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HAVIT Fuxi-H8 Gaming Headphones: Innovation, or the Worst Failure?The HAVIT Fuxi-H8 gaming headphones boasted a unique 'open headphone stereo' design and won several design awards, but their actual performance fell short of expectations. Despite a $200 price tag, they delivered disappointment by revealing serious issues in key areas such as sound quality, comfort, and battery life. Is this headphone the start of a new category, or merely a failed attempt?
1. 🎮 HAVIT Fuxi-H8 Unboxing and First Impressions
· The HAVIT Fuxi-H8 emerged, claiming to be a new category: 'open headphone stereo'.
· Havit started as a Kickstarter project and won several design awards, including the Muse Design Award, CMF Design Award, and Red Dot Award 2025, but these were not for headphones.
· The product packaging gave a premium feel with magnets and embossed lettering, and it included an accessory called 'ear muffs' to make them closed-back.
· Components include various lengths of USB-C to C, C to combo headphone jack, C to A braided cables, a bendable boom mic, and a wireless adapter.
· Despite the variety of accessories, the lack of a carrying case was a letdown.
· The reviewer mentioned having a bad impression of these headphones since first encountering them at Computex.
· Havit started as a Kickstarter project and won several design awards, including the Muse Design Award, CMF Design Award, and Red Dot Award 2025, but these were not for headphones.
· The product packaging gave a premium feel with magnets and embossed lettering, and it included an accessory called 'ear muffs' to make them closed-back.
· Components include various lengths of USB-C to C, C to combo headphone jack, C to A braided cables, a bendable boom mic, and a wireless adapter.
· Despite the variety of accessories, the lack of a carrying case was a letdown.
· The reviewer mentioned having a bad impression of these headphones since first encountering them at Computex.
00:00 - 02:46
1. 🎮 HAVIT Fuxi-H8 Unboxing and First Impressions
· The HAVIT Fuxi-H8 emerged, claiming to be a new category: 'open headphone stereo'.
· Havit started as a Kickstarter project and won several design awards, including the Muse Design Award, CMF Design Award, and Red Dot Award 2025, but these were not for headphones.
· The product packaging gave a premium feel with magnets and embossed lettering, and it included an accessory called 'ear muffs' to make them closed-back.
· Components include various lengths of USB-C to C, C to combo headphone jack, C to A braided cables, a bendable boom mic, and a wireless adapter.
· Despite the variety of accessories, the lack of a carrying case was a letdown.
· The reviewer mentioned having a bad impression of these headphones since first encountering them at Computex.
· Havit started as a Kickstarter project and won several design awards, including the Muse Design Award, CMF Design Award, and Red Dot Award 2025, but these were not for headphones.
· The product packaging gave a premium feel with magnets and embossed lettering, and it included an accessory called 'ear muffs' to make them closed-back.
· Components include various lengths of USB-C to C, C to combo headphone jack, C to A braided cables, a bendable boom mic, and a wireless adapter.
· Despite the variety of accessories, the lack of a carrying case was a letdown.
· The reviewer mentioned having a bad impression of these headphones since first encountering them at Computex.
02:47 - 05:14
2. 🎧 Unique Design and Connectivity: Full of Questions
· These headphones adopt an 'open' design that doesn't fully seal the ears, differing from typical open-back (driver rear open) or closed-back (sealed) headphones.
· The earcups are made of silicone and filled with air, offering no cushioning, and the headband has foam material under a plastic-like faux leather.
· The earcup extension range is not wide, which might be uncomfortable for users with larger heads, and exposed cables appear to be at risk of damage.
· The left earcup has power and mute buttons, and a microphone input jack, which is proprietary, making it difficult to use other microphones.
· The manufacturer claimed 6 connection modes, but in reality, this referred to various connection methods such as 2.4GHz wireless, Bluetooth, USB-C audio, and 3.5mm audio.
· The earcups are made of silicone and filled with air, offering no cushioning, and the headband has foam material under a plastic-like faux leather.
· The earcup extension range is not wide, which might be uncomfortable for users with larger heads, and exposed cables appear to be at risk of damage.
· The left earcup has power and mute buttons, and a microphone input jack, which is proprietary, making it difficult to use other microphones.
