Samsung - Galaxy Buds FE
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"noise cancelling headphones are such a blessing for me. i've always been sensitive to noise and i get overstimulated easy when out in public. they give me silence and privacy when I need it. worth every cent!"
"way better at blocking out noise—total game-changer if you’re commuting or stuck in loud places."
"A very nice phone quality with the best ANC phone call noise block ever seen in the world."
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"I put them in my ear, put the helmet on, then do one final “push” with my finger to seat them in my ear for the ride. ... The batteries die before they work out of my ear."
"they are so comfortable that both I and my husband have had to feel our ears to check whether we were still wearing them."
"Also super bonus I've never head banged with earphones this hard besides with these soundcores, they stick to me like glue even when I'm in a metal mood and I'm headbanging for a good hour."
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"delivers the full package here. ... betting the house regarding this on this pair was fully worth it. ... It matches up (I would not say surpasses) a lot of wired in-ear monitors within this price bracket and slightly above. ... The prowess it shows in keeping the instrument separation clean is something that I really, really appreciate myself for buying this pair, not to mention the rumbly yet controlled, precise lows keep on coming and the highs soar without spice, without hurting your ears."
"Nothing short of a home run, here- the Ear once again brings me all; the way the bass hits on this track is very impactful but not bloated, punchy but not overpowering, and Kendrick’s powerful vocals shine through bright, while I enjoyed the way the Sax keeps on coming in at the right junctions of the song, and the way the cymbals play out on this track is probably one of the best I have heard through amongst all the gear that I have owned and currently own- the first in a wireless, and one of the few if I consider all. ... the timbre sounds natural and uncoloured"
"I rate this, a well-deserved S tier in my book. I do not miss my IEMs in case I forget to pack them in, this alone suffices."
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"If you care about call quality and noise cancelling during calls then Huawei is the the way and only way to go ... Best overall for calls ... nothing comes close to the Huawei free clips in terms of call quality! ... mic quality for calls is mileeeees ahead on the Huawei."
"The best call quality, bar none. ... I took a call at the gym where it was extremely noisy with loud music pumping. People tell me my voice sounds natural as if I was using my phone's mic. In these conditions, my voice will sound "robotic" or intelligible on other buds. ... That silly commercial Huawei made where a guy took a business call at a concert wasn't farfetched."
"Active background noise cancelling for calls and call clarity blows everything else out of the water. ... I can be in a building with horns blaring, industrial mechanical room talking to tech support, I’ve even stuck my head out the window on the highway and somehow the person hears nothing but your voice. ... All the call quality and ANC listening features are as good as my Bose Quitecomforts were, but I use them for hands free calling all the time and got sick of people not being able to hear me. Huawei were game changers"
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"Crazy good from the jump! ... When you factor in they're only $99 and go toe-to-toe with Bose QC Ultra at $299, this is the deal of the year!"
"Can't recommend them enough for the value, sound like $200 earphones."
"Artti T10 is best buy if we take prices into consideration ... T10 are crazy value, they're at least 95% as good as S08 and cost quite a bit less ... T10 is so good value that price to performance ratio with them is better than any cheaper IEM, not just the more expensive ones"
Disliked most:
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"the noise esp for shooter/online games are terrible"
"The only device I notice audio latency is with the quest 2, and 3. It's required to have wired there imo. I can't think straight in a fps if my audio isn't in sync with gun shots, it really fucks with me."
"If you are into FPS games and ms latencies, the AirPods are gonna irk you terribly."
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"Do you also have a high frequency noise when you're doing a phonecall with the JBLs? ... So weird that this hissing noise is only appearing when making a phone call. I haven't heard that noise in any other scenario. ... I unfortunately have it when just connecting via Bluetooth to my Androids or Windows PCs. ... Does anyone else has a high pitched beeping while on phone calls with the JBL Pro Tour 3? Really annoying and only noticeable during phone calls."
"it's not effective in noisy environments. ... You have to speak very loudly."
"couldn't use them for phone calls at all. ... Sound quality on phone calls was still just bad. ... I have to put them out to be able to make a call."
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"I love the sound and comfort of the Galaxy FE, but I have an iPhone. I bought an older used Android phone just for the Galaxy FE."
"if you own an iPhone buying them is pointless. ... you will not be able to update them, eq them, or change any settings due to the lack of the app. ... I owned Buds 2 with iPhone and I had to use Windows PC to set them and update them xD"
"they don't support apt-x so they sound best with galaxy phones (which i have)."
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"they got wet and died ... which sucks for 200$ ear buds"
"I had a Nemo Tensor straight POP with a one-inch tear from a extremely tiny burr on the edge of my quilt pad strap!"
"First weekend trip and it leaked the entire time."
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"no noise cancelation other than the fit itself and turning off ambient noise"
"it's pretty bad in noice cancellation 🤷🏻♂️"
"ANC isn't great"
3StarsFan 1.0I use the Buds 3 Pro but really miss my FEs. I wont switch back, just miss em.
Acceptable_Youth8130 1.0Galaxy Buds Bro 2and Galaxy Buds Fe. On my S24U. Battery on both are great & they sound good.
AchaiaJael 1.0I absolutely loved my Buds 2. About two weeks ago, I was on a boat, and one of them fell out of my ear and plopped into the Aegean Sea. I am now enjoying my new Buds FE.
AkilaMaithri 1.0I have the same phone. Bought buds3 FE last week (after some researching). Sound is okay for wireless earbuds (I have 7hz zero and Final e3000 IEMs). Battery drains faster than I expected though it's more than enough for my 45 min commute which I bought them for. I saw that the hinge of FE was plastic, not steel like pro's. Didn't drop them yet - not planning to :)
alchemisthemo 1.0The buds fe fit my ears better. My pro 2 always fall out.
alfonsop123 1.0I love the FE, great pair of earbuds.
No, only the buds FE.
a_lot_of_babies 1.0Galaxy buds Fe are pretty alright. They have a gaming mode for low latency. Good sound quality. Good ANC. Good battery. And veryyy reliable.
AlphaSniper_134 1.0If you can increase your budget, I would recommend Samsung Buds FE. Best in the range. (approx 13k)
andalas 1.0i have enco x3i. anc is amazing. i ride train every weekend. no complain from my wife. we usually on call for 6 hours while i was on train. my voices are clear but huawei freebuds pro 4 is better. trains noise factor is higher than busy street noise. oppo enco x3i = oneplus buds 3 (same product just different name) i bought huawei for 127usd and oppo for 67usd. i have also use others such as buds fe, liberty 4 nc. not good, voices are not clear. buds fe received very high rating for phone calls in rtings.com, but imho avoid, its bad. i bought 2, believing online review are dependable. on my search for clear call, now i owns, 2x buds fe, enco x3i, liberty 4 nc, buds pro, fiio utws5, 2x huawei freebuds pro 4. (so far huawei 0 complain) 🤣
anna_or_elsa 1.0I use the Galaxy FE because they have the little wings, and with the aftermarket tips I bought, they stay in well, no matter what I'm doing. (I mainly use them for disc golf and rough outdoor work) But it's not a love affair... they don't support apt-x so they sound best with galaxy phones (which i have). You are limited to the EQ presets and none really work for me so I pick the one that suits my mood that day. ANC, comfort, and sound are OK. I'm picky about sound and can't really find fault but you are never going to hand these to someone and say oh my god you have to hear these. While not major faults there is nothing 'audiophile' about the sound. My number one priority was them staying in, at least ok sound, and they were at my price point. They did everything well enough that I did not return them.
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