LINDY BNX-60 Wireless Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) Headphones, aptX - comfort, lightweight – built-in mic for hands-free calls – Matt Black

These are one of my best purchases of the past few years. I still use them daily, can spend about an hour on my commute using them. I only need to charge them up once a week, which is wonderful. If I made this review a few weeks ago, I would've complained as my right ear pad had ripped and has exposed the padding. I've just found that you can buy replacement pads for around £8 and they're stupidly easy to replace too, just pull them out and put the new one back in. I'm not sure how this compares to other similar priced headphones, but I wouldn't be surprised if this doesn't happen on a pair of beats or whatever.The sound quality competes with my wired stereo headphones, but not quite got that overall depth. Still brilliant for the price.I don't really rate the noise cancellation function, it rather expectedly, muddies the sound quality. I think without this function works just fine.If you're after a strong paid of headphones that are tough, come with a great protection case, have good battery life and sound brilliant, these are absolutely a no-brainer. I will probably update this review when/if my pair ever die off as I will be buying these headphones again!

I'm so impressed with these headphones for the price. I'd never have given anything Lindy branded a chance, had I not seen the 5 star review of these from What Hi-Fi. However, I'm so glad I did, as I nearly spent £300 on a pair of Bose QC35's, when really I just needed to block out office chatter at work.Saying they're "good for the price" is actually doing them a total disservice, as I think I would still consider these very good at twice the price. I very nearly got suckered into a pair of AKG's at £160 until I read a detailed negative buyer review from somebody who'd clearly spent some time with them. I'm very glad I got this Lindy pair instead at half the price.I've been wearing these during the day at work for 3 days now and haven't felt the need to take them off for any reason. The ANC blocks out constant background noise such as the whirring of fans in nearby computers. The sound isolation is good enough to reduce office chatter and general noises to a level where it is unnoticeable when music is played at a low volume. Music can be appreciated at a very low volume as the sound quality is so good.Pros: Price, comfort, sound quality, battery life.Cons: If I were to be super-critical, I'd say:1. The rotary volume control feels a little cheap.2. The USB socket is angled towards the front when worn the correct way round (left ear / right ear), so the USB lead dangles in front of your face if you try to use them while on charge (I got around this by wearing them the wrong way round while on charge).3. There's no audible warning when the battery is about to run out. I've just been listening to dance music, then suddenly they cut out and everyone in the office was listening to dance music being played via my computer's tinny internal speaker until I realised what had happened. I'll put them on charge towards the end of the day when I put them down in future.None of these cons are enough to dissuade me from what are an excellent pair of headphones. The best pair I've ever owned and an unexpectedly excellent purchase.

In summary - this is an excellent, comfortable pair of Bluetooth headphones, but you should avoid it if you intend to actually use the mic for anything, or use an external mic instead.Noise cancellation - the headphones form a seal around your ears, blocking out almost all external noises. In addition to this with ANC (active noise cancelling) turned on, the headphones produce a white noise which also blocks out some sounds. I also wear these headphones with glasses and they're still very comfortable. The glasses slide in near the top of the cushiony seal, and don't hurt at all. The only pain I notice is some very slight pressure on my ears after extended use, but I've gotten used to this.Battery life - the battery lasts for roughly 2 days from a full charge. It seems to charge quite fast, although you should note you can't use the headphones while they're charging. The headphones start to make a very annoying bleeping noise at about 10-15% charge which it doesn't seem can be disabled, meaning they in effect have a slightly lower battery life. A very useful tool for battery life is that your PC/mobile can tell you roughly how much battery life is left. I've been able to use this with Windows 10 and an Android phone, but not Windows 8.1.Sound quality - the audio output is excellent, both on Bluetooth and wired. However, you cannot use it for high quality output and input at the same time, unless you want awful sound quality, both for input and output. In effect this is a pair of headphones for audio output, which technically has a mic, but you should really use an external mic instead.Connectivity - pairing the headphones to a new device is quite quick and should only need to be done once per device. Sometimes in order to connect the device will need to be switched off and on again, or the device's Bluetooth will need to be disabled then enabled. Once it's connected, its range seems to be quite far. It usually cuts out at about 10 metres in testing. I haven't noticed much audio latency. If you have issues with wireless connectivity, there's also a 3.5mm jack, and they come with a somewhat small 3.5mm male-to-male cable. They can be connected to mobile devices, tablets and computers, provided they all have Bluetooth connectivity, which is very convenient, as opposed to needing two different pairs of headphones.Durability - they feel sturdy, though I can only comment based on 2 months' worth of use. The materials seem to be decent quality, and I can't really notice any major flaws which would result in it snapping. I'll update this review at a later date if they do snap (purchased in September 2020, reviewed in November 2020). They arrive with a sturdy box for safe transport or storing them long-term.Value for money - the headphones cost £73.98 at the time, which seems good value for headphones with ANC. It seems to be a very good mid-tier product at that price.