H30i

Update Dec5,2024: I read my original review and solidly agree with what I wrote, and the primary purpose of having medium sized headphones with 40mm full-size headphones drivers that fit (along with the PG RIFF interface) in a the guitar case I travel with most often, still accomplishes that goal. One of the reasons I zoned in on these were simply the 40mm drivers, my primary guitars are 7string tuned to DropG#, and what I noticed with other headphones (without naming poor performers), is that at the sync moment of particular passages of Two 7 strings, a 5string bass and KickDrum all hitting at the same, with fast passages following, that most headphones simply cannot keep up at and fall apart into all sorts of driver distortions… These headphones are able to keep up for the most part at reasonable playback volumes. How do they compare to my reference headphones for tracking, mixing and production work? I would say that I continue to be surprised by these H30i’s and that they can get to 95% of my reference set for less than 1/20th of the cost. Negatives? The ear pads are very very synthetic vinyl or whatever it is. They are not soft, and if they didn’t have a strong clamping force, they would certainly leak. I will have to get some replacement ear pads with cooling gel at some point… Original review within a couple of weeks: I needed a set of ON-EAR Headphones to use/setup as quickly as possible while traveling AND that would FIT in a specific guitar case along with a PositiveGrid RIFF Interface to use with iPhone or iPad. They also needed to be Inexpensive AND have oversized drivers for their size AND have an Analog 3.5mm input to connect to a headphone port on a iOS Bus-Powered D/A Interface (the RIFF) AND finally, they needed to sound like I'm using full-size (Over-Ear) headphones. Open Guitar case, plug in RIFF to iPhone, plug in headphones and put on, plug in guitar, Open the BiasFX2 App... in less than 30seconds I'm Jamming. So, my expectations were pretty high for a $30 product. These H30i's have massive 40mm drivers (a size that is in Most Large Over-Ear Headphones) and certainly deliver Bass in Bluetooth mode... In fact, using the Soundcore App they can deliver bass well beyond anything reasonable LOL. Using the Analog Wired mode they are surprisingly flat, which I certainly didn't expect at $30 and reproduce all my BiasFX2 guitar tones effortlessly (and almost as accurately as most of my full size Studio Headphones). I did use the app and sound via the BT connection on iPhone. Without any EQ compensation or profiling, they seem to have a spike around 70Hz and strangely around 8Khz, which is likely on purpose based on how people listen to modern music. I noticed some folks didn't like the clamping force, which right out of the box may be a bit annoying, however bending them open definitely reduces some of that and makes them more comfortable. I have Not tested them using the BT+App with guitar-->RIFF--->BT---H30i as I already am connected via a guitar cable and I assume the additional Latency would not be acceptable to my style of playing. I will test it though and add to this review. Cons? at $30 there have to be compromises... lets see what happens over time

Sound- 8/10 Not perfect yet soooo good especially considering the price point. A little bit more noticable idle noise than more expensive headphones. Heavy on the bass and lacks sparkle by default. Get the Soundcore app, you can balance it out nicely with a custom EQ, or the "Lounge" preset does a pretty good job. But even without custom settings, you simply can't beat these for 20 bucks. Especially if you like to hear the full spectrum of bass, straight down to 20hz. These can go very loud as well. Fit/Comfort - 8/10 Depending on how you set them on your ears can impact the perceieved sound, this is just a general disadvantage of on ear headphones. These clamp down comfortably and do a great job blocking out backround noise passively. They're pretty lightweight so easy to walk around with. Might be a bit too loose for more intense workouts, though. Build quality - 10/10 At 20 bucks these are very nice. Lightweight but sturdy build. They fold up nicely for travel or storage as well. Features/functions - 10/10 App with a 9 band customizable EQ, Multipoint pairing, Wireless and wired input options (Aux cable included), Folds up nicely, Seemingly endless battery life, All for 20 bucks!? YES PLEASE!!!

I collect headphones, or as some might say, I'm a headphone hobbyist. In my collection are HiFiMan, Sennheiser, and AKG high-end headphones. I always used a set of buds for knocking around, walking the dog, and talking on the phone. My last two pairs were from Soundcore, including Liberty Pro 3s which I paid over $100 for. They were okay, but despite trying many different tips, they would fall out of my ear, not provide a good seal, I'd accidentally hang-up on folks by pushing a bud back into my ear or eventually get clogged with earwax. This time when it came time to replace my buds I thought I'd try something different. Despite my bad experiences with buds, I've always appreciated the value, sound, and features of Soundcore products. Because I have no use for gimmicks like noise-canceling, etc., I looked through the line-up to see which set of Soundcore cans had none of those useless (to me) features and found these for $25-ish. As far as price-to-quality ratio, these are easily the best headphones I've ever owned. The microphone is stellar (it sounds as good as most podcasts I listen to, even better than some), the sound for listening to calls or podcasts is great, and to my surprise, music sounds better than virtually any bud I've ever owned. And even music sounds great, which was not even my main usage for these. Do they have as flat and detailed of a response as my best, open-back headphones...? Of course not. They have a bit of boost in the bass, like many less expensive earphones. However, even this can be adjusted with the EQ in the free SoundCore app. Much to my surprise, given that they don't even cover the entire ear, wearing them even without anything playing seems to block out about 85% of outside noise. I will say, they fit very snugly, some might even say tight. My head must be on the smaller side, because I rarely have to extend headphones beyond the smallest size, and still they are VERY snug. I doesn't bother me, but they might become uncomfortable after an hour or two. However, I don't use these for long listening sessions... I have many, much better wired headphones for that. These are the best Bluetooth headphones I've ever had, including my first pair ever, my now long-gone $300 Sony MDR-1R. For $25! For that money, I was expecting something with good utility for my purposes. What I got was a really fun pair of cans.

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Para los que dicen que no existe lo bueno, bonito y barato..... SOUNDCORE se rie de vosotros!! Pille una oferta de 18€ y los pedi para regalo y al final por cosas de la vida me los quede! Y yo diria que si buscas unos "cascos" para todo estos son los indicados! El Bluetooth se conecta rapido y sin problemas, sonido nitido y fuerte, unos bajos que no me los esperaba tan fuertes, material de construcción muy bueno, la batería me llego a un 50% y despues de usarlos bastante han bajado a un 30%, conexión por si te quedas sin batería se pueden enchufar por cable! Por el precio diria que no hay nada mejor he incluso se come a marcas famosas que vende auriculares de esta gama a mas de 30€.....en pocas palabras, UNA MARAVILLA!!