I'm pretty tempted to buy some wireless earbuds, and while the Galaxy buds lack apt-x support, they still look good on paper imo.
I've been browsing through reviews the past few days, and some say that the Galaxy buds don't really with that well with non-Samsung phones, while others say they've been having trouble with pairing or having stable connection.
Is there anyone with Pixel 2 and have already got the Galaxy buds hands-on? Please share your thoughts about them, would appreciate any opinions or advices
I've had the Galaxy Buds but I wasn't that impressed. Never liked the controls and there were some call quality issues on my Pixel 2 and 2xl. I'd recommend the Jabra Elite 65t or Jabra Elite 65t active. The 65t (IP55) and 65t active (IP56) are more dust and water resistant than the Galaxy Buds (IPX2). The 65t also has controls that are easier to use, better mics for call quality and has a more secure fit. Both have BT 5.0, quick charge and very good audio quality but the 65t has more options in the app like EQ settings and pre installed sounds to help relax or focus.
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seabro01 said:
I've had the Galaxy Buds but I wasn't that impressed. Never liked the controls and there were some call quality issues on my Pixel 2 and 2xl. I'd recommend the Jabra Elite 65t or Jabra Elite 65t active. The 65t (IP55) and 65t active (IP56) are more dust and water resistant than the Galaxy Buds (IPX2). The 65t also has controls that are easier to use, better mics for call quality and has a more secure fit. Both have BT 5.0, quick charge and very good audio quality but the 65t has more options in the app like EQ settings and pre installed sounds to help relax or focus.
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I'd not be really bothered about the controls or mic quality (since I don't voice chat much), though sound quality would definitely matter. Tho considering they are like 30% more expensive in price, do you think the pros are worth the price tag?
Thanks for your advice man
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I'd not be really bothered about the controls or mic quality (since I don't voice chat much), though sound quality would definitely matter. Tho considering they are like 30% more expensive in price, do you think the pros are worth the price tag?
Thanks for your advice man
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I do think the 65t is worth the price difference, especially if used for working out. Personally I'd say the combination of audio quality (better than Galaxy Buds), intuitive controls, more app features, higher IP rating and 2 year warranty puts the 65t in the category above the Galaxy Buds. However, the Galaxy Buds do have some advantages like wireless charging, USB type C and smaller/ lighter (earbuds and case).
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I have Galaxy Buds with my Pixel 2 Xl already for 2 months. I like the sound quality and the Samsung application which has some settings for Buds. But I met a problem with them, no matter what phone you have. There are some connection problem when you cover with your hand your phone in the pocket. I saw that many users have this problems, and I really don't know if it can be fixed by an update.
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Hi guys,
so my $80 skull candy ear buds have been lost or stolen, and i was thinking of getting a nice Stereo BT headset for when im working and shredding the slopes. I was looking at the LG HBS-700, but i know there is a lot more out there. Which one has the best sound (good highs, mids and really nice lows) and is the most functional. Would be nice to also be able to make and receive calls and prefer ear buds, but i am open to whatever really
I appreciate the time guys. cheers!
the Motorola ones, i like the new ATV
but the old HT810 was really good
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the Motorola ones, i like the new ATV
but the old HT810 was really good
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which one do you mean? I do not see any new ATV model.
I bought a set of jaybird freedom's and am happy with them
http://www.jaybirdgear.com/jf3/
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I have used the Sony hbh-ds970 & the Sony hbh-ds980 for about 4 years with great Success. I like the style the Sound for music and voice, The oled display with caller Id. Best of all is the durability. I have worn them everyday. They where expensive but worth it if you use them a lot.
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The motorola s9 is awesome, they dropped a newer s10 but its horrible, sound is very low, and audio playback sucks. You can find the s9 at amazon
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how is the bass on all of the suggested headsets?
I have the LG HBS-700 and they are great. They do not give much bass but I mostly use them for audio books and some Pandora and calls when driving. The thing I like most is the way they fit, unlike most others BT Head sets they are comfortable and for $50 they are a deal. If your looking for major bass then these are not for you. In addition they give great call quality.
