Yamaha HPH-W300

Beautiful sound but unresponsive controls and ear cushioning kept coming off – I used these primarily with Bluetooth connection which provided amazing sound and seamless transition device to device. Sound and max volume were amazing, as was the wireless range. HOWEVER, I ended up returning mine as I got sick of the ear padding getting looser each time it came off, to the point where just removing the headphones would cause the cushioning to dismount. The return process was easy and quick.

I hope they bring out a redesigned version of these as the sound was on point, but they need to address issues by redesigning to have: -Bose-like interchangeable ear pads with a better mounting system as the current design wears out and falls off. -physical buttons for controls, or finely tune the current touch controls; volume up and down worked fine as did pause/play, but good luck forwarding or rewinding a track.

Good sound but poorly designed – I chose these over the Sony WH1000XM3 headphones because I usually like Yamaha gear and these were $150 cheaper. The sound quality is good but the headphones don’t fit snuggly and are loose compared to other headphones I’ve had, they don’t hug my ears properly and I only have a consistent sound if I sit still and don’t move, as soon as I move the cups move off my ears changing the sound. The Bluetooth connection also cuts out randomly. The touch controls are unrefined and finicky and only work some of the time. I wish I had forked out the extra money and got the Sony headphones instead which I’ll end up doing anyway. Disappointing.