AVENTHO 300 Wireless Over-Ear Headphones with ANC, 50 Hours Battery Life, Bluetooth 5.4, 3D Audio, with STELLAR.45, in Black - New Update Available via App

I wanted to like these headphones but found myself returning them as despite the upper tier price (for an ANC headphone), I found them quite average. The design, build quality and comfort were all good, but noise cancelling and overall sound were disapointing. The noise cancelling was average, OK for office noise but lacking outdoors for traffic noise etc. The sound quality was clear, balanced and without the overemphasised bass, but I found the tonality to be off, with everything sounding like it was being played through low quality, despite playing Hi-Res files from a DAP with a wired connection. There are definitely better alternatives for the price - I ended up getting the Cambridge Audio Melomania P100 which is cheaper, better ANC and is better sounding overall with the balanced sound signature.

I've been a fan of Beyerdynamic headphones for years, I've used the 770s, 880s and 990s and the 990s are my go-tos, while both my kids use the 770s and 990s. I bought these for one of them to replace some Bose 700s, expecting these to sound as good as the 770s but with Bluetooth and NC etc. In fact, they sound DREADFUL. Nothing at all like the 770s or 990s. Quite a lot worse than the Bose 700s. It was really surprising and really disappointing tbh, especially finding this out on Christmas Day! Beyerdynamic: sort it out!!

Overall, the sound quality is still good, the bass is not excessive, and the overall processing is decent.It's just that noise reduction is a shortcoming.

