Edifier's new true wireless earbuds promise CD-quality sound with noise cancelling

Date:
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Description:
The new wireless earbuds boast Snapdragon Sound for wired-like audio performance from compatible phones.

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Bookshelf speaker specialistEdifierhas updated its noise-cancelling wireless earbuds , NeoBuds Pro, with a new version: the NeoBuds Pro S. The biggest different is that they bring Qualcomm's much-touted Snapdragon Sound tech to the party.

The original NeoBuds Promade a bit of a stir with their support for Hi-Res audio codecs such asLDAC and LHDCalongside noise cancelling for a decidedly mid-range price.

The key new feature for the newNeoBuds Pro Scomes with the inclusion of Snapdragon Sound support another Hi-Res audioplatform launched last year thataims tobrings wired-like performance to wireless earphones. The downside is that youll needa newer Snapdragon Sound enabled device to take advantage
of the feature, such as the new Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro phone though more and more of these will appear, since so many phones use Qualcomm's tech inside.

There are also improvements inside the buds, with theNeoBuds Pro S featuringnewKnowles balanced hi-output armature drivers to provide the sound.

A gaming mode meanwhile boasts a handy 89ms lower-latency connection, while there are dual mics offeringenvironmental noise cancellationfor clearer calls on the go.

As with their predecessors, theNeoBuds Pro Scan last for up to five-and-a-halfhours on a single charge with ANC turned on, with a further half an hour of life available if noise cancelling is switched off, while their charge case provides an additional 16 hours of playback with ANC or 18 with the setting turned off.

While the new version are much more expensive than the$99the original NeoBuds Pro were offered for on IndieGoGo last year, the price tag for these updated in-ears is a still competitive$179.99 that's in-line with the Sony LinkBuds S and Apple AirPods Pro .

TheNeoBuds Pro S are set to go on sale in July via Amazon. We quite like the clamshell case of the Edifier NeoBuds Pro S. (Image credit: Edifier ) Analysis: New buds could offer a Neo era for Edifier earphones

Edifiers dip into the world of headphones has been a bit of a mixed bag so
far we felt the entry level Edifier TWS1 were good value for money in terms of features, but we weren't convinced by their overall audio performance or their limited touch controls.

It was a similar story with the original NeoBuds Pro, which delivered on features and competitive pricing, but fell down with their scooped mid-range tuning and their unintuitive on-ear controls.

Theres no word on whether either of those issues are addressed with this update, but the addition of Snapdragon Sound does at least suggest theres set to be an improvement over their forbearers, and Edifier has a strong history of making good products, so we're cautiously optimistic.



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