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If you're looking for a budget pair of bluetooth headphones then you should definately take a look at these - the Ghostek Rapture bluetooth headphones.
Ghostek might not be a brand that you’re familiar with, but they make some really interesting phone cases, backpacks, and well, headphones at prices that seem too good to be true.
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What's up guys, Stephen Coulter-Mack here and these are the Ghostek Rapture Bluetooth headphones
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Now, Ghostek might not be a brand you're familiar with but they make some really interesting
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phone cases, backpacks and well, headphones at prices that seem too good to be true
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On Amazon right now at the time of filming this, the Ghostek Rapture's are $99 thanks
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to Prime Day. But if you're watching this after the 17th of July 2018, they'll probably be back to
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their usual $125 price tag. Whichever price they are, if you do decide to pick them up though, they're extremely
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good value for money. In the box you get the headphones themselves, a micro USB charging cable and an auxiliary
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cable for anyone still using a phone with a headphone jack. You also get a pleather drawstring pouch to keep the headphones safe when throwing them
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in your backpack. Although it's made out of imitation leather, it still feels nice enough and it's also lined
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with cotton for protection. The Rapture's are lightweight Bluetooth on-ear headphones that are ideal for casual use
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They look nice and stylish without screaming out for attention. Inside, they pack 40mm graphene drivers which produce a clear sound with a surprising amount
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of bass. But I'll come back to the sound in a minute
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The design is a big part of the headphones and I think they look great. The headband and earmuffs are wrapped in perforated synthetic leather, coming in three colours
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red, black and the brown Ghostek sent me over to review. The sturdier part of the headphones such as the arms on the side are made from a combination
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of aluminium and plastic. At first I wasn't a fan of the plastic as I always prefer metal where possible, it just
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makes everything feel more premium. But in this case, Ghostek managed to match the paint seamlessly
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And using plastic keeps the headphones nice and light. While the Rapture's are light, they don't feel overly cheap
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Usually a little bit of weight signals quality to me. But having the headphones this light, they come in at around 300g, meaning they're super
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comfortable to wear for hours on end. Being covered in a really nice synthetic leather also helps keep them from feeling cheap
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The only real complaints I have with the design is if you have the Rapture's in their smallest setting like I do, the arms hang down a little and over the ear cups
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That doesn't look nearly as good as when they're slid further down
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So if you've got a larger head than me, they'll look fantastic. The ear cups are cushioned really nicely, plus the design offers a ton of adjustment
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and pivoting options so they should fit perfectly on anyone's ears. On the right ear cup, you'll find the volume up and down buttons, which also double as
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the forward and back buttons to skip songs. The centre button acts as the on off switch and pauses songs with a single click
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A double click will automatically call the last contact you spoke to, as there's also a built in microphone
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Calls sound great on my end, and thanks to Bluetooth 4.1, the headphones hold a decent
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30ft range and keep connection throughout my calls. However, I got mixed results when asking the person on the other end of the line about
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the call quality. Indoors it's usually fine, but calling from outdoors can cause some problems if there's
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a lot of background noise or wind. On the Rapture's right ear cup, you'll also find an LED indicator for the battery to let
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you know when the headphones are on. The headphones creepily say, Rapture on and
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Rapture connecting as soon as you power them up. A little tone or sound effect would have been much better
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For when you're storing them in the carry pouch or bag or whatever you'd like to call it
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the headphones fold down to about half of their normal size to make throwing them in a backpack
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super easy. But what about sound quality? Well, they actually surprised me as they sound pretty darn amazing
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They're punchy and crisp, with a really clean sound that lets me hear each instrument individually
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I'd try listening to rock, hip hop, jazz, anything and everything I can think of, and
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with each track they sounded great. Thanks to the way the headband lightly clamps around, the ear cups sit firmly against my
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ears and create a pretty strong seal blocking out a lot of background noise
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Even with that, the headphones seem slightly quieter than what I expected
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Although they are loud enough for most people, I'd just like them to go that extra bit louder
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The Raptures also have a share me function which allows you to connect a second pair of Rapture headphones to the same device
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Since I only have one pair though, I can't try that feature out
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Battery life is decent, with Ghostech claiming 25 hours of run time
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I've easily been getting a good 2-3 days of use before having to charge them up again
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For $125, if you're on the hunt for a budget pair of on-ear Bluetooth headphones that sound
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and look great, then the Ghostech Raptures are definitely worth a look
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Well that's it for this video, I'll make sure to leave a link in the description down below to the Raptures in case you want to find out more or try them out
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If you guys have got any suggestions for headphones or audio gear that I should check out, let
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me know in the comments section down below, just underneath that like button
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Thank you guys for watching and I will catch you in the next one
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