...and the introduction of a new nomenclature? 🤔

I like them a lot, the old micro is not BEO style. 

Oh yuk based on those horrible hideous sounding A8s that cost me a lot of my hard earned money. Cheap 3.5mm plug, cheap cable and no bass. It would take a lot to convince me to buy B&O headphones again especially after buying BEATS which are so much better sounding.  Shame as I love some B&O products but these should have been made by Amstrad!

Paul Winn wrote:

Oh yuk based on those horrible hideous sounding A8s that cost me a lot of my hard earned money. Cheap 3.5mm plug, cheap cable and no bass. It would take a lot to convince me to buy B&O headphones again especially after buying BEATS which are so much better sounding.  Shame as I love some B&O products but these should have been made by Amstrad!

The bass is all about how well the buds "seal" in the ear canal. If they haven't been fitted correctly or you used them without the foam covers then they will sound bass-light. I have however had issues with them moving and losing the seal. This isn't a criticism of A8's in particular, I think most earbud types are the same regarding bass reproduction and the bud seal.

I really don't think the A8's can be accused of having no bass! Are they "boomy" - no, I think that, overall, they're pretty well balanced for an earbud design.

Got me all excited for nothing. 

As much as I like my A8s (and I like them a lot!), I am aching for some B&O cans with substance. I hope the BeoEarVox U90 are on the way - I am ready for them.

Agree, looks like the same very thin, always gets tangled flex that ultimately gets severed where it connects to the jack.

Having got through three Easrsets with a Serenata, these were the worst quality B&O items I have ever come across.

Arr, I've been waiting for B&O to produce a quality iPhone headset, and must say I'm a little dissapointed they simply modified the A8.
If that's all they did, what took so long?

I've demoed the original version, and while they do sound very good from the mids on up, they do lack bass.  Even the specifications state so - 50Hz isn't terribly low, deep bass would be nearly absent.  At this price that is simply unacceptable.  Sennheiser, Beats, Shure, Klipsch, Beyerdynamic, and Etymotic research all make earbuds more competitive than the A8's.  I was hoping I could replace my Sennheiser earbuds with something from B&O, but it looks as though I'll be shopping Sennheiser again. :(

It's a shame. I really want to like these.

I am glad they have updated the micro, agreed that it's not B&O style.  The issue I had with the earset3 i purchased in London was that the cable that connected to the microphone kept coming out leaving the wire exposed out of the casing, and thought it was bad quality.  They are sitting in their packaging as I don't want to use it.

I have 2 pairs of A8's which I love.  Agreed Paul that they don't have that much bass, but as a portable headphones for my shuffle at the gym, or on the move they are great.  They aren't so great in a flight as you still hear the background noise.  

Paul, which Beats do you have?  I think Beats are for a different purpose than the A8's, it's not like you would wear them walking around (or maybe you do).  

Regards

Michael

The Beosound 8 was a fresh brilliant product, for a potentially massive customer base. And hey presto, the greatest selling product of all time. Great for B&O and great for it's shops(i hope).

The Earset 3i is a bastardisation of a fairly irrelevant product from a B&O point of view. I and everyone i know, lament the lack of bass(i have two pairs and have tried covering up the vent). Are we all wrong. We are meant to buy these things, not the listening panel. This should have been the Beosound 9 on all fronts, unfortunately it's not. Its reassuring as a Brit to know we are not the only people with great design and engineering, that then let themselves down at the first hurdle due to lack of vision and basic common sense!!!!