Over the past few weeks i have tried out quite a few over-ear bluetooth headphones in a mad search for the ‘ultimate’ bluetooth headphone. I have tried the bose qc35’s, v-moda crossfade wireless, sennheiser pxc550’s (i wanted to also try the new sony mdr1000x models but they appear to be sold out with a two month waiting list – and i’m the impatient type. Having tried some of the best noise cancelling headphones i feel that perhaps that’s not the direction i really want to go in. My usual wired headphones consist of the following (all of which are used regularly):ultimate ears triple fi 10 – iem1more hybrid triple driver – iemsony xba h1 – iemapple earpodsaudio technica ath50x – full size over-earsplayback electronics include:samsung galaxy note 2 (an excellent audio player – especially with the inclusion of the neutron player). 5agptek h01 – micro sd based lossless player with a very powerful amplifier on-board. My music tastes are beginning to vary in my old age – rush, pink floyd, queen, bach, fleetwood mac, vivaldi, william orbit, hanz zimmer – you get the idea. Most of my music is well-encoded mp3’s (either 320k rips – some of the older stuff ripped using eac/lame (with some cool psycho-acoustical filtering applied) and some downloaded flac files. In other words, perhaps not the best in the world but certainly a significant step up from entry-level. My criteria in order of importance is:sound quality and volumeability to pair with two phonesreliable bluetooth connectionbattery lifefacility to use wired connectioncomforti can tolerate some discomfort as i am frequently having to remove my headphones when working but they’ve gotta sound good and loud. I normally like a sound signature that’s neutral (with perhaps just a hint of deep bass) normally. I don’t tend to mind a slight dip in treble as i’m quite sensitive to shrieking (that’s what happens when you’re married). Externals and extrasthe 1more 802’s are a smallish bluetooth headphone and i would have to say that for most people i think they should be thought of as ‘on the ear’ rather than ‘over the ear’. They’re very nicely constructed out of a kind of ‘artificial aluminium’ – i’m not sure exactly what that it but they feel like they could take a reasonable beating – this is certainly something worth having with bluetooth headphones. The earpads are pretty thin but do form a reasonably effective seal which helps with bass response.

I am not an expert for sound qualities. Bought these as a replacement for a 4 year old klipsch s4i in-ear headphones. The sound is fantastic and the bass is good at all levels on music and speech is clear when listening to podcasts. The fit across the head is comfortable. Will now be buying the in-ear versions from the sma ecompany.