Just wanted to let you guys know that I also experienced the super loud high pitch sound a few times with my H8 (serial #24XXXXX). It was actually so high and loud that my ear hurt for a few hours afterwards (that's of course on top of the bluetooth connectivity issues). Returning my H8 (which are already a replacement pair) this weekend!

With the H8 using a feedback-type ANC system, is feedback inevitable if the cup is pressed too hard?

jonnyb wrote:

With the H8 using a feedback-type ANC system, is feedback inevitable if the cup is pressed too hard?

Yes, just received my new ones today and they still screech at high pitch like before...

This can easily be replicated by leaving ANC on and compressing one of the ear pieces between the palms of your hands. You can even try by taking on and off the ear pad. If you hover the ear pad over the central mic on the headphone, as if you were to put the pad back on it will also screech.

Just tried them at home... walking around i still get a thudding sound with my footsteps with ANC on. I thought it would be fixed on the new ones. NOT pleased...

Update 2:-

It just dropped connection when changing album.

If you test and switch between music albums a few times via your phone it will drop its connection but continue to show the battery status icon. I remember this happening to me on a quiet train with my last pair because i just thought it was a temporary glitch on the panel so I pressed play on my phone and music started blaring out of my phone and not my headphones! Embarrassing :/

From that perspective I do NOT believe they are any better than the last pair I had.

On the plus side I have noticed on my new pair that the mic surrounds are metal 😁

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Does the noise come from both left and right earpieces on yours? It does on mine. 

Both!

This dull thudding that is in sync with my footsteps is really worse than my initial pair. Really not pleased with the outcome. 

Both!

This dull thudding that is in sync with my footsteps is really worse than my initial pair. Really not pleased with the outcome. 

It seems to me that this is an inherent flaw of the type of ANC used in the H8. I found this helpful explanation of the different types of ANC on the Jabra website:

http://blog.jabra.com/anc-headsets-arent-all-the-same-three-types-of-anc/

It would appear that B&O went for the 'Feedback' type, where the ANC mic is inside the ear cup (as we can see when the pads are removed)

So, is the problem that the ANC mic is too close to the speaker, and all it takes is a little push to cause the feedback?

I have just bought a set of Beoplay H8s and am very disappointed due to several issues:

1. Using the ANC produces a loud hissing and sometimes squealing noise which is audible above the music.
2. The sound/connection drops out constantly which is incredibly irritiating
3. The Bluetooth does not connect to my devices automatically after pairing - I need to manually connect each time I want to use them
4. The overall volume level is too low at the max setting.

Overall I am very disappointed in the quality of these headphones and it seems like some of them at least might be common. Do replacements solve the issues?

I really like the headphones. A word of warning though. I sent mine back to Beoplay because of the drop out issue, had the replacements arrive this week, but they are serial number 249XXXXX, so not the version 2. And guess what they have the drop out issue.

Very disappointed, have contacted Beoplay and I'm awaiting their response.

Paul

I really like the headphones. A word of warning though. I sent mine back to Beoplay because of the drop out issue, had the replacements arrive this week, but they are serial number 249XXXXX, so not the version 2. And guess what they have the drop out issue.

Very disappointed, have contacted Beoplay and I'm awaiting their response.

Paul