I recently ordered the 1 More Comfobuds Mini and I love them. Keeping in mind that prior to that I was using six year old $30 wireless earbuds (not TWS), I was very impressed with their performance. Then I saw that 1 More was releasing the Evo. After waiting for the embargo to lift and watching at least 20 different reviews on YouTube, I took the plunge and ordered the Evo, received on Saturday.
So, first of all, I recognize that anyone who is going to drop $150+ on a set of TWS earbuds has discerning audio tastes. Secondly, I have no experience with the "heavy hitters" like Sony, Bose, Sennheiser, or the Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro, so my frame of reference is probably lacking. That said, am blown away by the audio from the 1 More Evo. One of the reviewers said it best when he said "you will hear nuances for the first time in tracks that you've listened to 1000 times before!"
There are "negatives" (there always are). I am using the word "negatives" in quotes because for me, they are nowhere near deal breakers, nor do I really care, for the most part. #1 - No equalizer. Shrug. Big deal? I don't know how to use an equalizer, anyways! #2 - Limited touch controls. You are limited to double tap and triple tap (long press toggles ANC/Transparency/Off), and you can't select L and R controls independently (i.e. if double tap R is next track, then double tap L has to be previous track. If double tap L is volume down, then double tap R has to be volume up). #3, I've seen complains that ANC/Transparency doesn't work when using one bud only. Well, duh? Why do you need ANC or Transparency if you have one open ear? Besides, I'm not aware of any other earbuds that do this! And #4, battery life. Come on, is 18-20 hours on the go not enough for you guys?
I've spent about 15 hours since Saturday listening to some of my favorite songs. The bass in the intro to "The Bad Touch" by the Bloodhound Gang really thumps. I listened to a HD YouTube video of the 12 December 2012 Bon Jovi concert where the crowd was singing "Living on a Prayer" and it gave me goosebumps. Finally, I put on "Everything" by Michael Buble, which was my wife and my wedding song and I was transported back to that day, 10.5 years ago when we got married. Another one of those YouTube reviewers kept saying the same thing, he said "these are the truth!" And in my opinion, they definitely are! If you are using an Android phone, make sure that you enable the LDAC codec on your phone, because it really does make a difference! One last note about the multipoint; the setting is buried in an "experimental features" menu in the application, but I tested it with my phone and tablet, my phone and my work laptop, and my tablet and my work laptop, and it works flawlessly.
To be honest, I expected to get these, decide that the performance between these and my Comfobuds Mini wasn't worth the cost, and send them back. But I'm keeping these! And I'm out of my return window for the Comfobuds Mini, so I guess I'm keeping them, too!
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