Great earbuds, flexible controls. Just don't lose them on a flight....
Great sound, good & useful app. I bought them primarily for long airplane flights. Jet engine noise is not unbearably loud, but it's constant for 7-8 hours, which is wearing. I'd rather be listening to music—and only music. The "Noise Cancelling" setting reduces the engine noise to distant background. The "Normal" setting turns on the earbuds' microphones to simulate a normal noise level (conversation, etc.) as though you didn't have earbuds in your ears, but note: they're mikes, so they pick up the noise of wind blowing across them (something your ears don't do). This isn't a problem in an airplane, but it may be one outdoors. "Transparency Mode" amplifies ambient sound, making it a bit louder and clearer—perhaps good for those who need a bit of help hearing (though it's not "hearing aid" mode). The app has a "HearID" function which "maps your personal hering sensitivity at multiple frequencies and ...creates a personalized sound profile for you." Control (Volume, Next, Play/Pause, sound mode) is either by the app, or by tapping the earbuds. You can set up the tap controls as you prefer: one tap on the right earbud for this, two taps for that, etc. A caution: like most earbuds, these are tiny devices easily fumbled, dropped and lost; and the handsome case is as smooth and slippery as a wet bar of soap. I lost my first pair, in the case, on a flight. They were never found/returned. (Some airlines now advise passengers not to spend time hunting for "dropped items," but to ask a flight attendant for assistance. Good luck!) I don't begrudge the plane-cleaning staff the pleasure they may gain from all the earbuds they discover during their work. Read more
























