K so I've owned my Parrot Zik's for about a month or so now... time to update this thread with a quick review.... let's call it..
THE ULTIMATE FUCKING PARROT ZIK REVIEW
Build Quality / Design: 10 out of 10. Just awesome. They're a work of art.
Comfort: 8 out of 10. Really comfortable for an hour or two, after that minor irritation. Leather headphone cups can induce sweat.
Battery Life: 9 out of 10. Solid... 6-8 hours of use, 24 hours on standby. With USB charging, I've never ran out of battery and been pissed about it.
Ease of Use: 9 out of 10. Super easy to pair with my phone and laptop. Volume and play/pause controls are awesome.
Noise Cancelling: 7 out of 10. Not bad, cuts out most background noise pretty well, but not amazing.... sounds over 30dB (ie. louder than normal talking) will be heard faintly.
Microphone: 5 out of 10. This is based only on a few phone calls and one laptop sound recording, but the audio quality of the mic sounds comparable to cheap bluetooth one-ear headsets.
Range: 9 out of 10. Definitely works 50+ feet away from the audio source, even through walls. Great range for a bluetooth device. Never cuts out (ever) if using in the same room as the audio source.
Sound quality: 7 out of 10. I'm not an audiophile at all, so this isn't really based on any real expert knowledge... however, I'd say that while the Zik's sound really good overall, the sound quality is not even close to my previous wired cans (5 year old Sennheiser HD-595 open headphones). For bluetooth headphones, they sound great, and for what I listen to normally (talk radio / audiobooks) they're perfect.
Overall: 9 out of 10.
