Audio-Technica ATH-SR5BTBK Bluetooth Wireless On-Ear High-Resolution Audio Headphones with Mic & Control, Black

I hope to save many of the readers some time when looking for a great sounding, compact, bluetooth wireless set of headphones. These are the ones. I really like to listen to quality music and have about $15K of equipment my home system.Rearch: I bought my daughter some black Beats Solo 3's for her birthday from Costco and of course she wanted another color from Best Buy so I decided to keep the black ones. After listening to them for a week or so I really found them uncomfortable and the sound was not great. My ears sweated and the bads "stuck" to them. The sound was nothing to note. Kind of flat. Admittedly, I am using my Samsung S7 for a source. I returned them.I then picked up the Bose On Ear Wireless Soundlink headphones. They are comfortable and very compact. That said, they do feel a little like ear muffs as they really do sit on your ears and have foam in the center. I kept playing with the settings on my phone trying to get more separation out and vivid sound out of them. They just sound muddy as some others have described.So, after watching the documentary on The Avett Brothers I noticed they use Audio Technica in the studio shots. I tried to find a retailer that carried the SR5BTBKs locally. No luck. I ordered them on Friday night and they showed up this morning. Testing so far: with high res setting on my phone for audio: Diana Krall (various songs), Pink Floyd, Khalid (off my daughter's playlist - this kid Khalid is really good), Wes Montgomery, Neil Young and some Dave Brubeck. Listened to the same music with corded hook up as the directions say that is the way to get high res. Bounced back and forth between the Bose and the AT's. The result: The Audio Technica blow the Bose (and for that matter the Beats) off the map. Even though they are on ear, they almost hug your ear instead of pressing against them. Very comfortable and not "ear muff like" like the Bose. They are not as compact as the Bose really fold in and these just turn to lay flat. I think there is more sound leakage than the Bose but not much. Sound w and w/out blue tooth: Bright, vivid, nice separation but also have a sound stage. The Bose almost sounded like a mono recording which is fine if that is what the source music was recorded. Some say the AT's are too bright. I disagree, they are vivid. Do they have bass? Yes, Khalid sounds great. They just reproduce the music like it was recorded. You just notice things that you didn't on the others. On Wish You Were Here, you hear all the sniffing and moving by David Gilmour but then you also hear his fingers changing position on the strings. Not changing between chords but actually moving on the strings to get in position.I am very happy with these. I think the ultimate stamp of approval is that I just keep reaching for these to listen to another song. The Bose sat on my desk for weeks. Also, my wife put them on for about 10 seconds after listening to the Bose - same song from Diana Krall, put them down and said "those sound much better, I hope you still have the box for the Bose so you can return them"

Nice audio via Bluetooth, and the build on these headphones is very nice for the price. They are truly all-day comfortable, and quite compact. I love that they have a power switch, instead of a power button -- just flip it and the headphones turn on, no pressing and holding, easier to toggle without looking.Not a huge fan of the volume rocker. It works well enough, just feels a bit loose and not up to the quality of the rest of the set. And the volume on these is definitely lower than other headphones I've used. For my purpose, it's not a problem, they get as loud as I want them. But I'm used to headphones getting so loud they're uncomfortable, and these don't get that loud.

