JLab Retro Headphones, Rewind 2 Wireless Retro Headset with Custom App Controls, 20+ Hours Bluetooth Playtime, Lightweight, Vintage Bluetooth Headphones with Mic

It was an unexpected delight to stumble upon these retro-style Bluetooth headphones. Their convenient combination of vintage design and modern technology made it a no-brainer to add them to my collection. Their remarkably lightweight build allows them to sit comfortably on your ears, making you practically forget you're wearing them. One of their shining features is the superior battery life, which dwarfs the 4-6 hours typically offered by earbuds by a significant margin. While they do allow ambient sounds in, this feature adds to the charm, mirroring the auditory experience of the good old days. So, if you're in search of a high-quality, wireless listening experience rooted in a throwback aesthetic with a marathon battery life at its core, look no further. A solid five-star rating - day in, day out!

Fed up with losing buds I decided to get old school headphones. Not having something in your ear is so much more comfortable, and these are lightweight. Had them a couple of weeks. Battery is good. Sound quality, bass and volume are all good - nothing exceptional, but for the money I’d say better than I expected. As with many of these devices, the one-button operation is fiddly as heck and having to press and hold for a certain period you invariably miss the mark. Haven’t yet got the Equalizer to work, but it’s not something that needs adjustment anyway. At least the one button is big and easy to find unlike other devices where it can be tiny. Having to remove the foam pad to plug in the charge cable is easy, but such a simple design flaw that was unnecessary. Love the retro orange ear pads, comes with spare black ones too.

I bought for the retro image not expecting much in the way of sound but was pleasantly surprised.Balancing:I have a couple of pairs now, the first pair had an issue where the left ear was noticeably quieter than the right ear, this is something I have seen in other reviews. Over time the balancing seems to have improved with use. The later pair I bought didn't have this issue so I am assuming it had been fixed. I bought my sister a pair for Christmas and she says the sound is the same in both ears.Burn in:This is a weird one, most audio gear from headphones to top end speakers take a few hours burn in but these do take a long time. When I first got them they really sounded bad, I'd say it took maybe 24 hours for them to be usable.Sound Quality:They are no match for my Sennheiser HD25s but they are a fraction of the cost so it's not really fair to compare them. They are more than good enough for commuting or use when out and about, plus if you do loose them it's only £25 rather than £200!Comfort:They are very light and seem to stay on your head pretty well, though I don't think they'd survive a run. They are also quite cool, one thing I find with my HD25s is they can be quite hot to wear if it's warm.They are not very sound proof, which can be desirable for crossing roads but it may annoy fellow passengers if you crank up the volume on public transport.Battery:They battery seems to be pretty good, I have used them for a day at work and not had them die.Image:Everyone thinks they are from the 1980's - which is the whole point :)

Got these because they looked fairly comfy and are wireless. They are very convenient, the bluetooth connection is mostly fine over a distance of about 5 meters and have not encountered any issues with pairing.Build quality is decent, nothing special but nothing atrocious either. They do creak at times.Comfort wise they are good, but could have been better if the earcups swiveled horizontally, not just vertically. There's also plenty of adjustment for larger head shapes.My main issue though is the quite horrible sound quality. They are by far some of the worse headphones I've had the displeasure of listening to. No matter what preset I use they sound muffled, muddy and lack a lot of clarity. Soundstage is poor, imaging is quite bad, low end lacks extension, mids are recessed, highs are ok, but also lacking in extension or any kind of finesse. These headphones are true to the 'Retro' branding because these do sound like a cheap walkman pair of headphones from the 90s.Compared to a pair of Koss KSC-75, which are similarly priced, these are exponentially worse, several leagues bellow the Koss. I have pairs of small, cheap earphones like the Qian 39 that sound quite a lot better.Another issue I've encountered is channel imbalanced, the drivers probably aren't matched at all so there are several dB differences between the Left and Right drivers.The only impressive thing about the sound quality is that they managed to tune these drives so poorly, I'm impressed anyone at JLab listened to these headphones and thought the sound quality is adequate.Another negative is charging, you have to lift the earpad foam a little for the microUSB cable to fit, not really convenient.Battery life at least is close-ish to the 12 hour mark if used at around 50% volume.Don't get me wrong, they are cheap and they do the trick if you listen to audiobooks or podcasts, but I find them very inadequate for music and movies. The wireless makes them very convenient and the comfort is adequate enough to wear then for a couple of hours at a time, but again... do you want to with the sound quality being so poor?These could be winners if Jlab resolves the sound quality issue via better tuning or using higher quality drivers and move the charging port to a more convenient location. Sadly as they are, these are more of a novelty buy if anything.