Amazon review of related BT9850M headphones:
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Gear Head Dynamic Bass Bluetooth Headphones with Microphone & Media Controls (BT9850M)
Sold by Gear Head
Company Grade:B
Fakespot Grade A
Adjusted Rating
3*'s [same as Amazon’s]
Total Reviews
18
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Interesting tidbit: the most used word by reviewers is sound.
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last, great, good, liked and limited.
Reviews summary
You will not find one to download on their site
The headphones have needed resetting a number of times but in order to do that the charging lead (don’t misplace that either) must be plugged in followed by vol + and tel together for a few secs
These are pretty good headphones but watch the price, it fluctuates between $25 and $88!the gear head web site for this item is rubbish!do not misplace your users manual, (a flimsy piece of paper)
@boygenius1991 Of course they’re good! They’re $14 dollars aren’t they? My first headphones were Taiwan when I was a kid. When I became an adult, I thought I had made it when I bought a pair of Grados. I bought and bought and bought different brands. Now, I’m found with a pair of clip on Koss KSC75’s this was published 7 years ago and is more relevent today. http://gizmodo.com/5617200/the-secret-scam-of-cheap-earbuds I posted my BIG headphone collection on the 4chin once and someone said “why don’t you have any good ones?” So, now I save my monies and listen to good ones or mess around modifying semi-good ones… check out Kramer-mods. ectera.
BUT THESE make great gifts! They look really, really nice, these Gear Heads.
@bdb A lot of wireless headphones will have a built in mic on the cup itself. Usually if it’s only on the cord, they would call it an inline mic. So my guess is there is a mic on the headphones themselves, but I don’t know for sure.
Hey, I can buy 25 of these for the price of my V-MODAs! That’s less than the 34 pairs I could have gotten of the last set of Bluetooth headphones sold.
@Uther@robson These are definitely, ‘on’ and agree with both of you. I find that style to hurt my ears within minutes of wearing. I can do buds, or over-ear, but on is a definite avoid for me.
Is this just a rebranded set of cans made by someone else? Because on Amazon, the only thing Gearhead seems to sell are mice and keyboards… no headphones to be seen.
Bought the Turtle Beach i60s and they refuse to unpair from my dead iPhone (any tips?), but I need a cheap backup set for commuting anyway. Also, walking around with the Turtle Beach on makes me feel kinda dorky.
7.5 hr usage time sucks even at this price. Buy some Bluedio turbine t2s headphones, $20, better 57mm drivers, 40 hr playback time. Probably the best $20 Bluetooth headphones you’ll find.
@gak0090 Sad, I was going to get these for my kids, but that 7.5 hours means they would have to charge almost daily on weekends. I may get them anyway.
@gak0090 I got those Bluedios on Amazon for $30 on Black Friday for a White Elephant that ended up getting cancelled. I’ve been meaning to return them, because I don’t like Bluetooth, but haven’t pulled the trigger.
They seem to have both wired and wireless capability - do you know if plugging in a wire with an inline jack will make them work as a wired headset? Because then they’ll almost be worth keeping around the house, even if they’re a bit heavy for me…
@Kawa Yes they work wired fine, even if the battery is completely dead. It’s really nice because for watching video wired is preferred since you don’t have to deal with the delay. The black ones are currently $20 on Prime https://www.amazon.com/Bluedio-Bluetooth-Wireless-Headphones-Microphone/dp/B00Q2VIW9M?th=1
These are the best cheap bluetooth/line headphones you will find. There are a ton of reviews on youtube and 3500 reviews on Amazon.
I recently got the Bose QuietComfort 35s. Fortunately I got them through a work rewards program for free, as I wasn’t going to drop $350 (or 25 Gear Heads) on them. That said, they are simply amazing. Really small footprint, especially when packed, and the noise cancellation is almost unnerving, it’s so good. Makes you feel like you’re in an isolation chamber. I thought the ANC was good in my Samsung Level cans, but these blow it away.
So, yeah, no Gear Heads for me, but this is a very attractive price for BT headphones methinks.
Just received these today. Wow do they sound bad. Just atrocious sound quality. If I could return them I would. Instead I’ll be giving them away to someone. Can’t stand to have them around.