For double the price my father in law has a jaybird headset and swears by them. The only thing is because of the design they are easy to loose becuase you forget you have them on when not in your ears. He learned that the hard way, they fell in the fire when we went camping and didn't know till the next morning when we saw charred pieces in the fire pit. At that point he only had them for a week.
Bass send good to me on the jaybird but I should tell you that I I'm 46 and have some hearing loss from the time I spent in the military...
If you have a best buy near you which has a set in stock you could buy them, try them and return them if you don't like them.
...I have a set of less expensive skull candy wired headphones and I think they produce a bit more bass...
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I personally do not like Bluetooth headsets for music Idk just really don't like them. But if you are looking for some really great headphones that are wired try Radio Shack and look for PointMobile headphones personally, there better then the Skullcandy Fmj and 50/50 combined and for only 30 its a steal.
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I use bluetooth headphones exclusively as I don't like wires...
Have been using the Motorola S305 for the gym for a good 3+ years now. Fit really well, light, excellent battery life and solid BT range. Only concern is they're not as compact as the below headsets, so I only use them at the gym.
Jaybird Freedom's I use on my public transit commute to work. Don't stay on particularly well, even with their new rubber seals, but since I'm just sitting there with minimal motion they're fine. Poor battery life, maybe 3-4 hours per full charge and the range is short (<5 feet). I like the useful playback controls and volume buttons, however.
Outdoor Technology Tags are, in most areas, an improvement on the Jaybirds, but the cord is so darned long and the bright red is too flashy for my tastes. They fit remarkably well, seeing how similar they are designed compared to the Jaybirds. Battery life is also a bit longer than the Jaybirds.
I use the motorola S9-HD, I tried the nwer S10-HD - I wasn't impress with the bass,
I'm looking for a pair of bluetooth earbuds with an in-line mic that has good noise canceling AND good sound for music. Is there such a thing?
I looked at the bluebirds x, but reviews consistently say the outgoing noise cancellation is worthless. The Go 2 from Plantronic doesn't even have noise cancellation at all, so that's out.
Any suggestions?
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I know that you wanted a recommendation for earbuds but have you (and other people reading this looking for an answer) considered some on ear headphones? Obviously there are cons to giant on ear headphones but there are some magnificent pro's that make headphones worth considering. anyway, for the lower budget, there's the tenqa remxd. great quality for the price, but not much else to it. a classic look as well. it fits with the Nexus as a nice understated good looking device. on the higher end is the Jabra revo Wireless. Jabra is well known for their Bluetooth headsets and the Revo Wireless was a pretty nice one i was looking at. a bit overpriced but there really isn't anything else that has the features for a similar price. and on the really high end is the Parrot Zik. high quality but high price. i recommend a look at the Revo's myself just because theyre at a reasonable price range with some cool stuff
I already have some $400 Sennheiser over-ear for just listening to music.
What I'm looking for is something small that fits in my purse that sounds good and I can use to talk to clients in a noisy setting on my nexus. So it's got to be earbuds.
Caelrie said:
I'm looking for a pair of bluetooth earbuds with an in-line mic that has good noise canceling AND good sound for music. Is there such a thing? I looked at the bluebirds x, but reviews consistently say the outgoing noise cancellation is worthless. The Go 2 from Plantronic doesn't even have noise cancellation at all, so that's out. Any suggestions?
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The BlueBuds are awesome. Test them and return them if you don't like them.
I´ve spent the last couple of days reserching and this is what I´m looking at.
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Cancelin...-MDR-NWBT10N/dp/B005MLPQGK/ref=cm_wl_huc_item
N.B.
It´s only bluetooth v2.1 but it´s at a good price
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http://store.antec.com/Product/audio/bxh-200nc-blk/0-761345-74020-3.aspx
Caelrie said:
I'm looking for a pair of bluetooth earbuds with an in-line mic that has good noise canceling AND good sound for music. Is there such a thing?
