Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H6 Review (2024)

Type Over-ear

Enclosure Closed-Back

Wireless No

Transducer Dynamic

The Beoplay H6 are stylish looking headphones. They have a low profile headband and large circular and relatively flat ear cups. This results in a design that doesn't protrude much once you head. They look and feel premium although they're much lighter than you would expect when picking them up. They also come in a couple of color schemes including an all-black variation if you want a more understated yet high-end look.

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Weight 0.5 lbs

Clamping Force

The Beoplay H6 are surprisingly lightweight and have excellent padding but slightly small ear cups. They do not fit as well on all users which may cause a slight pinch on the top of your ears depending on your ear size. On the upside, they're not too tight and you can wear them for hours without feeling any fatigue.

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OS Compatibility

Ease Of Use Okay

Feedback Mediocre

Call/Music Control Yes

Volume Control Yes

Microphone Control No

Channel Mixing

Noise Cancelling Control N/A

Talk-Through

Additional Buttons No

The Beoplay H6 by Bang & Olufsen have a simple control scheme with mediocre-at-best feedback. They provide the basics; call/music, track-skipping, and volume controls. Unfortunately, the buttons do not provide a satisfying click once pushed.

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Avg.Temp.Difference 6 °C

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L 7.5"

W 8"

H 1.2"

Volume 72 in³

Transmitter Required N/A

The Beoplay H6 are on the smaller side for over-ear headphones but unfortunately do not fold to save space. The ear cups lay flat which may come in handy in some situations but they're a bit cumbersome to carry around on your person, especially without a bag. Unfortunately, they also do not come with a case which is a bit disappointing considering their premium appeal and price range.

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Type No case

L N/A

W N/A

H N/A

Volume N/A

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The B&O PLAY by Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H6 headphones have a sturdy and lightweight aluminum frame and quality materials for the padding. The ear cups are a good mix of metal and plastic that will withstand a couple of accidental drops without getting damaged. They're better-build and feel more premium than the Nad VISO HP50. The audio cable is also replaceable if it wears over time. However, they have relatively thin hinges that may loosen over time and are the most susceptible weak points of the H6 premium design.

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The B&O Play H6 are decently stable headphones but won't be ideal for working out. They stay put during casual listening sessions and are even stable enough to jog with. Also, the audio cable will detach if it's hooked on something. Unfortunately, they will slide off your head during more strenuous exercises.

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Bass Amount

Treble Amount

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Avg. Std. Deviation

Decent frequency response consistency. The H6 shows 5dB of variance at 20Hz across our five human subjects. This amount of variance will be unnoticeable to the majority of the users. In the treble range, the B&O Play H6 also shows 5dB of variance below 10KHz, meaning the perceived brightness of these headphones could vary slightly depending on their positioning on the user's head.

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Std. Err.

Low-Frequency Extension

Low-Bass

Mid-Bass

High-Bass

Very good bass range performance for the B&O Play H6. Low-frequency extension is at 10Hz, which is excellent. Low-bass, which is responsible for low-end thump and rumble is over our target by 3dB, adding excess thump which some may like. Mid-bass is flat but overemphasized by about a dB which is barely noticeable. The dip in high-bass would have a small negative effect on the fullness of vocals/leads.

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Std. Err.

Low-Mid

Mid-Mid

High-Mid

Excellent mid-range performance for the Beoplay H6. The response is virtually flat from 400Hz up to 2KHz, which is great. The dip around 250Hz slightly thins out the vocals/leads, but it won't be noticeable to most.

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Std. Err.

Low-Treble

Mid-Treble

High-Treble

Average treble range performance for the Beoplay H6. The wide 10dB dip centered around 5KHz, negatively affects the presence and detail of vocals/leads. The 5dB peak at 9KHz could make the S and T sounds (sibilances) slightly sharp.

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Peaks

Dips

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Weighted Group Delay

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch

Weighted Frequency Mismatch

Weighted Phase Mismatch

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)

PRTF Size (Avg.)

PRTF Distance

Openness

Acoustic Space Excitation

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WHD @ 90

WHD @ 100

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Overall Attenuation

Noise Cancelling No

Bass

Mid

Treble

Mediocre isolation performance. Like most other over-ear headphones that don't have active noise cancellation, the Beoplay H6 doesn't isolate in the bass range. However, they achieve 13dB of isolation in the mid-range, and 26dB of isolation in the treble range, both values being decent.

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Overall Leakage @ 1ft

Average leakage performance. The significant portion of the leakage sits between 1KHz and 6KHz, which is a moderately broad range. However, the overall level of leakage is not very loud.

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Integrated

In-line

Boom

Detachable Boom

Mic Yes

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LFE

FR Std. Dev.

HFE

Weighted THD

Gain

Decent recording quality. The LFE is at about 500Hz, which is quite high, making recorded speech sound thin. Also, with the HFE at 6KHz, recorded speech will be easily comprehensible, yet lacking in presence and detail. The area between LFE and HFE is quite flat, which is good.

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SpNR

Below-average noise handling. The microphone on the Beoplay H6 achieves a speech-to-noise ratio of 15dB, which is rather mediocre.

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Battery Type

Continuous Battery Life

Additional Charges

Total Battery Life

Charge Time

Power Saving Feature

Audio While Charging

Passive Playback

Charging Port N/A

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App Name N/A

iOS N/A

Android N/A

macOS N/A

Windows N/A

Equalizer

ANC Control

Mic Control N/A

Room effects

Playback Control

Button Mapping N/A

Surround Sound N/A

No active features.

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Bluetooth Version

Multi-Device Pairing

NFC Pairing

Line of Sight Range

Default Latency

aptX Latency

aptX(LL) Latency

Wired connection, negligible latency.

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Non-BT Line of Sight Range

Non-BT Latency

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Analog Audio

USB Audio

Detachable Yes

Length 4.1 ft

Connection 1/8" TRRS

Wired Latency

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PC / PS4 Analog

PC / PS4 Wired USB

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless

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Xbox One Analog

Xbox One Wired USB

Xbox One Wireless

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Type

USB Input

Line In

Line Out

Optical Input

RCA Input

Dock Charging

Power Supply

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