I considered dropping one star because they took twice as long to receive as Beyerdynamic, the manufacturer, says a direct purchase from them should take. However, let's put that down to Amazon and their working relationship with Beyerdynamic than the quality of the product itself. The top-line of the product rating is that these Beyerdynamic AVENTHO 300 cans sound beautiful to me. As a teenager my musical tastes developed hearing much of it on Beyer DT 100 headphones (cans) in broadcast radio studios. At home I have a bunch of speakers and buds most from one of the "superstar" brands and have never liked their "boomy" bass enhanced sound. These days I use those speakers and buds with the EQ adjusted to take out as much of the bass enhancement as I can. They still sound horrible and I have long wished for a pair of Beyer DT 100s again. DT 100s were introduced in 1965, have a flat frequency response and are still considered "reference" cans in many recording and broadcast studio settings. They are considered reference cans because they have padded cuffs to cover each ear fully and and closed back so very little sound gets out to other sources (microphones) in the studio but you can hear all that's being played. There's a beautiful photograph of The Beatles in a studio, Paul has his back to camera and has turned to have his face in-shot and he's wearing a pair of white DT 100s. I could still get new Beyerdynamic DT 100s but they are analog wired only and driving those from my phone isn't realistic. I spent months reading reviews and opinions about many different brands. I admit I drooled a bit on the pre-release noise about the Sony WH-1000XM6 but I held my will and kept reading reviews. Eventually I was down to Senheiser and Beyerdynamic and placed preference on Beyerdynamic based on my past experiences with DT 100s. I was looking at two options, one has 5-48kHz audio response and the other, these AVENTHO 300 cans have 5-22kHz audio response. Humans generally can't hear sound over 20kHz but some audiophiles will make a case that harmonics that develop over 20kHz can react with signals below 20kHz making the higher bandwidth useful. However, almost all sources of digital audio recording has a Nyquist frequency of 22050Hz and is probably hard limited to 20kHz anyway. So, I chose the AVENTHO 300 with 5Hz-22kHz audio bandwidth. A mistake I made was that I first used them with my Android phone's personal acoustic model for my Samsung Buds 3 Pro (those have very boomy bass) so although these already sounded much better, vocals sounded a little "bright". However, that was fixed by creating a new personal acoustic model while wearing the Beyerdynamic AVENTHO 300s, the bright vocals were gone and the flatter response sounded miles better than anything else I have. I played a selection from my 2300 Apple Music favorites list taken from the the 100k+ tracks I've added to my collection on day one and shuffled random tracks from my whole collection on day two. These sounded beautiful to me, very clear, not boomy with very clear voices and mid-range instruments so that I could "hear the mix" much more so than any of my speakers or buds. These won't be for everyone so this isn't advice to buy, you'd have to know you don't want a boomy set of cans, I just prefer a less bass-emphasized sound response than the superstar brands sell and this is about me having a blast listening to some long-time favorite music clearly again to my ears for the first time in years. With these headphones I can still hear instruments like bass guitar, acoustic bass, bass drum clearly but those sounds don't overpower like they do on all my speakers and buds. I can hear instruments alongside vocals, like picked lead guitar, saxophone, bass-sax, trumpet, piano. I can listen to a musician and vocalist individually playing together (center pan vocal and picked lead guitar or wind instrument panned to one side). I can listen to lead and rhythm guitarists each at the same time if they are panned apart. I can clearly hear lead and backing singers, even male/female joint-lead are equal loudness if mixed that way. The drums don't get lost due to the flat sound. When a drum kit has a mic. per-target and the tom-tom mics are panned from left to right (or opposite) I can hear the drumming cross the sound stage if the drummer plays a descending fill on the tom-toms. Cymbals, I can hear if the edge or center is played, I can clearly hear the two discrete sounds from a foot closed hi-hat with a drumstick striking it just after it's closed. Even simple rhythmic accompaniment like edge or skin played tambourine or maracas come up more clearly without overpowering the whole. Digitized versions of originals for 78rpm records from the 1950's have more clarity than the voice and muddy music I get from all my superstar speakers and buds. It's bad for me to review so quickly after receipt but these sound like a much better investment for me than the much more expensive new Sony model would have been. Even after those many hour listens on consecutive days the battery is at 40% with the Android app saying it will last another 23 hours. I could just lie in bed enjoying much more of the music. They work over the expected Bluetooth range without drop-outs. On the downside, and it's not much down. Wearing them for many hours causes mild pain across my head at the headband so that I have to take them off. We are talking about six or more hours of constant listening. At the same time the ear-cuffs are damp from sweat. The noise cancellation is not as good as others, such as my Samsung buds indoors, I can turn on a water faucet and hear the water running but it's not invasive and I prefer not being surprised by someone coming up to me from behind anyway. OTOH, the whole ear cover and closed back design will contribute a lot to noise reduction, the same way it does in the case of Beyer DT 100s in the studio. Though I have to say they pick up a lot of noise from mechanical contact, touching the backs or with a head against a pillow. +++ Update after two months of use +++ The Automatic Noise Cancelling (ANC) is almost worthless in an urban environment where the sound of nearby passing vehicles is still plainly heard, such that it really is necessary to increase the audio volume level to keep hearing the source. There is a light reduction in the high frequency components of vehicle noise but the higher power low frequency energy of vehicle engine and wheels on the road are still high with powers that obviously grow with vehicle size. The experience is only slightly better with ANC ON versus OFF. Even current models of Samsung earbuds can remove almost all of that noise to nearly a whisper but that same noise is present and heavily disturbs the listening experience with these headphones despite the full-ear cuffs and built-in ANC. I still prefer the overall sound quality enough to leave the 5* rating, but be advised the ANC is very poor relative to other brands at least in an urban environment. The same is true on a public service train. Ironically, while the ANC does a good job of cancelling the voice announcements and does fairly well with other passenger noise on the train the low rumble of the wheels on rails plainly gets through. Increasing volume is a workaround but not a solution. The default EQ still makes the music experience better than from an example set of ear buds that cancel almost all the train noise but have EQ that heavily emphasizes bass making for an unpleasant music suond for me. After hearing pickup from less powerful low frequency sounds around home with ANC turned on I suspect part of the problem with the ANC on nearby low frequency sources is resonant effect in the closed backs. I still prefer the closed back model, but perhaps a future improvement could get better ANC based on that (and other) experiences. --- Update after two months of use --- +++ Update after more months of use +++ It's hardly surprising but they sound even better using a wired USB connection (lossless) rather than a wireless Bluetooth connection (lossy) if the source material is lossless. Comparing the same song using both connections there is definitely even better clarity when plugged in USB. It's subtle but detectible and worth using when able. It makes no difference to the previous comments about the ANC quality. --- Update after more months of use --- The hard case is nice but you can't fit the manuals in the internal "pocket". The manuals aren't very detailed and cover too many languages on the same pages. The headphones fold quite well and the case is a decent size but it's a bit awkward making them fit in the hard case. The manual doesn't say whether the soft case is to cover the hard case or the cans when in the hard case Google says it's the cans in the soft bag then in the hard case all to protect the cans from damage from any leads kept in the bag. A cable with a USB-A to USB-C plug is provided but no PSU, The cans have a USB-C socket, I think the USB-A to USB-C cable is a bit dated, who doesn't have a PSU that would allow a USB-C to USB-C cable to be provided. It's definitely wise to look at the app at times and install any pending software updates for the cans. The slide touch controls aren't very sensitive, the tap ones are. Again, these won't be for everyone, some like the boomy bass common in the superstar models, I just like a flatter sound from having used Beyer DT 100 cans in radio studios for years as I was developing my musical taste and these Beyerdynamic AVENTHO 300's are much more like that for me. The bass isn't lost and sounds great, it just doesn't over-power. The Beyerdynamic AVENTHO 300s are now my favorite sounding music source in preference to 13 other modern audio sources I have, including 9 from a superstar brand. Enjoy your music your way.

