Same here leo and riverstyx: I have experienced the same bluetooth issues. Replacing my headset did not change anything for me. I went back to ask for an additional replacement a few days after the first replacement but the sales people at B&O Madison Ave. in NYC would not exchange my H8, saying the problem came from my device. I told them I had experienced bluetooth issues with my laptop, my girlfriend's laptop, my iPad, at least 5 different iPhones I tried with my H8 and they offered to send my H8 for repair. The whole process would have taken a month – yeah right, I paid $500 for headphones I won't be able to use for a month. I just left the store swearing this was my last B&O product.

I never experienced the high frequency noise described by some people on this page. Just bluetooth radio high pitched noise when the headphones are trying to pair with devices.

Good luck to you all :( 

Same issue here Michael

Same issue here. Looks like they have removed multipoint. 

I have used it a little bit after the update, but only at home. No special problems. Less noise from NC when active and no music playing. So it`s getting better, but not as good as it should have been considering the price.

So no discernible improvement in the drop-outs, but they've removed a feature? Nice work, B&O!

Hi Folks!

My first post... I've owned B&O A8 earphones in the past - they were superb, but got pushed-aside when I got my first pair of BT headphones, Sennheiser MM450's...

Since that time, around four years ago, I've been through pretty much every high-end BT headphone, looking for a decent product: sounds great, looks great, decent battery life, good sound isolation, ANC, Apt-X and AAC - cost isn't a massive factor, but I expect to get what I pay for.

So, you can imagine that I was pretty excited to hear about the H8's - listened to them briefly at a dealer (compared to H7's), then finally got hold of a pair yesterday...

Yes, they sound amazing! Yes, they're pretty comfortable! Yes, the have a good sounds-stage, noise floor, amazing seperation, deep (but not too much) bass, tight mids and shimmering (if a little sibilant) trebble! Yes, you can hear your feet a bit when walking, but not that much worse than the competition (this alone made Parrot Zik's unusable).

But what's this? I put my iPhone in my pocket and the signal breaks-up, especially when walking. I mean really breaks-up, so much so that the headphones crash after a while. Even holding in my hand causes problems if it's not the right angle. Even having my phone on a table a couple of metres away can screw-it-up...

Imagine my surprise and shock to come to this forum and see others with exactly the same symptoms. Imagine further, if you would, my disappointment that this issue isn't being rapidly addressed.

I was ready to have a love affair with B&0 - I had my eyes on a couple of A9's - hell, my wife's even Danish and thoroughly approved. But I've severe reservation at this moment.

So now I'm faced with returning the H8's for a refund, which I'm loth to do as in all other respects they're nearly perfect. I have written to B&O.

I assume you get used to the touch-panel - I try an change the volume and keep pausing. Oh, the ANC kills the sound too, but did a great job in the Metro today, you just need to whack the volume up a bit.

Cheers...!

Welcome to the forum! :)

Yes, I do understand your disappointment. I was eagerly waiting for H8 release as I really need BT wireless headphones. And yes, all great sonic attributes are in vain if it fails to deliver on fundamental feature: wireless connection.

So I still wait for the fix or MkII or whatever comes - if anything - to shell out 499 EUR finally.

On the positive side, I own A9Mk2 and I love it. Don't give up on A9 because of experience with H8. :)

Hi Folks - me again, second post 😐

I think I bring good news... I just installed the firmware update - 8.0.2, I think it was - and it *appears* to have dramatically diminished the cutting-out.

I say "appears" because I'm wearing different trousers than yesterday, they have a tighter front pocket and this might have a bearing on the problem.

Right now - I can initiate the signal break-up if I put my iPhone behind me and press against my lower back, but most BT headphones struggle with this as the signal doesn't pass through body-tissue very well.

At lunchtime I'll go for a walk and report-back later.

Cautiously optimistic!

OK, an update... The cutting-out issue is not resolved, but I would say that it's dramatically improved. However, I still want to try it out at home with the same pair of jeans.

It's my perception, also, that the connection is generally far more stable. The headphones bond to the iPhone better and don't crash the way they did.

So heading in the right direction, if not yet perfect.