Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro True Wireless Earbuds, Active Noise Cancelling, Graphite

I researched on this earbuds for a year when it came out but it was so expensive. Then this year I saw that it’s on installment and discounted. It even got more affordable this month, wish I waited longer. I love this because I have the Z Fold 5, been a phablet x stylus user since Note 2! There are so many reasons to invest in this earbuds, most especially if you’re a Samsung user.

First, it just integrates with my phone intuitively and I can use it with my MacBook 2017 and Garmin Fenix 6s! The Wearable widget helps reconnect the earbuds back to the phone faster than fumbling with the app. I can continue listening to a song or podcast on Spotify from my phone to my laptop and back to my phone, and the sound quality and volume doesn’t change.

Second, the connectivity is sustained better than other wireless earbuds, whether watching a video, listening, or gaming! There’s a gaming option that minimizes the lag between the sound and game action. I can leave my phone farther and still listen to music, or more important, get calls while doing tasks more than 20 feet or more away – even between 2 rooms apart. I had cheaper buds that once I close our steel-cored front door, the connection with my phone will be disrupted even if my phone is just right next to the door.

Third, I love the responsiveness to equalizer adjustments! I’m not a sound engineer or audiophile but I used their reviews to narrow down my options based on the products that produce the best sound qualities on the range of frequencies I can already hear with my naked ears. We appreciate sounds differently so it depends on individual hearing but we’d agree that these pricey things respond fast! My hearing was tested, I’m also trained in classical music, and have a healthcare background, so my ears seek refined details from music or physiological sounds. I don’t like too much enhanced bass and uncomfortable loudness, as those can lead to deafness. These buds can be loud and bass-proud too! Fresh from the box, these buds were on Normal settings on the Wearable equalizer. To me, I heard the lower frequencies more than the higher ones but I can still distinctly appreciate the higher registers. So I tweaked the equalizer and it responds immediately!!! That equalizer doesn’t allow customization but Spotify allows it. I noticed that the Dynamic option looks like the Harman Curve, whether you’re a fan of it or not, it’s preset already. Although with these earbuds, I can tell if music has been rendered with Dolby, HiFi or some technology… some music do sound unnatural. I had to check the music piece I’m studying if I heard the musical dynamics right, as I might be attempting to produce that sound quality in real life.

Now, the stuff I don’t like… first, these were so uncomfortable at the start. I can’t bear these in my ears for 30 minutes when I first got it. I had to stretch my earlobes and wear these for staggered periods of time per day. I mixed and matched between small and mid-sized tips until the buds fit test say they’re ok and it does feel comfortable. It took me a week to adjust my ears and now I can wear them 4 to 6 hours straight. I almost returned these but I thought I’m used to having wired earphones and it’s the sacrifice to wireless earbuds that do work. Just like others advice, do the fit test frequently until the fit feels right.

Second, the charging case isn’t waterproof and shockproof, so I bought the Samsung armor for it. Both the buds and case get dusty pretty quickly. I clean the tips and case with alcohol and tissue.

Third, I don’t like that it’s protruding out of my earlobes but it is what it is. As of this writing, it’s one of the smaller and lighter earbuds. I’ve tried working out and doing sports with these, they pop out when I clench my jaw, move my head in many directions or jump. I have to strap these so if it does pop out, it’ll hang from my shoulders and not get stepped on.

Oh well, enjoy yours!
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