Harman Kardon Soho Wireless

Ultra-portable Bluetooth headphones with innovative features and flaws alike

Harman Kardon's Soho Wireless headphones deliver rich, powerful Bluetooth audio performance in a stunning design.

These sexy, super-portable lightweight headphones have excellent touch controls, but they’ll disappoint audio aficionados.

HK's compact Bluetooth headphone isn't cheap, but it is one of the better-sounding on-ear wireless models, with nifty touch controls.

I am an earbud kind of guy, having tried literally dozens of them from stock earbuds to wireless sport headphones to extravagant, handmade monitors and

I wasn’t a fan of Harman Kardon’s Soho headphones when they debuted a year ago, but the reason was unusual: they were seriously uncomfortable. Soho was a much smaller, wired version of Harman’s gigantic Bluetooth wireless headphone BT, notably using relatively tiny 30mm speakers instead of the 40mm drivers found in BT and many rivals, including Beats’ Solo 2 and Solo 2 Wireless. […]

It’s rare for a product to “wow” me right out of the box. So I surprised myself when I let out an audible “Ohh” as I opened the box containing the Harman/Kardon Soho Wireless headphones. They just oozed class and elegance—in fact, I’m reminded that I had a similar reaction to the Harman/Kardon Esquire Mini Bluetooth speaker. Black leather, stainless steel, and a hefty dose of panache. Could the Soho Wireless possibly sound as good as they look? In a nutshell, yes, the Soho Wireless headphones sounded quite nice.