Product Description
Bang & Olufsen Earphones are designed to fit the individual ear and deliver unsurpassed sound quality. With conventional earphones much of the sound never makes it into the ear. These earphones are specially developed to closely match the contours and curves of the ear â?" so you hear the sounds that would otherwise slip away. Each element can be maneuvered up or down and side-to-side to ensure the perfect fit.

Technical Details
    * Bang & Olufsen A8 Earphones are designed to fit the individual ear and deliver unsurpassed sound quality. With conventional earphones much of the sound never makes it into the ear. These earphones are specially developed to closely match the contours and curves of the ear – so you hear the sounds that would otherwise slip away.

Product Details
    * Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
    * ASIN: B000BLALEI
    * Item model number: A8

Customer Review

By
John E. Vidale "conventional Earth scientist" (Seattle, WA USA)

This review is from: Bang & Olufsen Earphones A8 (Electronics)
I used Bang & Olufsen A8 headphones for a year walking around and running until someone stole them.

Their virtues - excellent sound for small headphones that are not in-ear, look great, and stay on well.

Their drawbacks - cost (although they are the best combo of the 3 virtues on the market), they take noticeable effort to put on each time because of the multiple ways they adjust, and the wires tangle with the hooks if one puts them in one's pocket.

I had no reliability problems despite treating them poorly.

I hope whoever took my B&Os is still enjoying them.

By
Tripod "Tripod"(London, UK)

The B&O headphones are extraordinary in many respects. The sound is excellent - not as bass-heavy as Bose are, but a lot cleaner in sound, which is actually more "honest" and true to the actual sound of instruments and voices. If you put them on correctly the low frequency end is very good, and the mid and high ranges are excellent anyways. I listen mainly to classical music, the sound quality for that is overall excellent. On iPods the benefit of these headphones is a significantly higher volume than for example with the standard Apple headphones. Normally it is very difficult to hear classical music with an iPod due to the low volume, but with these headphones this is no issue.

I have read complaints about putting these headphones on - I had no such problems. You have to think for a second which goes on which ear, then lift the piece that goes behind the ears, place the centre-piece above the opening of your ear and then simply push it all back together again. The aluminum is excellent in terms of design and durability. Don't pull on the cables too much, they look a little fragile.

These are, in summary, extraordinary headphones. They are not the kind to be thrown into a backpack or stuffed into a pocket, these should be treated with care and sensitivity. The design is outstanding and the sound quality very clean and open, not artificially enhanced in any specific area of the spectrum.

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