Awei A980BL Sports Earphone Bluetooth with Handsfree Songs Track Function

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Awei A980BL Bluetooth 4.0 Wireless Sports Earphone with Handsfree Volume Control Songs Track Function
Designed with your lifestyle in mind, the Awei A980BL Wireless Sports Earphone is durable, sturdy, and packed with great sound for your entertainment, leisure, sports, and other activities. Set yourself free from wires and cords with Bluetooth 4.0 and CVC Noise Cancellation 6.0 technology. Pair in a few seconds with your smartphone, tablet, or music player, and let your favorite music and podcasts drive you forward. With wireless audio range of 10 meters ( about 33 feet ), you can roam around the house with uncompromised sound quality

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5.00 star(s)
May 14, 2017

Pros: Great sound quality, flexible sound signature, good range, practical battery life

Cons: The A990BL model has a more universal fit

I got these earphones as a review unit from Gearbest.com, i specifically requested to review these in light of my very positive experience with the "Awei" brand. Their ES-900i model lasted me for more than 3 years and it is still going strong.

I wholeheartedly recommend buying from GB as they always provided me with the proper support\warranty\refunds for the products i bought from them.

Specific model page: http://www.gearbest.com/sports-fitness-headphones/pp_356669.html

On to the review:

The A980BL comes in a nice colorful box which contains the earphones,a detailed manual, S/M/L sized tips, and a short micro usb->usb charging cable.

I would say this box would look nice if you're buying them as a gift (unlike some other Chinese made earphones...).

Cable and remote +microphone:

-My favorite kind of cable: Flat and tangle free.

-The remote is a 3 button remote: two volume buttons, one power\pairing button. These buttons also allow you to skip songs take calls and reject calls as explained in detail in the manual.

Sound:

These earphones use a rather large 11.5mm drive and boy does it show, the sound feels spacious in every genre of music i tried so far.

The sound signature is fairly neutral with a slight bass boost, as i prefer a more bassy sound i found them to respond really well to an EQ boost in the 40hz-110hz region.

I was surprised to notice that there was no SQ drop off due to these being a Bluetooth set, they sound as good as my wired earphones and better than the old ES-900i model which is still very famous around the web.

The Bass: is engaging yet not overpowering out of the box, but can be very powerful if you boost the bass region in your EQ settings.

The Highs: are energetic yet non sibilant, i always liked that about Awei earphones. Makes them great for my favorite Electronic genres (Trance and Classic house) as well as 80's music and Rap.

The Mids: Usually the biggest problem for me as i am very sensitive to harsh mids\sibilance. The mids on these are pleasant, maybe some people would find them a bit distant or not 100% "natural", but i don't think many will complain as the mids on these are more pleasant than most of my earphones.

These are still a 12$ pair of earphones. Please don't expect the SQ of 100$ pair of Over-Ears, these are on par with famous Chinese "value" earphones such as: Awei Es900/800, the famous "Rock Zircon" and KZ ATR.

They are amazing for being as good or even better than all of the earphones i mentioned while still being wireless and costing only 12$.

Fit and isolation:

Notice these feature an angled nozzle (which i think contributes to the Sound Quality). A pair of small foam tips worked best for me. For those who usually have troubles with shallow fits\narrow ear canals: The (higher) A990BL model which features the same housing as my ES900 model ,has more of a universal fit as the nozzle is straight and a bit longer.

A990bl link: http://www.gearbest.com/earphones/pp_239105.html

The isolation on these is very good, they manage to block out the noises of the crowded streets i walk in.

Range:

These worked great while i was 16 steps away from my phone and a glass door was between the A980bl and the phone! i would've tried a bigger distance but my apartment is not big enough (i was standing on my balcony while the phone was in the kitchen during the test ).

Battery Time:

I got about 4 hours of continuous playback (one session, non stop) on about 70% volume which is pretty high on this set.

Misc:

There are magnets on each earphone so you can attach them together like a necklace around your neck while not using them.

I give these a rating of 4.5/5 (no half star ratings under the new layout :slight_smile:

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