RHA MA650 Wireless

Long lasting battery backup

I used to use Roam Ropes, which were a bit cumbersome but sounded brilliant -- as long as you used the app on your phone to set the EQ properly. But since Roam went under and the app is no longer available and I've changed phones and can't migrate the app over, I needed something new. I settled on these after reading some reviews, and I have to say, they do not disappoint -- with a bit of a caveat that isn't RHA's fault.I use these on an iPhone. The iPhone's EQ presets are, in a word, crap, and there's no custom EQ capability, so using these with just the built-in player and the best preset I could muster was a pretty underwhelming experience. That's not RHA's fault, that's on Apple, and it's why I bought the Ropes in the first place. But if you download a good music player with its own customizable EQ, you'll get an experience that's light years better than Apple's crappy presets. I settled on JetAudio, because it's well established and doesn't try for the monthly subscription scam so many others do. One in-app upgrade purchase later to get rid of ads and expand the EQ, and I was off to the races.I have to say, with the EQ set the way I like it, these are some pretty excellent in-ear buds. Not as excellent as, say, Shure IEMs, but pretty bloody great just the same. Sure, the upper-mids can be a tad muddled, and there are times when sibilants can be just a wee bit crunchy, but it's quite manageable for me; the sound quality is pretty much what I wanted, and what I expected for a mid-range pair of Bluetooth headphones. These are not audiophile-grade buds, nor are they meant to be, but they're definitely in the upper echelons of semi-budget buds.Range is pretty great on them, too, as is obstacle penetration. So many BT headphones suffer dropouts if your device is in a pocket and you're walking about, but these had no such issues, and range is pretty impressive, even into other rooms where line of sight is broken.Battery life? Fuggeddaboudit. 12 hours is a conservative number. You'll go days before you have to charge these again. (Of course, your mileage may vary and volume affects battery life -- more volume = more drain, but at a reasonable listening level these will east last those 12 hours and probably beyond.)Physically these are really lightweight. It's easy to forget the soft rubber band around the back of my neck, it's so light and comfortable. The cord length from the end of the band to the ear is a wee bit on the long side if you're plugging them directly into the ear, but for years, even with wired buds, I'd taken to wrapping the cords up around the back of my ears first, and then down the front and around into my ears. With wired buds I did this to eliminate cord noise as I moved, but there's enough slack in these to make that maneuver possible here, too, which solves the too-much-slack problem, though it does bring the inline remote/mic higher up against your face, which may not sit well with some.The inline controls work fine, though they're rather stiff, if I'm honest. The microphone works great, my voice apparently comes through perfectly clearly. I will say that the USB-C charging cable it comes with is a bit short though.Oh, and the tips! A huge selection -- a variety of ordinary silicone, double-flange silicone, and even a premium pair of Comply memory foam tips (Comfort 400 style, size medium), which is unheard of in buds these inexpensive. These style of tips have always been my go-to, and I was happy to see their inclusion here, so I even ordered a 3 pack of extras from Comply just so I have spares on hand. The tips come housed on a metal card of all things, just in case you doubt the quality of construction of this package.Overall, I am very impressed and happy with these. It's one of those rare cases where what you get feels like a bargain for how much you paid for it, even if it's not on sale.

