5.0 out of 5 stars A sound quality focused headset that goes way harder than you'd think it should.

R. · August 10, 2023

(function() { P.when('cr-A', 'ready').execute(function(A) { if(typeof A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel === 'function') { A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel('review_text_read_more', 'Read more of this review', 'Read less of this review'); } }); })(); .review-text-read-more-expander:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #2162a1; outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 5px; } So, I've owned a lot of wireless headsets over the last few years, and so far, in almost every category, this takes the cake. I didn't expect a headset from Samsung to go this hard, especially with my fondness for Audio Technica and Sennheiser setting my expectations, but here we are. Let's break it down:The first thing I want to state is that I've replaced my last 3 headsets due to their death, and so longevity of this headset will heavily determine whether this review stays 5 starts. I've had it for around two months now, and I expect, generally, to get at least a year out of something like this under pretty heavy use. So far the only headset I've had that met this expectation was the Sennheiser CX Plus True Wireless, lasting around a year and a half before one of the buds gave out unexpectedly. After that is was the Audio Technica CKS50TW, out of which I got a grand 3 months, and didn't honestly care to replace under warranty.SOUND QUALITY: My standards for sound quality are pretty high. My desktop audio setup is an Audio Technica ATH-M50x, and while that's not the most impressive headset ever on its own, it's fed by an EVGA NuAudio sound card, and produces some impressive sound with a little bit of EQ tweaking. This headset gets so close to that sound quality that I probably use it more than the M50X now when at my desk. It's better than both the CKS50TW and CX Plus by quite some margin in this regard, and I've seriously come to enjoy the 'dynamic' EQ preset. It is *stunning* quality, in my opinion, for a headset of this price. In case you were wondering, yes it's better than the AirPods, although I've found that *most* headsets from reputable manufacturers in this price range are.BATTERY LIFE: This is perhaps the one aspect of this headset that *doesn't* completely take the cake, but it's still absolutely respectable, and I completely agree with sacrificing battery life for comfort and size, because that is another aspect in which this headset shines. Look- the battery life isn't the *best*, but I typically get 5-7 hours out of it, more if you have noise control turned off, and truthfully, in my room, I don't need it most of the time. There are a lot of headsets out there that do better in this category, but the tradeoff they make is protruding out of the ear to house their larger batteries, and in this case, I think the fact that we're able to get this much battery into an earbud that completely nestles into a fully supported and secure position in the ear is worth it. This is still *plenty* of battery life in my opinion, and the headset charges swiftly, as does the case.NOISE CANCELLING: The ANC and hear-through are both best-in-class as far as my experience goes. This was something where Sennheiser just about made it and Audio Technica kinda fell on their face, but this is the best ANC of any headset I've tried. It does a *fantastic* job of silencing typical office/home background noise like vents, fans, etc. as well as outdoor noise like engines, wind, etc.. One of the other benefits of the completely rounded in-ear design with no protrusion is that they are susceptible to comparatively little wind noise while doing things like cycling, which is my main use case for these. I'm willing to bet that their completely nestled fitment helps with noise cancellation, and may explain why other headsets that protrude further tend to fall flat in this category.There's little else for me to talk about beyond the fitment, and that's something I've said enough about. They're very comfortable, they fit very closely and don't protrude out to catch things like the wind, or my hair. They stay in place exceptionally well, and my overgrown pixie cut even hides them completely because of their low profile. My only complaint is that if the tip of a hair pokes into the pickup for the ANC, it can cause some static until you brush off the hair, a relatively minor gripe that only applies to people within a very narrow range of hair lengths, since longer hair couldn't poke its ends into the pickup, and shorter hair wouldn't reach it.Overall, I sincerely hope this headset lives a long life; I've very much enjoyed it so far, and would like to for as long as possible. The build quality seems decent, and my only concern is dropping the buds on a hard surface or wax ingress, but I think both the headset and tips are well-designed to prevent wax ingress, and dropping things is sort of an end user problem in this case that only particularly butterfingered individuals like myself really struggle with, so we'll see how this goes.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great but no 3rd party accessories