J'ai déjà dit le meilleur casque bluetooth que j'ai eu une qualité incroyable, tu es dans la salle de conservatoire ou de rocher jazz il est suprême sublime

Je cherchais un nouveau casque sans fil avec capacité de reduction de bruit active avec un focus sur la qualité sonore puisque mon casque Bose NCH 700 ne répondait pas vraiment a mes exigences avec le temps. Et après de longues recherches, je tombe sur ce fameux Aventho 300 de BeyerDynamic. À titre informatif : j’ai déjà plusieurs casques de la marque, DT 770 pro, DT 700 pro X et le DT 1990 Pro (MKI) et je suis extrêmement satisfait de ces deux derniers. Design : il est plus beau qu’en photo, il fait classe et sobre sans être incroyablement original. On sent la qualité au toucher, on regrette simplement que les inscriptions des boutons soient trop visibles, j’aurais aimé plus discret, mais c’est un détail. Le design me plait de plus en plus avec le temps. Confort : les pads ne sont pas très épais contrairement à beaucoup de concurrents (ou même des casques filaires de la marque), peut être pour affiner le profil du casque ? Donc si vous avez des oreilles “degagées” du crane, ou encore une grande tête (la force de l’arceau peut être dérangeante) je me tournerais vers autre chose. De mon côté, c’est juste assez pour ne pas le ressentir après plusieurs heures si je le place correctement. La chaleur n’est pas plus dérangeante que la normale, je l’ai même essayé pour faire du sport, sans souci. Fonctionnalité : on est plutôt bien servi, l’oreille droite comporte tous les boutons physiques ou tactiles, ça répond très bien, j’aurais simplement aimé pouvoir l’allumer ou l’éteindre plus rapidement (il faut attendre 6 secondes en appuyant). Le Dolby Atmos fonctionne bien (suivant la musique - mais c’est propre a la “technologie” et non celle du casque), le head tracking aussi. On peut switcher très rapidement d’un appareil a un autre, on n'est pas dérangé par la connexion multi-point a aucun moment, la qualité sonore n’est pas altérée non plus (on peut meme aller jusqu'a 3 appareils en meme temps, un cablé, les deux autres en bluetooth). L’égalisateur nous permet d’ajuster en 5 bandes le son, on peut en sauvegarder plusieurs pour plus de flexibilité, c’est pas mal. Le gros point fort, c’est la batterie, +50heures en ANC, excellent ! Et la charge rapide est aussi bonne (10 minutes pour 5 heures d’écoute). Ce que j’apprécie aussi fortement, c’est le fait de pouvoir écouter en USB C ou AUX sans altérer la qualité sonore (on l’améliore même). La longueur des câbles est passable, mais ça peut se changer. J’aime aussi le fait que la musique se coupe, ou recommence automatiquement en retirant ou plaçant le casque sur ses oreilles (que cela soit en BT ou filaire). Pour les utilisateurs Android, presque tous les codecs audio y sont pour du lossless. Reduction de bruit active : Il est aussi performant que d’autre sans être le meilleur, mais bien assez pour masquer des conversations/bruit ambiant dans un bureau/café ou une salle de sport. J’ai l’impression qu’il masque très bien les basses fréquences, bruit de moteur ou un bruit sourd soudain. Le mode “Transparence” permet d’avoir une conversation aisément avec d’autres personnes, c’est plutôt bien fait, pas aussi bon que ce que fait Apple, mais on est pas loin non plus, ça fait naturel, mais avec un volume légèrement bas. Microphone : on entend clairement et distinctement la voix, aucun problème de compréhension, cependant le son généré fait un peu artificiel. Ça suffit largement pour passer un appel ou pour le cadre du travail en meeting. Son : à la première écoute, on voit que le son est coloré dans les graves, les médiums sont un peu trop présent à mon goût et les aigus pas assez, cependant.. si on EQ bien, on retrouve un rendu sonore excellent pour un casque sans fil, je suis extrêmement surpris dans le bon sens. Je l’ai fait tester à d’autres personnes et toutes ont été très satisfait venant d’autres casques (Bose, Sony ou Apple). Donc, en somme, les basses sont “punchy”, les aigus sont d’une grande finesse, on a de quoi faire avec les médiums, la scène sonore est très bonne. Dommage que BeyerDynamic ne livre pas avec un meilleur EQ de base.. Ça peut en rebuter plus d’un. On est très très proche du rendu du DT 700 Pro X (normal.. c’est les mêmes drivers vous allez me dire). Résumé : Je lui donne 4.5/5, la qualité sonore est impressionnante, l’ANC est plus que suffisant sans être le meilleur, la batterie est vraiment grande, on a toutes les fonctionnalités qu’on désire, on peut changer les pads et l’arceau dans le futur si ils viennent à s’abîmer, la qualité des matériaux est aussi très bonne, le confort pourrait être légèrement mieux. Il a tout pour plaire (avec un peu d’EQ).

