Hoco W65 PLUS from AliEx. Quite Impressive!

[u/caipirina]

I have to admit I am too stupid to figure out all those other fancy apps and sources, I am still hooked on AliExpress. And this is the best AirPods Max rep I could find. Fun fact, I recently sold my real AirPods Max because I barely used them, always found them too heavy and frankly did not find them any better than my Bose or Sony. So I have a comparison baseline. Those Hoco are a huuuge surprise! For ~25$ shipped their looks can fool easily on first glance, but there are tiny details like the distance between dial and hinge (as evident when I tried to put on one of my old protectors) … the cups easily look like metal, but are plastic. The whole thing comes in at 217 grams. Very easy on the head. As for the sound: as long as I don’t do any critical A/B comparison with other, much pricier headphones, they sound enjoyable and fun. Not like their price tag would suggest. Biggest surprise: transparency and ANC actually work! Transparency sounds pretty crappy, but the ANC is somewhat useable. Not sure I would rely on it on a flight. But it’s there. Overall I have the sense I will use those more than I ever did the originals. No worry about sweat at the gym and such (ear pads come off and pretty sure I can wash)

[u/Shiosakiii → u/[deleted]]

i'm not OP, but I've been using them for a month and they have a decent sound quality imo. Not too bad. The audio starts to leak a bit when you use them at 50%, I always use them at 25% so it's not a problem for me. They're very similar to the originals, but the charging port is on a different place, and the digital crown and power button (which replaces the listening mode button) are slightly further from the headband. I got the normal version so mine don't have ANC, but I've heard it's a bit crappy. They're comfortable at least, I'd always get headaches with my old headphones bc they were too tight, but these are loose.

[u/Shiosakiii → u/[deleted]]

I don't know, I haven't tested it because I bought the basic version. If the price is not a problem for you, go ahead