- What's up fam?
This is your boy El Jefe and I'm here to talk
to you guys about the TaoTronics BH060.
Now, this headphone wasn't even on my radar
and I like TaoTronics headphones.
So it was a couple of subscribers and a couple of viewers
that had mentioned these to me, and they reached out
when I asked for suggestions on headphones,
they left them in the comments section, so I reached out
to TaoTronics and they sent these over stat.
So just a heads up, they did send these over for my opinion.
Now, if this is your first time here, and you guys
aren't sure about the way I do things, whether the company
sends me out the product or if I go out and buy it myself,
I'm always gonna keep is 100% real with you guys
and let you know whether or not
they're worth your hard earned money.
So with that said, let's get into it.
So, the TaoTronics BH060s.
These guys weren't even on my radar yet.
You know, as far as TaoTronics headphones goes,
you know in the 60 dollar mark, I was recommending
you guys pick the TaoTronics BH040s.
You know I did a full review and comparison reviews
of these headphones, and if you guys are interested
in that, I'll be leaving a link to that
in the description box down below.
So, those headphones, they rock.
So here's the BH060s, right?
Let me do something quick, let me
show you what comes out of the box.
So, nice feeling, good feeling box.
Got a little crunched up in shipping, but no biggie.
So, inside a nice plastic bag, they come
in their own hard shell case, right?
Pretty dope.
Metallic TaoTronics logo, I like that.
It even smells good.
So, pop these open, you've got your usual cables and stuff
in a nice little baggie, you got the charging cable,
you got our three and a half millimeter if you want
to run them in wired mode, your happy
unhappy card and your instruction manual.
So they come with that.
And then you've got the headphones themselves.
So, good feel to them.
You know, nice, they fold up, they fully rotate,
premium feel, subtle TaoTronics branding on them,
I mean everything looks good, the padding is excellent.
So yeah, and then they fold right up right into their case
just like that, close the case, easy storage.
So, that out of the way.
I know I normally don't do that stuff,
but I wanted to show it to you guys.
So first off, let's talk about some of the things I like
and then we'll move into the things I don't like.
So first up, build quality.
So build quality is actually fairly good
for a headphone that's under 100 bucks.
A lot of plastic in the build, I assume
there's some aluminum up in the top,
in the headband piece like they usually do.
TaoTronics isn't known for making cheap headphones.
I really like the build quality of the BH040
and the BH060 is no slouch.
Fully foldable, you got the fully rotatable ear cups,
plenty of cushioning both on the ear cushions
and on the headband itself, and comfortable.
You know, they're also fairly lightweight,
but they're not overly lightweight.
I would say probably mid range, so let's say not as heavy
as like, your Bluedio headphones that are all metal,
but they also don't feel super light and cheap.
So, I'd say they're probably in a happy
middle ground if you had to ask me.
Now as far as battery life goes, they are claiming
30 hours worth of playback time.
In my testing, I managed to squeeze right around
24 and a half hours with active noise canceling
turned on the entire time, still not bad.
I'm sure if you left the ANC turned off,
maybe listened to different types of music
and different volume you could probably squeeze out
those 30 hours, but so far in my testing
out of the box I got 24 and a half hours.
Now, another cool feature that they do have
is a quick recharge feature, so if you want to get,
maybe they die on you and you want to get back listening
to music really quick, they're claiming five minutes
will get you two hours worth of playback time.
I got maybe an extra hour and 15 minutes,
but when I did a 10 minute charge I got almost two hours.
So I don't know about that five minute for two hours,
but 10 minutes for two hours, for sure.
And I think it's a nice touch that we're starting
to see that kind of technology trickle down
to some of the more budget minded headphones.
Now before I forget, I almost
forgot to mention the connectivity.
Now these headphones are running Bluetooth 5.0
for connectivity, so connecting them up to my Galaxy,
to my iPhone and even OnePlus 6, not an issue at all.
And then, also important to me, could be important
to you guys, is also video latency, or lag.
As far as that goes, I haven't experienced any latency
when running Android, YouTube, Hulu, Netflix,
any of that stuff, no latency whatsoever.
As per usual though, on iPhone, on the YouTube app for iOs,
I did have a little bit of latency, nothing too crazy,
you know it's nothing that you can't really deal with
but it is there and I want to let you guys know that.
And then for those of you who are either doing mobile
gaming, the games that I played, Pokemon Go, Asphalt
Assault, stuff like that, there's some latency there.
There's always gonna be latency as far as gaming goes, as
far as I can tell they haven't found a way to resolve that.
This has nothing to do with the headphones,
this is more about the app and the way that games
are played and designed, not gonna get into all that.
But as far as gaming goes there is quite a bit of delay.
Now, let's talk about the sound quality.
This is what a lot of people are here for
so let's talk about that real quick.
It's sort of a double edged sword here.
So, sound quality to me is actually pretty good
for a budget set of headphones.
I think the sound quality on these is actually
better than the TaoTronics BH040, slightly more volume,
bass seems a little bit deeper, so not bad.
I really do like the way that these sound.
But there is a but, and it's something that
for some people could be a deal breaker.
So, that is when we talk about
the active noise cancellation.
And for that, let's take it outside.
So, as far as the noise canceling goes,
if you want to block out some of the ambient noise
whether you're outdoors like this, or if you're
in a train on your commute, or maybe on the bus,
whatever it might be, they're good
at blocking out low frequency noise.
So, obviously they're not gonna be as good as like,
your Sony XM3s or your Bose QC35s, but for a headphone
that's well under 100 bucks, it's actually fairly good.
Now, what other people aren't talking about,
and what I've noticed in some of the reviews,
and yes I do read people's Amazon reviews,
is that they're not mentioning the fact that
the noise canceling reduces some of the bass
and some of the mid range on these headphones.
Now, it isn't anything too drastic.
It's not, say, as bad as what you get on the Bluedio T4s
or the T5s where it totally cuts out the bass,
but there is a noticeable reduction.
So definitely keep that in mind.
You know, if that's a huge deal to you, or that's
a major deal breaker, then you may want
to pass on there, but it is different.
The BH040s you activate the noise canceling and there
was actually a slight improvement in the sound quality,
but on the BH060s there is a slight reduction
and I figured you guys should know about that.
So at this time am I gonna recommend you guys
going out and picking up the TaoTronics BH060?
To keep it real with you guys, I'm gonna have to say no.
Even though that loss of sound quality to the active
noise canceling is small, to me it's enough to where
it sort of ruins the experience for me because it's like
it's pulling the soul out of the music.
Losing that little bit of base, little bit of mid range,
is a deal breaker for me personally.
Now, you guys might feel differently.
Maybe you're looking for a set of headphones around 60 bucks
that are comfortable, come with a carrying case,
good battery life, recharge quickly, and comfortable.
And maybe you're not a stickler for the noise canceling,
that's not that big a deal for you.
These will do a good job and
they'll get the job done for you.
But for me personally, considering the other options
out there in this market in the same price range,
you got the MPOW H5s, you've even got the TaoTronics BH040,
or even the MPOW H10s, those options all give you
great sound and noise canceling without sacrificing
the sound quality to have that noise canceling.
So, I don't know, that's why it's a no go for me though.
It's because you have better options out there.
And even if you wanted to spend a little extra money,
you could get like the Soundcore Space NCs if you
wanted to keep it under 100 bucks
and that'll be a great option for you.
So, for your boy El Jefe, for right now, my personal
opinion, I would skip on the BH060s until they get
that loss of bass issue sorted out.
But, let me know what you guys think.
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