If you are in a hurry:These are not for people that like (fake) bass heavy phones, these are natural sounding and has almost neutral sound signature, no fancy app control or sound engineering (DSP), just pure, honest and true reproduction of sound.Summary:Sound (Overall): 8/10Lows: 9/10Mids: 8.5/10Highs: 7/10Sound stage: 4/10Stereo Imaging: 8/10Comfort/Fit: 9/10Build Quality: 8/10Battery Life: 8/10Controls: 9/10Wireless Range: 9/10Cons:- Static noise when not playing- Doesn't charge via USB C - USB C cableIf you got the time:I am just another victim of losing the 3.5mm headphone jack with my latest phone upgrade, rendering all my beloved and endearing headphones/earphones collection useless, then, I began my inevitable quest to find a decent sounding, comfortable and reliable wireless pair. It was really hard than I thought, It should have been much easier considering the numerous wireless earphones that have flooded the market during recent times, just within a couple of attempts I realized two things... 1. Bluetooth technology may not be ready for prime time to produce open natural sound yet and 2. All headphone makers, even the reputed ones are now behind increasingly popular, more "V" shaped commercial sound signature. It almost became a very frustrating experience trying on too many headphones/earphones shelling out couple of 100s of dollars only to be sorely disappointed and send them back.Now let's talk about RHA MA 650 wireless earphones, despite of encouraging reviews from serious audio review sites that I have come to trust, I think it's a bold move from RHA's part to publish the frequency response curve right on the product page and that got my attention and I decided to give it a shot, anyways I was desperate at this point.Sound:Apparently, sound is what earphones are made for, this one is really a gem, may be literally a gem at first, right out of the box, they sounded bright like a sparkly gem with sibilant and harsh sounding highs, but, after being broken in for 40+ hours and finding the right bud (which was little tricky, more on it later) these earphones turned out to be all I hoped for and even more.Lows:These earphones excel in this frequency range, if you feel that these lack bass then either you are not getting the correct seal with the bud you are using or you are expecting fake, loose and rough bass, because, these ones produces a well-rounded, clean, smooth, punchy and solid bass that does not shy away to the back seat, it is powerful, forward and comes right at you, it is phenomenal for an earphone with such small driver, lower lows (bass extension) especially is deep and super smooth and also I could hear no distortion even on bass heavy tracks at unbearably high volumes (these ones gets really loud) the mid bass is really punchy and fast and the upper lows blend seamlessly with the lower mids.Mids:This is another area these pair shines, the vocals come to life and there is a lot of headroom which make the mids sounds super open with a lot of air, this is very unusual for a Bluetooth headphones/earphones, RHA sure must have spent a lot of time tuning the mids, it feels so natural that the voices feel very real, my only gripe with the mids is that, there is a slight bump with higher mids that makes the voice sound little too forward to my liking, though it helps with the openness of the voices and it is only a very slight bump, it is there and noticeable, this is not a deal breaker by any means but this is what prevents the earphones from having almost perfect mid sound signature.Highs:Highs are not the strength of these pair, the presentation is very detailed and has almost unbelievable depth to its imaging, the sound stage is rather short, its not too wide extending as much as the length of the shoulders and that is OK considering the closed back design of these earphones but the real set back is with the nature of the highs, these pair might sometimes sound sibilant all across the highs with some tracks, making the 'S' sound little 'Sshh' and it's only very little and not to the point of disturbing the whole presentation, the highs are very detailed but it could have been little softer and smoother.Comfort/Fit:The second important thing with any earphone/headphone is how much they let you enjoy the sound they produce, it is useless if the earphones are uncomfortable even if they were the best sounding pair, fortunately, these are very comfortable to wear, weighing just around an ounce and with flexible silicone neck band that contours to the shape of your shoulders, you hardly feel them.Finding the correct fitting bud was a challenge to me, despite the generous range of tips that come with the package, I couldn't manage to get a good seal, finally the comply foam tips were the ones that did the trick, I ordered additional tips from comply (size 400) to get the perfect fit and that totally had a very positive impact on the sound, as with every earphones, good seal is the real deal.Build Quality:These are well built pair of earphones, the aluminum casing for the earphones make them feel premium and the built-in magnets prevent the earphones from dangling around when you are not using them, the aluminum casing on the in-line remote and on the tips of the band are a nice touch, the silicon also doesn't feel flimsy and can take some beating.Battery Life:RHA promises 12 hours of battery life with these earphones, I managed to get 10+ hours on average when listening to them on moderate volume, I think the battery life is also impressive considering how light these earphones really are.Controls and Wireless Range:Fortunately the controls are pretty straight forward on these pair, there is a power button on the band and volume +/next, play/pause/answer/reject and volume -/prev button on the traditional looking, in-line mic remote, like what we are used to on a wired pair, making it convenient compared to fiddling with and figuring out controls on the neck band. These pair feature NFC for easy pairing as added bonus.The range is very good, it never dropped connection or skipped at me at all even at 30+ feet.Call Quality:These earphones are great for phone calls too, they sound great and the other person had no complaints hearing me.Concerns:Everything is not perfect with these pair though, there is a slight hissing static noise with these when there is no music playing, this is not audible when the earphone is playing music but, at this price point this kind of feels cheap and the earphones weirdly does not charge from a USB C to C cable, you will need a USB A to C cable to charge them, even though RHA provides a short cable in the box, it is inconvenient to carry around additional cable since you can't charge with your phone's USB C charger.Conclusion:RHA has done an incredibly job with these pair hitting all the right chords (for the most part), the build quality is great and it feels and sounds lot better than the ones that are priced more than twice as much as these, also these pair is almost perfect overall for except the minor quirks that I mentioned about, I'm glad that my quest is finally over.