Eher zufällig bin ich über eine Werbeanzeige auf die Aventho 300 von beyerdynamic gestoßen. Da ich audiophil unterwegs bin und bereits Kopfhörer im Premiumsegment besitze (u. a. DALI IO-8, Focal Bathys, Bose, Bowers & Wilkins und Sonos), war ich zunächst skeptisch. Mir fehlte aber bislang ein Kopfhörer, der wirklich alles vereint – ein Modell, bei dem man vergisst, dass man gerade Musik hört. Viele Kopfhörer setzen stark auf DSP und Effekte, die den Klang auf den ersten Eindruck spektakulär machen, aber auf Dauer eher anstrengend wirken. Der Aventho 300 geht einen anderen Weg: Er drängt sich nicht auf, überzeichnet nichts und lässt der Musik ihren Raum. Genau das hatte mir in meiner bisherigen Kette gefehlt. Die Einrichtung verlief problemlos, das Firmware-Update war schnell erledigt und die App funktioniert stabil. Die Verarbeitung wirkt hochwertig, die Bügel rasten sauber ein, und auch große Ohren haben in den Ohrmuscheln ausreichend Platz. • Tragekomfort Anfangs spürt man den Anpressdruck leicht, aber nach kurzer Zeit vergisst man den Kopfhörer vollständig. Ich habe mehrfach nach mehreren Stunden erst bemerkt, wie lange ich ihn bereits trug – etwas, das mir seit vielen Jahren bei keinem Kopfhörer mehr passiert ist. Und das nicht nur wegen des Komforts, sondern vor allem wegen des Klangs. • Klang Ohne Equalizer ist der Klang sehr klar, besonders im Bereich zwischen etwa 1–4 kHz. Ich habe diesen Bereich minimal abgesenkt – nicht, um den Klang zu verändern, sondern um ihn meinem persönlichen Hörempfinden anzupassen. Danach spielt der Aventho 300 auf einem Niveau, das ich in dieser Preisklasse nicht erwartet hätte und das für mich sehr nahe an den DALI IO-8 herankommt. Der Bass ist vorhanden, aber perfekt dosiert: nicht überbetont, nicht dünn – genau richtig. Die Bühne wirkt natürlich, eher wie ein kleines Theater als eine künstlich aufgeblasene Arena. Keine Verzerrungen, kein Dröhnen, selbst bei höherer Lautstärke bleibt alles sauber. Dolby Atmos ist vorhanden, aber für Musik aus meiner Sicht eher ein „Nice to have“. Für Filme okay, für Musik bevorzuge ich den natürlichen Klang ohne Effekte. Headtracking funktioniert sehr gut. ANC ist solide, aber nicht das Hauptargument dieses Kopfhörers. • Musikalität Was den Aventho 300 besonders macht: Er lässt einen Musik fühlen, nicht analysieren. Bei gut gemischten Stücken wirkt es teilweise so, als würde sich die Musik an den „Wänden“ der Kopfhörer abstützen. Die Detailtiefe erinnert mich an meine Focal – nur ohne deren manchmal anstrengende Direktheit. Beim Aventho hört man einfach Musik. • Fazit Jeder Kopfhörer hat seine eigene Klangsignatur – und jeder braucht eine kleine persönliche Anpassung. Wer erwartet, einen Kopfhörer aufzusetzen und sofort „den perfekten Klang“ zu bekommen, hat falsche Erwartungen. Wer sich jedoch ein wenig mit seinem Hörprofil beschäftigt, wird hier belohnt. Für mich ist der Aventho 300 nach gefühlt 20 Jahren der erste Kopfhörer, bei dem ich sagen kann: Das ist er. Empfohlene Testtitel: Agnes Obel – Riverside Tim Gallagher – Lost Without You Declan J Donovan – Perfectly Imperfect Besonders beeindruckend: die Trennung von Stimme und Musik bei Marianne Rosenberg – So kannst du nicht gehn. Hinweis: Gerade für Menschen mit ADHS kann der Aventho sehr angenehm sein, wenn man den Bereich zwischen 1–4 kHz leicht absenkt. Die Klarheit bleibt erhalten, wirkt aber deutlich entspannter. Klare Kaufempfehlung. // Equalizer Einstellung in der beyerdynamic App: 80Hz - 1.0 250Hz - 0.0 1000Hz - -1.0 4000Hz - -4.5 12000Hz - 0.5 Equalizer App: Flat Equalizer - Bass Booster (Beat Blend Labs): 31 - 0.8 62 - 0.9 125 - 0.6 250 - -0.5 500 - -0.5 1k - -1.8 2k - -3.5 4k - -6.0 8k - -0.8 16k - 0.3