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5.0 out of 5 stars Best earphones on the market
oh my god. This IS the best ever earphones on the market. Yes. Very expensive. But if you use them as frequently as I do (which is very frequently!) then you will understand. Comfort - incomparable. Battery life - very adequate. Sound quality - amazing. Design -pleasing to your eyes. Just WOW.
5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable
I originally bought these because I thought the H-95 didn’t have enough power and volume. I must say that not only do the H-100 have more power, but the sound quality for a wireless pair of headphones is unbelievable. I don’t have the words to describe properly or to give these headphones justice. But the clarity, separation of instruments, the bass must be heard to understand and appreciate. I know they are heinously expensive but if you have the money and are an audiophile you need to check them out. I told myself well if they don’t perform up to the price tag I’ll send them back. I put on LED Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven and within 30 seconds I had decided to keep them.The materials are of course top notch. They are very comfortable and the ANC is very much improved over the H-95’s. They are still not as good as Sony, Bose, or Apple’s headphones for ANC, but they are very close. The microphones are good and phone calls are great and sound natural. They have 30-40 hours of playtime and the coolest thing is the auto shutoff and turn on is simply taking them off or putting them on. It’s a really cool feature and better than any other headphones I have owned. But above everything else is the sound quality. Nothing and I mean nothing even comes close to them in this department.
5.0 out of 5 stars Ridiculously overpriced but worth every penny
For people who are not sound engineers but not mer mortals either with good sense of sound and music, this are just the best headphones made right now. I ve got other popular high end brands, BO.., BOW, Dj brands also but this headphones are exquisite to your whole senses. Its amazing, and I won’t refer to the design because they look as poor people can be seen next to you, extremely poorest if wearing them by their side, they are Just… perfect
4.0 out of 5 stars Alright
Okay these headphones are really incredible. They sound so so good, the battery life is probably my favorite part about it. It lasts forever and charges super quick.The EQ is very simple it's a circular design and you select what mode you prefer (bass,treble,etc). The bass is super rich and deep, rap and hip hop tracks sound incredible on these. Rock also sounds amazing. Instrumental heavy music is incredible the separation of the instruments sound insane.The left ear cup rotates and adjusts the amount of ANC you want, while the right adjusts volume. Both sides of the headphones are soft touch glass with swipe gestures. You also have multifunctional buttons on both of them where you can set in the app.The app, pretty much straight forward app, adjusts the sound, buttons, pretty much everything on the headphones. They are continuously updating the app, they recently just added better Bluetooth connection from the update.Now things I don't like. I think for the price they are solidy built but I think they are overpriced for sure. I have been using the PX8 from BW and I have to say sound quality wise they are similar, the BO being more clearer and the BW having more deep bass. The build quality of the BW is also very good and it has 5.3 Bluetooth and imo the app looks much cleaner. I'm bringing these up because when you are shopping for headphones in this level of quality you will definitely bump into the bowers and Wilkins.Not to mention they are a fraction of the price.Lastly the Bluetooth on the h100s is okay, multi connection is alright, and the anc is alright. Bose and Sony definitely have it beat at that. I think if you are in the market for these wait for them to get on sale and then purchase them. I picked mine up at about $1700. So if you can find it around this price then I'd say definitely worth trying it out. But anything more I'd pass on it especially at its $2200 full price.
2.0 out of 5 stars earpads color is coming off.. less than a year...
earpads color is coming off.. less than a year...
5.0 out of 5 stars Affordability vs. Deserve-ability
Tested H95s and returned since they don’t compare (ambience & depth) to the Master & Dynamic earphones I have been using for the past few years. I then came across H100 (didn’t know it existed). Purchased it with the feeling that it may likely be returned due to same reasons as H95s (perhaps due to my inherent bias with earphones).H100s surprised me from the first minute of listening. These are fantastic headphones - not by degrees but by a generation (paradigm shift) compared to the H95s. No wonder it’s priced almost double!I remember a statement by the manager of a Bentley car dealership as I was finishing the paperwork (some years ago). He said when you buy vehicles like Bentley, question is not about whether it’s worth the premium, rather it’s whether you deserve it. As much as it sounds like a good marketing strategy, something reminded me about that statement when it came to purchasing these headphones.My verdict - If you can “comfortably” afford it (akin to a tree falling in the woods), this is the absolute best sounding headphones I have owned!
