boAt BassHeads 100 Black Wired Earphones with Mic

boAt BassHeads 100 Black Wired Earphones with Mic

The boAt BassHeads 100 in Black is a wired in-ear earphone built around 10 mm dynamic drivers, a standard 3.5 mm plug and a 1.2 metre cable, with an in-line microphone and single-button remote on the lead. It is the straightforward, no-charging, no-pairing option: plug it into any device with a 3.5 mm headset socket and it plays. boAt gives the design its hawk-inspired styling, and the in-ear fit provides passive isolation by sealing the ear canal rather than by any electronic noise cancellation.

Key features

• 10 mm dynamic drivers tuned for boAt’s bass-forward signature sound
• 16 ohm impedance, easy to drive from phones, laptops and handheld players
• 92 dB sensitivity with a 20 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response
• In-line microphone for hands-free calls
• Single-button remote for play and pause, call answer and end, track skipping and voice assistant
• 1.2 metre wired cable with a 3.5 mm plug — no battery, no Bluetooth pairing
• Passive noise isolation from the in-ear fit

Sound and fit

The published figures describe an easy-going everyday earphone: 16 ohms and 92 dB sensitivity mean ordinary phone and laptop outputs drive it to comfortable levels without a separate amplifier, and the 20 Hz to 20 kHz response covers the full audible range on paper. In practice, fit decides what you hear. A tip that seals properly keeps the bass the 10 mm driver is tuned for and improves the passive isolation; a loose tip makes the same earphone sound thin. Try the tip sizes supplied in the pack and settle on the one that stays put without pressure. Because the isolation is passive, it reduces steady background noise by fit alone and does not adapt or cancel like an ANC system.

Calls, controls and compatibility

The in-line microphone handles calls on devices whose 3.5 mm socket supports a headset connection. The single button covers the essentials: one press for play, pause and answering or ending a call, a double press to skip forward, a triple press to go back, and a long press to call up the voice assistant on supported devices. Button behaviour ultimately depends on the connected device and its headset support. Phones and laptops with only USB-C or Lightning ports need a suitable audio adapter that supports both playback and microphone, and on computers with separate microphone and headphone sockets a headset splitter may be required.

Care and everyday use

Wired earphones live a hard life in pockets and bags. Coil the cable loosely rather than wrapping it tightly around a phone, pull the plug out by its housing rather than the lead, and keep the earpieces away from water — this model is not water resistant. Wipe the tips clean regularly, since wax and dust in the nozzle mesh are the most common cause of one side sounding quieter than the other. Stored in a small pouch and treated that way, the BassHeads 100 is the dependable spare-and-daily earphone: for commutes, calls, online classes and as the backup that always works when a wireless earbud battery does not.

In Black, this listing is the standard BassHeads 100 colourway — the same 10 mm driver, microphone and 1.2 metre wired layout as the rest of the BassHeads 100 range, in the finish that goes with everything.