Music to the ears

THE NEW Bang & Olufsen Earset is a pair of premium Bluetooth earphones with good sound quality and a design that’s inherited from B&O iconic A8 wired earphones.
B&O says the Earset have been crafted for comfort, precision and flexibility and respect the Bang & Olufsen design heritage. Although the iconic A8 was released in 2000, the original lines for the design were drawn in the 90s, with a strong focus on the basic shape architecture of the arm, piston and earhook.

Well-known industrial designer Anders Hermansen is the brains behind the Earset, which adapts to the ear thanks to a flexible adjustment system that lets the wearer change the angle of the earbud, the height of the piston and position of the curve of the earhook to ensure a perfect fit.
The Earset is made of durable anodised aluminium, which achieves a fluid and frictionless movement of the telescopic piston. The anodisation allows colours to be integrated with the core of the material, providing more depth and durability.
The Earset has good sound quality. It uses electro-dynamic drivers, each of 14.2 mm diameter. It has a frequency response of 20 to 20,000 Hz and impedance of 32 ohms and a high sensitivity of 105 dB.
The acoustic performance of Earset has been optimised for better delivery and reduced sound leakage. The design of the earbud assures a comfortable fit, while allowing ambient sounds to be heard without affecting the quality of sound.

Moreover, you can use the Beoplay app to adjust the digital equalisers of the earphones. The app provides four equalisers presets called Commute, Clear, Workout and Podcast. You can also use the app’s ToneTouch function to create your own equaliser setting. 
When you bring up the ToneTouch, the app will display a screen with three layers of circle on a square. Two lines divide the circles in the middle horizontally and vertically into four main parts, called Warm, Excited, Relaxed and Bright. The speaker will adjust its tone of sounds in accordance with the touch of the screen in each section.
For example, if you touch the middle of the screen, the sound setting will turn flat and f you press the far right portion of the Excited section, the speaker will boost the bass sound. You won’t get the perfect sound immediately so just select the various parts of the screen until you find the setting you like then save it for future use.

The Earset has an in-line remote with three buttons that can be used to control music play and call functions. The remote is on the left side of the neckband.
The centre button has various functions, among them turning the earphones on and off. While playing music, press it once to pause and again to resume. Pressing twice will skip to the next track and three times will return to the previous track.
During incoming calls, short press the centre button to accept or long press to reject. During a call, long press to terminate and double press to transfer audio from Earset to the device.
You can also long press the centre button until a sound is heard to activate voice recognition of Google Assistant or Siri.
The two other buttons are for increasing and reducing volume.

During the test, I found the Earset had good sound quality and clarity. When the earphones were adjusted properly, they also delivered good bass. They were comfortable to wear and I enjoyed listening to rock music for hours without feeling discomfort.
The Earset has five hours of battery life. It takes about two hours to fully charge and about 20 minutes of charge for one hour of playtime.
The B&O Earset is distributed by RTB Technology and it is available at Studio7 shops and IStudio, .life, Siam Discovery, Jaymart, Munkong Gadget, Betrend, Power Mall, and Lazada for Bt12,900.

Key Specs
Drivers: 14.2mm electro-dynamic drivers
Frequency range: 20-20,000 Hz
Impedance: 32 ohm
Sensitivity: 105dB
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.2, AAC codecs
Microphone: Omnidirectional, MEMs
Battery: 95mAh rechargeable Lithium-ion, five hours playtime, two-hour for full charge
Dimensions: 40x55x24mm
Weight: 30g
In the box: Earset Pouch, USB-C to USB-A-cable, Foam Pads x 3 pairs, Quick Start Guide