Tape is better quality than MP3

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A solid 4/5 on Amazon, over 2k reviews.

It's a shame we're not all blessed with ears as god like as yours. Might as well save that £7.99 for something huge.

Mine have been great .
I would still be happy with them if I had paid twice the price .

I wasnt expecting much, it was worth a punt at 8 quid though. Just an opinion as someone above had asked for feedback.

Why were you expecting that for? One set costs £8, the other around three times as much at £25 :confused:

Below average quality in my book. Certainly a case of getting what you pay for. Usual wired headphones are a pair of sennheiser earbuds I paid about 25 quid for about 3 years ago, so not exactly premium. These things are not even in the same ballpark. Missing any range of depth, poor mid and bass response, tinny highs. There alright for an hour or so at the gym, but I'll be buying a better pair shortly as the quality is already starting to irritate me.

For those the purchased these.

Whats your opinion on them now, after having lived with them for a while?

Update. Had them for about 3 days and the wire is already faulty. Didn't even last 3 days let alone 3 yrs!
Sadly it's a case of you get what you pay for. Returning for a refund as i doubt they have any replacements.

q7 better 15.99 amazon

I do, and I'd imagine many other people do too which would suggest that they'll be having the same problem. Very interesting info, thank you, I had no idea there was the possibility of incompatible Bluetooth devices.

Well it was more for the Bluedio R+ headphones I bought which proclaimed "AptX" on the box but sadly weren't when you got them on your head. I'm looking at this: https://github.com/lorf/csr-spi-ftdi - anyway if I build one for the Bluedios I might as well kill two bluebirds with one stone. Hackers gotta hack.....

Hacking 8 quid headphones..... There's a first. Good luck, let me know as despite not having a 4g issue (no 4g phone yet), and not having the issue, I like a good hack :-)

To me, this is quite a big deal. To genuinely compliment each other, or at least, not to compete over the same resources. Bottom line - as it should have been from the beginning.

I'm returning my aldi bluetooth 4.0 headphones and will be seeking '4.1's'.

Road tested mine in the gym yesterday. Verdict: not very impressed. The bass is lacking compared to a set of £10 cheap Phillips earbuds (wired). Charged up nice and quick, but the sound quality is lacking. Contrary to above, there is a tether on the charging port cover, but it's as thin as anything and expected to snap very quickly.

Biggest problem is they won't hold a Bluetooth connection with my iPhone. Fine if the phone is in my hand, or on the equipment beside/in front of me, but as soon as I drop the phone in my shorts pocket the connection drops out every couple of seconds.

Returning for refund.

Seems many Bluetooth 4.0 devices can be patched to 4.1 so again it's down to the manufacturer to enable or not like the AptX. I've got a couple of headsets with CSR chips "capable" of AptX but not enabled. I'll maybe try to knock up an interface to sort it out (or brick them).

Not sure if that's the correct manual (link didn't work), but the CSR8645 chipset is bluetooth v4.1, not v4.0. So one of the two bits of information there are incorrect.

http://www.csr.com/products/csr8645


edit

ah ok, so I found the manual for what looks like the correct Aldi product and it does indeed state a CSR8645 + BT v4.0. Strange.

****.co.uk/data/images/products/68499UG.pdf

edit link wont work on here, just search 'Maxtek Bluetooth Headphones 68499' on Google, 2nd result.

The Mpow Swift (of which these seem to be a rebadge) is apt-x enabled. Any idea if these are?
Edit: No they're not. Same chip, it's just that the AptX codex isn't enabled. There are a number of these style earphones on the market around £8 but the ones with AptX enabled seem to cost about £5 more.

Just got these. Very loud indeed.

Well I have to disagree with the disagreement. I've just taken a set for a proper test drive, down the gym, where they're designed for.

Sure, comparing them back to back with a more expensive wired set of plugs at home you can hear the limitations, but human hearing is very perceptual. Half an hour later with nothing to compare them to, listening to music on a treadmill in a gym they sound great, really great when you consider how much they cost.

They are quite chunky and might look clunky, but they're actually really light and you don't notice them at all (unless you look in the mirrors). And the ear fitting is bomb proof, they definitely stay in during sporting activity, they come with 6 different pairs of soft rubber 'wings' designed to hook in or under the various grooves in your outer ear, you've got plenty of permutations to try, violent head shaking wouldn't dislodge the combination I found for my ears and they were really comfortable for 90 minutes of constant use, never needed to adjust or reseat them during exercise.

Base is good, not punchy but definitely there, and the trebles and vocals were fine, not perfect but certainly not murky, so good I didn't even feel the need to mess around with Poweramps's equalizer for this session, which is an option if you like a lot of emphasis. Sound isolation is good, could block out most of the background X-factor music at the gym, and they seemed to cope with my sweat levels which has been a problem with other headphones in the past for me.

I've tried quite a few wired buds over the years and these have to be head and shoulders the best 'under £10' set I've listened to, and these self powered with BT connection to boot.

