Review: Parrot Zik Yellow Gold bluetooth headphones

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

During the course of the year, I get to try and test various headphones and headsets. Some of them come as partners to devices like smartphones and PCs, others are standalone wired on-hear or earbud type headphones as well as wireless bluetooth headphones. Throughout my tests, I realized there is no perfect pair and that it is a process of finding the best solution for my use case with the least compromises. 

One model I keep coming back to is Parrot’s Zik smart headphones. Admittedly a premium set of cans with a lot to set it apart from the rest of the gaggle. It is designed by Philippe Starck, the audio has been tuned by late music icon Lou Reed and it features lavish leather on yellow gold treatment that’s visually striking but still rather muted.

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