![]() ![]() What’s remarkable about JBL’s Tune 600BTNC wireless active noise-cancelling over-ear headphones is just how minimal and reasonable those compromises are. ![]() When you’re getting a pair of over-ear headphones from one of the biggest brands in the business for less than £100, you’d better be ready to compromise. In every other respect, though, the Earfun Air are (very nearly) too good to be true. In fact, about the only area where they’re deserving of mild criticism is at the top end – treble sounds are always threatening to lose refinement, and with unsympathetic material or at unrealistic volume levels they can get properly edgy. The overall signature is punchy and energetic, but there’s nothing forced or relentless about it, and the very agreeable levels of detail the Air can extract from a recording also help the balance. The sonic presentation is quite spacious and airy, and consequently, the soundstage is simple to understand. The Earfun Air outperform their price point quite comfortably. Naturally, all these features are nothing but tinsel if the Air doesn’t sound like the money’s-worth – but (and it’s hardly a spoiler, seeing as how they’re on this list in the first place) never fear. There are plenty of true wireless in-ears costing twice as much as this that don’t have such a rich feature-set. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the exception that proves the rule: the EarFun Air true wireless in-ear headphones.įancy 35 hours of battery life, wireless charging via any Qi-certified pad, an IPX7 rating for moisture resistance, Bluetooth 5.0, voice assistance and touch controls, and ear-detection that automatically pauses music when you remove an earbud? Of course you do. Battery life (h): 7 (earbuds) 28 (charging case)Īlmost 99 times out of 100, if a deal seems too good to be true that’s because it is.The Q20 get far more right than they get wrong. The plastics here are rather hard and not especially scuff-resistant, but again, that’s par for the course when spending such a modest sum. But overall the Anker are no hardship at all to listen to. You’ll need to prepare yourself for the noise-cancelling here to be more like ‘noise-reducing’ – if you’re hoping to listen in a cocoon of silence you’ll be disappointed. The lowest frequencies are a little tentative, admittedly - which is a straight reversal of what usually occurs in this part of the market - but there’s a quite impressive insight into recordings and a fairly even-handed way with tonality and top-end response. It’s enough to make you overlook the rather old-school microUSB socket for charging the battery in the first place.Īs far as sound goes, the Q20 are an inoffensive and quite sprightly listen. Active noise-cancellation and 30 hours of battery life (which doubles if you switch the ANC off) are far from the norm at this sort of money. Given the price, the Q20 really do pile on the features. ‘Significantly less than £50’ is staunchly entry-level for most brands, but for Anker, it represents a definite move upmarket. Very, very cautiously, though, as the Soundcore Life Q20 demonstrate. Having established a pretty much bomb-proof reputation at the very entry-level of the headphones market, Anker is busily expanding. Noise-cancelling: Active noise cancellation. ![]()
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