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Wow this Headset is Amazing at Bass!
Honestly, I would say that this is the best wireless headset that I’ve bought so far. The bass is wonderful for an in-ear headset (And this is saying something since I’ve used quite a few)
My previous wireless headset was a mpow jaws necklace type. It’s a few years old, and has aged pretty well. I’ll be comparing against it as well as a few other headsets that I own.
I really liked that the box didn’t require any other tools to open and it just slides, also that the battery came 75% charged. This means that the battery was charged recently and is relatively healthy. Some companies ship near-dead batteries (That they didn’t charge for months/years) and they won’t hold anywhere near as long of a charge if they’re allowed to die like that.
PRICE: The price is $10-ish (And there is a cupon which will lower it by 15% right now) less than the competition in the same domain, and $160 less than Apple Airpods. Definitely a winner in this domain.
USE CASE: This headset is a mobile type of headset, which means that it is best used for traveling relatively short distances < 4 hours unless you want to have a break to charge them (Probably not the best choice for a 14 hour flight to Japan). I do carpentry as a hobby and spend time using loud power tools which are… unforgiving… shall we say (Table Saw I’m looking at you) to physical wires. This headset is a wonderful option for noise cancellation instead of opting for a full over-ear muff. I also appreciate the locking feature these earbuds have to avoid them falling out while on a jog, on a bike, or anywhere near the table saw while it’s on.
THE AUDIO:
Wow this headset is amazing at bass! (Which is the foundation of a lot of tracks)
Before we go any further though, I’ll reference my tracklist below constantly. All of these tracks are on Youtube and can be listened to just by searching for their title.
BASS:
Looking at my tracklist below, Searching for Some Peace of Mind and Endeavor give the amazing atmospheric bass that they’re supposed to, and much to my surprise Lord of the Deep actually sounds amazing (Right after it picks up, about 30 seconds in).
I actually had to remind myself that I wasn’t wearing a whole-head earmuff style headset at certain points, especially while listening to Lord of the Deep.
The headset hits it’s limits with Heavy Rain by Turbo Knight & Yoru (夜) though. Much to it’s credit, there is no static or crackling whatsoever, however it just doesn’t sound quite like how it does on the subwoofer. But it’s a subwoofer that’s like… at minimum 10x the size of the headset. The opening to Lord of the Deep before the guitar pickup has a similar issue. Despite not dropping the bass as hard as a subwoofer, these tracks still sound great!
MIDRANGE:
It Can’t Rain All the Time & Vigil (About Half Way in where the midrange segment starts) sound pretty good, but you can tell that the headset is oriented more towards the bass end because the bass sounds amazing, with the midrange being a bit further behind in quality.
HIGHER RANGE:
It’s a Good Day to Be Alive, Holy Land, and the flute (which is really high pitch audio) on Low Gravity Judo sound like how they should. Some audio drivers tend to have a high amount of static towards the higher end of the audio spectrum, but I haven’t observed this on any of the higher range audio tracks that I have.
For an in-ear headset, it’s nothing short of amazing if you ask me, especially coming from the mpow jaws one that’s a few years old. That doesn’t have anywhere near the bass kick, or the audio range that this one does.
Comparison Tracks (Track 1 Genre / Track 2 Genre / Track 3 Genre / …):
Bass (Ambient Electronica / Malaysian Future Funk / Synthwave / Synthwave):
Stellardrone (Echoes) - Endeavour
Fi7i – Searching for Some Peace of Mind
Turbo Knight & Yoru (夜) – Heavy Rain
Ultraboss – Lord of the Deep (feat. Tokyo Rose)
Midrange (Synthwave / Synthwave / Ambient Electronica / Electronic / Ambient Electronic):
Andy Shand – Space-Station Melody
Jeremiah Kane – It Can’t Rain All the Time!
Mass Effect OST – Vigil
Skye Wolff – Galaxy; Omega
DARKEST – ACCEPTANCE
Higher Range (Electronic / Pop / Synthwave / Electronic):
Skye Wolff - Startrails
Epic Pop – It’s a Good Day to Be Alive
Patternshift – Low Gravity Judo (This track has a lot of bass, but has some VERY high notes on a (flute?))
Mega Man Zero OST – Holy Land
RECOMMENDATIONS:
For the User:
Like all audio systems, these speakers do some things really well, and others less well. For the best listening experience, I would recommend using an equalizer in whatever audio application you use for the best audio experience.
For the Manufacturer:
- I would probably opt for a stronger magnet in the case. I’m aware that the case is made to be as smooth as possible and minimize the number of “grab points” that other things can touch to open it, say while it’s in a bag, but I think it should probably be a bit stronger to ensure that it stays closed.
- I would make it easier to differentiate between the Left and Right earbuds. Maybe adding a mark that is easy to see somewhere (I’m aware that when paired it tells you which earbud is which, and that there is a L/R mark on each earbud, but these marks are hard to see for me)
-More of a personal thing, but the red interior of the earbud (When you look directly into the center of the audio ring) isn’t really my color. I would probably go with something more neutral, like a grey or white.
-I would probably update some of the marketing pictures. Some of the competition has some cooler-looking slides.
-Adding a volume control button combo on the left earbud is probably more preferable than the mono playback hardware options in my opinion.
July 2019 · Unknown · verified purchase