Audio Technica ATH-DSR7BT Wireless Over-Ear Headphones

These are generally wonderful wireless headphones with a couple of caveats. They are comfortable and sound absolutely excellent, when playing 24 bit audio files they sound better than any other wireless headphones I have put on.Appearance: They really look great, clean charcoal and black with stainless accents, looks very sharp. 9/10Build Quality: They feel generally well put together, solid and of good quality materials. However they have a minor clicking noise noise between parts when adjusting, which is annoying and something that should not be an issue on headphones in this price range. 6/10Sound Quality: Mid ranges and the upper end is totally natural, these are damn near perfect for female vocalists, guitars, strings or intricate percussion, all of the minutia in a recording is immediately apparent. Treble never seems to get shrill even at volume. Bass is somewhat restrained, especially at lower volume. So they are not ideal for hip hop but still decent, but it punches up a bit at higher volume and is plenty for most genres. The soundstage is definitely smaller than my my wired headphones (ATH AD-900's, which is just huge, but those are open-back 53mm headphones designed to do just that) however for 45mm closed back cans they better than I was expecting. Soundstage is a little better than the Sony WH-1000s and much better than Bose QC35s or B&W P7s. They can definitely pump the volume too. 10/10Isolation: These are not active noise cancelling, but are closed back that seal around the ear very well and isolate outside noises more than adequately. If listening at high volume its generally a non-issue. 5/10Comfort: The fit is just a little tight for me, but I have a large head. Otherwise comfort is great for mobile headphones, they are well padded with memory foam wrapped in a very supple leather/leatherette and are very comfortable for a couple hours of continuous listening. 9/10Connectivity: Bluetooth works flawlessly from my cell phone or computer to about 40 feet away. These definitely sound better on a device that supports APTX-HD (24 bit) but still sound good on APTX (16 bit), but they definitely lose a little bit. They sound excellent on a USB connection to a computer too. Its weird not having a 3.5mm or 6.3mm cable, but it really has not an issue. 9/10Battery Life: Advertised as 15 hrs, I have been averaging about 13.5 hrs on a charge, so not quite as good as Bose, Sennheiser or B&W or Sony but these definitely sound better and are cheaper. 7/10Overall: Excellent, with a few complaints. B&W's feel higher quality and Sony does the noise cancelling thing with really detailed sound. But just considering the best sound quality on wireless, these are hard to beat. 9/10

The only obviously premium thing about these headphones other than the hefty price is the build quality. They certainly look and feel like high-end headphones. Unfortunately, out of the box, they sound little better than a $50 pair of Ausdom Bluetooth headphones that use the same Apt X codec.While the overall build quality is impressive some of the design decisions are a little odd. The controls for tracks and pause/play are on the left ear cup even though most people are right-handed. There are no raised buttons. The pause/play function is handled by a flat light sensor that can be a little challenging to access correctly even when you get accustomed to where it is. Volume and changing tracks are handled by a slider style button which takes more effort to use than a normal push button. It's easier to accidentally skip tracks on these headphones when changing the volume than on any other headphones I have owned because the button slider is awkward to use. The built-in microphone for answering calls didn't work for me--nobody on the other end of the call could hear me well enough to carry on a conversation.Companies that sell pricey Bluetooth headphones like Sony, Bose, Bowers & Wilkins and Beats tune their headphones to take advantage of the specific acoustic design of their products and improve the perceived sound quality of streamed music. These headphones are not tuned in any way resulting in a default sound that is flat, digital and lifeless. You can improve the sound fairly significantly by using an equalizer or if you are rooted a sound mod like Viper or Dolby Atmos--but for $300 I think headphones should sound great right out of the box.Unlike most Bluetooth headphones these cannot be connected to your smartphone via wire to save power or when the juice runs out. There is a wired connection but it is designed to be used only with a computer which doesn't seem like a great design choice. They are supposed to potentially provide much higher quality sound via this method so if you plan to plug these into a computer for game playing or watching movies they probably sound nice--but if that's what you want why not just buy wired headphones made specifically for that purpose in the first place?I can't honestly think of a good reason anybody should purchase these headphones. Even if you got them for 50% off ($150) there would still be better sounding choices for the same price or less. These aim to provide studio accurate sound but music sources that you listen to via Bluetooth aren't likely to be studio quality in the first place. If you root your phone and are in love with sound mods like Viper these headphones will provide an unusually accurate sound source for hearing the mod and its various parameters in action--but is that really worth $300?These headphones seem to have been designed for users with a very specialized need. If you simply want Bluetooth headphones that make your music sound good these are a terrible choice and big waste of money.