Sony WF

Great earphones with quirky issues...

When you first get these you have to download the Sony app and update the earphones, choose settings etc. You can also optimise a few things and let it test your ear fitting etc. This takes about 30mins or so. Sound:- Excellent. Some of the best sound you'll hear from earphones, full stop. The accompanying app has a full equaliser, clear bass enhancement etc. Really customizable. They can hit some real lows, trebles can be as bright as you like. There's also a nice wide soundstage. And they go really loud. Fit:- I suffer with earbud types, my ears simply don't suit them unless they have "earhooks", these don't but they fit great. Get the right size bud and they're very secure. No need to readjust all the time and they stayed put even with a lot of head movement. Controls:- Customisable and easy to use. I have volume control on the left and music control on the right. Simple and intuitive. Noise Cancelling:- I don't use any of the differing modes, just straight up full ANC on. It's very good, not as blocking as my old Bose QC15s or my over ear Sony cans but still excellent. They do suffer from that wind effect in bad weather, that ANC headphones suffer from but that's a given. Background noise is a minimum, and the hustle of the bus is almost gone. There is some noise leakage but that was in a quiet office when I first got them and they were on near full volume. Battery life:- Again, excellent. The stated life is easily attained. Take them out of the case, they connect, take them out of your ears they pause, put them back in the case and they turn off. How all wireless buds should behave! Connection:- I've had zero drop out, end of. They connect instantly and stay connected. You can choose between sound priority or connection priority in the app. I'll be honest, there's little to no difference between the two when it comes to sound quality so I have the connection stability as priority. All in all, these should be a 5* product but I've only given them 4 and that's because I've noticed the "quirky issue" from the review title. In one instance I couldn't change or pause music. When I went into the app I noticed it didn't recognise any music being played. When you take them out of the case, open the app first. Let them connect to that and then you're good to go. A bit long-winded but you'll get full functionality. Seems a software flaw but you can overcome that. I really like these, a lot. I've had a few other wireless buds, and each have had varying issues be it fit or connection issues etc. These are the first where, connecting to the app first issue aside, I pretty much can't fault them. Love them.

Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: corebits54