Kogan EC-65 II Pro Active Noise Cancelling Headphones

This was my first pair of noise cancelling headphones so I can't compare the effectiveness of the ANC. It was only fair and the volume level was rather low. But my main complaint was with the poor quality of the ear pads. After just a year, the material came apart as shown in the photo. Show details

Kogan EC-65 II Pro: Worse Than I Expected! – The Kogan EC-65 II Pro are worse than I expected. Since Kogan products are usually Bang for a Buck, I thought these would really be a bang for a buck, but you can get this kind of sound quality for a lesser price. When in noise cancellation there is always a static, which I hate in wireless wearables. What Kogan could've focused on when… Read more

designing the product is the quality of the sound, and not the design. Well, I do like the Matte Black texture on the black model, I would still rather have better sound quality, and no static.

The bass on these headphones aren't good at all, as when a deep ocean sound comes, with deep bass, the headphones struggle to produce that sound, therefore creating a lot of static. The Active Noise Cancellation is very good and functional, you can switch between the two, but the Noise Cancellation part isn't that strong, but I think its good for the price. However, there isn't transparency, which is becoming more common in wireless headphones and earphones. The whole exterior is mostly made up of plastic, but good plastic, as it is nice and smooth, and doesn't catch smudges on it (on the black model). The cushions aren't that soft, and are very uncomfortable after a few minutes of wear, which Kogan can improve upon in the coming years.

Overall, the headphones are nice, and they come in a Hard Case, with a wire (to charge the headphones, and a plane headphone jack adapter. Maybe in the coming years, Kogan can improve the sound quality, cushion quality, and add transparency, and take away the travel case, so they can keep the same price, and maybe they can sell the case separately, it can be an addon.

Do everything as advertised but die early due to bad quality – Purchased a set within 3 months they were replaced due to ear pads wearing down and unwearable due to discomfort, Kogan replaced them without any problems. The replacement pair had the same problem but put up with it for a while and then the two ends broke and wouldn't sit against the ears; again unusable. The second pair developed this problem… Read more

close to the end of warranty. Contacted Kogan who would not replace it due to it being past the warranty period?? I mentioned it was still within 12 months from receiving this replacement pair, they advised that the warranty from the first pair was in place and that a second warranty is not given for replacement items. Unhappily I complained that this was not a good way to treat a customer who had spent thousands of dollars with them over a short period and to please recognize that I have been a very good customer. This they refused to consider and continued to refuse any help. Only after making more noise about it and becoming very annoyed because they were not honouring any warranty on replacement and were not acknowledging the fact that I am a many times repeat customer did they offer to look at the item and then decide whether they will refund. I still have no outcome. I'm very disappointed that they give great incentives to new customers to purchase but long-term loyal customers do not get recognition or any kind of show of appreciation for their patronage. Not a good business practice Kogan. If you want to keep your customers you should look after the ones that are loyal, I was not asking you to replace a fridge or a TV which I have purchased from you among many other things. A little bit of respect for a good customer would go a long way to better business for all concerned. Annoyed and disappointed.

Nice Headphones for decent price – I purchased the Kogan EC-65 II Pro Noise Cancelling Headphones to replace my years old Sennheiser wireless headphones. The Sennheiser was a good, solid performer so the EC-65 II Pro from Kogan has a tough act to follow. This item comes nicely packaged with its own carry case and all cables, adapters etc are contained within. The headphones have a… Read more

pleasant feel and good build quality. They fit rather snugly and reasonably comfortable on the head. Bluetooth (version 5.0) connection was straightforward. The sound quality is crisp, clear and satisfying. It doesn't quite reach the full richness my old Sennheisers, but it comes pretty close. If your audio device has an equalizer, go easy on the lower ranges as the bass can become quite pronounced. Overall, a great pair of headphones for the price.

Low quality materials – I've had 3 sets of these headphones break in the exact same way. One of the earpieces will break at the swivel connection leaving it dangling by a wire. I am not rough with them and would keep them in the case when not in use so I can only assume its the quality of the material. After having had them replaced twice under warranty I've given up on… Read more

them. It's a shame because apart from this I really liked them. They were comfortable and I thought the audio and anc was great for the price.

Not compatible – I purchased a Kogan headphones set, so that I could listen to the TV which is also a Kogan product. There was nothing to say that they were not compatible as when I looked at the TV manual, it said that bluetooth could be toggled on or off, which I automatically thought that they would be compatible. Very disappointed, seeing that I spent $70 for nothing. Show details

These are definitely not the best ANC headphones, but, for the performance/price, they are one of them – I just received this pair of headphones today and was really eager to test them to find out whether they are a hidden gem. I am a passionate audiophile who has a high standard of musicality. However, for the price which I paid for these headphones (AU$ 69.99), it is impossible to expect them to sound as good as HD800 or as special as HD650/600,… Read more

but they offer amazing value for what you paid:

(Terrible, bad, average, good, excellent)

- Comfort/Isolation: Excellent (4.5/5). Their comfort can be equally compared with Taostronics BH-085. Although they can't reach to the level of Bose NC, they are still far better than Sennheiser BTNC 4.50 and 450BT. I couldn't wear these Senn headphones for a long period and I hate them.

- Sound quality (Average - Good) (3/5 - 3.5/5 Updated)- First impression: EC-65 II has a natural, clear and a little bit laid back and dark sound. However, all of these attributes are above average to my ears (Treble 5.5/10, Mid 6.5/10, Bass 7/10), not exceptional overall but really good for their price range.

(Bonus 0.5 for Sound quality: After wearing them for 2 weeks, I thought that I had to change my rating on their sound quality, the sound signature is really suitable for EDMs, so 3.5/5)

- Active Noise Canceling (Average - Good) (3/5 - 2.5/5 Updated) - They cancelled around 70-75% of low-frequency sound, around 10-20% for middle-frequency, and 0% for high-frequency sound. I didn't test them on an airplane, but I will as soon as I can due to COVID.

(Update: I will minus 0.5 from ANC, because I tested in various environments, and realised that these are average [not above average] - So 2.5/5 for ANC)

- Microphone (3.5/5) Quite good for my Zoom Conferences (Updated).

- Technologies: Excellent (5/5 - 4/5 Updated) They offer the latest technologies on the market: USB-C, Fast charging, Really good battery (over 20 hours for ANC+music, around 40 hours for music via Bluetooth), Bluetooth 5.0

(Update: Connection is not good compared with others in the same price range (even they claimed that Bluetooth is 5.0), Minus 1 for Connection, so 4/5 for Technology. On the other hand, the battery is extremely good, over 45 hours (almost 50 hours) based on my usage)

Bonus: a decent carry case

Overall 3.8/5 ~ 4/5. They are really good ANC headphones for under AU$ 70. I'm quite satisfied with this purchase.

They feel great and the sound is very good value for money (while on special), but – I just received these and there is little difference between noise cancelling on or off. They may be faulty so I will contact Kogan. They are very easy to set up, very comfortable and sound really good. They look and feel a bit cheap compared to my girlfriends JBL's but sound is equivalent. The JBL's were cheaper than the Kogan at full price… Read more

although the JBL's didn't come with a case which the Kogan does. I only paid $79.99 as a pre-order so at that price I'm reasonably happy. If the NC gets sorted I will be very happy.