AugustAugust EP650 Bluetooth Wireless Over-Ear Headphones with aptX Low Latency, NFC, Multipoint Pairing, Wired Option, Built-in Microphone - Black

I ordered these on Sunday and got it here on Tuesday with two day shipping.Look and Feel: I got the red one. I was going to get the gold one because that looked nicer but it was a tad bit more expensive than I had wanted to shell out. the look and feel of this one is amazing. The color is a deep red, burgundy color. It doesn't feel cheap. It feels well-made. For the price you pay, this is pretty nice. The headphones does not have a plastic feel where you can leave fingerprints etc. The outer cover (the colored part) is a satin, rubber material. It feels smooth. The inner cover (The black) is plastic. The cushion for your ears and the top of your head is made out of the faux leather material and feel comfortably.Fit: The fit is perfect. It goes right over my ears. Then again, my ears are small so the cushion actually covers my entire ear and my ear is nestled inside.Bluetooth Connection: Connecting it to bluetooth is easy. All you have to do is first fully charge the headphones and then press and hold the play button until it turns on. It will start pairing. Another way to start pairing is press and hold the volume up and volume down button. The headphones connected to my Windows 8.1 Pro HP Ultrabook easily.Sound: WOW! For the price you pay, this headphone delivers an amazing range of sound. The highs and lows are really nice. The bass is also superb. I tested the headphones through what I usually listen to: Hardstyle, classical music, hip hop, R&B, rap, country etc. The headphone delivers clear, pure surround sound.Microphone: Another reason why I chose these headphones is because I wanted a wireless headphone to talk on skype with too. It works very well with skype even when I was whispering. It does sound a bit raspy. But I can still hear myself so I am happy.Conclusion: I am ecstatic that I bought these headphone. I think I might be buying this for my family too. I really enjoy using these headphone so far.My only dislike would be when I am charging the headphone, the charger doesn't completely touch the headphone. Is this normal?UPDATE: These act as an amazing stereo headphone and as a headset.Stereo Headphone: You can listen to music but can't really use it to talk on the phone and listen to amazing music at the same time. The sound from a stereo headphone is amazing! The sound are clear.Headset: This work as an amazing headset too if you were just using them to talk on the phone. The other side could hear you clearly. I use this mainly for skype. At first when I was talking on skype, I tried talking and listening at the music, but I found out that sound didn't go through. the only way I found that would let me listen to music, listen to the other person and use my mic all at the same time was basically:When you are using skype or any type of app like that, you will have to set the Headset as a default playback in Control Panel--> Hardware and Sound--> Playback--> Right Click headset--> Set as default playback not default communication. Everything is now played through the headset.When you are not using skype or talking, you can always set the stereo headphone as default again through the same way I mentioned above.WARNING: When you set the headset as a default playback for music and hearing the other side at the same time, the sound is NOT AS GREAT. You will not get the full effect of the stereo headphones.Anyway, definitely look forward to reviewing it after 1 month and 3 month.

First off I am not a paid reviewer or someone that got this for free. It is disappointing that some Amazon reviews are now suspect.I have had this headset for just two days so this is simply my initial impressions and they are very positive. I found pairing to my LG G3 smartphone, NEXUS 10 tablet, and Dish Hopper to be straightforward and actually pretty easy. I thought the Hopper wasn't going to work but then bingo it did.There is a very slight delay in sound when watching TV on Dish but you have to be really focusing on their lips to notice it. Watching a movie using the DishAnywhere app that I had transferred to the phone had no delay in sound, just excellent.I have listened to streaming music and movies using the Amazon Prime music app, DishAnywhere, Google Music, and Pandora all excellent. Music that I have downloaded or in the cloud is just excellent and really doesn't seem to make a difference.Also purchased the case from August and it will protect the headset and it also is a good product. I like that you get a discount when you buy them together.PRO:1. Sound quality is excellent. I downloaded a popular equalizer app to the smartphone to play with the sound and eventually just ended up turning off the equalizer. You can of course totally change the sound with the equalizer app and there were certain songs that it seemed like maybe they were better with the equalizer but overall I kept finding that comparing the song with and without the app and in different equalizer modes like normal, rock, dance, flat, or custom would generally sound just as good without the equalizer. Fun to play with and I am not that much a huge bass fan. Generally speaking I want my music to be as the artist intended it to be. I tried everything from classic rock, country, Hawaiian (if you are familiar with Darlene Ahuna I haven't heard her sound better), and it amazed me how I had forgotten just how good some voices really are/were like Johnny Cash or Elvis. Also along the sound comment is that I hear such small effects so clearly and the words to some songs that I always struggled with so clearly I find that really shows off the technology. Watching a movie that had a dog barking weakly in the background and I thought it was my neighbor coming over with his dog like he generally would. Took off the headset to get up to answer the door and then had to laugh that the barking had been part of the soundtrack. That was the moment I thought 'damn, good headset'.2. Comfort. Yes it covers and fits totally over the ear and has an excellent comfort to it. You can wear it for longer periods without a problem but I wouldn't go so far as to say that you don't know it's there.3. Price. Seems to me the price point on this headset is excellent. I have a 20 year old studio quality wired headset that is still phenomenal but to be wireless is compelling.4. Noise Isolation. So this is a pro in one way simply because these cut out the world and you are in your own little cocoon.5. Controls. Personally I don't find the controls confusing at all. The small owners manual was clear enough,CON1. At this point the only con I have is that noise isolation. Even at moderate volume levels if my wife wants to get my attention she has to be in my vision. I would never wear these walking in a busy city unless the sound was at the lowest levels. The headset itself has such noise cancelling ability that you could easily not hear a car horn, siren etc. Someone knocking on your door? Forget it, you would never hear it.2. Use as a phone. Although I have to say it's great to hear the phone call through both ears with the noise isolation it was great for me. The person on the other end said I was clear enough but there was a bit of a tunnel effect that wasn't as clear as if I was on the phone itself. With the mic where it is that makes perfect sense.If I have any longer term issues I will post them.Update: I have used these for over one year. Very happy. Buying one for a gift.