3.0 out of 5 stars Price doesn’t justify the performance.
Lack of bass compared to the H95. Better build material but the headband was makes creaking noise when walking around. Touch control is an improvement. The Dolby Atmos function seems to be useless, it reduces sound quality. I leave it off all the time. For the price you could have brought focal Bathys, H95 used, and possibly px8 used or a full hifi system with focal Celestee and ifi zen signature DAC/Amp.
5.0 out of 5 stars The best sound i ever from my H 100
My H 100 i use for traveling the greatest sound from my iphone music subscription nothing comes close to the sound from the headphones.
Exceptionally disappointing experience
I bought these very expensive headphones and on my very first use of them on a long 7 hour flight, 90 minutes after functioning properly, they just failed me. The right ear cup stopped noise cancelling, and stopped sound. I reset the device, noise cancelling came back but no sound, all while sound quality on the left side has deteriorated to cheap speaker level.I contacted support and they suggested a hard reset which I did, and they seemed to come back to life. A couple of days later when on another flight, the same crazy games happened. and it’s not just on flights that they go bad, it’s that they would work well for a few minutes and then die on me.the problem I just discovered is the dealership support is i depended, and global support has no authority over them. and that I need to take them to the dealer to repair them! what? brand new premium device that worked well for a couple of hours total, and now gets repaired? so I pay full price for a practically refurbished device?
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25万と思うと高いけど満足度は高い
操作性、デザイン、音質どれをとっても満足度は高いですけど、お値段高すぎでしょ…そんなものですかね？
到底这玩意怎么样
啊，感觉真的好烂😭花了一万，也就是20多万日元，体验感还没宝华韦健4000的px8好，降噪性能上确实强于px8，但是佩戴舒适度总有一种很莫名的廉价感，就像感觉戴着的不是铝和皮子的耳机，而是像塑料堆砌出来的感觉，就像是qc ultra吧（没黑哈），再还有就是耳罩上的调音和触控，触控老是出bug，横向触摸不能切歌，反而调节的是音量，在app里面设置了也没用，再还有就是调节音量的环，如果一旦躺下的话就极其容易误。触一直会导致降噪和大小声音的提示音冷不丁的触发一下，有点难受😣🤮外观上确实不错，很有质感，但戴起来就像是前面说的那样，有一种塑料感，很奇怪，可能是头梁内部的原因，再就是音质这方面吧……可能都够呛压的过森海的4和漫步者的s5，有种粗糙感很难评，这玩意儿可能就是冲着外观和品牌辨识度吧，哎，有点心痛，都够我冲两次宝华韦健旗舰的首发了😭😭😭（后头又搞了一个宝华新出的px7s3，心里舒坦多了😆）
音響の完成系
