper.

            • onlinepred on 15/08/2019 - 20:49

              @Jasonissm: Yep they are focused on ANC and comfort primarily.

              There are loads of cans with more personal audio profiles or better battery or better clamp strength or replaceable batteries etc etc etc. I spent a lot on IEMs coming from Shure, and Sony and also tried custom tips, and in the end they were all uncomfortable for long sessions and I didn't like blocking all sound.

      • ozbjunkie on 15/08/2019 - 20:33

        Yes most people have a preference. But anyone who can handle earplugs can handle in ears.

        I have only recently come down firmly on the side of in ears, but I still like overhears too, just love in ears. Something about having that airtight holes filled feeling. Ooh baby.

        • onlinepred on 15/08/2019 - 20:51

          I prefer not having my holes filled. Each to their own though. Although I won't comment on in ear deals that people should by over ear headphones.

          • ozbjunkie on 16/08/2019 - 09:23

            @onlinepred: Feel free to comment on Bluetooth audio deals stating your personal opinion on other Bluetooth audio.

    • Jasonissm on 15/08/2019 - 18:05

      Completely different use case, they'll sound better sure, I can grab Neumann NDH-20's and an amp for a flight but it's going to be annoying. Wouldn't get the B&O's but the Sony and Bose are decent if you know you're trading in audio quality for portability, lightness and noise cancellation.

      • thebadmachine on 15/08/2019 - 18:42

        You mention trading in audio quality here.
        Just had to call you out on your previous comment above, since I personally disagree with the statement that Sony & Bose are at the top level of sound quality among ANC headphones.
        I understand sound is subjective, so I understand if that’s your opinion.

        • Jasonissm on 15/08/2019 - 18:56

          My personal rating would be the Sony, they're all relatively around the same level I think. I think most ANC cans sound pretty meh, so I'm more concerned about features, and mainly ANC performance rather than sound because I have HiFiMan edition XX's to use at home for that. I think most paramount factor for me is comfort because I basically only use them in transit or long flights and have different headphones for other times.

          • thebadmachine on 16/08/2019 - 12:51

            @Jasonissm: I think great ‘clarity’ and ‘instrument separation’ is a bit too much to ask from any wireless headphone, let alone an ANC headphone.
            You should be aware of that if you use good standard wired headphones.

            • Jasonissm on 16/08/2019 - 12:58

              @thebadmachine: Yeah of course it's all relative, I wouldn't expect HD660s soundstage from an ANC can because they're closed but these are still important factors when determining sound quality.

      • ozbjunkie on 15/08/2019 - 20:31

        Passive noise cancelling is pretty good dude. Aside from that difference, what is the different use case?

  • name not-important on 15/08/2019 - 17:53
    +1

    Great headphones, I bought the black ones from Amazon for $552 a few months ago - much better than my QC35’s

  • beatsntoons on 15/08/2019 - 18:32

    No APT-X?
    I own the Sony's, Bose, M2s, and M4U8s.
    The latter are the best sounding headpones of the bunch.
    Sony isn't bad, better than the Bose.

  • wayl on 15/08/2019 - 22:38

    What’s phone calls like on them in both quiet and noisy environments?

    • thebadmachine on 16/08/2019 - 12:32

      Only 2 I know which provide decent call quality (able to isolate voice from background noise) are the Jabra 85h and the new Bose NCH-700.

      • wayl on 16/08/2019 - 13:17

        It’s ok. I ended up buying the B&O and the Bose last night lol.

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