Bluedio T2 (Turbine 2) Bluetooth Stereo Headphones Wireless Bluetooth 4.1 Headset on the Ear Headphones (Black)

The Bluedio T2s have basically been the bane of my life for some time. Whilst they're reasonable enough to use on a day to day basis and have a good long battery life, they have an inherently flawed design that results in them gradually losing tension and then snapping just above one of the headphones. As a heavy daily listener of podcasts, I used to buy these at a rate of 2-3 per year, which isn't exactly ideal as I could buy and insure better headphones for a similar price.In more recent years I've replaced them with a pair of Betrons (not the cheapest ones, the HD800s) which manages to solve the repeated snapping issue by having the phones connected by a single piece of solid metal instead of the Bluedio's flimsy plastic mechanism, and I've been much more satisfied on a day to day basis (at least, when I'm not accidentally dropping them in the bath. I go through too many headphones...).Unfortunately, the Bluedios have a hidden feature that I'm not even sure the people that sell them know about, and it's one I'm struggling to find on any other headset.You see, like most wireless headphones, the Bluedio T2 has a 3.5mm audio port, thus allowing the headset to be used either using a cable or wirelessly. However, Unlike most wireless headphones the T2s don't treat this as a wired OR wireless situation, instead allowing the user to use both inputs at the same time. This is absolutely excellent for listening to podcasts whilst playing video games, for example, as it allows the user to hear a game's audio cues faintly behind old episodes of The Adventure Zone. Even more impressively, the headphones will detect when a wireless audio signal isn't being received and boost the wired audio's volume in response, making quickly pausing a podcast so that you can hear a crucial cutscene properly quick and painless.Whilst I am utterly fed up of the endless line of snapped headsets, I can't find any simple viable solution that replaces these functions. It's such a weird feature that it never gets listed on headset specifications, and using the Amazon Answers function to garner a clue as to whether a headset has it always results in the exact same responses of 'Don't know, haven't tried' or 'Bought as gift'. Eventually after much searching and stressing I just gave up and bought yet another pair of T2s. Sigh.I love my Bluedio T2s, they are irreplaceable. I hate my Bluedio T2s, I am constantly having to replace them.

So I’ve loved the bludio wireless headphones for years. My last 2 have eventually broken over time from trying to take them off my head without my hands and they’ve fallen on the floor and broken the head band. I bought these recently when the plastic on my last ones cracked. Initially I loved the design of these but they’re at least 3 times louder than the last one I had. The minimum volume is deafening. I always have my music at the minimum possible. And if I silence it (so it mutes itself) the stupid voice inside shouts “minimum volume” which is stupid and unnecessary and it’s literally Silent. I’m also having trouble with it generally playing music. I clicked on an album I have with 2 songs currently released and when it goes onto the second song, despite the volume being up enough and the song showing it’s playing but no music comes through. I then have to fiddle with the volume controls and restart the song until it plays. Really disappointed with this. (Also unrelated but my last version when the battery gets low shouts “battery low” at me whilst muting what I’m listening to about every 20 seconds when I’d rather it just plays music until the battery completely runs out and says battery low just before it dies. It tells me the battery is low for a long period of time which is stupid and annoying). I assume these headphones may have that same feature but I won’t know as I’m going to have to send these back and see if I can find the exact same version of the last one of these headphones I bought. I’m really disappointed

I gave three stars after wearing and using this product for about 3 weeks for the following three points: I disagree with these being listed as an over-the-ear product, the headphones catch long hair, and the rechargable battery cannot be replaced. (1) They should be on the ear. I read the reviews and thought because I have small ears that they would be okay. They are not. so if you want an acutal over the ear headphone that is comfortble I would not recommend this product. The headphones cannot be worn for long periods of time thus the item description is not accurate. Folding the ears into the gap inside is also not comfortable as one review suggested as there is still pressure on the top of the ear. (2) For a person with long hair I like the way the headphones can be adjusted but it traps the hair. Caution (tie your hair back before each use as you can't get it out once strands become trapped). (3) The sound quality is excellent however, and the battery life very good with the advantage of recharging. I had no problems with charging or connecting to other bluetooth devices. Though I was surprised that the battery has a finite life span and cannot be replaced. This seems very environmentally wasteful in 2016. The sound is also interupted if you go into another room.

I didn't expect much from these headphones in terms of sound quality but I wanted something that was cheap, work for both music and Skype calls and would clear some of the wires from my desk. Even my low expectations were smashed.- The audio quality on these headphones is the worst I have experienced from any audio device, free marketing branded sets of headphones I've received from stalls at conferences produce 10x better sound quality. I've tried via bluetooth and cable to ensure that it isn't just a connectivity issue but they are truly AWFUL. It's like listening to music underwater.- When using the MIC, you have to go through several backflips for a computer to recognise that the headphones contain one and if connected via bluetooth, enabling the mic will reduce sound quality, even if it's not in use at that time.- They are an uncomfortable fit and even more garish looking than the picture seems.I have since bought 2 different sets of Bluetooth headphones for £16.99 that outperform these by a country mile.