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a.m.r
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Dec 18, 2016
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I bought a pair of these on Amazon for $24. (If you're willing to deal with chinese sellers, you can get them for $16-17.) A few days later I returned them. As someone else said, the sound is pretty great. However, they are way too unreliable. Mine couldn't get through a single full charge without crashing (each one contains a tiny CPU, and the software would fail in various catastrophic and sometimes LOUD ways). Also, there were *constant* drops between the buds (like, every 10 seconds or less) except in nearly RF-free environments like the subway. I had no problem with the size. Oh, and it's really not useble for phone calls, as you have to shout to be heard.
It's really a shame. I feel like these could have been truly great, if only they'd spent another couple of months debugging the software. (Look at how Apple delayed shipping their true-wireless buds until just now... I expect it was the same thing, software problems.)
BTW, I just got a TaoTronics from Amazon. Now that has a *strong* bluetooth connection, I've never heard a drop when I was next to the phone. The signal would start to fade a couple of rooms and walls away, which is way better than I expected. The battery lasts many hours, and the voice quality for phone calls is passable. I'm very happy with them, so far. (They have many different models, mine is sweat-proof with over-the-ear loops, cost about $30.)
Dec 18, 2016
a.m.r
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Jan 8, 2017
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a.m.rMy mistake, the taotronics were $24. A month later I still recommend them. The sound is pretty good (a bit muddy for large orchestras in classical music, decently good for smaller groups). Pairing always works, but I almost never do that because I have never seen them fail to connect to my phone immediately upon powering up.
We're almost at the revolution for true wireless. Well, maybe we're here already if Apple's are OK for your ears, but I wanted more noise isolation. So my recommedation is to do what I did: Buy something cheap and acceptable that'll keep you going for another year or so. By that time, hopefully more of the industry will have caught up to Apple and we can buy real IEMs with mics that work - unlike this product, which does not.
Jan 8, 2017
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