Denon - PerL Pro
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Last updated: Jul 23, 2025 Scoring
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"easily the bassist ear bud"
"best sound quality I've ever had in a bud"
"The bass can be adjusted extremely well. There is an "immersion mode" slider in the app. You can use it to make very good adjustments. The bass itself is extremely precise and crisp. ... The bass is extremely good. Powerful and if you like it, you can also adjust it completely over the top without it distorting."
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"The bass can be adjusted extremely well. There is an "immersion mode" slider in the app. You can use it to make very good adjustments. The bass itself is extremely precise and crisp. ... The bass is extremely good. Powerful and if you like it, you can also adjust it completely over the top without it distorting."
"easily the bassist ear bud"
"It's better on every level. ... More clarity, while retaining naturalness, better imaging and a bigger, holographic soundstage. ... Even the bass is better, more impact and presence without being boomy. ... It's better than every wired headphone or earbud I've tried. ... After the setup, it's suddenly MAGIC."
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"a personalized sound profile producing results comparable to a wired headset (close enough, at least, that I can use them instead of listening to wired phones via a bluetooth dac/amp)."
"I like that I can crank up the high frequency through the app without distortions or hurting my ears. ... I like the Denon's because they don't seem to destort, especially when I EQ them to add a bit of sparkle to the top end."
"It's better on every level. ... More clarity, while retaining naturalness, better imaging and a bigger, holographic soundstage. ... Even the bass is better, more impact and presence without being boomy. ... It's better than every wired headphone or earbud I've tried. ... After the setup, it's suddenly MAGIC."
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"Soundstage is as wide as anything out there (nevermind buds) with great air & separation. ... I can almost discern all the instruments playing as if hearing each individually."
"The instrument, musicality, expressiveness and clarity of both is absolutely amazing. ... Clarity, spaciousness, instrument separation and soul of both is just wonderful."
"The Perl Pro with the dongle using Tidal is the most incredible sound I've ever heard. ... this was just total eargasm. ... the difference between aptX and aptX Lossless is crazy. Those little details that normally mush together in the background become crystal clear brain tingles."
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"Priced at $141 on Amazon I'd argue there isn't a better value!"
"absolutely insane quality for that price"
"honestly I wouldn't pay the extra money for the Pi8 compared to these for the 130 dollars off woot."
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"denon is also not comfy ... its the worst design earbud i have owned so far (22 earbuds i experienced ) ... fitting big issue ... painful ear chamber and canal paining after 20/min max ... Denon perl Pro design awful:) ... infact some Painful for long listening its true. ... design horrible ... not for everyonr very painful or wont secure ur ears if ur ears not regular and just quirky . Forget about it"
"My Denon Perl Pros are literally the worst fit of any earbud regardless of price. ... They’re heavy & funky shaped. ... I wouldn’t recommend them to anyone that has fit issues."
"The fit just doesn't feel right ... its heavy after an hour of use so who cares about battery life ... may as well get some over ears for comfort."
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"Anc sucks"
"Sadly, the ANC is either defective on mine or simply very very subpar compared to my previous Sony XM4. ... I can hear chatter in the office and keyboard clacking sound. ... In the subway I could easily hear the conversations happening next to me with 'peaceful instrumental' music on at what would have been regular volume. ... ANC seems to be a complete bust, not just 'not as good' as most reviews stated ... to me anyways. Very very disappointed ... definitely a weak anc for otherwise good sounding and comfortable earbuds."
"The big issue is that the ANC seems to have a problem on the right earbud, a static noise developed on the 2nd day of owning them and I am not the only one with these issues. ... Although this issue with the static noise has been known for years it seems like the manufacturer completely ignored it which is highly frustrating, tells me that they donât really value their customer experience. ... if you are listening to music the static is almost unnoticeable however since I like to listed to podcasts it drives me nuts to hear the static noise on my right ear all the time. ... It goes away if I turn off the ANC but I would like to have it on especially since I use them in noisy environments. ... I am not talking about the slight static that you can hear on both buds with anc on, I believe that is common on all anc earbuds, Im talking about one of the buds developing a louder static noise than the other. ... I must say that the anc issue seems to be intermittent. Sometimes it happens and then it stops just to come back on again later, it is weird but hasnât happened much today definitely not as bad as yesterday, will see how it keeps up."
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"Not for me already sent back two pairs. Sound is awesome. But they are anything BUT reliable. At least in my experience ;("
"the software and hardware still have the same exact issues the Nura model Perls are based on had ... Denon doesn't give a shit unfortunately ... Zero software updates in 1 year of ownership"
"I had 3 of them 2 I sent back because of defective"
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"denon is also not comfy ... its the worst design earbud i have owned so far (22 earbuds i experienced ) ... fitting big issue ... painful ear chamber and canal paining after 20/min max ... Denon perl Pro design awful:) ... infact some Painful for long listening its true. ... design horrible ... not for everyonr very painful or wont secure ur ears if ur ears not regular and just quirky . Forget about it"
"My Denon Perl Pros are literally the worst fit of any earbud regardless of price. ... They’re heavy & funky shaped. ... I wouldn’t recommend them to anyone that has fit issues."
"The fit just doesn't feel right ... its heavy after an hour of use so who cares about battery life ... may as well get some over ears for comfort."
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"QC issues, on my 2nd pair and they have a strange white noise that occurs randomly. ... First pair left earbud white noise was bad and had to return. ... 2nd pair same left earbud white noise and I’ve returned them. All happened within a week of light use."
"Not for me already sent back two pairs. Sound is awesome. But they are anything BUT reliable. At least in my experience ;("
"The sound personalization did not work for me. ... Tried it multiple times, each time with exactly the same result. ... Awful."
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