Absolutely blows other headphones I've tried out of the water for sound quality including HD 660S, DT 1990 Pro and Sundara. No matter the quirks/cons, these are worthy of 5 stars.
Pros:
-Sound quality, sound quality and sound quality. (UPDATE) Thought I'd add some more to this pro since I've had these for a while now. Treble is a little more laid back, maybe leaning slightly warm neutral, but still plenty of clarity. Mids are the bomb and string instruments in particular are to die for. I actually can't believe the clarity and depth on the lows and how there's almost no roll off. It surprises me every time when the bass guitar plays in Sex in a Pan by Bela Fleck & The Flecktones.
-Light weight.
-On ear design is surprisingly comfortable and clamping force is perfect for me, but see related con in the con section below.
-Battery life seems good, however did not test thoroughly. I believe these are advertised for 40h on 50% vol. That being said, 50% is a pretty good listening level for a quiet setting in my opinion. (UPDATE) I use these for a few hours every day and charge once a week. They have never died yet.
Cons:
-These need to be used with Bluetooth. Connecting them with Aux will severely lower the sound quality due to loss of DSP.
-The above con makes these less versatile due to Bluetooth delay.
-Clamping force might be too light for a small head. Band can be shaped a bit, but may make the drivers go too low at their smallest setting, again not working for a small head.
-Bluetooth range is fine for what these are intended for, but could be better. Really solid if you're in the same room, but don't expect to walk around a house unless your phone is in your pocket.
-Sound leaks from open back, but that is expected. These aren't for travel.
-On/off and connecting voice prompts are loud and distorted sounding.
-Button placement is a little awkward. Button functionality works fine otherwise for music.
-(NEW) Creeks a little bit when moving your head. Nothing to crazy.
Overall the GW100 is specifically perfect for audio listening at home within a fairly close range of your device that is broadcasting Bluetooth. Not so much for any other scenario due to quality loss from a wired connection. That's why my HD 660S will keep it's spot for low latency in things like gaming and videos.
Two things to note about this review:
-I did not test the microphone quality or call functionality with the buttons. Probably will never use these for that. (UPDATE) I've made a few calls including on Zoom and everyone's said these sound fine so far.
-There is a different ad for this product with 100+ reviews. This seems to be the same product and the old ad was discontinued, causing split reviews for no apparent reason. Since this is the one I purchased and it was the most recent version by the official Grado store 4OurEars, this is where I'm leaving the review.
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| Price | Currently unavailable. | $124.98 | $275.00 | -21% $219.95 List: $279.95 | $299.99 | -20% $278.00 List: $348.00 |
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| Sold By | — | ableseller | 4OurEars - The Official Grado Store | ARF Tech | 6ave | Amazon.com |
| connectivity tech | Bluetooth 5 | Bluetooth 4.2 | Wireless | RF | Wireless | Bluetooth, Bluetooth 5.0 |
| headphones form factor | In Ear | On Ear | On Ear | Over Ear | Over Ear | Over Ear |
| connector type | wireless | — | wireless | wireless,wireless.frequency | USB Type C | USB Type C |
| headphones jack | — | — | 3.5 mm Jack | 3.5 mm Jack | USB | 3.5 mm Jack |
| cable feature | Without Cable | Without Cable | Without Cable | Wireless | Without Cable | Without Cable |
| control type | Media Control | Call Control | Media Control | Noise Control | Voice Control | Voice Control |
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Probably the only open backed bluetooth headphones on the market
Reviewed in Singapore on October 1, 2021