@olson I found that using Bluetooth, they sound like tin cans. I was ready to throw them in the trash, and I bought 3 pairs! I then tried with the cord and they sound much better. Still not going to win any awards, but worth $14
These headphones are horrid, Absolutely awful. I’m curious if anyone on eBay is willing to buy these, or maybe I should just give them to someone down the street, but I’m not going to continue to use these. The sound is just awful.
Bought mine, one of the ears is way louder than the other. Completely useless. Threw them away. Canceled my VMP so it doesn’t tempt me to make stupid purchases like this one.
@edheil These were so bad, I did the exact same thing. I can always re-join when something good comes up. And with the cheap plastic they look like they came in a Happy Meal or cereal box.
@RiotDemon I don’t want to be the guy who is always demanding returns/refunds. I just asked for my money back a week ago for an item which was unusable garbage – the rear window dash cam – and they made an exception to their no returns and gave me my money back. I don’t feel like I should keep on asking them to make exceptions to their no-returns policy…
@edheil they usually have some kind of warranty attached, either through meh or the manufacturer. This one was the manufacturer. No point in throwing your stuff away without trying to get something that works. I’m sure meh doesn’t intend to send broken shit. It happens. Not everything is going to work perfectly. Doesn’t mean you should get stuck with a bad unusable item because your last item was also bad.
@RiotDemon I don’t know if it’s “broken” or just poorly designed. I guess I could write in and check. Did you get one? Are the ears of noticeably uneven volume?
Using Bluetooth, these things sound like un-powered speakers. The kind you’d find at the $ store, or some cheap toy. With the cord they begin to sound like $14 headphones.
Asked someone who is hearing impaired and cares more about volume than quality (since as long as there is clarity I don’t really pick up on quality differences) these sound okay, but they really hurt my ears. I would have been much happier with an over ear option. I knew this was on ear, but had hoped they wouldn’t be so bad.
These are not the worst headphones I’ve ever heard. Bass and clarity is a little lackluster, though. There is a weird high-pitched tinnitus on my pair whenever music is playing. But, for $14 and the fact that these stay on while I’m running means I’ll continue to use these until I can afford to upgrade to a better option.
Not sure about other OSes, but in Windows 10, I found that I need to choose the correct “playback device”. When connected via Bluetooth, these headphones show up as 2 different playback devices, “Headset Earphone (BT8875M Hands-Free)” and “Speakers (BT8875M Stereo)”. Choose “Speakers (BT8875M Stereo)” and they no longer sound like tin cans.
@sammydog01 So far so good. not used to wearing headphones so they hurt my ears after an hour or so. been wearing them while sawing and working on the garage door; works pretty good as hearing protection
Mine had a buzz as soon as connected to Bluetooth (checked with 2 different devices). I contacted meh who told me to contact gearhead (866-890-7115). We’ll see how the RMA goes.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x Headphones
1x 3.5mm Aux cable
1x Micro USB charging cable
Pictures
Headphones
Stuff included
Cable
Head
Retail box
Price Comparison
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Warranty
Lifetime Gear Head
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Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
Game on-- hear hear meh
are these any good? I have a zillion headphones from meh already so am leery of buying more
@boygenius1991 Define good?
@boygenius1991 Right here witcha!
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Amazon review of related BT9850M headphones:
FAKESPOT PRODUCT REVIEWS REPORT
Gear Head Dynamic Bass Bluetooth Headphones with Microphone & Media Controls (BT9850M)
Sold by Gear Head
Company Grade:B
Fakespot Grade A
Adjusted Rating
3*'s [same as Amazon’s]
Total Reviews
18
You can trust the reviews of this product.
Analysis overview
Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
Interesting tidbit: the most used word by reviewers is sound.
How are reviewers describing this item?
last, great, good, liked and limited.
Reviews summary
You will not find one to download on their site
The headphones have needed resetting a number of times but in order to do that the charging lead (don’t misplace that either) must be plugged in followed by vol + and tel together for a few secs
These are pretty good headphones but watch the price, it fluctuates between $25 and $88!the gear head web site for this item is rubbish!do not misplace your users manual, (a flimsy piece of paper)
@PhysAssist
Well gee, now I feel obligated to buy one.
