Too fun to be strictly flat the way I usually like it, but I am persuaded that that bass is worth it - and I am not even a basshead.
It is a warm, nicely voiced bass - reaches far and deep, has both slam and rumble, and most importantly, is always in control. It could not be more different from the tubby, unfocussed sort of bass that has for the longest time kept me away from Bluetooth headphones.
All in all, the S700BT has good PRaT, separation and clarity, as well as a reasonably spacious soundstage, which makes it something of a rarity among lower-/mid-range Bluetooth headphones.
It's not perfect - you're not going to get audiophile-level detail here but what we have here makes for an engaging, balanced, musical, non-fatiguing listen.
They look nondescript and are just about entirely plastic, but it also means that no one's going to be snatching them off your head when you're least expecting it. They are also incredibly light and sit securely and comfortably without clamping too tightly.
Audio Technica's engineers have made a couple of good decisions in making the best of its Bluetooth 3.0/A2DP specs & keeping the S700BT at its price point. Sure, there are BT 4.1/aptX cans that sound a bit better and cost a whole lot more without ever quite reaching the audio quality of wired headphones, but I'd say the S700BT has hit a pretty sweet spot. Bravo!
It is a warm, nicely voiced bass - reaches far and deep, has both slam and rumble, and most importantly, is always in control. It could not be more different from the tubby, unfocussed sort of bass that has for the longest time kept me away from Bluetooth headphones.
All in all, the S700BT has good PRaT, separation and clarity, as well as a reasonably spacious soundstage, which makes it something of a rarity among lower-/mid-range Bluetooth headphones.
It's not perfect - you're not going to get audiophile-level detail here but what we have here makes for an engaging, balanced, musical, non-fatiguing listen.
They look nondescript and are just about entirely plastic, but it also means that no one's going to be snatching them off your head when you're least expecting it. They are also incredibly light and sit securely and comfortably without clamping too tightly.
Audio Technica's engineers have made a couple of good decisions in making the best of its Bluetooth 3.0/A2DP specs & keeping the S700BT at its price point. Sure, there are BT 4.1/aptX cans that sound a bit better and cost a whole lot more without ever quite reaching the audio quality of wired headphones, but I'd say the S700BT has hit a pretty sweet spot. Bravo!