I had a similar problem with my H9’s. The touch control was much too sensitive, and due to the lack of finger detection tech, the touch control would activate with just about anything it came in contact with. 

Still, not as bad as yours. What you are describing, sounds like it could be a faulty set, I would have them replaced. 

So far, my H9i’s are behaving a little better than the H9’s but, finger detection tech would make these perfect. 

My H9is arrived today and I think it’s safe to say B&O nailed it with these. 

They sound brilliant (even better than the H9s, which to me sounded better than all of the competition in their class), the new ANC is brilliant and it’s about time they managed to make ANC that’s as good as the competition (I think it’s pretty close to Sony + Bose now and just like the H9, it still doesn’t have too big of an impact on the sound quality). 

On the note of good sound, I’m really happy with the tweaks they’ve made - to me the H9s sounded very muddy when used in quiet places (when ANC isn’t even needed) and these are amazing. I’m 99% sure they sound better than the H6s to me when used with a cable (again, finally!). 

The additional battery life is bound to come in helpful, and I’m glad the battery is still user replaceable unlike all of the competition - glad they’re finally letting us switch between devices (with just an extra flick of the on switch) too. 

They’re very comfortable to wear, just like the H9 (I think the original H9s are slightly more comfortable, but IIRC I had to wear them in a bit first so I’m sure these will improve over time). 

Transparency mode and the proximity sensors for auto-pausing/auto-resuming are also very welcome features. 

100% recommend these now and I honestly can’t think of any downsides - they fixed the 3 downsides I had with the H9 (muddy sound in quiet environments, weak ANC, and the ability to only connect 1 Bluetooth device at a time) and if you’re good with the price, I’d give these a solid 10/10 compared to the 8/10 for the H9. 

Jon wrote:

My H9is arrived today and I think it’s safe to say B&O nailed it with these.

They sound brilliant (even better than the H9s, which to me sounded better than all of the competition in their class), the new ANC is brilliant and it’s about time they managed to make ANC that’s as good as the competition (I think it’s pretty close to Sony + Bose now and just like the H9, it still doesn’t have too big of an impact on the sound quality).

On the note of good sound, I’m really happy with the tweaks they’ve made - to me the H9s sounded very muddy when used in quiet places (when ANC isn’t even needed) and these are amazing. I’m 99% sure they sound better than the H6s to me when used with a cable (again, finally!).

The additional battery life is bound to come in helpful, and I’m glad the battery is still user replaceable unlike all of the competition - glad they’re finally letting us switch between devices (with just an extra flick of the on switch) too.

They’re very comfortable to wear, just like the H9 (I think the original H9s are slightly more comfortable, but IIRC I had to wear them in a bit first so I’m sure these will improve over time).

Transparency mode and the proximity sensors for auto-pausing/auto-resuming are also very welcome features.

100% recommend these now and I honestly can’t think of any downsides - they fixed the 3 downsides I had with the H9 (muddy sound in quiet environments, weak ANC, and the ability to only connect 1 Bluetooth device at a time) and if you’re good with the price, I’d give these a solid 10/10 compared to the 8/10 for the H9.

Don't think I'll be replacing my H8's,..... but the H9's.... i'm getting very tempted. One thing I never understood was why USB-C was never implemented until now. All else, seems like a good deal.

Now,... how to offload my almost perfect condition H9's haha 🤔

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears that H8i and H9i do not support aptX (even though H8 and H9 do).

Just picked up my H9i last week, and got them replaced today. Love the improved sound, slightly tighter fit and improved ANC - compared to my H9 - but the swipe controls on the ear cup didn't work very well on my first pair. Almost daily I either couldn't use the controls to turn up/down the music, enable ANC, switch track etc.

I tried to remove the battery, which seemed to work, but only momentarily. They were running the latest sw version, so might just have been a faulty pair, but curious if anyone else have had similar experience with theirs?

CarJen wrote:

Just picked up my H9i last week, and got them replaced today. Love the improved sound, slightly tighter fit and improved ANC - compared to my H9 - but the swipe controls on the ear cup didn't work very well on my first pair. Almost daily I either couldn't use the controls to turn up/down the music, enable ANC, switch track etc.

I tried to remove the battery, which seemed to work, but only momentarily. They were running the latest sw version, so might just have been a faulty pair, but curious if anyone else have had similar experience with theirs?

So any new opinions?

I am thinking about upgrading from  my H7 but after reading some I am starting to consider the Bower and W PX headphones