@boygenius1991 Of course they’re good! They’re $14 dollars aren’t they? My first headphones were Taiwan when I was a kid. When I became an adult, I thought I had made it when I bought a pair of Grados. I bought and bought and bought different brands. Now, I’m found with a pair of clip on Koss KSC75’s this was published 7 years ago and is more relevent today. http://gizmodo.com/5617200/the-secret-scam-of-cheap-earbuds I posted my BIG headphone collection on the 4chin once and someone said “why don’t you have any good ones?” So, now I save my monies and listen to good ones or mess around modifying semi-good ones… check out Kramer-mods. ectera.
BUT THESE make great gifts! They look really, really nice, these Gear Heads.
@boygenius1991 Now that I have received them… They are complete and utter crappy crap crap. But they were $15. Value for the dollar is not bad.
@bratling
Agreed
Bluetooth reception range is about 1.5 feet
I thought the playlists were becoming strangely common.
/giphy strangely common
So the microphone is on a cord, making them no longer wireless? Or am I just horribly confused here.
@bdb A lot of wireless headphones will have a built in mic on the cup itself. Usually if it’s only on the cord, they would call it an inline mic. So my guess is there is a mic on the headphones themselves, but I don’t know for sure.
@bdb
@cengland0 Thanks, that is a good deduction there.
Right on that borderline for me. Just not sure…
Where are electric pressure cookers, good flatware sets, electric hot pots? Enough head phones already.
@novjuli1 Where do you think you are? Wootazon?
@yakkoTDI I’m just suggesting.
Hey, I can buy 25 of these for the price of my V-MODAs! That’s less than the 34 pairs I could have gotten of the last set of Bluetooth headphones sold.
On or over?
@zxinfinity looks like on, which I personally hate. but to each his/her own…
@robson Agreed, it isthe only thing keeping me from grabbing a set for work.
@Uther @robson These are definitely, ‘on’ and agree with both of you. I find that style to hurt my ears within minutes of wearing. I can do buds, or over-ear, but on is a definite avoid for me.
@robson Damn, they were cheap enough I was going to use them for tunes while mowing if they were overs
@EffinMojo I first read that as “meowing” and am disappointed now
@robson In the words of our founders: Give me over the ear headphones, or give me death!
Is this just a rebranded set of cans made by someone else? Because on Amazon, the only thing Gearhead seems to sell are mice and keyboards… no headphones to be seen.
Any theories as to whether these are on or over the ear? Photos seem inconclusive.
@avd They look on, rather than over, to me. I was hoping for over the ear, since that’s what I need, but I bought them anyway.
Please, no more headphones (at least for a while). ACK.
-bluetooth
-on-ear instead of over-ear or in-ear
meh
Is this the Bluetooth version that allows you to checkout the battery left for your headphones on your phone?
Offer some noise cancelling headphones and I’ll buy. Until then, I have to pass.
@JT954 Just turn the volume up super loud and blow out your ear drums. Then all noise for the rest of forever will be cancelled!
Are they comfy for the large-craniumed among us?
In for 2 lowdown-unlikely-rum
Fine… fine… I’ll buy one. ONE! I won’t need to be offered Bluetooth headphones for like, two years. Deal? Deal.
blutooths modo now open?
/giphy aback-peppery-cable
Last pair I’m tryin.
@AmazingChicken I feel oddly educated by your Giphy. Thank you for that.
@Pamtha I’ve always been curious about how the trans-oceanic cables have been laid down.
@melonscoop Those pixels must be true and providing of adequate context!
Shhh, shhhh – you had us at “biggest”
Wow, these are really ugly.
/giphy bitty painstaking wrench
These look like they’d hurt to wear with glasses. Otherwise I’d totally be in for a pair.
/giphy uplifted sparkling knife
@icehole Belay that order!
Nice cans.
@devtony
Bought the Turtle Beach i60s and they refuse to unpair from my dead iPhone (any tips?), but I need a cheap backup set for commuting anyway. Also, walking around with the Turtle Beach on makes me feel kinda dorky.
