Bang & Olufsen A8 Consumer Headphones

Pros: -Sound -Comfort -Durability -Aesthetics
Cons: NONE

Bang and Olufsen are renowned worldwide as a brand that provides quality audio products. Quality is of course almost always directly proportional to the price you pay for a product. Though B&O is also known for their high prices, their products' quality ...

Pros: impeccable and durable build quality, custom fit, crisp-clear highs, plentiful and warm lows, colorful midrange
Cons: if you wear glasses, you might want to try these on first

Bang and who? Bang and Olufsen company is the Aston Martin of audio-visual equipment. Based in Europe, B&O manufactures a wide array of equipment ranging from telephones and earphones to plasma screens and audiophile home theater systems. ...

Pros: Sound detail is incredible, design is brilliant, nice case
Cons: bass is not as impressive, plug is not gold-plated

I have been using my Bang and Olufsen A8 headphones for several months now, so I thought I would rev ...

Pros: Excellent fit, sound, design and comfort
Cons: When you get the credit card bill

The long long search

I've searched high and low for as long as I can remember for quality, comfortable earphones for when I'm on the go. It started with the Walkman, then the Discman, and now with my trusted Mini Disc player (I have a...

Pros: Stylish, comfortable, very refined sound
Cons: EXPENSIVE, case isn't great

I received the Bang & Olufsen A8 headphones for Christmas and when I opened it, my first reaction was WOW. Comfort These headphones are very comfortable. Everything on it is adjustable: the hook part, the height of the arm, the angle of the ear ...

Pros: Stylish, distinctively unique, makes other earphones look unequivocally boring!
Cons: Nothing too major to really worry about!

I have had my B&O earphones approximately nine months, in which time I have used them mainly for listening to my portable minidisc player. I occasionally use it for listening to my home audio system when it's required that I keep the noise down.
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Pros: Bright, non-offensive highs, great horns, deep bass, handles plenty of power.
Cons: Some might balk at the price, but i'd buy them at 2x the price.

Once in a while, a product I purchase far exceeds my expectations. It doesn't happen often, but when it does it's something I really, truly enjoy. This is one of those products.

I'm an audiophile. I have a rather extensive collection of CD's...

Pros: best sound quality; fairly expensive
Cons: none

Though I had always seen or read about these earphones, I was never compelled to buy them until I actually had the pleasure of listening to them at their store in Seattle.

After one listen, i had to have them.

Sound Quality...

Pros: Great sound, incredible comfort, impeccable design
Cons: $160 is expensive!

I hadn't thought about buying the new Bang & Olufsen earphones until trying them out one day in a New York City B&O store. They were so stylish and comfortable! I already had a pair of $100 Sennheiser SP-25s, but I decided to get the earphones...

Pros: design, sound and build quality, they are made by B&O
Cons: they cost $160

One of the latest products from Denmark's Bang & Olufsen moves them out of the home and onto your head.

Bang and Olufsen has been making high-end audio and video products for a very long time, and this product continues the long line of...

Pros: Comfortable fit, sound quality, and sleek style
Cons: leather case is too small

The B&O earphones are 3 inch electro-dynamic head phones that are the best you can buy. Sure, you can buy a lower priced, high quality set of head-phones. What sets the B&O apart from other head phones is the combination of high quality sound,...

Pros: Ultimate in comfort. Great sound. Stylish.
Cons: Expensive. Bass not quite there.

Bang & Olufsen finally entered the portable headphone market! They've had regular headphones for a long time of course, but they are now on the go too. Basically they waited until they were ready to make a product that would live up to their...

Pros: Excellent Designs and Sound
Cons: A little expensive, Wearing glasses may cause some troubles, Carrying Case

These headphones are for people with money to burn, people who love to have the latest and the best, or for people who are freaks about audio.

Personally, I am not one of those audio-fanatics who can notice the difference between a 128-Kbit...

Pros: Highly accurate mid- and highrange frequency, Craftsmanship and design.
Cons: Lack in handling low-end frequencies (but cmon, these are Earphones OK, size DOES matter)

Hi all, I've just been here in a B&O store in Switzerland, where I could test-hear the earphones A8 for a full hour on a B&O soundsystem and on my personal Powerbook. I noticed a few very amazing things: First of all if you're planning to buy a ...

Pros: Clear, true sound; comfortable, snug fit.
Cons: Pricey, but worth every penny.

I have had my Bang & Olufsen A8's for about a month now, and I am thrilled with their sound, which is clear, resonant and true. While some have complained about the bass, I listen to mostly "classical" music on my iPod, and the bass translates into what ...