I looked at the bluebirds x, but reviews consistently say the outgoing noise cancellation is worthless. The Go 2 from Plantronic doesn't even have noise cancellation at all, so that's out.
Any suggestions?
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I personally don't do much wireless music streaming, but I have heard good things about these:
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronic...=UTF8&qid=1391712042&sr=8-2&keywords=lg+tone+
Depending on your personal situation, maybe the older model would be a better investment because this new one seems to have a much shorter range compared.
Hope this helps!
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I personally don't do much wireless music streaming, but I have heard good things about these:
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronic...=UTF8&qid=1391712042&sr=8-2&keywords=lg+tone+
Depending on your personal situation, maybe the older model would be a better investment because this new one seems to have a much shorter range compared.
Hope this helps!
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I looked at those, but if they'd even fit in my purse, they'd break.
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I looked at those, but if they'd even fit in my purse, they'd break.
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I have these and they're not fragile in the least. Actually quite durable - I toss them in and out of a small gym bag. The "loop" is extremely flexible and covered in soft touch rubber. The battery life/performance/sound quality are all great.
The only downside for me, since I use these for the gym (lifting specifically), is anytime I lay down they want to slide off my neck. For general use and running these are amazing.
I have the Motorola Buds, and I love them. I haven't had any issues whatsoever with them.
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I have some Outdoor Technologies Tags I got for free from my Girlfriend's Father.
The mic is OK but the music is actually superb. It drowns out most outside noise. 32 feet length and 6 hours of consistent listening time
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Personally, I'm in love with the Bose sound sport wireless. I suppose I'll give pixel buds a try, but I'm tempted to sell them for a higher quality Bose product. What do you guys think?
Seen any reviews so far?
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Personally, I'm in love with the Bose sound sport wireless. I suppose I'll give pixel buds a try, but I'm tempted to sell them for a higher quality Bose product. What do you guys think?
Seen any reviews so far?
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Seen a couple reviews from the initial hands on demos, and a guy that had a dummy set, just to get the feel of em. I'm digging the assistant more so than looking for them to compete with Bose on sound quality. Not a free pass, though. If I'm going to pay $160 they'd better sound decent. I just don't think "best sounding ever" is their focus.
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Google should give them free to the XDA Pixel XL2 members for testing....
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Google should give them free to the XDA Pixel XL2 members for testing....
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absolutely. HAHA
But in my opinion the google buds are waaaay to expensive.
I mean, the only advantage of having them is maybe the translation or am I wrong?
I get better sound with cheaper earphones and i can also use google assistant by longpressing the most earphones.
This sounds Bah-Humbug I know but to me they look too big and ear ring like.
I'll demo some when they come available for said but I'll bet future versions will get smaller.
Does anyone know what codec these are using?
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Does anyone know what codec these are using?
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aac, bluetooth 4.2
see here.
i picked up the Sony MDR-1000x when it was on sale for $230 .. sounds pretty great despite it being a noise-cancellation headphones. Not to mention, one of the few BT headphones that supports LDAC codec.
These dont seem like they would seal in the ear.. does it have a silicone piece that goes in the ear or is it just hard plastic?... I always like samsungs earbuds over apples because of this
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aac, bluetooth 4.2
see here.
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Why would google make Bluetooth 4.2 buds rather than the 5.0 that their new phone supports?
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Why would google make Bluetooth 4.2 buds rather than the 5.0 that their new phone supports?
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Ask Google.
I have a pair of AKG Y50bt headphones that I got from a Samsung promotion that I'll be using with mine.
why bluetooth 5.0 headphones is still not available in market? Now there are many smartphones having bluetooth 5.0 technology.
I have few wireless headsets in the house but I am waiting for the reviews to decide on pixel buds
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Burn me at the stake but I’ve been debating getting some AirPods now that there’s an app to remap the double tap to Google Assistant.
I've ordered my Pixel buds. Waiting on them to ship. Sometime in Nov. Looking forward to the Google Assistant aspect of them. I got a pair of U Flex headphones to use with my Note8 and the Bixby button is handy for my preset quick commands I use with Bixby.
