[General Accessories] BlueFlame4:
Hey,

some days ago Syllable sent me a pair of their D700 bluetooth in-ear headphones for review so here it is now :)

Let me first clarify that I am neither paid by them nor related to them in any other way.

Let's start :highfive:

General information

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The headphones ship in a small box with them printed onto it:

After opening it up one can see the headphones, a charging connector that is rather short but long enough if you ask me and ear plugs in different sizes:

The medium ear plugs are already attached to the speakers, a smaller and a bigger pair ships with them. I had to go for the smaller onces as my ears are quite small. This was definitely a big plus for me!

The headphones have three buttons as you can see here:

The key mapping is

Volume+/Next Song

Pause/Shutdown or switch on

Volume-/Previous Song

The first element in the list corresponds to a short press whereas the second element is a long press.

The buttons have a good haptic feedback in my point of view! There is also a microphone built in which really surprised me keeping in mind that these things cost just 20$! If you receive a call while wearing them a single press on the middle button answers it. If you then press again the call is hung it.

I collected the following results while running a 15km run:

Pairing​

I used an Elephone Trunk and an Elephone P8000 as a pairing device and both worked fine with the headphones. To pair you simply have to press and hold the middle button until the speakers turn themselves on. A built in LED then starts to blink blue and the "D700" can be found in your BT smartphone menu. Only one device can be paired at a time so if you switch devices, you have to turn off bluetooth on the first device in order to pair the second one. I think that's reasonable as also only one person can listen to the music coming out of these headphones so there is no need to pair more than one device at a time.

Sound Quality​

The sound quality is okay for me. I usually wear on ear headphones which have a lot of bass - obviously the D700 have less bass and more mids and highs. When I pushed a bit onto the earphones the bass became more present but that is nothing I want to do while running. I still like the sound quality given the low price and the fact that these things have tiny speakers compared to my big headphones. These highs help to understand a calling partner though if making a call. Also I have to note that the built in microphone seems to be good as well because my partner did not have any problems understanding me.

Battery Life​

The D700 came pre-charged and without further ado I literally hit the ground running and tested them. Surprisingly the battery lasted the whole 1.5 hours run! The box states 5 hours music time and I ran another two 1.5 hour runs after charging the device's battery via micro USB, so I'd say that's more than enough if you go running. If you want to use these things for daily music I am pretty sure that you won't make it through the whole day if you listen to music all the time. But I wouldn't recommend that anyways because of the...

Design​

The design of the D700 is not exactly subtle. My pair came in a neon yellow color and I am pretty sure the designers aimed rather at runners than at businessmen. The headphones are not exactly ugly but I personally would not wear them other than for running or sports in general.

Conclusion​

After all I am rather impressed by these inexpensive headphones! You basically get a full functional bluetooth headphone pair with built in microphone, calling feature, music adjustment buttons and a decent battery life for just 20$! Also the bluetooth range is really great! After running I walked into a different room while having my phone lying on the desk and there were no connection problems at all.

The only downside I can on the D700 spot is the extroverted color.

Pro:

Cheap - 20$!

Good sound quality!

Good battery life!

Calling feature!

Great BT range!

Comes with three pairs of earplugs!

Good fit!

Con:

Color

If you're looking for a cheap pair of wireless headphones for doings sports, go for these guys! You won't be disappointed. :highfive: