Harman Kardon FLY ANC
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According to our headphones expert
The Harman Kardon FLY ANC are the ideal headphones for when you travel. Thanks to noise canceling, the headphones reduce ambient noise, so you're less bothered by your surroundings. This way, you hear more of the music and you can focus on what you're doing. The headphones have a battery life of 20 hours. When the battery is empty, you can charge it with the included USB-C charging cable. After 15 minutes of charging, you can listen to music for 2.5 hours again. Thanks to multipoint pairing, you can connect the headphones to 2 devices at the same time, such as a laptop and smartphone. This allows you to easily switch from your music to an incoming call and back again.
Note: Harman Kardon does include a charging cable, but no charger. Use your own accessories, or purchase them separately.
Type of ear cushions | Over-ear | |
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Bluetooth | ||
Noise canceling | ||
Quality noise canceling | High-end | |
Built-in microphone |
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After years, the Harman Kardon FLY ANC is yet another attempt by Harman Kardon to come up with a new pair of headphones. They partly succeed in this, in my opinion. The design is certainly recognizable as this is simply the housing of various JBL headphones from the E and later live series. Nothing wrong with that in itself, but those JBL headphones are not known as really comfortable. In addition, Harman Kardon is ultimately the more expensive and more luxurious brother of JBL, so that its own housing or at least the somewhat high-quality AKG (from the same house) would be a more logical choice.
By sharing parts, these headphones also run on bluetooth 4.2, they still have a micro USB connection and the ANC also seems to come from the aforementioned JBL models.
From a sound technical point of view, the HK is less bass heavy, which makes its sound more open and detailed. The treble, on the other hand, is drawn a bit more to the foreground, so that S and T sometimes sound a bit harsh. The balance within the audio profile could therefore be softer, so that the middle gets a little more attention. However, the sound, in my honest opinion, is what makes these headphones somewhat worthwhile, but unfortunately not for the current price. There is in fact a lot of competition in this price range that do better on both audio and ANC level, such as the Sony WH1000XM3, but the Audio Technica SR50bts are also a better option sound-technically.
As a result, the headphones are no longer in possession.
7 May 2020
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I am very happy with this product! Works perfectly for me
D. de Wolf
6 May 2021
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I will never buy H/K, I also have H/K speakers at home but I am not satisfied
Amir
24 December 2025
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Product number | 859400 | |
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Manufacturer code | HKFLYANCBLK | |
Brand | Harman Kardon | |
Processing of your defect | Via Coolblue | |
Old product returned for free |
Weight in grams | 281 g | |
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Color | Black | |
Material | Plastic | |
Built-in microphone | ||
Intended for | Consumers |
Tested by expert |
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Sound reproduction | Stereo | |
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Hi-Res audio | ||
Volume limit | ||
Active headphones | ||
Noise canceling | ||
Quality noise canceling | High-end |
NFC | ||
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Bluetooth | ||
Bluetooth version | 4.2 | |
Multipoint pairing | ||
Compatible with voice assistant | Google Assistant, Siri |
Detachable cable | ||
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Ribbon cable | ||
Coil cable | ||
Braided sleeve | ||
Remote in cable |
Power supply type | Rechargeable battery | |
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Average battery life | 20 h |
Water-resistant |
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Type of ear cushions | Over-ear | |
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Types of design | Closed | |
Foldable | ||
Rotatable ear cups | ||
Ear cushion material | Leather (skai) | |
Physical buttons ear cups | ||
Touchpad ear cup | ||
Remote control on ear cups | ||
Volume control ear cup |
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