If you are looking for sleep headphones, I don’t recommend these unless you listen all night and can tolerate a bit of pressure on your ears as a side sleeper.
I have used a more expensive sleep headphone product (accoustic sheep). I find it so helpful to getting a good night’s sleep. When the wires broke after a couple of years of use, I was reluctant to pay another $159 for a new accoustic sheep headphone given their known weakness with the flimsy wiring around its charger. So I decided to try this product instead, which was flagged as ‘Amazon’s choice’.
Pros:
- The product arrived very quickly (within 24 hours).
- the headphones fit snugly
- I find the sound is clearer than accoustic sheep
- the speakers sit well in each ear
- well priced, only a fraction of the more expensive versions
Cons:
- there is little to no padding around the speakers. I found my ears hurt a bit although I probably might have got used to it if it wasn’t for the big showstopper …
- showstopper for me: when I used a sleep timer on my phone so that music/podcast would stop playing after an hour, a voice in the headphones started saying ‘connected … connected’. This bought me wide awake and disrupted my sleep. The choice was: try to go back to sleep with no music or listen to music all night.
- I think the headband would get hot in warmer months
For the above three reasons, I think it is wrong to promote these headphones as a sleep headphone. Having a voice break in when you’ve fallen asleep is not conducive to a restful night!!!
I am going to keep the product to use while exercising. However please do not buy it as a sleep aid unless you listen to music/sound all night (assuming battery performs as promoted).
I have just reluctantly ordered a new accoustic sheep version instead. Despite the weak wiring and fiddly recharging, they are tried and true for me and hopefully I’ll get at least a couple of years from them.
Oh what a pity this cheaper product has that ‘connected’ voice breaking in!
I hope this review helps you.
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