REVIEW – Recently, my longtime headphones died and I started looking for a replacement set. I had a few requirements that they had to have, namely, noise cancellation, cups that covered my ears, good Bluetooth connectivity, and decent battery life. The Baseus Bowie 30 Max came up for review and appeared to tick all those boxes, so read on to see how they did!
What is it?
The Baseus Bowie 30 Max is a wireless headphone set with noise cancellation.
What’s included?
- Baseus Bowie 30 Max wireless headphones
- USB charging cable
- Audio cable
- Quick Start Guide
- User Manual
- Stickers!
Tech specs
ANC: -45dB Active Noise Canceling
Battery life: 65H
Bluetooth version: 5.4
Spatial sound: Yes
Head tracking: Yes
Flash charging: 10min=14H
Low latency: 0.06ms
Design and features
I can’t say that visually these are much different than a lot of other headphones I’ve seen on the market. The shape of the cups is squarish, which sit well over my ears. The cups are well padded and the tension of the band isn’t too tight, which is great when you have a large head like me. The power switch on the headphones is a physical switch, which I think is a nice touch. The volume buttons work well and the play/pause button is also responsive. They all require enough force that you’re not going to accidentally push them with a casual touch. The active noise cancelling button on the left ear has similar tensioning and works well.
Assembly, Installation, Setup
The only required setup for the Baseus Bowie 30 Max wireless headphones is the typical initial charge and connect via Bluetooth. USB-C Charging, always a plus.
There is a Baseus app available for download that gives you some additional customization capabilities, but it’s not required to run and operate.
Performance
The sound on these headphones is great. I can’t complain about the sound quality. The app also gives you additional features that I did appreciate like additional bass boost and different EQ settings. The spatial acoustics was an interesting feature to play with because it changes the direction of the sound as you turn your head. Interesting, but I don’t see myself using it.
The active noise cancellation has taken me a while to test thoroughly. For this price point, the noise cancellation works well. The pass-through feature does pass through nearby sound, but the leveling and range seemed a bit inconsistent and I feel like I got more ambient noise with it on than with it off. My primary use of these headphones is to block out sound, though, which they do well at.
One of the most incredible things about the Baseus Bowie 30 Max wireless headphones is the battery life. They tout a monster 65 hour battery life. In testing I just had to leave them on playing while I walked away just to see the battery level move at all. It was well over 2 weeks of use before it even started getting into the range of needing to be charged.
What I like about the Baseus Bowie 30 Max headphones
- Comfortable ear cups
- Good sound quality
- Amazing battery life
What needs to be improved?
- Multi-device Bluetooth connectivity. They have a hard time detecting which device is primary
Final thoughts
Overall, the Baseus Bowie 30 Max wireless headphones are a good, comfortable set of headphones. My biggest issue was when they would bounce between different devices. I had to turn Bluetooth off on one device while using them because they kept trying to connect while I was playing music on the other device. I’m willing to overlook that for a good set of headphones, but it is annoying when it’s trying to decide who to connect to and bouncing back and forth between devices. If you only have one primary device you connect to, it won’t be an issue. I recommend these with that one caveat. If you want a set of headphones that sound good, have great battery life, and use with one primary device these are fantastic.
Price: $79.99
Where to buy: Baseus and Amazon
Source: The sample of this product was provided for free by Baseus. Baseus did not have a final say on the review and did not preview the review before it was published.
Gadgeteer Comment Policy - Please read before commenting
No mention of a carrying case. Is there an optional case that will protect them when in my backpack or luggage?
No case included and I can’t find one sold separately. That would be a nice feature. I typically just wear them around my neck when traveling.