Check out the new B&O Beoplay
H4 cans. Using the dedicated Beoplay app, you can adjust the
tonality and sound staging of these over the ear headphones. The app is
available for the Apple Watch as well as smartphones (iOS and Android). If you
don’t want to use Bluetooth (v4.2, AAC codec is supported) then you can use your
phone's 3.5 mm headphone jack (a 1.2m/4ft long cable is supplied in the box).
The Beoplay H4 were designed by Jakob Wagner, who
also did the H6 and H3, among other things. The posh design includes lambskin
leather for the headband and earcups, which are filled with memory foam, by the
way. Finishing the look are polished and anodized aluminum elements.
The headphones pack 40mm drivers with a 20-20,000Hz
frequency response. They weigh a hefty 235g and their 600mAh battery promises
up to 19 hours of playback time over Bluetooth (it takes 2.5 hours to charge
them back up). There are three control buttons on the headphones and one
omnidirectional microphone.
A pair of B&O Beoplay H4
cans will set you back US$ 300/€ 250. That matches the US price of the H6, but the
H6 will set you back € 300 in Europe.
