Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

After trying a few different types of BT earbuds (and returning a few of them to Best Buy), I decided that, if I was going to cut the cord at the gym, maybe I should go back to how I did things before BT was a popular thing outside of one-ear, "looks like you're talking to yourself" headsets: behind the neck, on-ear headphones. The Kinivos' 240 model looked like what I wanted. They checked the aforementioned two boxes and the price point was not disagreeable. When they arrived, I was surprised at the size. The photos led me to believe the ear cups were big enough to go around my ear (like my Bose noise-canceling QCs), but they are smaller and sit on top of your ear. I doubt it's the fault of the advertising, but the misinterpretation was immediately forgotten when I fired them up. Directions for pairing are simple, the battery was fully charged (as made evident by the battery indicator in my iPhone's status bar) and right out of the box they sounded freaking awesome. I thought I would have to burn them in, but after I paired and started playing Mastodon and Last Ten Seconds of Life (American metal), I heard clear underlying bass, the highs of cymbals and everything else in between. I was so pumped, I went and ran a half-mile real quick. Here's where the one-less-star comes in: I had some connectivity issues while running. Music dropped a few times, each time just a half-second, but it had me nervous about its ability to maintain its connection my device. Currently, I'm lifting weights and, while my phone is no more than 3 feet away, I have not experienced a single blip or hiccup. The around-the-neck band is not burdensome at all as I'm doing flat-bench exercises and it didn't bounce when I was running. The headset is secure on my ears and, I am happy to say, is not hurting the INSIDE of my ears. The design is sound (ha ha), the battery life has so far been holding out much longer than the earbuds I have played with, and audio is surprisingly amazing. Audio controls on your device and on the headphones are also independent of each other, meaning if you max out your device's volume, you can still get louder by adjusting at the headset. I have not done a phone call with this, so I cannot attest to how well you'd sound on the other end and vice versa. All in all, if you want an affordable BT headset and don't care for sticking buds inside your ears, I'd endorse the heck out of this. UPDATE: NEVER MIND. These headphones have reached perma-death status after nearly 4 months of use, at a frequency of 3-4 times a week. Audio sounded good while they lasted, but then they couldn't hold a charge, then there was a continuous digital tone that I knew indicated a near-fatal fault, and then they shut off and couldn't turn back on again. The hunt continues...