Choosing true wireless earbuds is essentially a two-step process. In the first step, you want to ensure basics are in order. You want to know the earbuds sync properly, connect smoothly, and so on. In the second step, you start to scrutinize the particular audio attributes you’re after. Is sound quality your biggest priority? Is …
You don’t expect a smartphone to have the same kind of computational power as a full-sized desktop computer. Likewise, you really shouldn’t expect true wireless earbuds to deliver the same level of performance as larger wired equipment. Creating truly wireless equipment can be challenging. It means using an independent battery for each earbud, and then …
For many people, it’s not the fact that headphone wires are burdensome to wear. The problem is they can be a hassle to carry. And unless you treat them with the utmost respect, wired earbuds will short within a few months. True wireless earbuds eliminate those problems completely. But the design adds challenges of its …
When you’re choosing headphones in the $20-$30 range, it’s easy to accidentally end up with terrible audio equipment. The entry-level portion of the headphone market is incredibly saturated. As a result, it can actually be more important to investigate headphones in the $20 range than some equipment in the $60 range. But solving this problem …
It’s uniquely challenging to design in-ear monitors. You’re using tiny audio drivers, sitting right next to your ear, but they’re supposed to sound like listening to speakers in a room. It’s like viewing a photograph on the wall, and then looking at the same photo on your phone. Though both photos might be roughly the …