I got these for Christmas a good 5 or so years back and at first they worked perfectly but one day they stopped working entirely? I plug it in to charge and it doesn’t charge AT ALL no matter how long I charge it for so I can’t use them and haven’t been able to use them for 4 years…

I was given these RP-HTX80B Headphones FOC by Panasonic to review as part of the Panasonic Reviewer program. These headphones come in a choice of 4 colours and I received the red version, which is more of a classic burgundy than your vibrant red, which I prefer with its retro styling. The product comes well packaged although I would like to see a clear viewing window or flap on the front of the box so you can get a true representation of the colour and style. These bluetooth headphones have that classic retro styling & are virtually identical to my aging pair of RP-HTX7, so the comparison in sound quality would be interesting. These headphones are lightweight weighing only 180g and with their soft padded ear cups and adjustable overhead band are comfortable to wear even for long periods of time. They also block out a lot of outside noise even without anything playing through them & there is also very little sound leakage. The headphones are easy to use with all the controls and charging port on the right hand side ear cup. Charging is achieved via a micro USB cable (Supplied). Setting up to is also simple, press & hold the power on button until the LED flashes red/blue and then pair with your smartphone, tablet or bluetooth enabled device, once that is done you're up and ready to listen wirelessly to your devices content. I would have liked to have seen a wired option via 3.5mm jack so I could use these headphones with some older equipment like my ipod and hifi system or if i forget to charge them. I listen to a wide variety of music, from rock to classical & jazz to pop and I found these headphones coped very well with everything, they have a nice weighted bass for the rock music, picked out all the detail from the classical tunes & have a good sound range for pop & jazz, which doesn't distort across the sound range/volume. I did find these to be lacking when I connected them to my TV to watch a movie as I found they weren't as immersive as my RF headphones.

They could have at least supplied some sort of protective case or bag.