Every now and again we get something in IHAG studios that we don't expect to excite us. Bluetooth head phones generally don't and fall into this category.
Especially large over the hear closed headphones.
So now that confession is out of the way, you would expect us to be a little more critical than normal right !? Well here goes then.
If you're in the market for some BT headphones then these are definitely worth a look for a few very good reasons, there are a couple of draw backs but Ill get to those later.
The Good
The headphones are light, and comfortable. IHAG think that's second priority for any kind of headset, running a close second to audio quality. Now remember these are around $99/£60 so they have a healthy range of competition at that price point and spec. There are several 40mm drive units from Sony and Beats etc, however those are slightly higher in price.
Comfort scores highly as the build quality seems good and durable, although the buttons for volume could do with a small improvement if I'm being nit picky. Getting the right 'fit' wasn't hard to find either the arms were strong enough to keep your configuration for your head.
Pairing is easy too, quickly found the Nexus 7, Playstation 3 and the Sony Z1, connection was solid.
Call quality from the mobile phone was good, really was expecting some average experience, but the audio was clear and concise. However for music the quality was ok, not exceptional but ok, certainly worth the investment. The FFR is there and again gives clear sound, but found the bass to be a little weak when no equalizer was used, was the same when using the headphones corded bypassing the BT.
Playstation 3 worked fine, they didn't have the same high audio as the Sony made ones but it was by no means poor, I think I preferred the Coda Forte because they are much smaller and no boom mic that can get in the way. Plus is doesn't take up USB slot for a 'dongle' that's needed by the Sony.
The manufactures boast there is a 12 hour endurance on the battery, and we came close to that off the first charge which makes us happy, using Goolge Play Music in a seriously abusive way.
The headphones only took a couple of hours to charge too.
The Bad
There isnt anything we really hated about them at all, would be nice to have them fold-able halfway through the arm I guess so they could be stored easy. The supplied bag for them does look cheap though, so might be worth investing into a nicer bag for your new headphones.
For the price you could do alot worse then these headphones,very versatile so you can use them on the move and gaming when you get home. They come in four different colours and available from Amazon here.
iFrogs Audio - Coda Forte Bluetooth Headphones.
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