数時間前に届いたばかりで聴き込めているとは言い難いものの、傾向とひとまず書けるだけの所感を少し。現時点での競合であるPx8と比較しスペックや音質傾向をざっくりとレビューします。・カタログスペックPx8と比べると、主にドライバーやノイズキャンセリング用のマイクに大きな違いが見られる。どちらもサイズは定番の40mmだが、Px8ではダイナミックフルレンジカーボンドライバーを、H100はエレクトロダイナミックチタンドライバーを採用しているPx8は4つのマイクを組み込んでいる(内訳不明だが、おそらくForward/Feedbackそれぞれに2つずつ配置しているのだろう)。カタログスペックを見ると通話用のマイクは2つとのことなので、合計6つのマイクを搭載していることがわかる。H100では大きくマイクを増やしており、ノイズキャンセリング用に4つ、外音取り込み用に2つ、通話用に4つ、合計10つのマイクを搭載している。通話用のマイクが2倍に、(読みが当たっていれば)ノイズキャンセリング用のマイクも2倍になっており、かなりの強化が期待できるはず。連続使用時のバッテリー持続時間も僅かに伸びており、ANC使用時でPx8が30時間、H100が32時間とある。といっても自動でバッテリーをオフにしてくれる機能を両モデルは持っているため、主に音質に注目していきたい。・音質についてレコーディング方法や音作りの傾向が比較的離れている曲をいくつか選び比較をしてみる。比較対象としてはPx8、解像度の比較用にRhapsodio Infinityを利用している。(InfinityはSP3000に有線接続の上比較した)先に書いておくと…H100は明らかに「立体感を解釈し完成させている」というところが最大の特徴だと感じている。「CLAN QUEEN - サーチライト」音が多く、音域や音そのものを独立し細かく鳴らせるかどうか（ここでは、これを解像度と呼ぶ）で違いが出やすく、そして普段から聴いているため差異に気付けるので選曲した。解像度については申し分なく、楽器の音もはっきりと区別することができる。どの音も全面に押し出すような鳴らし方をしているが、それでいて定位感も良く、ボーカルが中心に&他の音に埋もれずとてもよく伸びている。全ての音を全面に&力強く押し出す という点ではInfinityやPx8と同じなのだが、音像定位と音場感が極めて良く表現されており、量的な違い以上に質の違いがある。冒頭で立体感と書いた理由がここにあり、奥行きといったようなものを感じることができた。（音が消える際も、そのまま消音するのではなく奥に、遠くに離れていくような感覚）こういった立体感は、どちらかというとレコーディングの仕方に影響されるのだが、再生側の実力も侮れないと再実感した。そして、この流れでH100が得意な曲を聴いてみると…。「ヨルシカ - ルバート」H100について振り返ると、公式ではBeoplay H100 – Dolby Atmosに最適化されたヘッドフォンとして売り出している。この後半がB&Oによる答え・コンセプトだと解釈することができる。Dolby Atmosに最適化をするには、音響エンジニアなどがバランスの取れた音質と自然な音場、周波数特性、音響構造などを調整する必要がある。それに加え、DSPの処理性能も重要になる。書いた後に調べて気が付いたのだが、H100ではこのDSP制御効率を上げる為に2バッテリー構成を採用している。結果としてDolby Atmos非対応の楽曲であってもその恩恵を多大に受けていることがよくわかる。であれば、Dolby Atmos対応の…それもレコーディング方法にこだわりのある曲はどうだろうか。ルバートを聴くとわかりやすいのだが、「ボーカルがとても近い距離に居る」傾向から真逆に外れているという特徴がある。楽器が左右に、(音量が小さいわけではなく)距離感を感じるボーカル。サビに入ると、テンポ・ルバートに相応しく、ボーカルの側、正面に楽器が流れ込むように登場するこれらを楽しむ為には、レコーディングにおいて重視された音響に応える必要がある。まさにH100の得意とする舞台だ。InfinityやPx8で聴いた時も、レコーディングの恩恵から立体感や空間を楽しむことができたのだが、H100の後に聞き返すとやはり解像度のみで強引に鳴らしているチグハグさを感じる。個人的な経験則だが、立体感を重視すると解像度が下がってしまう傾向がある(それだけ音響設計のは難しい、ということなのだろう)。今回のH100についても同様の懸念があったのだが、聞き始めて見事に払拭された。楽器の音の入りからピーク、その後の抜け感が明らかだった。何よりもボーカルを重視するのだが、こちらも極めて高い解像度と立体感を両立しており、尚且つ曲全体を破綻なく鳴らせている。書ききれないほど感想はあるのだが、是非機会があれば聴いてみてほしい。オーディオファンの一人としてDolby Atmosは眉唾物のような認識をしていたが、H100での音楽体験と向き合い、むしろこれからの進化・最適化の方向性なのではないかと確信した。素晴らしい製品に感謝したい。
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Imported From: United States
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best earphones on the market
oh my god. This IS the best ever earphones on the market. Yes. Very expensive. But if you use them as frequently as I do (which is very frequently!) then you will understand. Comfort - incomparable. Battery life - very adequate. Sound quality - amazing. Design -pleasing to your eyes. Just WOW.
