Status Audio is a company that shuns the use of flashy models and celebrities to promote their products, instead relying on word of mouth regarding their value pricing and quality products to propel their sales. For example, their $69 CB-1 Studio Monitor Headphones got rave reviews all over the internet for their great sound and build quality. If you know anything about this site, you know that high performance, low cost audio products is what I live for here, so their new headphone, the wireless BT ONE is really piquing my interest as it is introduced for pre-sales.
While there is no shortage of On-Ear Bluetooth headphones on the market, (thanks Apple) most of the time when you get down below the $100 mark, the products either sound icky, or make you look like a dork when you put them on. However just judging from the pictures, the $99 BT ONE looks like a premium product with it’s sleek, metal build and nice hardshell case. (something else that you don’t see much at this price point.) It comes in two nice colors, one being an all black motif, and the other a combination of brown and pewter. Both look very classy.
They also have some very nice specs, like APT-X for CD Quality sound, and USB-C charging. The sound signature is stated to be a U-Shaped sound sig, which means they are slightly accenting the high and low frequencies. This is a good thing to me, because cans with this sound usually are good all around headphones, meaning they sound good with most genres of music.
If you want a pair of Status Audio BT ONE headphones, they are available for pre-order on their website for $99, with a Feb 15th ship date. Also, if you pre-order them, they will throw in a pair of their well-reviewed IEM 2X Dual Driver Micro Buds (usually $49) for free. Sounds like a great deal to me.
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I’m an audio writer who started as a young audio salesman/consumer electronics professional back in the late 90s. That’s where I discovered the magic of 2-Channel sound. My thirst for great sound has led me on a delightful music quest that continues today.
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