· The manufacturer claimed 6 connection modes, but in reality, this referred to various connection methods such as 2.4GHz wireless, Bluetooth, USB-C audio, and 3.5mm audio.
05:15 - 09:27
3. 📉 Worst Audio Quality and Disappointing Spatial Audio
· Wearing the headphones gave an odd sensation due to the lack of seal, and noise cancellation was almost non-existent.
· The audio bitrate in 'gaming mode' was very low, and the maximum volume was not sufficiently loud.
· The spatial audio feature uses head tracking, which the reviewer deemed unnecessary and generally 'terrible'.
· Listening tests revealed no bass whatsoever, severe distortion, and a lack of high-frequency detail, leading to harsh criticism that the sound quality was 'trash-can worthy'.
· The sound quality of the headphones was so poor that the reviewer criticized the awards as likely being 'paid awards'.
· Even with the earcups, there was no improvement in sound quality, and it was unequivocally declared the 'worst sound' among products reviewed on the channel.
· The audio bitrate in 'gaming mode' was very low, and the maximum volume was not sufficiently loud.
· The spatial audio feature uses head tracking, which the reviewer deemed unnecessary and generally 'terrible'.
· Listening tests revealed no bass whatsoever, severe distortion, and a lack of high-frequency detail, leading to harsh criticism that the sound quality was 'trash-can worthy'.
· The sound quality of the headphones was so poor that the reviewer criticized the awards as likely being 'paid awards'.
· Even with the earcups, there was no improvement in sound quality, and it was unequivocally declared the 'worst sound' among products reviewed on the channel.
09:29 - 11:29
4. 🎤 Microphone Performance, Battery Life, and LABS Analysis
· The microphone features noise cancellation, and despite ambient noise, the audio quality was rated as 'quite decent', making it the only positive aspect.
· The microphone's bright blue LED can be distracting during night gaming.
· The manufacturer promised up to 30 hours of non-stop gameplay, but in reality, it was only 15 hours with the 2.4GHz dongle and RGB off, and 17.7 hours with Bluetooth and RGB on.
· Achieving 30 hours required using Bluetooth, which is unsuitable for gaming, and turning off RGB, a contradiction.
· LABS' frequency response graph analysis results were 'insulting'. There was almost no response below 100Hz, and severe distortion was observed in the mid-range.
· It barely fell within the frequency response range of good headphones (between the white lines), leading to the assessment that 'it couldn't have been made worse'.
· The microphone's bright blue LED can be distracting during night gaming.
· The manufacturer promised up to 30 hours of non-stop gameplay, but in reality, it was only 15 hours with the 2.4GHz dongle and RGB off, and 17.7 hours with Bluetooth and RGB on.
· Achieving 30 hours required using Bluetooth, which is unsuitable for gaming, and turning off RGB, a contradiction.
· LABS' frequency response graph analysis results were 'insulting'. There was almost no response below 100Hz, and severe distortion was observed in the mid-range.
· It barely fell within the frequency response range of good headphones (between the white lines), leading to the assessment that 'it couldn't have been made worse'.
11:30 - 12:48
5. 💰 Disappointing $200 Headphones: Final Verdict
· The reviewer expected a price of around $10 given the low quality of the product, but the actual price was $200.
· Comfort was also poor, with the silicone earcups providing no pressure relief and the drivers feeling like they were directly touching the ears.
· The manufacturer's website contained false information, claiming 'rich, balanced sound with deep bass, clear mids, and sparkling highs'.
· Ultimately, these headphones were described as a 'terrible and shameful product', with criticism so harsh that it was suggested a lawsuit should be filed over the design's resemblance to the Toronto Raptors logo.
· Finally, the included 'ear muffs' were attached to re-test in closed-back mode, but the sound quality remained poor.
· Comfort was also poor, with the silicone earcups providing no pressure relief and the drivers feeling like they were directly touching the ears.
· The manufacturer's website contained false information, claiming 'rich, balanced sound with deep bass, clear mids, and sparkling highs'.
· Ultimately, these headphones were described as a 'terrible and shameful product', with criticism so harsh that it was suggested a lawsuit should be filed over the design's resemblance to the Toronto Raptors logo.
· Finally, the included 'ear muffs' were attached to re-test in closed-back mode, but the sound quality remained poor.