I ordered these in black - as I am an old geezer and have zero desire to stand out but they were shipped in white. They look crisp tho’… it is what it is. Overall comment - I wouldn’t buy these if I had tested them earlier.
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Definitely not at their regular price $149… And thank God, I bought them at $99 (black friday manenoz) - which I think is a fair price.
Straight from the box they have minimal bass and the volume is low (at max). At 100% it feels like you need to go to 120 (which is obviously not there) to really enjoy music especially in a noisy place. I get it, most people want a flat sound profile - but this is just not me. Perhaps I wasn’t the intended customer.
Their saving grace is the app. They come with a really nice app, and I was able to make them sound better. I was able to boost the bass and raise the volume to acceptable levels.
My expectation when I was buying these is that I would listen at a volume of 60% . Also, I expected high volumes of 80-100% to be unbearable - but boy was I wrong? Good thing these come with a headphone jack - which I love to use. But this is another point of disappointment - without an equalizer in your computer, you wouldn’t enjoy a damn thing. But get a half-decent equalizer and they will come alive. I use the free fxsound equalizer and it works fine. With the equalizer you may find yourself nodding to your favourite hits.
If I keep these, I feel I might have to purchase a headphone DAC like this one below by audio engine.
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The build quality is really nice, I like the buttons and the ANC is awesome - but I prefer my Jabra’s because they are so discreet and most people even don’t notice you’re wearing earbuds. Part of the reason I think $99 is a fair price for these is because of the ANC - it’s slightly better than the Jabras.
The build quality is nice too. the earcups are big - my ears are floating inside - they don’t touch the edges. The memory form is also plush and very forgiving to my rough skin. And they fold nicely too!
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Bottom line is - If you are a bass-head get the Skull Candy - those will blow you away. If you are good at saving skip these and save for the XM5/4 or Sennheiser’s, Bose or B&O - I mean the premium ones ($250 - $400.) Of course, if money aint a thing why not the $800 Focal Bathys or B&O H95s?
Even after tweaking the equalizer and all… these headphones leave me wanting to play the same music over again with a serious sound system… they leave me thirsty.
Many reviewers such as el Jefe, Newstuff TV and a lot more guys said these blew their minds. They said they were as good as XM5s and better than XM4s… But in their end-of-year rankings none of these reviewers placed the Anker Q45 in the top ten (10) headphones - not even as best budget headphones. bure kabisa! Juzi Newstuff TV posted that his favourite headphones are the XM5s. Kwani amejua juzi? Humbwer yeye!