Brainwavz BLU-100 Wireless Earphones

The Brainwavz BLU-100 operates on Bluetooth 4.0 and with aptX for enhanced audio quality. The Blu-100 houses dynamic  8mm drivers to deliver full-bodied, quality sound with a punchy bass.

Design and fit

The Blu-100 resembles a thin flat cable that goes behind your neck with earbuds on each end and an inline microphone/remote in between.  In the box is also included 3 pairs of Silicon ear tips of varying sizes to pick the right size for your ear and to derive the best sound experience. The ear buds does not fall off while on the move and are securely fit in the ears.

Embedded within the housing is a micro 60mAh battery that delivers up to 4 hours of continuous audio playback, 100 hours of standby and can be fully charged in under 2hrs.

The three button remote is used raise volume up and down, and play/pause in located in center. The play/pause button doubles as the answer/end call button. A full review of the manual will outline the other functions, including how to fast forward, rewind, skip tracks, and use voice commands for your phone or computer.

The right ear tip is equipped with micro-USB port for charging the headphones and is covered by a rubber flap.

What is aptX and how does it work?

As wireless headphones with Bluetooth audio are becoming  becomes more and more popular, you may now find "aptX" appearing on more products. aptX is also an compression algorithm like mp3, only difference being that mp3 uses psychoacoustic modeling to take out data, wherein aptX uses time domain ADPCM. Digging deeper aptX uses fewer bits per sample and reduces the required bandwidth for a given signal-to-noise ratio making files smaller while retaining quality.

aptX technology must be incorporated in both transmitter and receiver to derive the sonic benefits of aptX audio coding over the default sub-band coding (SBC).

Good Sound Signature

To review the performance we paired the Blu-100 with iPhone 5S and it was easily recognized by it. The headphone also maintained the healthy connection between the range of 10 giving you the freedom to to move around, no more long cables or tangles. When we played intense bass tracks, bass response was good but not powerful. While on the tracks with less powerful bass content it sounded fuller and louder.  The highs and mids are nicely balanced and sound pleasant even when listening to longer hours. Vocals sounded lively and can be clearly heard even at lower volumes. The microphone worked well with calls and we faced no drop out during testing. Your listening experience will be enhanced if you have an aptX compatible device.