N18 Neckband Bluetooth Earbuds, Wireless Bluetooth 5.2 Headphones with Microphone, Ultra-Lightweight Comfort, IPX7 Waterproof, Deep Bass Strong Beat, 20H Playtime, Magnetic Earphones -Black

For the last few years, I've been using a model of headphones called "N10." I have no idea if they were from the same company, but since mine were discontinued, "N18" seemed like the closest match.I really LOVED the N10s. I probably bought 10 of them, but not because they broke. I lost a few pairs, and I was constantly losing the little rubber ear pieces, so I'd order another pair of headphones just so I could poach the little bag of rubber ear parts.My favorite things about the N10s were that they were light, comfortable, and I could take them out of my ear and they would hang around my neck. I almost always have headphones on when I'm not working, and i hated earbuds because I'd have to keep putting them in and pulling them out of my pocket. The biggest thing I loved though, was that I could connect to 2 different devices and swap seamlessly between them. If I'm watching a video on my tablet and my phone rings, it pauses the video and switches the headphones to my phone automatically. I don't know why that is such a hard feature to find, especially these days, but I've had difficulty finding replacement headphones with this feature since the N10s were discontinued.So, long story (not so) short, I was on the hunt for similar replacement headphones because mine were discontinued, and "N18" looked like the closest option.For the record, I didn't want new headphones. I wanted MY headphones. I resented all other headphones, but begrudgingly ordered these because they seemed the closest, and another reviewer mentioned they can connect to multiple devices, which is a feature stickler for me.The headphones arrived quickly. I gazed longingly at my old headphones that were now falling out of my ears because all the rubber pieces disappeared into the ether. I said I was sorry, that I didn't want to move on, but they were no longer the headphones they were when we first met.I didn't really want to like my new headphones. It felt like I was betraying the headphones I had loved for so many years. I got over it pretty quick though!THESE ARE THE BEST HEADPHONES! I'm not an audiophile, but for my purposes these are perfect. I love them so much I bought a backup pair so I never have to be without when they're charging for a couple hours.PROS:- Connect to multiple devices and switch seamlessly. If you're watching a video on your your tablet and the phone rings, the headphones pause the video, switch to the phone when it rings, and switches back automatically after you hang up or decline the call- LONG BATTERY LIFE! I get about 2 straight days of heavy use before I have to recharge- Quick charge in about an hour- WATERPROOF! This is now a feature I can't live without. With my previous headphones, I'd have to turn them off and grab a shower speaker if I wanted to keep listening to videos/music while showering- Strong magnets keep the earbuds together like a necklace when not in your ears. I didn't realize how valuable this was until I went a few weeks without losing any rubber pieces. The magnets on my old version were weak, so the rubber was constantly getting catching on things and getting pulled off and lost. I still have all the original parts! Trust me, that's incredible.- Comfortable! I just leave them in and fall asleep. I can't even feel them, and they are still stuck in my ears in the morning. This is important to me. Before, I was switching to a headband headphones at night for comfort. The problem with the headband is that it tends to get knocked off my head at some point during sleep. I'm a heavy sleeper, and need to set alarms on my phone AND tablet. The alarm from my tablet only comes through the headphones, so if they're knocked off my head I won't hear it at all. I haven't missed a single alarm sleeping in these.- Great sound quality for video, music, and phone callsCONS:- I'm still trying to find oneThese are affordable, versatile, comfortable, and have a long battery life. For the price point, you really can't go wrong!

Like others said, new favorite. The battery life is great, lasts me a few days between charges, and the best part is the waterproofing. I'm not taking them swimming, but almost, as I sweat like a faucet. One day I even took them in the shower with me.Range is about what you'd expect from BlueTooth, but these are no slouch. I'll wear them where other headsets start to cut out and these keep going a bit further before cutting out.The only negative (worth about 0.2 stars for me) is everything's longer on it. The control unit and battery are longer than I'm used to, but that's worth it for the battery life. The earbud leads are also longer and tend to get tangled in things if I'm not wearing the earbuds or if I don't put them inside my shirt.The magnets are pretty strong, too. This seems like a good thing but it doesn't seem to do a whole lot more than other weaker magnets, other than pull out a chest hair now and again.I'm not sure about their mic quality, but I can conclude these are better than what I was using prior, which was pretty awful. I've not had an issue being heard and I even started using these for work. I should test that, and come back with an edit.All in all, it does what I want as well and often better than their competition in their price range, and my gripes about it are so minor they still get a 5. This here's some of the best Chinesium I ever bought.

Long battery life, comfortable to use all night. When played with white noise for sleep, efficient in drowning out the husband’s snoring

One year review!Wear these while working (drilling concrete) about 2 to 3 times per week for a few hours at a time. Also wear several times per week at the gym and I sweat ALOT. Bought august of 24 and these are worth every penny. These replaced a pair of discontinued Sony neckband earphones. These sound about as good as Sony, I also have no complaints about the battery life. Would buy again in a heart beat. While I do sweat alot I do not bring any electronics into a steam room or dry sauna so I can't vouch for that kind of use.

Amazing, excellent product, great sound and control.I don't really like the magnets I don't know if they have to have magnets as other speakers require or if they put them on there for some sort of convenience but I don't care for the magnets. However that does not affect the usability of the product which is exceptional in its clarity, connectivity and functionality. Since I didn't like how they kept connecting with each other because of the magnets, I just cut one side speaker off and left the other one dangling which is all I need anyway when it works perfect. Also very usable for phone calls excellent clarity.

These were great until they just died. I bought these headphones in October 2024 and I got about 7 months of regular use out of them until one day they just wouldn’t turn on. I thought they needed a charge, but on two different chargers they failed to do more than flash a light briefly. I was using them a few hours a day while walking around the neighborhood or working around the house. I liked the battery life and how they gently hung around my neck. No extremes of temperature or over charging. I had a regular routine where I could keep the battery between 20-80% charge. Then they died.