5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable
I originally bought these because I thought the H-95 didn’t have enough power and volume. I must say that not only do the H-100 have more power, but the sound quality for a wireless pair of headphones is unbelievable. I don’t have the words to describe properly or to give these headphones justice. But the clarity, separation of instruments, the bass must be heard to understand and appreciate. I know they are heinously expensive but if you have the money and are an audiophile you need to check them out. I told myself well if they don’t perform up to the price tag I’ll send them back. I put on LED Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven and within 30 seconds I had decided to keep them.The materials are of course top notch. They are very comfortable and the ANC is very much improved over the H-95’s. They are still not as good as Sony, Bose, or Apple’s headphones for ANC, but they are very close. The microphones are good and phone calls are great and sound natural. They have 30-40 hours of playtime and the coolest thing is the auto shutoff and turn on is simply taking them off or putting them on. It’s a really cool feature and better than any other headphones I have owned. But above everything else is the sound quality. Nothing and I mean nothing even comes close to them in this department.
5.0 out of 5 stars Ridiculously overpriced but worth every penny
For people who are not sound engineers but not mer mortals either with good sense of sound and music, this are just the best headphones made right now. I ve got other popular high end brands, BO.., BOW, Dj brands also but this headphones are exquisite to your whole senses. Its amazing, and I won’t refer to the design because they look as poor people can be seen next to you, extremely poorest if wearing them by their side, they are Just… perfect
4.0 out of 5 stars Alright
Okay these headphones are really incredible. They sound so so good, the battery life is probably my favorite part about it. It lasts forever and charges super quick.The EQ is very simple it's a circular design and you select what mode you prefer (bass,treble,etc). The bass is super rich and deep, rap and hip hop tracks sound incredible on these. Rock also sounds amazing. Instrumental heavy music is incredible the separation of the instruments sound insane.The left ear cup rotates and adjusts the amount of ANC you want, while the right adjusts volume. Both sides of the headphones are soft touch glass with swipe gestures. You also have multifunctional buttons on both of them where you can set in the app.The app, pretty much straight forward app, adjusts the sound, buttons, pretty much everything on the headphones. They are continuously updating the app, they recently just added better Bluetooth connection from the update.Now things I don't like. I think for the price they are solidy built but I think they are overpriced for sure. I have been using the PX8 from BW and I have to say sound quality wise they are similar, the BO being more clearer and the BW having more deep bass. The build quality of the BW is also very good and it has 5.3 Bluetooth and imo the app looks much cleaner. I'm bringing these up because when you are shopping for headphones in this level of quality you will definitely bump into the bowers and Wilkins.Not to mention they are a fraction of the price.Lastly the Bluetooth on the h100s is okay, multi connection is alright, and the anc is alright. Bose and Sony definitely have it beat at that. I think if you are in the market for these wait for them to get on sale and then purchase them. I picked mine up at about $1700. So if you can find it around this price then I'd say definitely worth trying it out. But anything more I'd pass on it especially at its $2200 full price.
2.0 out of 5 stars earpads color is coming off.. less than a year...
earpads color is coming off.. less than a year...
5.0 out of 5 stars Affordability vs. Deserve-ability
Tested H95s and returned since they don’t compare (ambience & depth) to the Master & Dynamic earphones I have been using for the past few years. I then came across H100 (didn’t know it existed). Purchased it with the feeling that it may likely be returned due to same reasons as H95s (perhaps due to my inherent bias with earphones).H100s surprised me from the first minute of listening. These are fantastic headphones - not by degrees but by a generation (paradigm shift) compared to the H95s. No wonder it’s priced almost double!I remember a statement by the manager of a Bentley car dealership as I was finishing the paperwork (some years ago). He said when you buy vehicles like Bentley, question is not about whether it’s worth the premium, rather it’s whether you deserve it. As much as it sounds like a good marketing strategy, something reminded me about that statement when it came to purchasing these headphones.My verdict - If you can “comfortably” afford it (akin to a tree falling in the woods), this is the absolute best sounding headphones I have owned!