I will hang on to the receipt, being Chinese there can't be much copper in the silicon band which is always a weak point on these kinds of devices, and I can't see the battery lasting the 3 year warranty period, it must be the size of a pea, but did at least last over 2.5 hours on my first try.

Remember these ARE only £7.99

I've got to disagree with the last poster. I was looking forward to these and I have just purchased a pair in the last hour. Charged them up, looking forward to a test drive.

First impressions: Quite chunky. Second impression: Clunky. Third impression: No way will these stay in during sporting activity.

OK on to the sound. Via Poweramp I had to test another pair of headphones to make sure the song was playing correctly! Then I tried some hard rock (Cancer Bats)& then softer stuff (Arkells) through Amazon Music. There was plenty of bass but the vocals sounded very murky.

I knew these wouldn't be world beaters but I did expect better. They were like a test purchase to see if I could get on with BT headphones before I bought a more expensive pair.

I'm that disappointed with the product I will be returning them under Aldi's 90 day policy. In my opinion they aren't even worth being used as a back-up pair. For now I'll continue stick with the cheap wired Altec-Lansings (with remote) & sets that ship with the phones for sport!

got these today! they r really good for the price! sound quality is really gus aswell! might go bk n get another pair as bk up!

got these today! they r really good for the price! sound quality is really gus aswell! might go bk n get another pair as bk up!

All OK so far ... they seem similar to the MPOW's if not coming out of the same factory with a different badge on. The UK importer is **** Ltd who are a Chinese company. Mpow are Chinese company too.
I think Mpow are the ODM and **** are the importer/sales company. The only noticible difference is a slightly different set of stabilisers.
This article seems to be a fair representation of them http://the-gadgeteer.com/2015/04/29/mpow-swift-bluetooth-4-0-headphones-review/
and the android app audio test tone generator seems to (for me anyway) show they to be working fine - barring a bit of cut off at the top and bottom end more due to too many loud gigs and oldish age.
I need to play around with the stabilisers a bit to get a snug fit, some images on the web show them being used the opposite way round to in the booklet. I guess whatever works for you is the name of the game.
So fill your boots. Seem like a deal to me.

Just picked up a set from Aldi in Dagenham, box is labelled as Maxtek, rather cheap and nasty looking as the product appears.
After a brief charge, pairing we straight forward, annoying gripe is the status indicator is covered when you hold the button.

Anyhow, as stated build quality is pretty low, the charge port cover has no tether so will get lost.

Sound quality seems surprisingly good, there is a bit of bass, but major let down is a very splashy treble, hard on the ears after just 1 track.

Sound output level is loud, I normally got well into the full position on the phone and adjust from the headset, but with these I barely get to 70% and its loud enough.

Sound overall seem to lack any mid range prominence so seems liked it sucked out or compressed.

Another surprise even without the ear inserts (lots provided) the earbuds stays more than comfortably in place.
The connect and disconnect announcement is ear piercing.

So summing it up, would recommend purely as a throw away punt and no more, as the sound is just all over the place, bass (wooly not deep), mid (sucked out compressed) and treble (either nothing then shrilly highs) nasty build quality letting them down, but then they are sub £8.

I think the BT4.0 is the strength (bit rate higher ???) versus most BT2.0 headsets, but a MAJOR word of caution the treble over short periods may make your ears bleed.

UPDATE: Swapped back to my bargain Sony SBH60 (£25), after just 2 minutes and I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THESE IF YOU VALUE YOUR EARS, the A-B listening just highlights how dreadful these headset are.

Off to get some Paracetamol and then a refund, what are ALDI like on "its a load of crap" refunds ?

Bought these - sightly disappointed. I expect maybe a tinny treble and oomph-less bass but the sound is like I have cotton wool in my ears. Treble is muted, bass is distorted and vocals sound as though no one spotted the prank thick wool sock over the microphone. They'll do - but will take second place to the Solememo SE09 which I picked up on an Amazon deal last October for only a few £ more.

I've bought these today having seen this deal, the sound quality is good with both listening to music and using a phone.... But the earplugs are very uncomfortable..... Wouldn't recommend them, mine are going back :-(

Made a special journey to buy these as no Aldi in my town. They seem to charge OK in a reasonable time but the right one gets very hot and the battery lasts 10 minutes before I get the warning beeps. :-(

not the most eligant or robust headphones you can buy but for £8 you really cant go wrong and 3 years warranty has your products back long after you have probably moved on to the next thing anyway

Also just bought a pair earlier. Very happy for the money as was close to spending 10x on another pair.

Bought one today. I havent tried with a 2nd phone but after pairing with Z3, the mic doesnt seem to be any good.

Grabbed some today - as others have said not the best ever headphones where build quality are concerned however still ok. For just £8 they are great value for money and sound is better than expected. I use Soundmagic E10S when not jumping around so I'm used to a fairly decent sound and these don't disappoint.

