The buds run for 4 hours for me on a single charge and they are robust and easy to clean. The sound quality is comparable to similar products, but does not compare to some of the high-end cans (but to expect such would be an unfair comparison).

The only downside I have with them, is that the connection is quite unstable. When I use them at the gym, they can operate for over 20meters away…. or they can give up while the phone is by my side. I tried to use them at the dog park the other day and they wouldn’t hold a connection at all. This might be an iPhone 5SE issue (the 7 has bluetooth 5.0 which may be better for such devices), but it is nevertheless, vexing.

I have tried many of the Beats, Bose, and similar headphones and I do not agree with you. Though my Bose had good sound quality — they dont make a truly wireless earbud (neither to Beats). For their size, weight, and battery life, the Elyxr are unparalleled. I am happy to admit, though, that compared to cans or large driver earbuds, the sound quality is marginally lacking. However, I do not like cans and I have tiny ears (meaning that most earbuds are much too large for my ears) — so the Elyxr are about the best out there for me.

I am not certain what you are doing wrong with your pairing technique — I also use an iphone, and I simply pop them in each ear, hold down the button until I hear the pairing vocal and the earbuds pair automagically to my iPhone. No drama at all. I also get close to 4 hours from a single charge — in fact, on the plane back from the UK and dozing to ambient music from my iPhone, they ran for 4 hours and 34 minutes.

Oh and compared to all other earphone / headphones that I own (Bose (almost everything), Shure, Beats) the sound quality of these Elyxr Air’s are truly appalling. Dreadful. Tinny at the higher frequencies and muddy at lower. In fact the only slightly positive thing is that they are quite loud, something iPhone owners often complain about.

One of the reviews said that the sound quality improves as they burn-in I really hope so or these will be going into the bin.

Hey there Paul.

Thanks for the link.

They do look remarkably similar to the Elyxrs. I wonder if they buy the same casing from the same OEM?

However, a quick glimpse at the specs does show some differences – mainly the driver size. Because of this, the frequency responses and sensitivity are not the same.

Frequency response:
Elyxr: 20Hz-20KHz
Maplin: 100-20KHz

Sensitivity:
Elyxr: 108dB
Maplin: 90dB

Driver:
Elyxr: 8mm
Maplin: 5.6mm

Thanks again for pointing that out though.

Cheers

Jay

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/prosound-bluetooth-wireless-stereo-earphones-and-2100mah-power-bank-a96wr

Any clue whether the specs are the same?

Thanks

Paul