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I got OnePlus Buds 4 as a replacement for my old FreeBuds Pro 2 two weeks ago and for the twice the price sound in Pro 2 was like 1.5x better and controls were 2x better for sure. I'm kinda disappointed with Buds 4 despite everyone around praising them.
I have too many buds. But the Samsung buds 3 pro have been the best all around for calls because of the transparency. Huawei buds 2 pro were best for drowning out background noise but my eyes get watery when kn calls because I hear myself. The Technics az100 are pretty good especially the feature to turn down the other party's background noise. but the Samsung buds 3 pro are better overall (for me) for calls
I have the AZ100, and they sound phenomenal. The sound quality is unreal. But they could use a bit more and clean low end punch. I really miss that from my Huawei Freebuds Pro 2.
I only moved on from the Pro 2 because of the poor battery life. I tried the 3, but sound qualiy wise it was a downgrade since Huawei stopped collaborating with Devialet.
Hi, I want to buy new ones without ear tips. Could you suggest me something? I had airpods 3 (great product), xiaomi buds 5 (bad sound quality), Huawew freebuds pro 2 (terrible ear tips)
I really love my Freebuds Pro 2. One of the most feature complete during its release. In ear detection (auto pause/resume), ANC, wireless charging, and multipoint
no sony wfm4,5 on the pic no denon pearl pro no audio technica no pi8 or pi6 many soundcore >>>>> B category some pairs exists twice you just spent alot of money on B or A- pairs without trying A+ pairs i had freebuds pro2 which i think doesn't differ much from 4 and it wasn't enjoyable at music only the vocals,mids were perfect so i sold it and kept my sony wfxm4
Huawei freebuds pro, 3 and above. You can buy cheap refurbished ones on Taobao. So good at mic noise cancellation that u can take a call beside a busy road or in a noisy mcdonalds, and people will think you are in a library.
My Huawei Freebuds Pro just broke last week, they are around 3.5 years old. My theory is that the ANC mic broke, which caused it to compensate for a huge sound that didn't even exist, which caused the right driver to blow. Got a pair of Earfun Air Pro 4's a couple of days ago. They're great.
The touch controls are a bit finicky indeed. My old Freebuds Pro's were much easier: they can detect when you pinch the stem. I've been getting used to it though, I've had my Earfuns for a week or 2 now.
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