moxxey wrote:

Even their press department is a shambles, in my opinion. They send us press releases and ask us to push out news stories on the H5 and you can't buy them, even from B&O. See above.

And, yes, the feedback so far has been fairly poor.

Has anyone seen a review yet? We haven't received a pair to review.

Michael wrote:

What is we?

The technology companies I work for? I work for three of the top four in the UK.

I think it has more to do how the device understands how much battery is left. My H7's do the same thing. I use them for hours and every time I checked it said 70%. Then suddenly it dropped to 30%.

I don't think your H5's will get better with time but take a timer to them and monitor how long they take to drain.

@moxxey

I really like my H5s. Nice design, very good sound, decent battery life. My tip, though: buy some Comply TS-200 tips. Put them on, squish them down, insert into ears and wait for them to expand to form a nice seal. 

moxxey wrote:

The technology companies I work for? I work for three of the top four in the UK.

moxxey wrote:

These H5's have been a strange launch.

I went on the BeoPlay website only a few days after release and the black pair was out-of-stock. Yet, since then, B&O has been sending out press releases, pushing news to tech websites and even promoting the release on the BeoPlay Twitter feed. I tweeted them back saying it's odd to promote something you can't buy - and I've been waiting for re-stock confirmation for nearly two weeks now.

Either they've held back on new stock to make some adjustments based on feedback or demand is so high (which I doubt) they can't keep up?

Feedback on here hasn't been great so far. Anyone actually like the H5's?

According to BeoPlay support, they should be available again in the end of August....... So I totally agree. Very strange behavior. But maybe it is for the best, if they keep getting as bad reviews as in here, I might just as well save me some money not buying them. 

jonnyb wrote:

@moxxey

I really like my H5s. Nice design, very good sound, decent battery life. My tip, though: buy some Comply TS-200 tips. Put them on, squish them down, insert into ears and wait for them to expand to form a nice seal. 

Good tip, thanks. I managed to find a retailer with a pair, so mine should arrive by the weekend. 

I've actually bought them for a photo shoot - the things I do for B&O, hey?

Michael wrote:

Which ones is those? I work in technology too, but I don't get any review headphones 😁

www.alphr.com, www.techworld.com, etc etc.

I don't get anything for free. Nor do I do the reviews.

moxxey wrote:

www.alphr.com, www.techworld.com, etc etc.

I don't get anything for free. Nor do I do the reviews.

Michael wrote:

Ah okey, tech blogs. That's cool. I've been eager to do something like that in Sweden too but a lot of companies already do. So I should enjoy my products instead I guess :)

I'm not sure they'd class those websites as a "blog"!

I work for Datormagazin in Sweden, too :) Heading over to Stockholm in August!

Now, I'm waiting for my H5's to be delivered so I can give you my verdict (after taking shots for a website).