True Wireless Earbuds Bluetooth 5.0 - (2019) TWS Bluetooth Headset Earbuds HiFi Stereo Sound Binaural HD Call 30Hr Playtime Bluetooth Headphones Sport Earphones with Charging Case (Silver)

I'm going to begin with my conclusion - there are better earbuds out there than these for the price. There were too many initial issues and later on, little design flaws that would make these hard to pick again over other options.What you get (pic 1): manual, spare earbud pads, USB-C charging cable (about 6 or 7 inches), charging case (which is also a battery that can fully charge the ear buds an additional 3 times for up to 9 hours of play time), the earbuds themselves.So, my first issue with these was pairing them in binaural mode. The instructions state that taking the earbuds out of the case within 3 seconds of each other will pair them automatically, and they include a picture that shows what they will appear as in your phone's Bluetooth devices to connect to (something like "TWS"). Well, instead of "TWS" I get two options: "TWS-L" and "TWS-R" (for left and right)(these are not the exact Bluetooth device names by the way, just examples). The picture indicates there would only be one device listed, so, which to connect to? I connected to TWS-R, attempted to play some music, and only the right earbud worked. I then connected to the left, and only that earbud worked now, so, obviously the pairing didn't work. I go back to the instructions and follow the instructions for manual pairing, and, long story short, I was at this for about 20 minutes without success before finally coming online to search for an answer.Well, here is the answer - HOW TO PAIR IN BINAURAL MODE: Put both earbuds in their slots within the charging case, make sure they both light up red (otherwise they are not seated correctly, the magnet doesn't always draw them into the correct position). Take the left earbud out first, then the right (the left earbud light should alternate between blue and red, and the right earbud's light will slowly flash blue). In your phone, connect to the LEFT earbud (whichever device has the "-L" in it), now, both earbud lights should be flashing blue, and they should be successfully paired in binaural mode.The instructions for this are, by default, not written in the most grammatically correct way, but additionally they may be out of date as well so, don't rely on them. It turns out that, on my first attempted setup, had I connected to the left earbud first instead of the right, everything would have been fine, but the instructions make no mention about this so, I had a 50/50 chance and chose wrong.Some other issues... The magnets in the charging case don't always pull the earbuds into the correct position so that they can charge. During my 20+ minutes of pairing issues, this happened frequently where I had to make a slight adjustment to their position to get them seated correctly. In the second pic I uploaded, it shows what you should see (at least for a moment, the lights don't all stay on) when they are correctly seated - the blue light ring should light up briefly and then turn off, both buds should light up red (if they're full charged, they will be red for a moment and then will go off), and the 4 center lights show you what the charge level of the case is (these will stay on until you close the case). If you don't ever see the blue light ring light up, then both earbuds are incorrectly seated. If it does light up but one of the earbuds never lights up red, then that one isn't correctly seated. Hope that all makes sense.As for sound quality, I'm pretty disappointed. The max volume is quite low compared to another set of earbuds I have, and there is a real lack of bass. The mids and highs are decent however. I attempted to improve this a bit with an EQ app but I can only do so much.I do like that the earbuds are capacitive touch sensitive, as this makes it really easy to quickly tap one to pause songs, answer calls, etc. My other set has clickable buttons rather than capacitive, so to pause a song, answer a call, skip ahead, etc requires pressing the earbud harder into your ear for a moment to successfully "click," which I don't like, so these ones are much nicer in that respect.Lastly, charging is simple enough and I love that the case is also a battery that can recharge the earbuds an additional 9 hours worth of time before it needs to be recharged itself. My only issue with it is the blue light ring that pulses on and off while charging. If you have this charging in a room you sleep in at night and are sensitive to lights, well, this will annoy you, as it's quite bright. All they needed to have was a small embedded led somewhere to indicate that it's charging, not a large light ring like this, but oh well.Overall, the setup was a pain (now knowing the proper method, it's fairly straightforward), the instructions need to be improved to prevent confusion, the sound quality should definitely be better for the price, and the charging case could do with a few design improvements as well. My conclusion is that there are better options out there, with all the same good features as this, but without the bad, for a better price.

I will preface this review by stating that I own and have reviewed a great number of headphones in the past. It does not make me neither an audiophile nor an expert but it still gives me a lot of good reference.For each use, there must be a type of headphone. If you care about only the review of the True Wireless Earbuds Bluetooth 5.0 - (2019) TWS Bluetooth Headset, you can skip the following explanations.Open, Semi-Open or Closed headphones, what is that?- Open headphones are good for audiophile uses. It will yield the most fidelity to the sound but these headphones are generally meant for quiet rooms, for being used with an amplifier and a DAC and for a very good audio source. These headphones will also give you the largest soundstage (the impression that the music comes from the room itself).- Closed headphones are meant to be used in noisy environments. They usually do not give you the best soundstage but you can still get a good sound. They will have much less sound leakage than the open ones.- There is also semi-Open which is a trade of between the two above.Intra-Auricular, Around your ears, on-ears, earbuds, what is that?- There are much different formats of headphones.- Intra-Auricular are the ones that go into your ear canal. They usually need a good seal to provide the best sound, especially bass. They will be the ones blocking the outside sound the best.- Earbuds are usually more generic buds like the ones that come with your phone. Usually their quality is not fantastic, except rare exceptions. Their price is generally low.- On-ears are headphones where the cans are going on your ear. They can sometimes not be too comfortable due to pressure on your ears but they are usually quite light.- Around your ears are headphones with very large cans that will encompass your ears completely. That is usually the category of preference for Audiophiles due to the large size of the drivers (50mm).Then you have the connection to the sound source:- Wired: the oldest and simplest one. Some have a remote and mic, some do not. Historically these are the ones giving you the best chance to have an optimal sound quality.- Bluetooth are wireless headphones that need power to work (batteries). The sound quality and battery life has greatly improved in the most recent years. Yet, a wired headphone will usually deliver the best sound.Last is the noise cancellation:- ANC: Active Noise Cancellation is a complex algorithm that select the frequency bands to “Make disappear” to allow you to listen your music in the best conditions. Although this technology has greatly improved, the resulting sound quality will never be as good as without ANC due to the difficulty in not cutting frequencies that were part of the music. Another misunderstanding is that ANC does not cancel voices so you will still hear babies crying in the plane, and even better than without it.- Passive isolation: Is usually achieved by intra-auricular buds that work as earplugs. On the ears headphones can also have a fair isolation due to the thickness of the earpads.Once this long introduction done, let’s review the True Wireless Earbuds Bluetooth 5.0 - (2019) TWS Bluetooth Headset:It is falling in the class of “Intra-auricular and Bluetooth).Here is what I like about it:- Fair Bluetooth. Easy to pair and to use.- Good battery life (5-6 hours + the fact that the buds recharge automatically in their box)- Nice looks- Possibility to use only one earbud or bothHere is what I like less:- Sound is lacking bass for me because I have hard time to get a good seal.- No stereo on phone conversations- No volume controls- When trying to replace the bud, it is often that I will either hang up on my call or stop my music.- BS terminology of Binaural (all headphones or headsets are).In conclusion:When I listen to audiobooks, these headphones are fine. Not for music because of the lack of bass.When compared to many other similar sets, this one appears to be losing.For that reason, I think this headphone deserves 2 stars.