/giphy low profile
7.5 hr usage time sucks even at this price. Buy some Bluedio turbine t2s headphones, $20, better 57mm drivers, 40 hr playback time. Probably the best $20 Bluetooth headphones you’ll find.
@gak0090 How big are those? Humongous melon head asking.
@gak0090 Sad, I was going to get these for my kids, but that 7.5 hours means they would have to charge almost daily on weekends. I may get them anyway.
@gak0090 I got those Bluedios on Amazon for $30 on Black Friday for a White Elephant that ended up getting cancelled. I’ve been meaning to return them, because I don’t like Bluetooth, but haven’t pulled the trigger.
They seem to have both wired and wireless capability - do you know if plugging in a wire with an inline jack will make them work as a wired headset? Because then they’ll almost be worth keeping around the house, even if they’re a bit heavy for me…
@Kawa Yes they work wired fine, even if the battery is completely dead. It’s really nice because for watching video wired is preferred since you don’t have to deal with the delay. The black ones are currently $20 on Prime https://www.amazon.com/Bluedio-Bluetooth-Wireless-Headphones-Microphone/dp/B00Q2VIW9M?th=1
These are the best cheap bluetooth/line headphones you will find. There are a ton of reviews on youtube and 3500 reviews on Amazon.
@Paladinlost Check out the reviews on youtube for the Bluedio turbine t2s, it will give you an idea of scale.
@gak0090 in for one. Thanks for the suggestion!
Is Wednesday always knives? I don’t think you could cut your way out of a paper bag with these. They don’t look that sharp.
Got me one big, barkin’ clammy-aquatic-dingo
/buy -quantity 3
@Pamtha It worked! Your order number is: reasonable-influential-industry
/image reasonable influential industry
/buy
@retlaw127 It worked! Your order number is: pleasing-pesky-bison
/image pleasing pesky bison
@retlaw127 that looks pesky for sure!
I recently got the Bose QuietComfort 35s. Fortunately I got them through a work rewards program for free, as I wasn’t going to drop $350 (or 25 Gear Heads) on them. That said, they are simply amazing. Really small footprint, especially when packed, and the noise cancellation is almost unnerving, it’s so good. Makes you feel like you’re in an isolation chamber. I thought the ANC was good in my Samsung Level cans, but these blow it away.
So, yeah, no Gear Heads for me, but this is a very attractive price for BT headphones methinks.
@ACraigL Interestingly enough, Woot has QC 15s(refurbished) for sale.
@rtjhnstn Saw that. Much older model (debuted in August 2009) and were replaced with the QC25s in 2014. Those are both wired versions as well.
/giphy courageous chunky flesh
Is that an early version Darth 3PO (Bespin outfit) in the last product picture?
I want the Bluetooth!
You can’t handle the Bluetooth!!
Bluetooth headphones will be the next speaker docks. It is their destiny!
So the last product picture is a subtle hint!
/buy -quantity 3
@ManBehindPlan It worked! Your order number is: unanimous-competent-friend
/image unanimous competent friend
@ManBehindPlan Too many ordered - ack!
/buy -quantity 2
“Lifetime” warranty?
/buy -quantity 2
@ManBehindPlan It worked! Your order number is: fictitious-relaxing-ox
/image fictitious relaxing ox
would have been nice if they’d included a Golden Shower playlist alongside the regular shower playlist…you know, for the fancier folks among us.
@ticklescratch I hear Trump has a Golden Shower playlist that is just fantastic! The best!
Any clever tips on removing that hideous logo with tape or paint?
without tape or paint… yeesh
@digiacom Sandpaper or Dremel.
@digiacom brown Sharpie
@digiacom nail polish remover
/giphy gourmet-latest-summer
Gawd help me, I jus’ gotta at this price.
Bought two for my boys. They go through a set every few months. Mostly due to the wires/plugs busting. Maybe these will be better.
http://www.pcgearhead.com/headphones.php
/giphy giphy equitable-nifty-eel
How do these compare to the 808s?
@mike808 badly
/buy
@ChibiChula It worked! Your order number is: crazy-thriving-underwear
/image crazy thriving underwear
Just received these today. Wow do they sound bad. Just atrocious sound quality. If I could return them I would. Instead I’ll be giving them away to someone. Can’t stand to have them around.
