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Bang & Olufsen Form 2 Headphones

Work Okay, but Cord is Too Long!

Written by KE from BROOKLYN

May 12, 2008

The audio on these is average - about what'd I'd expect from typical over-ear headphones; very similar to the kind of headphones that came with portable tape players back in the day. However, I really wish I'd checked the length of the cord on these before I bought them. It's EXTREMELY long. When I took them to work, I'd get it all tangled around my chair. Throw them in my purse, and I'd be wrestling with a mass of cord whenever I opened it. I ended up giving them away. Who needs a cord that long? There's just no good reason for it!

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Bang & Olufsen Form 2 Headphones

Form over function

Written by LS from Belmont

Dec 28, 2007

Unfortunately, our local Apple store doesn't allow people to try on headphones in the store or I would never have bought these. I have to flex their metal headband so far to put them on that the ear pieces press uncomfortably hard against my ears. In addition, the metal band is cold against the top of my head (and I have lots of hair!). They are so uncomfortable that I never even plugged them in to test the sound. They're going straight back to the store.

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Bang & Olufsen Form 2 Headphones

Nice sound, poor design

Written by WJ from Kansas City

Mar 1, 2007

I love B&O products, they make amazing beatuiful stereo gear from the highest quality components. Brushed metals, and shiney plastics. So what happened with these headphones? They sound great but they also broke in less than 6 months.

1. The vertical distance of the overhead assembly isn't long enough. If you have a long head they will not cover your ears if you place the yoke over the top of your head.

2. Because you have to flex the earphones at the joint where the metal armiture insterts into the plastic yoke, over time you create stress fractures that will lead to breakage. Mine took 6 months of daily use.

While thy look great and sound good, the bottom line is unless you have a small head, and can take them off with out flexing any part of the black plastic over head yoke, these guys are going to break. At this price point they need to re examine the quality of materials and the overall form factor of the product.

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Bang & Olufsen Form 2 Headphones

Good sound, not a good overall package

Written by GS from New York

Jan 13, 2006

Well, I will agree with the reviewers who had nothing but praise for the sound quality from these headphones. On sound quality this product deserves four or five stars. The headphones are also very stylish-looking and lightweight, and they seem durable.

But that's about all that's good about them. They are uncomfortable: My head is moderately-sized, but I couldn't adjust the size enough to wear them comfortably. The earpieces press against the ears. Moreover, the cord is about seven or eight feet long. If you don't need that much cord and don't want it to get tangled, you have to roll it up -- which is unattractive and adds an annoying mass at the middle of the cord.

The description says that "you can enjoy loud music without anyone else listening in." In fact, I found the opposite to be true. I played a few songs at moderate volumes, took the headphones off, and pressed my hands against the insides of the earpieces. Even then, a LOT of sound leaked out, to the point that one could easily understand the words of the songs. Even my old cheap Sony headphones are better in this way.

My recommendation is to look further. This product may have very good sound quality, but in practically every other way it just doesn't do the things that a good set of headphones should.

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Bang & Olufsen Form 2 Headphones

Overpriced!

Written by DM

Nov 9, 2005

I was yearning to own a good-sounding set of headphones for a very long time. I've went through 2 or 3 lightweight sony headphones that were valued around thirty bucks. I've even owned a pair of their $100 DJ headphones (which were decent). I went to B&O and the guy talked me into these. He let me listen to all kinds of classical tracks, in which these truly have decent sound. When I brought these home and plugged into some rock, they were no better than my old light weight headphones from sony in mids and base. Buy cheap sony's if you need light wieght. For sound quality I recommend Grado SR80's for $95. Trust me on this one...

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