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for a good handful of people the company parrots are known for making remote-controlled drones they're actually one of the biggest names in the drone industry but on the other hand and may be a shock to some they also make wireless headphones now what I have here today is the parrot Zik 2.0 priced at 350 dollars retail and the Zeek 3 at $400 however you can always go to Amazon or BH photo and get them for much less I'll place my links in the video description below that way you can check for updated prices so without further ado my channel is here to help you make a purchase decision welcome everyone to jim's review one Zeke models are nearly identical offering the same look the same dimensions and both have the same build quality when stress testing these headphones the more expensive Zeke 3 however for the same price as my generic black ones here you can purchase different colors and different patterns to suit your style I personally ordered the stitched version but oddly they sent me this plain one here so apologies if they look identical in the video nonetheless the faux leather is absolutely the most supple I've ever felt on a pair of headphones the solid aluminum arms going down the side feels ultra polished and smooth and if I could give an analogy this feels like a very luxurious top-of-the-line automobile the arms do offer a very stiff ratcheting system to extend out the headband and the ear cup to do swivel and 90 degrees to lay flat unfortunately don't fold in so stone these away and be supplied felt pouch air will take up some room but because of their minimal design they're not bad at all moving through the air cups the left side in both DZ 2 & 3 are magnetically held on and never did they fall off behind here is where the batter is located offering a removable battery which is always a huge plus for me considering when batteries fade or die over time you can easily replace them the zig 2.0 model claims two sets and numbers here for battery performance Eco mode is with active noise cancelling on Bluetooth and enabling that concert hall effect now this mode gives up to seven hours of use now I personally test this leaving this on until it died and was able to get 6 hours and 58 minutes of use which compared to other wireless headphones is a be very low-end but keep in mind you can always swap out batteries if you do buy a spare now the other setting called airplane mode claims up to 18 hours of use that's using a wired connection and there's no special sound enabled and the only thing that is on is ANC now I'm getting around 17 hours in 30 minutes which is still very good in general and although the z3 is pricier and more feature packed it's also getting very similar numbers in regards to battery performance as the Zeek 2.0 and for both I'm getting about two and a half hours to recharge the batteries from dead now finishing up the layout of the air cup the right side has your power button below that is a 3.5 millimeter input to connect these physically and the headphones still do work even if the battery dies and last is a microUSB port for charging both sets now the right ear cup and this is the same for both models you do have gesture controls swiping your finger or back skips and plays back songs and music stations included and sliding up and down increases or decreases volume from my experience of controls do work but the Zeek 2.0 model can be spotty at times adjusting volume causes the music to stop or via justments simply doesn't work no adjusting different pressure and it's showing that I'm sliding here versus a press still didn't seem to help unfortunately not a zig 3 though graciously was very smooth to operate with no issues whatsoever but going into other features that truly does make a Zeke line of headphones the most advanced pair of headphones on the market there's a sensor on here that will pause your music and turn off noise canceling as soon as you take those headphones off and music will automatically resume again once you put the headphones back on now speaking of noise cancelling there's 6 noise cancelling microphones included versus four from the last generation being able to reduce ambient noise by 30 decibels versus 25 and from my test here I got emit these are very impressive for wireless headphones from my experience these do beat these Sennheiser Momentum's Wireless the JBL Everest elite in regards to being both Wireless and specifically noise cancelling but compared to the wired qc25 s from Bose here I feel a Bose has slightly an edge over this one here but nonetheless for a wireless set the z2 and z3 really shines in the noise cancelling Department sitting next to a dishwasher at home to bring this out into the coffee shop where it's really busy here this blocks up majority of the outside city noises that you may encounter as well just very impressive noise canceling performance in general now you also have this feature in the app that you can control how much noise let in as well and it's perfect for situations when you're using this in the streets here and you need to hear your surroundings for safety now other simple features includes NFC for easy pairing and with the supplied parrot app available for both Apple and Android here you have features like a battery indicator the active noise-cancelling controller as I've shown you earlier an equaliser the concert hall mode and attempt to recreate different sound stages and last are just audio presets now with the z3 you're paying for all those features of course plus you get wireless charging you get to use USB audio which allows you to playback higher resolution audio files from the computer and as stated earlier you do receive unique styling here from the designer Philippe Starck now moving on to comfort the weight is nearly identical with both models with just being a few grams all from each other they're very light was subtle clamping pressure at the jawline and minimal pressure at the crown of the head making these very easy to wear usually anything under 300 grams are pretty comfortable to me and the zieks are no different when wearing these for extended periods of time so with all that being said how is the audio here now repeatedly playing different music and sliding the headphones one after another off really didn't yield much difference the zig three did seem ever so slightly louder and just ever so slightly more spatial and sound but both honestly exhibited very similar characteristics then for those who have experienced the flat and neutral sound signature of the ever-popular bose qc25 you'll find here that is a 2.0 and 3 offers more bass and these headphones can get much louder now these aren't heavily bass boosted here or they don't hit as hard as his Sennheiser momentum Wireless and I recently reviewed Bang & Olufsen h6 based on the other hand for the Z 2 & 3 here it's a nice touch with being enough for most John Rose than a more basic music more basic tracks these do hit tight clean and accurate then now if I would attempt to give an illustration this is in between being flat like a bose qc25 and being bass boosted like the sennheiser momentum Wireless it's a nice yet suitable amount now the mid-range isn't pushed forward or nor bright here but offers voices and singers clarity and definition overall it's a balanced sound signature that complements the rest of the audio characteristics as well from the low frequencies to the high making these some of the easiest pair of headphones to listen to for extended times then regarding the high frequencies here they're very controlled here with a bit of roll-off at the top end to prevent any screeching or ear tinging and the z2 s however in the zig 3s if you do listen to these on very high volume talking about near maximum here there is slight distortion and the notes do jumble just a bit here but again the bottom has to be at a very very high setting soundstage wise these are quite impressive for a closed back system popping the vine Mondays you can for sure get a feel of left and right audio channels of course but you do get a sense of music forward and slightly behind you and when the hi-hats hit the sound is slightly in front of you but above you at the same time so it's very impressive and less regarding sound leaking blasting these they do isolate sound very well preventing others nearby from listening to your music so that's it for this review overall these are not 100% perfect but the audio performance seriously makes up for the gesture control issue that I had with the z2s and not to mention for a wireless pair of headphones this has to be the best active noise-cancelling pair that i've tested so far so all this video helped you in some way again I'm Jimmy with Jim's reviewer remember to find me on Facebook Twitter and or Instagram you guys take care and I'll see you in the next one bye you