I was skeptical about purchasing earphones from a company I'd never heard of before but, after having used these for about a week now, I'm really glad I took the leap!The battery life and charge time are one of its best features. I last charged these for an hour last Friday (it's now the following Thursday) and have used them every day since. The 1-hour charge got the battery level from less than 20% (it only tells you the nearest 20%) up to 100% and it's remained at full battery since that charge!The sound quality is very clear and crisp, and you're able to distinguish individual instruments very well.The packaging is very smart and well thought-out - everything about this product screams simplicity, style and quality.The neckband is very comfortable - you can't even feel that it's there! The buttons also feel really nice to the touch, and nothing about these earphones feels cheap.They are, however, not entirely noise cancelling - I think it's hard to find EARphones that are. They don't compare with some of the noise cancelling headphones that I've tried (which have an active silencer when switched on) but they're some of the best I've tried in terms of in-earphones.When you turn the volume up to a certain level, you can't hear any eternal noise; however, to those who are particular about the functionality of noise cancelling and that noise should be drowned out when worn and even when music isn't playing, they don't qualify as noise cancelling in that respect. For those who want to be able to hear nothing but music when in use, then these will do the job :)Overall, I'm really impressed by this product and genuinely look forward to using it every day - one of the best purchase decisions I've made!

nunca había tenido un producto RHA y un amigo mio me dijo que eran similares en equalización y en calidad a los Sennheiser (de los que si he tenido y tengo varios auriculares de varias gamas).La verdad es que estoy contentísimo, llevo poco con ellos, un par de semanas.- en cuanto a construcción : Los materiales se nota que son de calidad desde los metálicos hasta el tacto de la goma.Me han dejado bastante impresionado. Son ligeros y cómodos, te olvidas de que los llevas puestos. En este aspecto tengo con que comparar ya que adquirí hace tiempo unos LG infiniti Tone (ecualizados por Harman /Kardon) y son bastante mas cómodos que estos.A esto hay que añadir que los lleve al Gym un par de veces y pese a yo sudo bastante ni se quejaron así que bien por la certificación de resistencia al agua.- En cuanto a sonido: pues aparte de Sennheiser tengo cascos Denon, Sony y 1More y he de decir que estos tres al igual que los archifamosos Beats tien potenciados graves y agudos. Por lo que tenia miedo que se me quedasen cortos en graves para lo que estoy acostumbrado. Pero no, los graves me resultan suficientes y me gusta donde están, sin llegar a los mis Sony MDR100aap que son una maravilla.La ecualización es mas plana al igual que pasa con lo Sennheiser y esto tiene un cosa muy buena al ser un producto cuidado. Que generan un sensación de que por alta que escuches la música es agradable, sin resultar molesta y llena de matices que se pierden al potenciar los graves y agudos (ya que salen a relucir lo tonos medios). Me pasa con ellos lo mismo que con los Sennheiser HD449 (algo viejecitos ya pero que duran como un demonio) dan sensación de un sonido cálido y cómodo.El volumen es muy bueno. Por la calle entre el buen aislamiento que que dan todas sus adaptadores y las espuma (mis favoritas) y el volumen vas en tu mundo.- el bluetooh otra cosa muy importante en este caso. comparándolo con mis LG infiniti tone ya mencionados ha mejorado muchísimo. en casa y en espacios cerrados se comportan de maravilla, mejor que los lg, siempre teniendo en cuenta que poner 3 o 4 tabiques entre el dispositivo y los cascos puede afectar. La señal es estable no se corta ni pierde calidad. y sinceramente en la calle son muchísimo mejores, no se si sera por que esten mejor echos o por los año y pico de evolución de la tecnología pero los otro sufrían cortes por interferencias del tendidos eléctricos del tren y cosas así estos ni se inmutan y no pierden calidad.- batería: por ultimo y no menos importante tiene 12 horas declaradas que son reales (con ciclos de carga de dos o tres días no la he conseguido agotar). Autonomía en la que empatan con los Beats powerbeats 3 wireles en la cabeza del mercado actual hasta donde yo se. A mi entender siendo infinitamente mas cómodos ya que el peso de las baterías no lo llevaras colgando de cada oreja sino reposando en cuello lo que de entrada evitara caídas por tamaño o por movimientos rápidos. la otra opción dentro de esa misma marca que le pueden hacer competencia son los Beats x pero sin haberlos probado en calidad, estos cascos tiene solo 8 horas de autonomía teniendo un diseño calcado a los RHA.en definitiva calidad precio y usabilidad a un precio mas que razonable.