3.0 out of 5 stars Price doesn’t justify the performance.
Lack of bass compared to the H95. Better build material but the headband was makes creaking noise when walking around. Touch control is an improvement. The Dolby Atmos function seems to be useless, it reduces sound quality. I leave it off all the time. For the price you could have brought focal Bathys, H95 used, and possibly px8 used or a full hifi system with focal Celestee and ifi zen signature DAC/Amp.
5.0 out of 5 stars The best sound i ever from my H 100
My H 100 i use for traveling the greatest sound from my iphone music subscription nothing comes close to the sound from the headphones.
Exceptionally disappointing experience
I bought these very expensive headphones and on my very first use of them on a long 7 hour flight, 90 minutes after functioning properly, they just failed me. The right ear cup stopped noise cancelling, and stopped sound. I reset the device, noise cancelling came back but no sound, all while sound quality on the left side has deteriorated to cheap speaker level.I contacted support and they suggested a hard reset which I did, and they seemed to come back to life. A couple of days later when on another flight, the same crazy games happened. and it’s not just on flights that they go bad, it’s that they would work well for a few minutes and then die on me.the problem I just discovered is the dealership support is i depended, and global support has no authority over them. and that I need to take them to the dealer to repair them! what? brand new premium device that worked well for a couple of hours total, and now gets repaired? so I pay full price for a practically refurbished device?
偽物に注意！
ビルドクオリティー、音共に文句なし。地味に使いやすいのもよし！偶に5万円台で売られていることがあるが、それは偽物の為、絶対買わないように！！注意喚起のためにこのレビューを残します。
25万と思うと高いけど満足度は高い
操作性、デザイン、音質どれをとっても満足度は高いですけど、お値段高すぎでしょ…そんなものですかね？
到底这玩意怎么样
啊，感觉真的好烂😭花了一万，也就是20多万日元，体验感还没宝华韦健4000的px8好，降噪性能上确实强于px8，但是佩戴舒适度总有一种很莫名的廉价感，就像感觉戴着的不是铝和皮子的耳机，而是像塑料堆砌出来的感觉，就像是qc ultra吧（没黑哈），再还有就是耳罩上的调音和触控，触控老是出bug，横向触摸不能切歌，反而调节的是音量，在app里面设置了也没用，再还有就是调节音量的环，如果一旦躺下的话就极其容易误。触一直会导致降噪和大小声音的提示音冷不丁的触发一下，有点难受😣🤮外观上确实不错，很有质感，但戴起来就像是前面说的那样，有一种塑料感，很奇怪，可能是头梁内部的原因，再就是音质这方面吧……可能都够呛压的过森海的4和漫步者的s5，有种粗糙感很难评，这玩意儿可能就是冲着外观和品牌辨识度吧，哎，有点心痛，都够我冲两次宝华韦健旗舰的首发了😭😭😭（后头又搞了一个宝华新出的px7s3，心里舒坦多了😆）