m. · November 10, 2024

I actually just bought these a 2nd time because I lost a set that I bought 2-3 months ago. I got these because I lost a set of Airpod Pro 2s that I spent something like $300 on. These sound much better, way more bass and the connectivity with my samsung phone is nice.I got a Caseology case thats really nice and has a belt hook, grab that. The case these come in, I've never dropped, and it feels like its well made but it's not grippy at all and it has no slot for lanyards or carabiners or anything so you're going to wind up throwing this thing across the room at some point.Never done the translation or any of that.My annoyances are that these things do NOT fit in your ears anywhere near as well as any headphone I've had. These are actually the worst "stay in ear" headphones Ive ever had. I've only ordered refurbs from Bolo in my 2 orders and both orders only came with 1 set of ear trips. I assume that they come with small-medium-large if you order new but you don't get that here, so you need to go buy ear trips. That's really annoying and unless I just happened to get 2 very well put-back-together refurbs that just happened to not have the other 2 tip sizes.. I'd be shocked.Anyway, another problem, which I discovered when these didn't have the ear tip size I need, is that these are one of the least accessorized popular IEM headphones. There's no wing tips on Bolo. There's almost no accessories for these. If you look up Buds 2 or Buds 3, etc, there's tons of cases and wing tips and a billion different ear tips to try out which you won't have here.Anyway, I just bought another set after losing mine so I like em. Just aren't perfect. I can't imagine dropping another $200 to have the buds pro 3 is worth it at all if these already blow my AIrpod pro 2s away.Oh the find my earphone thing sucks. I know my left earphone is somewhere in my house but it can't find it. My Airpod Pro 2s were always able to be found if i lost them unless I left them at a bar.I lose things a lot, I'm ADHD. suxx.

Great buds, on to my second pair even though newer options are available.

A.C. · February 3, 2025

(function() { P.when('cr-A', 'ready').execute(function(A) { if(typeof A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel === 'function') { A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel('review_text_read_more', 'Read more of this review', 'Read less of this review'); } }); })(); .review-text-read-more-expander:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #2162a1; outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 5px; } Got a pair of these buds free my with phone but after almost 2 years of use they ended up getting stolen. Even though 2 more generations of buds had came out, I found myself wanting to go back to these as they didn't skip a beat, pun intended.They fit really well in the ear when you play around with which ends you need for your ear size. The sound quality is brilliant considering they're in ear headphones. Battery life is around average for bud style headphones and charging is very fast.The fact you can wirelessly charge from your phone is great if you get caught out and about on low battery too.They've got me through many a podcast, playlist or YouTube video when out on walks and the noise cancellation is good enough that you can wear them when it's windy and not lose out on too much quality.I'd probably not recommend running in them if you can't get the right fit as they can come out. Finding the right ends will remedy this though.

Excellent fitment, superb sound

C. · July 9, 2025

At first I had major fitment issues with these earbuds - they simply would not stay inside my ear - then I realized I was wearing them upside down. Maybe the orientation of the buds comes naturally to most people but it didn't to me. Thankfully I figured it out simply by trial and error. I ride motocross with one of these in place beneath my helmet, and even with all of the movement involved, getting bucked around by the bike and everything, the buds never move out of position now that I'm wearing them correctlyThe sound quality is surprisingly good. IEMs have really come a long way. I do consider myself an audiophile - my headphones are very expensive and I've always disliked IEMs. I think I'm finally turning the corner on that. These Buds are great.

Klasse Sound, gute Geräuschunterdrückung gute Sprachverständlichkeit beim Telefonieren

V. · July 14, 2025

Habe schon die Vorgänger Version und war zufrieden, diese setzten noch mal einen drauf was das Klangvolumen und die Sprachverständlichkeit betrifft. Auch die Automatische Geräuschunterdrückung ist klasse 👍.

Calidad de sonido

R. · August 8, 2023

Y además tiene una cancelación de ruido activa muy buena. La funda color grafito es muy delicada y se raya facílmente.

Great product, value for money

H.A.S. · August 8, 2023

Before I am using sony xm3, its so disappointed. This product is superb. Clear when u talk to opponent, minimize the disturbance from circumtance. The ANC working very well. The sound is so fantastic. Size is small and pocket friendly. The case and the buda are slippery, but its ok. The built quality is amazing as well.