These days I listen to music on my iPhone primarily in the gym while exercising, and for those purposes the Bluetooth wireless headphones are mostly adequate. However, almost all of those headphones have very subprime sound quality, to say the least. The standard iPhone headphones are not much better, but they are usually the ones that I reach for when listening to music in other situations. Unfortunately, as a consequence of these choices of headphones I’ve been inadvertently forced to settle for a rather inferior music-listening experience. So when I came across Mpow headphones, I felt that my ears had been opened. I’ve used high-quality headphones in the past, and in terms of sound quality the Mpow headphones are definitely on par with many of those.

***** The Sound Quality *****

The sound quality is definitely one of the biggest selling points of these headphones. They make a crisp, loud and well-formed sound. When listening to classical piano works I can hear each note reverberating clearly and distinctly from the others. The high notes don’t have the “tinny” sound that I’ve been accustomed to from many lower-end headphones. The lower notes are rich and warm, and the headphones can handle the bass sounds as well as any in this category that I’ve tried. The high fidelity of sound is particularly noticeable when listening to the older recordings – all the subtle “noise” of such recordings comes clearly through. The wooden build of these headphones probably have a lot to do with the particular quality of their sound.

***** Noise Canceling *****

These headphones don’t have the active noise-canceling capabilities, but their passive noise suppression and “noise isolation” were more than adequate for most of my purposes. This is particularly the case when listening to music somewhat loudly – all the surrounding sounds were completely blocked, and hardly any of the headphones’ own sound leaked out.

***** Look and Feel *****

These headphones look pretty elegant and fashionable. The metallic look definitely sets them apart. I also like that the playback/volume controls are placed directly on the cable. The headphones are very light and they fit smoothly and unobtrusively into your ears. Even after a few hours of listening to the music on them they did not become uncomfortable. Oftentimes I have a slight pain in my ears after wearing some other in-ear headphones, but so far I have not had any such experience with Mpow headphones.

***** Conclusion *****

These are really good headphones and they will make most music lovers happy. They are solidly built and have pretty good sound quality. They are not the highest quality headphones you’ll come across, but they definitely get the job done. Recommended.

**** Product provided for review purposes. ****