Ugh. So bad.
@olson I found that using Bluetooth, they sound like tin cans. I was ready to throw them in the trash, and I bought 3 pairs! I then tried with the cord and they sound much better. Still not going to win any awards, but worth $14
Got mine yesterday. I’d complain, but they were only $14.
@smitty225 I’d complain if they were $5. I cannot think of a situation where I’d want to listen to these.
These headphones are horrid, Absolutely awful. I’m curious if anyone on eBay is willing to buy these, or maybe I should just give them to someone down the street, but I’m not going to continue to use these. The sound is just awful.
@DavidMGarrett Not a big fan either. Send me a dollar and ship for free and I will take them.
Bought mine, one of the ears is way louder than the other. Completely useless. Threw them away. Canceled my VMP so it doesn’t tempt me to make stupid purchases like this one.
@edheil These were so bad, I did the exact same thing. I can always re-join when something good comes up. And with the cheap plastic they look like they came in a Happy Meal or cereal box.
@edheil did you contact support? They’ll usually take care of things like this.
@RiotDemon I don’t want to be the guy who is always demanding returns/refunds. I just asked for my money back a week ago for an item which was unusable garbage – the rear window dash cam – and they made an exception to their no returns and gave me my money back. I don’t feel like I should keep on asking them to make exceptions to their no-returns policy…
@edheil they usually have some kind of warranty attached, either through meh or the manufacturer. This one was the manufacturer. No point in throwing your stuff away without trying to get something that works. I’m sure meh doesn’t intend to send broken shit. It happens. Not everything is going to work perfectly. Doesn’t mean you should get stuck with a bad unusable item because your last item was also bad.
@RiotDemon I don’t know if it’s “broken” or just poorly designed. I guess I could write in and check. Did you get one? Are the ears of noticeably uneven volume?
@edheil I didn’t order it, but if I got any headphones that were uneven like that, I would consider them broken.
@RiotDemon Checked with Meh.com support. They were very helpful – sent me to Gearhead support; Gearhead is going to RMA it. Cool!
Using Bluetooth, these things sound like un-powered speakers. The kind you’d find at the $ store, or some cheap toy. With the cord they begin to sound like $14 headphones.
OK, not sure what clicked, but now they sound OK via Bluetooth, same as when I use the cord.
Is it just me, or does the voice say “Powered on” with an American accent and “Paired” with a British accent?
@salcedo it’s not just you, i got the same voice
On bluetooth these are absolutely horrible. But don’t worry they are uncomfortable too!
Asked someone who is hearing impaired and cares more about volume than quality (since as long as there is clarity I don’t really pick up on quality differences) these sound okay, but they really hurt my ears. I would have been much happier with an over ear option. I knew this was on ear, but had hoped they wouldn’t be so bad.
Did anybody else get one where the two ears are of noticeably different volume?
These are not the worst headphones I’ve ever heard. Bass and clarity is a little lackluster, though. There is a weird high-pitched tinnitus on my pair whenever music is playing. But, for $14 and the fact that these stay on while I’m running means I’ll continue to use these until I can afford to upgrade to a better option.
Not sure about other OSes, but in Windows 10, I found that I need to choose the correct “playback device”. When connected via Bluetooth, these headphones show up as 2 different playback devices, “Headset Earphone (BT8875M Hands-Free)” and “Speakers (BT8875M Stereo)”. Choose “Speakers (BT8875M Stereo)” and they no longer sound like tin cans.
@salcedo Wish it would have included this in the manual, or anywhere at all… Thank you
thinkable crowded meerkat
@pskemp2 I don’t know if the headphones are any good but that gif is amazing.
@sammydog01 So far so good. not used to wearing headphones so they hurt my ears after an hour or so. been wearing them while sawing and working on the garage door; works pretty good as hearing protection
Mine had a buzz as soon as connected to Bluetooth (checked with 2 different devices). I contacted meh who told me to contact gearhead (866-890-7115). We’ll see how the RMA goes.
@sl001
Ditto
Tinny buzz and poor BT reception