First impressions.
Light headset, sits comfortably on the ears despite it looking like the left and right cups are orientated incorrectly. Nice detail is the printed large L and R inside the cups.
Cable feels good quality and the long straight phono connector to the phones sits deep inside the phone shell for good protection. Protected 90degree connector for the output end.
Noise cancellation is startling. Ive got the rugby on the TV in the background – the hum from the stadium completely disappears. All that’s left is the higher frequency voice sounds of the commentators. All the bass notes from conversation are gone. Sitting in the kitchen it complete removes the sound of the refrigerator compressor! I’m impressed. I want to try these out in the landrover this week and see how much engine noise it removes from the Motorway trip…
Initially I thought that the speakers were a little suspect, then I realised that I was actually hearing the recording noise on the Slowdive track. The recording was actually dirty, not the headphone output. Flicked over to a cleaner piece of music and it’s crisp and pure sound.
Google assistant opens automatically on “OK Google”, just need to find the setting that allows me to wake google assistant when phone screen is locked. A reminder that there are two models of these headphones – Android and iOS and you need the right one. The android one even has a little Android logo on the back of the inline controller.
Press and hold the centre button to also launch GA
Battery door is stiff and closing/locking it gives me the fear that Im going to break it. Hopefully it will wear in and become softer/less brutal. Inline controller is right up by the earphone end so you cant see the buttons while pressing them.