Decided to supliment my "Kitsound Beamers" on ear BT phones with a pair of these.
Tried one set and only had left channel. Second set work fine but I would describe the sound quality as 'muddy', which is acceptable at the price point.
I'd say they're OK for the daily commute, but they won't replace my Beamers for relaxing on long flights.
I'm hoping the three year guarantee will cover the battery which is probably going to be the first thing to 'go', but to be fair, around three years for eight quid is a bargain.

Many people mentioned that they resembled mpow units.

Can anybody speak to the similarity?

Are these infact, likely to be rebranded/debranded mpow units?

Wow!! One of my resolutions for 2016 was to be wiser with my money. Therefore, I thought hard about spending these eight notes...buy cheap, buy twice and all that. I didn't want another impulse buy sitting in the gadget drawer, gathering dust.

It's true that they aren't audiophile quality and you will need to be gentle with them, particularly when charging, as the build quality is that of an £8 pair of headphones. But in all other respects, these are amazing. The sound is on the warm side and not shrill and the bluetooth range is impressive (not that you'll need that when running). The rubber grommets that hold the buds in place, during training, works well.

They do have a built-in mic and they do all the 'ok google', siri, call answering stuff, if you need all that when training. You'd probably want a better quality product if you want to make use of these features on a regular basis, but for occasional use, they are fine.

They work, they stay put, they aren't uncomfortable, and they cost eight notes!!!! So glad I took notice of s92c, DanWeb, and others. Of course they aren't in the same league as Bose, but total crap they certainly are not!!

Is this just a one day deal or will they be available tomorrow?

Just picked some up and there really good for £8

completely worth 8 quid. There are definitely many wired headphones that sound much better but for 8 quid can't fault these at all. Would recommend.

Did anyone end up buying these?

What's the verdict, are they any good?

@hatton420

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Also, MP3S are quite poor quality if you really want to look at audio quality.

There's a lot of headphones in this body but with different internals. Saying your cheap pair from somewhere else are rubbish so these are rubbish is ridiculous. We'll know Sunday if they are actually any good, but on the face of it, a great deal.

sorry for typos, I'm on my phone and still no edit function for this app!!!!!!!!

Sorted typos on PC :wink:

Any chance of an editable HUKD app for typo ridden posts due to auto text?

I have a set of these headphones. Not sourced via Aldi I admit.

I've the following observations;

Lots of emphasis on bass but sound easily distorts.

Built in mic is essentially useless.

I lost Bluetooth signal with cable behind my neck and phone in front pocket.

Pretty useless for running, unless you like a cable flapping up and down as you run.

Very easy to pair with devices. I'd say they are worth £5 maximum, as a backup set.

I'd never use them as primary headphones. So far I'm really impressed with my Xiaomi Piston 3's for the money.

Got the MPOW this week. SQ is actually really good at this level and at this price an absolute steal.

Been looking at these cheap headphones for a while the Amazon reviews I find dubious and personally feel most or fake or the I got a free pair to demo line. Then mixed in the reviews are allot of total crap do not touch - so on the fence be interesting to give these a punt given half the usual price

Own two pairs of the MPOW Swift, love them. O/H uses the MPOW Cheetah's. Dad uses the MPOW folding BT headphones and I've a pair of the Muze for computer use. Nowt wrong with them at all. Even get strong reviews on YouTube. MPOW customer support has been brilliant. Had an issue with a shortened battery life on a pair, and they just sent a replacement.

Looks good cheers

Tape is better quality than MP3

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A solid 4/5 on Amazon, over 2k reviews.

It's a shame we're not all blessed with ears as god like as yours. Might as well save that £7.99 for something huge.

Because like everyone else is pointing out these are the same as a known brand, which I've owned and imo are total crap. Some people are easily pleased it seems when it comes to audio, they may as well still be using cassette tapes and dump there Mp3 players.

I have the Vansky bluetooth headphones which are great. This price is excellent if they are of same quality. I want to buy the wing attachments same as left headphone in thumb but can't seem to find anywhere:(

I have these, got them online for perhaps a pound or so less however the warranty is worth £1. They've been fab for running

I have these also branded as mpow and they're brilliant. Sound is great, feel comfy and battery life is pretty good too.

I'd certainly buy these again if something happened to mine

I have the mpow version from Amazon...these are amazing for the gym ! hot :smile:

I love my MPOW Swift headphones! If these are the same, then they're a great deal!

Save your money. total crap.

these look remarkably like the Mpow swift headphones I bought from Amazon for £15, 5 months ago.
If they are the same, then this is a bargain.
I use them for a few hours of running every week. The batteries last well, the sound quality is very good, and they are reliable.
Voted hot :smile:

I have a similar product which I went running with for the first time yesterday. They do hold in the ear. If the sound quality is good then I may bag a pair of these as well.

Saw these advertised yesterday in store, have rebranded version and sound quality is actually superb as is battery life. I've had lots of Bluetooth headphones over the years and these are definitely in the top 3 at 8 notes they are a bargain