Author: Josiah
Josiah is a technician, while he is not in the lab you may find him testing headphones and DIY audio devices
Environmental Noise Cancellation in short ENC works similar to Adaptive Qualcomm’s Noise Cancellation technology. Often there are 3-built-in mic on each earbud to do the job. The earbuds will automatically adjust the noise cancelling performance according the environment it senses – one mic must continuously pick out the sound …
Currently, TWS market get countless brands and models. More and more smartphone users switched to use this type of earbuds for the compact size, wireless experience. Apparently like almost Bluetooth earbuds, once you pick the buds out of the charging case they are automatically connected with your phone. …
Some sports lovers still like wired Bluetooth earbuds, these type of earbuds you might think are obsolete, but for fitness they still stand. AUKEY Key Series B60 are great for sports for their solid Bluetooth connection with Bluetooth 5.0 and IPX5 rating. Once earbuds are clip together they …
The latest pair of TWS from Amazon will include transparency mode and better NC performance. They will be shipped in May 2021, and their price is set to $120 for standard version and $140 for wireless charging case model. If you pre-order you can get a discount of …
Sony WF-1000XM4 the latest pair of TWS from Sony get certified for Hi-Res Audio Wireless. Sony WF-1000XM4 will be smaller, lighter and more comfortable than the previous version WF-1000XM3. In terms of sound quality, the first perhaps will inherit excellent Sony WF-1000XM3’s treble and mid-range, and the bass …
Bold in design, sturdy sometimes heavy but wireless ear hooks are truly for those are heavy weightlifting champions. This list is curated by Python web scraping – the models are selected by top reviews from online retailers like Amazon and other tech review websites. The most important feature …
Neckband Bluetooth earbuds still have room for adding more features, unlike TWS with limited space making it hard to build more hardware into housing. Considering sound quality and feature such as ANC, given a choice between TWS and neckband Bluetooth I still prefer neckband if they have better …
Wired earbuds have no transparency feature or mic’s noise reduction technology, how would they ever have better calls? The fact: Traditional wired earbuds don’t have CVC tech or similar as implemented in TWS. This tech is powered by Bluetooth processors that have functioning of filtering out the ambient …
Long before true wireless earbuds’ era, we once had this personal sound amplifer that look much like TWS today, but they are not for listening music and Bluetooth transmit from your phone. Earbuds with transparency mode now are capable of sound amplification like AirPods Pro or Samsung Galaxy …
I started noticing the FIIL with FIIL T1X TWS – a pair of budget earbuds that sound good for the price and their higher end models like FIIL CC – that apparently is a copy of the AirPods’ design and sounding profile and admittedly they did great. The …
ANC and transparency features in TWS often come in tandem, technically they rely on each other. While ANC performance is varied from one to another, it’s hard to rate which one is the best – because fit and other related factors substantially decide the ANC performance. However, the …
A single earpiece (aka Bluetooth headsets) that sticks to your ears just works for calls. Bluetooth earbuds offer stereo sound (even surround sound) for both calls and listening to music. While picking a Bluetooth headset is an easy task, picking a pair of Bluetooth earbuds for phone calls …
I witnessed the true wireless headphones developments since the day of Bragi Dash back to 2014, the downfall of Doppler Labs with Hear One earbuds in 2017 and Kanoa’s scam. True wireless earbud is a tough business except big names such as Apple, Samsung. In the next couple …
The next gen of true wireless earbuds that last enough for a long-haul flight will be soon released with Bluetooth LE Audio or the most recent audio codec LC3 and Ultra-low energy processor. So currently there hasn’t been Bose Quiet Comfort 35II that can last up to 20 …
Soundcore Liberty Air 2 is one of best TWS earbuds under $100, they are also rated as top earbuds for phone calls. Anker recently released the Pro version of this model with the same sounding profile but more dynamic sound and Pro also means ANC. ANC is supported …
Galaxy Buds Pro haven’t been released just yet, I’ve got the leaked official comparison of three Samsung TWS earbuds, Galaxy Buds +, Live and Pro Price The Galaxy Buds Pro’s price is set to $199 in US. Driver Configuration The Galaxy Buds Pro have dual dynamic driver configuration …
Over the past three years I’ve seen a new kind of driver configuration, the Balanced Armature driver or its combination with dynamic driver in TWS earbuds introduced to the market. BA driver improves sound, consumes less energy and since they are smaller then DD they are easily to …
On August 5, Samsung Electronics hosted its first-ever virtual Galaxy Unpacked. Alongside Galaxy Note 20 and GalaxyWatch 3 Samsung announced the Galaxy Buds Live – kidney-shaped ANC true wireless earbuds, this remarked a revamp in earbuds design since the company accquired AKG by Harman. The Galaxy Buds Live are priced for $169.99, we compare …
Since 2014 I started to write about true wireless earbuds, the year the Dash, a German startup started their project on kickstarter with Bragi and the next year Earin announced Earin M-1, claimed as the world’s smallest earbuds. The Apple, Samsung and other audio makers come in and …
Apple iPhone 12 lineup won’t include power adapters and EarPods wired earbuds, Apple offers an alternative for EarPods – the Beats Flex. Beats Flex are Apple’ first Bluetooth earbuds with a USB-C connector, they are fairly cheap, entry-level earbuds for both Android and iOS users. Beats Flex sound …
