master and dynamic have always caught my eye with their breathtaking design attention to detail and
the premium materials used on all of their devices and yet they seem to fly under people's radars
so today i'm going to tell you why i think master and dynamic should be on your radar
and show off their mw08 truly wireless noise cancelling earphones stay tuned
what's up guys welcome back to tech it easy i'm lucky enough to have my hands on the mw08
from master and dynamic in for review today if you do enjoy the content and like the quality
of the videos we're making here please do leave a like and subscribe to the channel
to become a part of our wonderful community so this is part of a series where i show off
things that i'm using on a day-to-day basis in my office or in work for example and the nw8 have
become a huge part of my daily routine so let's unbox it and see what i got with my earphones
and see if they're worth their pretty hefty price tag jumping inside the master and dynamic mw8 box
looking really good it feels premium quite a bit larger than a lot of other wireless earphone boxes
inside we have the mw08 themselves and several other boxes behind door number one we get a usb c
charging cable as well as a usb c to a adapter which is a really generous thing to include
i actually got one included with my mw65s as well big fan of them including accessories like this
in the box also like how the logo is on there too it's a really nice touch moving on we get a really
nice carry pouch again feels great looks great and we see the smart master and dynamic branding on
there too finally if we ignore the manuals we are left with four different sizes of ear tips ranging
from extra small to extra large so this should be something for everyone here now the earphones
themselves let's just take a moment to appreciate that gorgeous design they look ridiculously high
profile my honest opinion they're the best looking truly wireless earphones on the market
yes they might be slightly on the chunky side but they just look so sleek and minimal same goes for
the case to be honest it's relatively slim and has these really nice squared off corners that match
the earphone design to say it's a fingerprint magnet though would be the understatement of the
year these things really do attract fingerprints and get pretty messy pretty quickly so it is kind
of hard to appreciate the great design on the case either way though it looks good now moving away
from the unboxing and onto some of the important bits the mw8 actually hit pretty hard when it
comes to battery life you'll get up to 10 hours with active noise canceling on and the charging
case will give you an additional 30 hours of playback time so they'll easily get you through
a day or two of pretty intense usage yes there's certainly longer lasting earbuds on the market
but when you consider the feature set of these earphones such as the hybrid noise cancellation
i actually think that up to 30 to 40 hours all included i think it's not too much of a bad deal
additionally we do have microphones for making calls and bluetooth 5.2 which is what i wanted
to see on these you're really getting the best of the best here now i'm not going to rip these apart
as i said i'm using these as my daily drivers but under the hud we've got 11 millimeter beryllium
drivers now i've used both the sony xm4 and the xm3s a lot which are likely the main competitors
of these earphones and i feel i can say these trump the sony earphones by some margin when
it comes to sound quality don't get me wrong the sony earphones sound phenomenal but the bass to me
always seems exaggerated the mw8 however offer a more true to life experience with sensible bass
and clarity that will enhance your favorite tracks by some margin they have what i would describe as
a more natural sound there's no added shimmer sounds great at the high end my only concern
though is the volume for me i personally cannot listen to them on max volume but i know from
previous reviews and feedback i've had from some of my subscribers that a lot of you want louder
sounding earphones and to me these don't sound as loud as some of the other ones that i've tested
out so something worth bearing in mind if you do tend to whack your earphones up to full volume
now there's a good chance you've already watched a review or two from other youtubers and you
might have found that they've not been too well received but i do struggle to agree with some of
the negative comments to a point it all depends on what you want from a pair of truly wireless
earphones i believe rather than these being a bad pair of earphones that actually severely
misunderstood people are comparing these to the likes of sony and saying well the sound sucks but
in reality like i just mentioned they're showing you a more realistic true to life sound that's
more what the artist intended big brand names like sony ambos have this consumer bass boosted
sound that everyone thinks they love these have that warm chewy feeling with piercing clarity
that makes me want to say that these are better sounding than sony earphones this is something
that is reflected in their over ear headphones too in virtually the exact same way now where i
can say with these that yes fair enough sony win by some margin is when it comes to the active
noise cancelling they're not good but they're not bad either they're just not great compared to the
sony wxn4s or the xm3s even the last generation xm3s were considerably ahead of the nw8 in this
department this is another time where you need to consider how important that feature
actually is to you though do they drown out road noise pretty much all of it at higher volumes
around the house i can't hear anything in the office it does just enough to drown out the
sound of my colleagues voices and let me focus on my music and my work sony tends to do all of that
and a bit more it's especially noticeable on my train journeys now this is where i can see the
difference in the active noise cancelling quality sony managed to drown out pretty much all of the
noise of the engine even when i get off the train and i'm walking alongside it the mw08 yes i can
still hear it a little bit it does a okay job but nothing in comparison to what sony are doing
despite this though in reality with the nw08 there will be very few scenarios where the inferior
active noise cancelling will ruin your experience for me if i had to choose i would still go with
master and dynamic purely because of their better audio and like i say i own the sony equivalent of
these and i will be making these my daily drivers over the sony earphones despite some of the
drawbacks with the anc because for my lifestyle the mw8 really suit it well and i really don't
need that extra powerful active noise cancelling now before we finish off i'm gonna try a new thing
in my videos and we're going to do a things you might want to know session where it's just quick
fire frequently asked questions number one what is the battery life on the nw08 if you missed it at
the start you can get up to 10 hours fully charged with active noise cancelling enabled and a maximum
of 30 hours extra from the case but that figure is assuming you're not using the active noise
cancelling so take that with a grain of salt you might be looking more around the 20 hour mark if
you've got your active noise cancelling turned on number two are they waterproof yes they have
ipx5 rating meaning they can withstand light splashes from any direction so light rain
and sweat in the gym should be okay although the case however is not waterproof so make sure doc's
earphones are dry before putting them back in the case number three can you take calls yes there are
microphones and they are pretty good this is how the microphone performs on master and dynamics
mw08 active noise cancelling earphones number four how much are they you'll often find these in the
uk going for around 280 pounds and if you're in the usa you'll find these around the 300 mark
number five how do you charge them you can use any usb type-c cable or you can use the cable that's
included in the box worth noting though you will not get a usbc wall adapter with this so you'll
have to use your own number six lastly what is the difference between the mw8 and the mw8 sports the
sport versions have a kevlar case that is water and dust resistant as well as the addition of
wireless charging so no huge changes you're just gonna get a little bit better durability
with the nw8 sports so final thoughts on the mw08 from master and dynamic the good
the bad and the ugly well let's start off with the ugly the ugly is certainly the price it is
pretty steep for what you're getting and they are missing a few features such as multi-point pairing
the bad is the anc it isn't the best compared to its competitors that being said master and dynamic
as i mentioned earlier do deserve some praise here as the anc has no noticeable effect on the sound
quality which is something that can't be said for sony earphones for example the last bad point i
suppose is the lack of eq settings within the app it's just crying out for this feature and i've
seen a lot of comments online so i'm wondering if this is something they could possibly do
in an update in the future the good though the luxury eye catching design the rich sound that
we get and i have to praise them for their call quality as well this isn't something we tend to
get on truly wireless earphones the fact you can make a good call on these really does mean
something so there we have it the mw08 feel free to ask any questions if i missed anything in the
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