dweaver
Headphoneus Supremus
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By half in ear, do you mean stem style or ones like the Liberty 3 Pro?
Is there a consensus on the best half-in-ear TWS for calls? Specifically outbound audio in noisy environments.
Think he means like the Samsung Bud live.By half in ear, do you mean stem style or ones like the Liberty 3 Pro?
I am testing the tune 230 right this minute. The followup to the 130 I think.OK, I. All the time in this thread I rarely see JBL products discussed and don't remember seeing the Tune130NC. Did I just miss it?
Anyway at the risk of having my wife having me committed I picked up a pair these up since they were only $75 and holy crap, they do not sound like a $75 TWS or IEM for that matter!
They have huge bass out of the box but the EQ can tame it very well if desired. I am enjoying the hell out how natural they sound and how expansive and holographic the sound stage is. Piano's, Cello's, and guitars sound just amazing. I am also really happy how they produce drum kit sounds.
Jazz from artist like Patricia Barber sound sublime as does sound tracks from Hans Zimmer. Classic rock like Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd sound good as well. The song Zombie by Nellie Mckay which has alot of 3D vocals and instruments that wow when they are properly represented are handled very well by this TWS. Anything that can go really deep is sub wooferish that can be felt and yet mids and highs can be present without being overwhelmed.
If a person's main requirement is sound quality these are amazing for $75 and the EQ actually seems very responsive and effective and highly customizable.
The ANC and Ambient are not super effective but quite serviceable.
Battery life is rated at 10 hours with 30 hours in the case which seem very reasonable.
The control scheme for the touch controls is their only real Achilles heel being very much like the Samsung Galaxy buds minus the experimental features. In other words I can have volume and music controls or I can switch one of those for ambient controls but I can't have all of them at once.
With the EQ settings on the Samsung it’s almost like a caricature. When you choose vocal or bass it over emphasizes it. Normally if there was eq I would you use the preset as a starting point to tune the sound to my liking..with Samsung that’s not possible. A big miss for me.Basically almost none of the newer Galaxy Buds that came out in the last 2-3 years work with the iPhone app at all, but I think the Live is supposed to b Kinda blows that they did that... But yeah, I also bought the Buds Live quite recently, and I feel like they sound pretty good, but not great. Like 5/10 for sound, but would still rate them higher than that because of the fit and overall experience with them. They're not exactly the buds you buy to get the best sound possible either, at least in my opinion.
I disagree that the EQ settings aren't useful, they change the sound by quite a bit. It helps that I'm on Android and can use Wavelet too for that matter, so that makes it easier to make them sound good. But a true graphic eq in the app or something would be good.
think that Apple AirPods are by far the best for calling. Have tried many but these are the best by far. Not for music though but that’s not your question.Is there a consensus on the best half-in-ear TWS for calls? Specifically outbound audio in noisy environments.
The stem isn't necessary, as long as they don't completely seal in-ear. These are the form factors I know of.By half in ear, do you mean stem style or ones like the Liberty 3 Pro?
Sony Linkbuds the outright best I've tested (EDIT - noticed they didn't fit well for you, shame!)Is there a consensus on the best half-in-ear TWS for calls? Specifically outbound audio in noisy environments.
My man! I bought the Linkbuds based on your video. Pity about the fit though.Sony Linkbuds the outright best I've tested (EDIT - noticed they didn't fit well for you, shame!)
SoundPeats Air3 Deluxe HS performed very well here - skip to around 14:30 for outdoor call tests
I've tested pretty much all the major semi-in-ear releases including Samsung Galaxy Buds Live, Edifier W220T, 1More Comfobuds 2, Tronsmart Onyx Ace Pro, Soundcore Life Note 3S.....they're all on the channel somewhere with the same conditions for reference
Ah that's a shame. I sold them too, they fit great when I first bought them, but the wing tips started to lose their shape after around 2 months. Such a disappointment.My man! I bought the Linkbuds based on your video. Pity about the fit though.
Thank you for putting in all that effort to compare everything.
I'll check out the Air3, thanks.
Thanks for your thoughts @dweaver , I ordered the LP3 on next day as I'm still lost for ideas, just unboxed them now and me and them really don't get on The fit even on the biggest wings mean they just fall out vs my LP2, and they only go upto half the volume of the LP2 too. I held them in place with my LP2 and A/B'd them and I can't hear a difference, maybe maybe a little extra clarity, but not an upgrade for me sadly, so I've boxed them back up and they're going back.
So now I'm back to square one, but I am now considering your suggestion re getting a standard set of IEMs with mmcx and pairing them up with the TW2 connector from Shure. Any suggestions in budget? I need to have a good trawl of the threads for the best under 500 dollars. Blessing 2?
Argh
That model is a stem model versus this one which is more like the Liberty 3 Pro in design although not as big.I am testing the tune 230 right this minute. The followup to the 130 I think.