音響の完成系
数時間前に届いたばかりで聴き込めているとは言い難いものの、傾向とひとまず書けるだけの所感を少し。現時点での競合であるPx8と比較しスペックや音質傾向をざっくりとレビューします。・カタログスペックPx8と比べると、主にドライバーやノイズキャンセリング用のマイクに大きな違いが見られる。どちらもサイズは定番の40mmだが、Px8ではダイナミックフルレンジカーボンドライバーを、H100はエレクトロダイナミックチタンドライバーを採用しているPx8は4つのマイクを組み込んでいる(内訳不明だが、おそらくForward/Feedbackそれぞれに2つずつ配置しているのだろう)。カタログスペックを見ると通話用のマイクは2つとのことなので、合計6つのマイクを搭載していることがわかる。H100では大きくマイクを増やしており、ノイズキャンセリング用に4つ、外音取り込み用に2つ、通話用に4つ、合計10つのマイクを搭載している。通話用のマイクが2倍に、(読みが当たっていれば)ノイズキャンセリング用のマイクも2倍になっており、かなりの強化が期待できるはず。連続使用時のバッテリー持続時間も僅かに伸びており、ANC使用時でPx8が30時間、H100が32時間とある。といっても自動でバッテリーをオフにしてくれる機能を両モデルは持っているため、主に音質に注目していきたい。・音質についてレコーディング方法や音作りの傾向が比較的離れている曲をいくつか選び比較をしてみる。比較対象としてはPx8、解像度の比較用にRhapsodio Infinityを利用している。(InfinityはSP3000に有線接続の上比較した)先に書いておくと…H100は明らかに「立体感を解釈し完成させている」というところが最大の特徴だと感じている。「CLAN QUEEN - サーチライト」音が多く、音域や音そのものを独立し細かく鳴らせるかどうか（ここでは、これを解像度と呼ぶ）で違いが出やすく、そして普段から聴いているため差異に気付けるので選曲した。解像度については申し分なく、楽器の音もはっきりと区別することができる。どの音も全面に押し出すような鳴らし方をしているが、それでいて定位感も良く、ボーカルが中心に&他の音に埋もれずとてもよく伸びている。全ての音を全面に&力強く押し出す という点ではInfinityやPx8と同じなのだが、音像定位と音場感が極めて良く表現されており、量的な違い以上に質の違いがある。冒頭で立体感と書いた理由がここにあり、奥行きといったようなものを感じることができた。（音が消える際も、そのまま消音するのではなく奥に、遠くに離れていくような感覚）こういった立体感は、どちらかというとレコーディングの仕方に影響されるのだが、再生側の実力も侮れないと再実感した。そして、この流れでH100が得意な曲を聴いてみると…。「ヨルシカ - ルバート」H100について振り返ると、公式ではBeoplay H100 – Dolby Atmosに最適化されたヘッドフォンとして売り出している。この後半がB&Oによる答え・コンセプトだと解釈することができる。Dolby Atmosに最適化をするには、音響エンジニアなどがバランスの取れた音質と自然な音場、周波数特性、音響構造などを調整する必要がある。それに加え、DSPの処理性能も重要になる。書いた後に調べて気が付いたのだが、H100ではこのDSP制御効率を上げる為に2バッテリー構成を採用している。結果としてDolby Atmos非対応の楽曲であってもその恩恵を多大に受けていることがよくわかる。であれば、Dolby Atmos対応の…それもレコーディング方法にこだわりのある曲はどうだろうか。ルバートを聴くとわかりやすいのだが、「ボーカルがとても近い距離に居る」傾向から真逆に外れているという特徴がある。楽器が左右に、(音量が小さいわけではなく)距離感を感じるボーカル。サビに入ると、テンポ・ルバートに相応しく、ボーカルの側、正面に楽器が流れ込むように登場するこれらを楽しむ為には、レコーディングにおいて重視された音響に応える必要がある。まさにH100の得意とする舞台だ。InfinityやPx8で聴いた時も、レコーディングの恩恵から立体感や空間を楽しむことができたのだが、H100の後に聞き返すとやはり解像度のみで強引に鳴らしているチグハグさを感じる。個人的な経験則だが、立体感を重視すると解像度が下がってしまう傾向がある(それだけ音響設計のは難しい、ということなのだろう)。今回のH100についても同様の懸念があったのだが、聞き始めて見事に払拭された。楽器の音の入りからピーク、その後の抜け感が明らかだった。何よりもボーカルを重視するのだが、こちらも極めて高い解像度と立体感を両立しており、尚且つ曲全体を破綻なく鳴らせている。書ききれないほど感想はあるのだが、是非機会があれば聴いてみてほしい。オーディオファンの一人としてDolby Atmosは眉唾物のような認識をしていたが、H100での音楽体験と向き合い、むしろこれからの進化・最適化の方向性なのではないかと確信した。素晴らしい製品に感謝したい。
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