Bauhn Wireless Bluetooth Headphones

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As much as I like wired 3.5mm headphones, I can see the writing on the wall. Devices — smartphones, especially — are moving away from the jacks. Bluetooth hardware and software has improved in recent years, and while it’s not at the level of a wired connection, the gap is shrinking enough that many consumers are okay with the tradeoffs. After all, having a wire out of the way makes things like walking easier.

Aldi has sold a few Bluetooth headphones and earbuds over the years, including some we’ve reviewed and liked. So it’s not a surprise to us to see more Bluetooth audio accessories drop into the grocer’s middle aisle.

Bauhn Wireless Bluetooth Headphone sare an Aldi Find. That means they’re only in stores for a limited time. Once the stock is sold, you won’t be able to get them until they come back, whenever that might be. Aldi doesn’t do online shipping, so if you can’t find them in stores, you’re out of luck.

In 2025, the headphones cost $14.99. If you know anything about headphones, you know that’s cheap — I can’t find anything that inexpensive on Amazon.

Aldi sold four color styles in 2025: black, blue, green, and pink. We picked up a pair of blue ones, using our own money, and put them through the paces.

Unboxing:

The headphones come out of the box with a headphones, a USB-C cord, a manual, warranty cards, and a drawstring carry bag.

The headphones come with a one-year warranty backed by Balco Brands, a global consumer products shipping company.

Although it isn’t mentioned on the packaging anywhere, these headphones have both a 3.5mm auxiliary port and Bluetooth capability. That means you can use a 3.5mm cable to plug these into a device — if your device has a 3.5 mm port — or you can use Bluetooth. There’s no 3.5mm cable installed, so you’ll need to buy your own to use that function.

Another thing not on the packaging but mentioned in the manual is that the headphones use Bluetooth 5.4. Bluetooth 5.4 is the newest standard available as of mid-2025 (although Bluetooth 6.0 is just around the corner) and is nice to see on a budget device like this one.

Other features include a microphone, on-headphone controls, and a 3.7 V 500mAh battery that claims to be good for up to 30 hours at 50% volume.

The manual spells out the details on how to use these, most of which should be familiar to anyone who has used Bluetooth headphones or earbuds before. When you power them on via the power button on the left headphone, the headphones will go into a pairing mode. You can then pair them with another device.

Alternatively, if you want to use the 3.5mm jack, you don’t need to power them on at all: you just plug and play.

The controls on the headphones do a lot, including interact with a phone if so paired via Bluetooth. Controls include:

• Power on: hold power for 3 seconds
• Power off: hold power for 3 seconds
• Answer / end call: short press power button
• Call last number: double press power button
• Ignore call: long press power button
• Previous track: short press – button
• Next track: short press + button
• Volume up: hold down + button
• Volume done: hold down – button
• Playback / pause: short press power button
• Connect / disconnect microphone: long press M button
• Enable / disable bass boost: short press M button

Keep in mind that the button controls are disabled when using the 3.5mm port. That includes the bass boost controls, which cannot be enabled over auxiliary.

Putting them to Use:

These fit okay. They have a soft arch and soft headphones that can be adjusted with relative ease. They felt a little odd at first when I first put them on, but I was able to adjust them in a way that they were comfortable.

The controls are adequate, if not special. They all feel similar to me, so differentiating just on touch is a matter of getting used to what goes where. They do seem to respond as advertised.

And the sound? I’d call it passable, both in 3.5mm mode and in Bluetooth. The sound isn’t as enveloping as I get with earbuds, something I’m mostly used to with headphones. And I don’t like it’s as clear in the mid-range as my budget Sony headphones are. I kind of like bass boost, though, which does add a little resonance to the sound, but that’s also something missing from the auxiliary port.

The Verdict:

I bought these knowing that they’re budget headphones, and they mostly perform like budget headphones. On the positive side, they are easy to set up, mostly easy to use, and the bass boost isn’t half bad. The mid-range isn’t as clear in my view, though, and the controls take some getting familiar with. I’ve definitely heard worse sound from low-end audio accessories, but I’ve also heard better, including from budget phones.