There's really not that much to say about these headphones that will inspire me to recommend these to anyone. The earcups pivot inward so the whole set folds down flat though sadly you get no pouch or soft-touch bag for packing. They're incredibly comfortable; responsive, easy and intuitive to use; and actually provide great sound quality for music and movies served up for those on the go.

In terms of headphone battery life as a significant factor in the purchase decision, it depends on what you want to use the headphones for and potentially how often you will be able to recharge them. The earcups themselves are covered with a thick, ultra-forgiving layer of foam surrounded by soft-touch pleather that only serve to further cushion the otherwise moderate inward pressure they will exert on your ears. The volume button is a long rectangular rocker that hugs the edge of the earcup with a raised dot on one end but is smooth on the other--this helps you differentiate by feel which end corresponds to volume up, and which one is volume down. Guess I should sell em online to someone who thinks jvc makes the best of everything like I used to think.These are unlikely to tire a user even after lengthy periods of use, because the sound is very neutral. In fact, you might be hard-pressed to notice much of a difference between the regular and Bass Boost mode playback--my daughter actually couldn't tell them apart. I've been using it at work for several days and the battery indicator on the phone still shows around 80% on the headphones. Headphones with up to a few hours of battery life are more suitable for home use as they will require more frequent charging. A diaphragm with a thickness of around 20 mm is not as quick to respond to changes in the audio signal, and this results in poorer bass listening.

Clamping” around your head is very slight, but still fairly stable for those walking around the office. For truly wireless headphones, it is the battery life of the earbuds only, excluding recharges from charging cases - this means that even the best truly wireless headphones tend to get a mediocre score here, as the per-charge battery life is low compared to other types of headphones. We made our durability test for wireless headphones more rigorous from May 2018, so the star ratings for wireless headphones from then onwards aren't comparable to wireless headphones tested before. However, their design has fewer isolation capabilities, and therefore, for example, more sound can be let in and out compared to around-ear headphones.Personally, I found highs and female vocals to be clear without being overly harsh or sibilant; bass was admittedly a bit thin in the "regular" setting, but activating Bass Boost thankfully didn't turn things into a muddy, sloggy mess. The JVC HA S31BT are wireless headphones that allow unrestricted movement and thus increase comfort while listening to music.