True wireless earbuds, there are a lot of them on the market now, aren't there.
They range between all kinds of prices, and sometimes
I simply cannot work out how those prices are set.
So here's what I do now when I review new earbuds.
If possible, I try and avoid finding out the cost.
I listen to them for a few days and then I guess what the cost is.
I pegged these Audio-Technicas at $220.
Guess how much they actually are 129 bucks?
Yeah, these are pretty good.
Coming in six different colors.
These plastic squarish earbuds also don't look as cheap as they are.
They're kind of stylish, actually.
Now I've just got the black version.
But after looking through the colors, I kind of feel like I would be happy
with any of them. They they're pretty nice.
The USB-C powered case that holds them carries on that sleek design
feels adequately protective and closes with a very satisfying snap.
Very important.
Same goes for putting the earbuds into the case.
Actually,
the magnets are quite strong and will definitely keep these earbuds in the case.
They are not going anywhere.
I look when I say sleek, I don't mean thin.
This is a it's a chunky boy.
It's thick.
There's no real flat side like a lot of other cases.
So, you know, no tight pants, if you're carrying one of these around is,
that's what I'm saying.
As with all earbud cases,
it does charge the buds a fair bit beyond their 6.5 hour batteries.
Audio-Technica specs say to last up to a total of 19.5 hours
with the case, and that's roughly what I experienced as well.
After a couple of months with these with moderate use,
I would say I've only had to charge these three or four times.
Yeah, the battery is not going to let you down.
They connect to your Android phones,
Bluetooth v a fast pair so you can put them near your phone.
They recognize each other, and they'll just pair super quick.
Now this, of course, works best on something like an Android phone,
but I did have just as much luck comparing it to a PC or an iPad as well.
If you want to switch the source of what you're listening to,
so you want to switch from an Android phone to an iPad, you do
first have to disconnect those from the original device.
There's no smart switching going on here.
You have to manually do everything as far as the Bluetooth connection quality goes.
Yeah, these are been totally fine
and I have not experienced any drop out of this sort.
Yeah, they just they stay connected, and that's that's definitely a good thing.
Turns out that cool looking square design also really helps with control inputs
because the entire outward facing side of these earbuds are the controls.
Yeah, the controls always just work.
If you touch the flat part of these, you know what's going to do something?
The controls are all fairly straightforward,
but I did keep the instructions for reference
because there are a lot of double taps and long presses involved.
Yeah, I would hold on to this.
Now there is no app or settings with these earbuds,
so you are kind of stuck with how they are laid out by default.
It's a little bit of a shame because if you do want to listen in just one year,
you kind of have to go with the right one because that's
where all of the main controls like play, pause and skipper.
No app also means you can't turn off the little voice that lives inside of these.
Yeah, look, it makes sense.
Like 90% of the time when you first put these in.
It tells you what the battery level is of age of the earbuds that I can appreciate.
That is super useful information, but every time I hit play,
it tells me play, and every time
I hit pause, it tells me pause.
I don't need to be told that I can hear it.
I can hear it play.
I can hear it being paused.
Like, imagine if your lights did this.
Yeah, I just I just want the boys to go away.
I know it's playing, I can hear it
anyway. That's enough complaining.
If you press the right button for two seconds, it enables hear
through mode, which lets a bit more sound in through the built in microphones.
It's a bit of a subtle effects compared to some of the other earbuds
that I've used in their hits remotes.
But yeah, look, it does a perfectly fine job and is definitely
a good thing to have if you need to be aware of your surroundings.
There is also a low latency mode that is activated
by holding the left earbud for three seconds,
and that makes it say
the sound of games and movies and stuff like that are kept in sync
to the on screen action.
I didn't really find myself having to use this feature.
Everything I tested these with.
We're pretty much well seat already, but I can see it being pretty useful
if you're doing something
like playing instruments or playing competitive games on your mobile.
Now, while they don't have any form of digital noise canceling,
they do burrow so deep into your ears
that they effectively have noise canceling anyway.
Even with nothing playing, these do such a good job of creating a seal
in your ears that, yeah, they dampen out a lot of outside noise.
I found the fit to be pretty comfortable, but yeah, they definitely weren't
the definitely take you by surprise when you first put them in.
I actually think a big part of this deep in-ear design is what makes the overall
sound of these so good for a relatively cheap pair of earbuds.
Yeah, I was really impressed with how they sounded.
The bass is noticeably punchy and you get a surprising amount
of detail across all the tracks, even when there's a lot going on.
I personally found YouTube videos, audio books
and podcasts to be the most enjoyable thing to listen to on these.
So it clearly does
a good job on the human voice and the midrange as they tend to occupy.
Overall, the whole sonic experience is a little flatter
than some of the higher end earbuds out there.
But like, come on, these are 129 bucks for that price.
I don't think you can find much better.
Finally, microphone sounds like this.
I think it's pretty standard stuff for earbuds.
You know, it's good
enough for a phone call, but obviously not good enough for a video.
They're not great at reducing sound.
I would avoid using these in loud spaces like windy areas or on main roads.
The few times that I use these
to make phone calls and I was in places like that,
people have said they couldn't hear me.
So yeah, yeah, pretty standard stuff for earbuds.
Should you buy the 80 skew one TWC?
If you're looking for a cheap ish pair of true wireless earbuds,
these could very well be what you're looking for.
There are color options for everybody.
They sound good. Great battery.
They just connect to things without any hassle.
For 129 bucks, you can't go wrong really.
So long as you don't wear
tight pants everywhere and might not be able to carry this case around or don't.
Don't get annoyed by robots telling you every time your music is playing or pause,
then yes, these earbuds from Audio-Technica
are highly recommended and a well worth picking up.
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