The Edifier Neobuds Pro 2 finally support multipoint. Firmware upgrade took around 30 minutes to complete. Use an iPhone, because it crashes on Android!

Slightly disappointed by Creative's response to the multitude of bugs I encountered with the Aurvana Ace 2. Sent them a carefully-crafted video with narrative over exactly what was going on...low microphone volume on LC3, issues with aptX-adaptive where the codec constantly refreshes and drops...

Baseus have ripped off the Bose/Huawei Freeclip....actually, it looks more like the Ambie version that Bose and Huawei 'homaged'. Most of the Baseus stuff I've tried has been crap, but I bought it anyway as reviewing stuff like this tends to make for popular content. Will be interested to see...

It's in the Ikko Music app. - check out from around 05:28 to 06:01

This is the measurement of the IKKO Activebuds btw. Reminded me a bit of the Soundcore Space A40 with their slightly muted vocals and weird midrange bump, only with much more emphasis on the bass. Couldn't really work out how to use the custom EQ without wrecking it but one of the presets did...

Pretty much matches my experience. Sound is alright, certainly nothing to write home about, and was dreadful previously. Much better since the update. Using the little box is great for translation, not so good for chatgpt where, for my use case at least, mobile use is rather limiting let alone...

I finally got round to uploading my Aurvana Ace 2 review last night. Some ANC and call samples here if anyone is on the fence about them. At the same time, I didn't hold back on the issues I've had connecting with the app, trying to connect to the BT-L4, etc

New Firmware alerts: Creative Aurvana Ace 2 - 3.1.240116.1020 Ikko Activebuds - DW_8541E_E20E_V30 SoundPEATS Clear - v1.07 SoundPEATS Air4 - v0.3.1 SoundPEATS GoFree 2 - v1.2

Yeah they sounded trash on my phone, came to life on my DAC 😍

I like the Star & One. Its niche will probably go unappreciated given it has landed at the same time as the LM. Wish I'd got the white though, such a looker

All aboard the hype train :D

Got my replacement nozzles from Simgot. Looks like they listened to my feedback :)

How about 1More Q30? https://regancipher.squig.link/?share=1More_Q30 Close to Harman tuning and multiple ANC modes

When I tried out the Ace and Ace 2, I much preferred the sound of the Ace 2. I don't think it's just AptX lossless that differentiates the two models - tuning sounded different too. Finally the Ace 2 are on the way. Hopefully they'll actually connect to my Xperia 1 IV without a hitch as the Zen...

I think you can spend a lot less and get something pretty decent, but to get something particularly good you have to spend a bit more. 1More Pistonbuds Pro Q30 are great. Roughly $50, good ANC, Harman tuning, some customisation in the app. Wind Noise Reduction and Spatial Audio are usable...

I had to use one of the large sets of tips (which Technics recommended in the app fit test) to get the ANC to function properly. Usually I'm a medium, sometimes even small, so I recommend going through the tip test process

I don't have the EA500 to compare them to unfortunately, only the EA1000 and EM6L. I did give Simgot quite a bit of feedback. Not quite a full review but not far off! I haven't tried the blue nozzle yet but it looks spicier from the graphs. No idea what the expected MSRP is going to be but...

Been testing the EA500 LM a few days now. I like them - slightly too hot for my liking out of the box though