Venstar S209 Bluetooth Headphones Review

Overall this is a really nice set of headphones that really reminds me of the ‘Beats by Dre’ series of headphones. There is a focus on style and presentation, even with the product packaging. On top of this the headphones are also fairly bass-heavy, much like the Beats’ offerings. However, they don’t carry the inflated price tag like Beats which is an area the company draws a lot of criticism from.

The black and red colour scheme gives the headphones a sleek, stylish look. The included carry case features the same colours and is nice and solid making it a very welcome addition. The controls on the right ear cup are quite handy once you get to learn the positioning of them so you can change tracks and the volume whilst they are still on your head.

The earphones are very comfortable, which for me is probably the second most important thing on a pair of headphones, after sound quality. I have worn these for long periods of time and not experienced any issues. The ear cups are large enough to surround your entire ear without squashing them and have a nice amount of padding. Now these are advertised as having ‘passive noise cancelling’, which is true but this is probably not the noise cancelling you are thinking of. Passive noise cancelling is essentially just using the material of the headphones to block external noise – so in this case, the big foam earcups.

Sound-wise as I mentioned earlier these are bassy headphones. Obviously this suits certain genres of music over others but remember that you can always adjust or lower the bass levels on your device. The sound is crisp and clear and I was very satisfied with the performance. Over Bluetooth the headphones utilise AptX to provide better quality transmission.