This feature is a bit finicky and has gone awry a handful of times already - fortunately you can disable this functionality

The proximity sensor (to pause and play when you take off and put on the headphones, respectively) is a smart feature but sometimes doesn't work as reliably as it should

You can disable this feature, however

This feature is a bit finicky and has gone awry a handful of times already - fortunately you can disable this functionality

They also have this cool feature where they can sense you have pulled them off your ears and pause the music

The proximity sensor is a cool feature that will pause your music or youtube video when you remove the headphones - it can get a little annoying if you are laying down and the headphones aren't sitting just right because it can sometimes pause your music or video inadvertently (this feature is easy to turn off)

The most important feature on any head set is the sound.

This is a neat feature and great for those little interruptions where you need to stop your music (or whatever) for a quick chat or listening to instructions in-flight

Another great feature is that you can wirelessly pair these headphones with up to two devices and there is a range of over 100 feet

The next important feature is the noise reduction or "Active Noise Cancellation" (ANC).

This is a great feature to use for whatever you are using your headphones for to optimize your sound experience

The proximity sensor (to pause and play when you take off and put on the headphones, respectively) is a smart feature but sometimes doesn't work as reliably as it should

B&O could have included this useful feature

The second most important feature is that this glorious H8i is Bluetooth.

The proximity sensor (to pause and play when you take off and put on the headphones, respectively) is a smart feature but sometimes doesn't work as reliably as it should

n’t understand this design flaw on what should be really great headphones.—————First off, I recommend you download the app (as they indicate) and use the instruction there since the instructions included in the box are pretty useless (unless you know what you are doing and if you do then you won’t care about instructions)