

After about an hour, I’d feel pressure at the very top of my head, forcing me to either take the headphones off for a bit or loosen them. These headphones tended to become uncomfortable after long listening sessions. In contrast to the cowhide leather on top, the headband’s underside has a cloth covering with four quadrants of padding, which doesn’t seem to do much. The plastic polymer doesn’t feel cheap by any means. The ear cups are made of a plastic polymer and capped with matching brushed aluminum B&O branded discs.
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The acoustically transparent fabric covering the electrodynamic 40mm drivers is printed with a large “L” or “R,” so you can easily discern which is left and which is right. The Beoplay H9i’s ear pads are removable and replaceable.

The folding ear cups accommodate both travel and adjustments to fit the contour of your face. You’ll need to look hard to see the fine line at the base of the headband arms indicating these are two pieces of metal joined together. The ear cups are adjustable and fold flat. Should you ever need to, you can replace the entire ear pads for $70. The top of the headband is genuine cowhide, for example, while the ear pads consist of ultra comfortable memory form enveloped in soft lambskin. You’ll find similar high-quality materials throughout this product. Best of all, once you set the headphone’s arm positions, they don’t slide or move. This is no clunky, click-adjustable headband. The aluminum arms slide in and out in a perfectly smooth, infinitely adjustable motion. The headband’s arms are made from brushed aluminum anodized to match the headphones’ color. The latter was the color of my review pair. They come in two colors: Traditional black and natural. These are stylish, eye-catching headphones that scream premium quality and first-class construction. The B&O Beoplay H9i reviewed here are the company’s flagship over-the-ear, active noise-cancelling cans. Hit hard by the 2008 economic crisis, B&O has since refocused on its traditional strengths, including building a solid line of headphones. The high-end Danish speaker maker Bang & Olufsen, affectionately known by its initials B&O, has long been known for building audio and video components sporting stylish, striking designs that command very high prices.
