Seems awfully hard to get hold of.... Does anybody have an estimate for when they will be available at BeoPlay.com web shop?
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New Beoplay H5, bluetooth
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I went to a store today and they had sold their only pair already. Th customer is bringing them back because of all the noise transmitted through the necklace bit, and drop outs.I was listening to my H8s last night, and via Bluetooth they are incredibly quiet. Full blast on a plane and I struggle to hear clearly. Connect them via a cable and they burst into life. Login to view imageOn a side note, I've just bought a pair of these bad boys after my young Labrador ate my old Bose pair. They have ANR and Bluetooth. I can sit on the plane listening to Queen, and then when ATC or the fist officer speak my own personal DJ turns the music right down. When it all goes quiet, Queen again🤩
As it might interest some of you... It's possible to pair up to 8 devices with the H5. So no problem if you want to pair it with your smartphone/tablet/portable/...
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👍As it might interest some of you... It's possible to pair up to 8 devices with the H5. So no problem if you want to pair it with your smartphone/tablet/portable/...
Surprising amount of stuff in a small pink box ... Login to view image... and handy necklace Login to view image
Unfortunately I think we have a lemon🍋I am having difficulties maintaining a full charge, making a BT connection. At least the BeoPlay app connected and I was able to upgrade the firmware. So I have no idea what's going wrong 🤕
Check this site guys! It says win a beoplay h5.
I just give it a shot. Hope its true 😁
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Well the visit to the store to return a "lemon" H5 revealed that I am the lemon 😳However the audio BT pairing process is tricky (IMHO) as there is not much travel in the switch in the middle of the dongle. So I have now done two hours of road testing: walking city and suburban village streetscape and train and trams and quiet room listening. Conclusion: still enjoying the sound. Discovery: the default plugs are not good fits for either ear and worse 😭 one ear is different from the other something A8s and Apple ear buds had never revealed. So considerable plug to ear variations planned for tomorrow. Frustration: yes the cable rub against winter collars does generate noise🙁More tomorrow.
Tried the H5s with the intention to buy but sadly they did not perform and my experience echoed that of previous posters. I personally feel this product is a lemon with no proper testing before release like so many other products before. B&O have been doing this since the release of the BeoSound 3 (another lemon) when I personally feel B&O took a downward turn regarding their products.
The H5 ear plugs were pretty useless and I couldn't get any of the accessroties to fit at all in my ears, not even close. They all fell out far too easily. The connection was terrible and dropping constantly. I wasn't even moving, just sat down trying to pair with my iPhone 6 Plus. I didn't like the design and thought the volume control should have been centred on the cabling or better still not present at all. The sound was no different to the earbuds supplied with my iPhone from Apple and in many ways I much prefer the sound of those. Another failed attempt then at trying to part with some money! No point spending £200 on this product, much as I wanted to have a new toy that I don't need anyway!
I just can't figure out what on earth B&O are doing these days. How many companies have to work really hard to try and sell something? Most I would say. Yet with B&O, because they have my loyalty and genuine passion for (previous - 60s to 90s) products, I turn up at dealers time and time again ready to spend. In days gone by I wouldn't even bother trying a product but these days, I can't even give my money away even though I want to because even the basics aren't done properly. Complete shambles.
On a more positive note, I was very impressed with the A1 so bought that, thankfully! I am happy to say that this does... so far... seem like a really good product so I feel I am just about hanging on with B&O!
I don't even feel excited by the new audio and tv products to come soon; somehow I just know they are going to be lacking in new unique designs and riddled with problems but I do hope I am wrong!
Simon.
On the other hand I had no drop outs from my 5S even when walking and public transport. Whereas I still get times when my H8s drop out. I wonder if the left-hand-side H5's control and where I presume all the receiving and processing is the secret as I always have the iPhone in my left *** pocket.The connection was terrible and dropping constantly. I wasn't even moving, just sat down trying to pair with my iPhone 6 Plus.
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