I have a pair of Skybuds that worked fine with my Pixel XL, so I'll use them with the 2 XL too.
I'm interested in the Pixel Buds, but I can't find any info on Bluetooth version or driver specifications, even on the official Google Store page. Weird.
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I have a pair of Skybuds that worked fine with my Pixel XL, so I'll use them with the 2 XL too.
I'm interested in the Pixel Buds, but I can't find any info on Bluetooth version or driver specifications, even on the official Google Store page. Weird.
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Bluetooth 4.2, AAC codec.
Dunno about the drivers.
I have been so happy with the Plantronic Backbeat Fit that I have bought 3 pairs of them. My problem with the pixel buds is that they are just like all the other common earbuds now that have a 'rope' connecting them and then have apparently poor anchorage into the ear. Whereas the Backbeat Fit have a 'connector' that doesn't drag on your neck and have an over the ear anchor so that you can thrash to your hearts content and they will not come dislodged. I've found with the others you have to really mash them into your ear to get them to stick which I can't stand. Might buy Pixelbuds as a toy or to use when I'm not being active -- dependent on reviews.
I'm waiting for reviews on the Libratone [made for Google] on ear ones. Can't do in ear for long durations.
So I have a one-year-old puppy and she destroyed my jaybirds, then my brother gifted me a pair of Jabra Elite ear pod things. She got ahold of the left one . I have a watch now that keeps track of my heart rate and pace and all of those things, so I don't necessarily need she pay for that in a pair. What I need is a pair that will stay in my ear sound good, sound good, and be water proofed decently.
I totally against going back to Jay birds, my experience with them was really nice, the Jabra has didn't have the best quality but the features were cool, heartbeat sensor, GPS, hear through technology, but not necessary I guess.
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I have had the Galaxy Buds since they released and are still my favorite pair ive owned next to the Airpods. They fit really well and I forget they are there after about 5-10 minutes. Also sound amazingly better than any other wireless earbuds ive used recently.
I have these, not bad for the price, not sure about the water resistance.
edit : They say they are IPX5 waterproof, splash proof
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I have these, not bad for the price, not sure about the water resistance.
edit : They say they are IPX5 waterproof, splash proof
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Thank you. Cousin also recommended these.
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Honestly I would suggest oneplus wireless bullets 2, they are surprisingly very good, in combination with Viper4Amdroid they are great.
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I have these, not bad for the price, not sure about the water resistance.
edit : They say they are IPX5 waterproof, splash proof
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I bought those for my daughter and they sound better than my Galaxy Buds.
I recommend the 1more stylish wireless earbuds. I have the 1more triple drivers and loved how they sounded. Unfortunately, they were wired earbuds and using them attached to a dongle connected to the OP7 pro was quite cumbersome. The 1more wireless earbuds sound great, fit great, great battery and stay in your ear. I also saw that there was a promotion on their website for 25% off the buds bringing them down to $76 shipped. Kinda was a no brainier for me at that price point. Check out some of the reviews on YouTube, but I wouldn't hesitate too long as I'm not sure when that 25% off deal expires.
Rocking these: True-Wireless Headphones, ZOLO Liberty [Upgraded] 8-Hour Playtime (100 Hours with Charging Case), Bluetooth 5 Bluetooth Earbuds with Graphene Driver Technology, IPX5 Sweatproof, Handsfree Stereo Calls https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GKHYVM8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ql-bDb3ZJDFS5
Charged them once when I first bought them a month ago and still haven't charged them. They work fantastic and sound great. They also work with Google Assistant. Very, very happy.
Right now these are the best for smartphones with Qualcomm 855 & 845 soc and an excellent battery and price.
https://us.creative.com/p/headphones-headsets/creative-outlier-air#buy-menu
I'm using these:
https://www.amazon.com/TRANYA-Bluetooth-Wireless-Headphones-Earphones/dp/B07KW1ZPVM
They're working perfect, no interruptions when playing and the sound is very good, I was pretty surprised!
