Thursday, October 6, 2016

HOCO EBP01 Sport Wireless Bluetooth 4.0 In-Ear Megnetic Headphone Review

HOCO EBP01 Sport Wireless Headphones come in a nice yellow box with a clear plastic top so you can see the actual headphones inside the box. Very nice and professional looking box. In the box are the headphones, Mini USB cord, and extra ear buds and instructions. One of the first headphones I bought that didn’t come with some sort of ear pieces to help hold them in your ears.

At this price range I was expecting much more than I would a cheap pair at a third of the price, and after getting these out of the box, I wasn’t disappointed. These are made with a pretty solid aluminum alloy body and shouldn’t break with normal wear and tear. With that being said, I wish they would have come with a hard case or at least a soft case to carry these around with. I hate having to find a place to store the extra ear buds and USB cord.

I was excited to try these out and they turned on and worked right out the box before charging them. Used them for about an hour or so and then it took about an hour and a half to charge them the first time. The charging cord (mini) is really short, so I used my own. There are two lights, one on each side of the on/off button turns red during charging and blue when completed. This lights also flashes blue/red when in pairing mode.

There is one block on the wire between the ear pieces that has three buttons. The on/off (multi-function), volume up (next track) and the volume down (last track). The mini charging port is on the side of this block.

This didn’t take long to pair with my phone but I did have to scan for it three times before it showed the first time on my phone to pair with it. Once paired, it connects automatically now when I turn them on.

The ear pieces are surprising nice and fit in my ear really well and are comfortable to wear for hours while I am at work. There are extra ear pieces if you need to find the right size for you

I had a little problem with the Bluetooth dropping or getting choppy when wearing these when I got ten to fifteen feet away from my phone but other than that the sound, even at full volume, sound great. The volume is loud enough I did have to turn it down a little not to hurt my ears but not overly load I couldn’t have left it there if I wanted.

I have an equalizer app on my phone and with a little tweaking, the bass and overall sound is superb. I have these for listening to music, but the wife did call me one time while I had these in and I had no problem hearing her or her hearing me. These are noise cancelling but they do allow some noise leakage at lower volumes.

I really like the best feature these have. The magnetic ends. Snapping these together when carrying them around on your neck like a necklace is awesome and to be able to pause the music or end a call when you snap them together is great. I like it even better when you can answer a call just by unsnapping them and not have to find those little buttons once you find the right one to start with.

These are a really nice somewhat cheap earphones and would be great for anyone looking for a Bluetooth headset.