First, they are tiny, light, they look very pretty, they are very comfy and they fold flat (which is very practical on the go). The battery life is astounding (around 40 hours). Impressive for a small pair of cans! I’ve noticed some hiccups in Bluetooth mode when my iphone is in my left pocket, but I don’t think this is a deal breaker. They’re not hard to drive (32 Ohms of impedance), but they don’t sound loud in Bluetooth mode (but it’s okay wired). You can notice the difference in sound between Bluetooth and wired, they sound much more vibrant wired. The wire comes with a mic/1-button remote, that is very cool.As for their sound quality, here is my impressions after one week of intense listening :They lack a little bit of sub-bass, but the bass response is however punchy, quick and very tight. No muddiness and absolutely no bleed in the mids. Personally, it’s the kind of bass response that I like a lot : not boosted, just enough punchy, quick and very accurate. But in comparison with other well-ranked Bluetooth cans (like the Sennheiser Momentums Wireless), they could have a more vibrant response in the sub-bass region. They’re definitely not for hardcore bassheads.The mids were very upfront and presents a lot of details and enough richness for on-ears cans. At my first listen, I was amazed by the way the voices come so close to my ears. The singer seems to be quite next to your face. These cans have a definite emphasis on the mids, but I don’t think it’s a flaw, they are accurate and well enough rendered.Where their weakness begins is from the upper-mids to the highs... There is a noticeable emphasis in the upper-mid region that brings some harshness with the already noticeable treble emphasis (I think it’s part of Audio Technica’s common sound signature). This sounds like there is too much traffic in the mids to highs transition. It sounds harsh, congested and too much sharp in certain tracks, especially in some jazz tracks (saxophone peaks), rock tracks (fuzzy electric guitars) and some high-range vocals (female voices). It can brings a lot of details in some tracks, but it also can be a tad too bright to be non-fatiguing on some others, particularly at higher volume. For example, in some rock tracks, the vocals, the electric guitars and the cymbals together takes too much presence in the mix, so almost all the juicy details, the accuracy and the resolution (that is so pleasant to listen in some quieter tracks) were simply lost into an unpleasant moments of intense harshness. Too bad...So, considering this, I am wondering if I will return them (I’m very picky with sound). But maybe some treble less-sensitive listeners will love them. They were so close to fill my picky needs... Too bad...EDIT: Following this frequency graph from a Head-Fi.com review, I decide to give them another chance with a little help from EQ settings. A little tweak up in the sub-bass and low-mids region, tuning down high-mids just a tad, and that's it! Wow... Just amazing. They now worth a 5 stars.

Really bad product. The cover of my headphones started peeling off in the week of purchase, then within 6 months one of the earmuffs came off. One year warranty is a sham, the manufacturer is not reachable for replacement despite extended warranty. Better to purchase from an offline store and other brand.This is my 2nd audio technica headphone which has damaged, the first one still stood strong for 2 years but this one has collapsed in <6 months. Despicable response from manufacturer, and pathetic product.Kindly avoid.

If you're looking for extra features like super boosted bass or noise cancelling, look elsewhere. You plug them in and they make sound. (and also has a play/pause button and an inline mic.) What's extraordinary about these headphones is the build quality and the sound quality. Anyone that says these are "tinny" or "disappointing" must be so used to incredibly boosted bass that a neutral sound doesn't sound good to them anymore.The sound quality I get from these is the sound quality I get out of my Bose headphones at 5x the cost of these. As someone who listens to a ton of music of different varieties I can't find any fault in the sound quality. It's a wonderful neutral sound signature with bass that is satisfying but not overwhelming, clear mids and crisp highs.If all you want is to plug-and-play music from your computer or phone, these headphones have insane value at the current price (~$60-70). Huge recommendation. It does take a little while for the earpads to start becoming more comfortable, give them a week or two of use to break in.

3 años usándolos ya, los uso donde sea y me han acompañado a muchos lugares, el sonido puedo seguir diciendo que es genial tanto Bluetooth como por cable, y en cuanto a la autonomía no recuerdo ni una sola vez que se hayan descargado completamente y usualmente los cargaba cada dos semanas.Los uso para escuchar musica clásica, rock y música electrónica, tanto descargado en formato flaca como en algún vídeo o audio en internet, también me gusta usarlo mientras juego videojuegos.En cuanto a la estética después de tanto tiempo, la piel apenas hace poco empenzo a agrietarse pero supongo que depende de cómo lo cuides.Sin más que agregar un excelente modelo para los que buscan este tipo de audífonos y cuando me toque conseguir otro modelo espero que el siguiente modelo de audio-technica sea igual de genial

Like the product!Buyed it at a bargain price.Great sound quality.Cons : Bluetooth pairing is only on power "ON" if no other devices pick it up. So if using it on more than one devices, disable or remove it from you phone!

El sonido es genial. Muy buena relación calidad-precio