Yes, those are highly rated! Cheers
I feel like I want to be fully in the pixel eco system as it's just starting butttttt, would it be worth spend 100 quid on pixel buds or a decent Sony headset, I like the buds for there minimalist style but I like over ear headphones for the full experience, I'm not buying both lol
Good question. My biggest pet peeve with any kind of "buds" are them falling out of my ear. My Samsung Buds+ (and another users' Buds Pro) were much worse than my Pixel Buds A-Series. I didn't know about Comply Fit Foam Tips you can buy for various buds, and am considering some, but weighing whether they're worth it since my A-Series don't fall out too much. I reference and have links to them here if you're curious.
I'm not into covering the whole ear, either. I do like my old Samsung Level U "buds" which are the type with a band that goes around your neck - that way when/if they fall out they don't go far away.
I'm assuming you can't get a decent Sony headset for anywhere near the cost of the Pixel Buds A-Series, so ultimately, if I were you, that would probably be the deciding factor.
I've mentioned before elsewhere, I like how smooth and integrated the app for the Pixel Buds, etc works on the Pixel versus how Samsung's app was on my Note 10+. I just didn't like the Samsung much at all in any area, really.
Some user (maybe on Reddit) claimed that he accidentally put his A-series buds in the case through a laundry washing machine cycle and all were still working after.
Your kind of convincing me here lol, I'll review the pixel buds before I decide, I just feel like over the ear headphones offer more experience, more battery and and over all better sound output, Sony have they're own app as well but I really want to be in the pixel zone lol, I shall let you know my decision
Yeah I'm going to go for the pixel series A due to its so integrated!
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My biggest pet peeve with any kind of "buds" are them falling out of my ear.
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I could never tolerate that either.
The Pixel Buds A that came free with P6P stay in extremely well - effective design.
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Yeah I'm going to go for the pixel series A due to its so integrated!
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They're sound is about as good as my best pair of wired earbuds, but only after I enabled Bass Boost in settings.
Sonys WF XM4 are the best buds around, they offer an "almost" full (over ear) headphone experience, even though they are "just" buds. They are also shaped ergonomically and once you fit them in your ear canal, you can even go working out - they won't fall out.
Mind though, that they are expensive. You won't find them below 200 €.
I am using Ear1 (nothing) works and sounds great with P6p
I have a pair of Galaxy Buds Live that sound awesome but with the way they are made, if I happen to doze off with them in, 1 or both fall out if my head tilts the wrong way. I did buy a pair of Razer Hammerhead True Wireless (2nd Gen) that have the RGB included and downloaded the Razer sound app to tweak the sound and they sound awesome also. They have some serious bass if you use the bass boosted setting. My music player of choice for several years now has been Power Amp with the settings for the EQ set on rock with Preamp set all the way up and the bass and treble dials both set at 50%. Got them on sale from Amazon for $99.99. They have gone back up to $129.99. You can also get them from Gamestop and Amazon. I put the link to Razer's site below.
Razer Hammerhead True Wireless Earbuds (2nd Gen)
Wireless low latency earbuds with Razer Chroma™ RGB featuring Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) technology for a distraction-free audio experience.
www.razer.com
For those looking for a good pair of ear buds, I would give them a try. They also have ANC and gaming mode. They are also comfortable to wear for hours. I wore them for 5 hours Saturday night and they did not bother my ear canals like a lot of in ear earbuds cause after short periods. The charging case is nice and gives various different battery life based on which options you choose to use. I have the RGB on default spectrum cycle and ANC off which is supposed to be a total of 27.5 hours between use and case recharging per Razer. You can get up to 32.5 hours.
Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless also extremely good, sound like over-ear ... but very expensive.
I have been using Soundcore Liberty 2 for a couple of years and i have no intention of getting rid until they pack in, they have been superb and you can shake your head like good'un and they don't fly out.
They were replaced by the Liberty 2 Pro (currently £90) and then by the Liberty 3 Pro but stock often reappears with them going for 50 or 60 quid.