Just received an email saying black and natural are available.  The new colours are on the website now too.

Will pick up a black pair from @Sheffield when they are in

What does the natural colour look like in comparison to the argilla bright? Is it just the anodised metal the difference or is the leather different too?

Got my black H8s earlier today. Sound is excellent. Punchy and bright.

Easy to set up.  usb to mini usb charging cable is quite short (about 30 cm) so will probably buy a longer one. They are available as an accessory for £9 

No view on Bluetooth stability because it's way too soon to say.

very pleased with the colour..

....and from the front:

Your face looks a bit leathery, Duels. You should moisturise. 

jonnyb wrote:

Hmm...when I went to use them this lunch time, the indicator had jumped from 100% to 70%. So, maybe the H8s can only report their battery life in broad chunks rather than in a more detailed way.

OK, I confirm this behaviour - 100% for two days, then suddenly 70%. I've noticed similar on the Plantronics Back-Beat Pro BT earphones I use at the gym too, so maybe it's just the way it is rather than a bug...

I've noticed that the noise cancelling on my newer black H8s is very weird compared to my previous pair. It makes a very high pitched noise and if I push slightly on the headphones it makes a very sharp and loud high frequency noise. It might be a new design but my old pair didn't sound like that. It seems to remove very much bass and introduces this strange noise. 

By the way, regarding the USB-cable: My old pair came with a very long cable that was very matte (using a material known to get sticky by time) and the new ones came with a very short and handy cable that I think is made of a higher quality material. 

Actually my current pair of older H8 ones make that high pitched sound too

Michael wrote:

I've noticed that the noise cancelling on my newer black H8s is very weird compared to my previous pair. It makes a very high pitched noise and if I push slightly on the headphones it makes a very sharp and loud high frequency noise. It might be a new design but my old pair didn't sound like that. It seems to remove very much bass and introduces this strange noise. 

By the way, regarding the USB-cable: My old pair came with a very long cable that was very matte (using a material known to get sticky by time) and the new ones came with a very short and handy cable that I think is made of a higher quality material. 

Have you tried to take the ear cushions off and put them back on?
I've seen some people report that this can help with ANC issues. 

It happens sometimes when I either adjust the headband or press down on the headband piece. It must be some interference with the antenna. Thought that they would fix it on these newer ones... oh well.

I have a new pair of Natural coloured ones on the way. Wish they did an argilla bright with silver metal, rather than gold