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sadly no. they are priced nicely but i can't think of a reason why they would not have auto-pause or volume control. how exactly would that be cost cutting.
11:35 I can't begin to tell you how appreciative I am of the fact that you did that kind of irl phone call testing for these buds, it was exactly what I always want reviewers of these types of devices to do, and now it made it extremely easy to know whether I'd want to buy these or not. Thank you for this! :)
@hellsingXXX No, you are mistaken. Almost all reviewers do an inside simulated microphone testing, which is nothing like the real life scenarios. A microphone that is good during a simulated busy store test, or construction test, in real life might turn out to be absolutely crap compared to what the simulated testing ended up with. This is why I have always wanted more reviewers to actually go out there in the real world when doing the microphone testing, that way you get an accurate understanding and insight of the microphone quality.
I keep forgetting that OnePlus has been rather consistent with releasing wireless earbuds. Although I am a bit surprised that noise canceling is even an option at $60.
Noise cancellation is just software. And it's not by any means a new piece of software to develop. So anc is just a feature that gets added for cheap and gets used as a feature to pump margin.
@@mcslender2965 you just need more than one mic, but having more than one does improve the anc quality. They don't have to be dedicated to anc, they can pass through one mic through to your phone while using both for doing the anc calculations, however it could increase latency which is why higher end anc headphones will dedicate mics specifically for anc.
@@mcslender2965 Yeah I'm pretty sure that's how it works, "just add ANC software" wouldn't work because how would the software know how to cancel noises without the hardware?
at what price point is noise cancelling an option for Apple? 🤔 i saw only pro has it. while what price point is it for gaming headsets? or even damn free software? 🤔( should be obvious)
The bass boost was almost entirely tucked below 200 Hz which means it wont be that muddy bass that other consumer products are plagued with, it'll have a minimal effect on vocals and intruments that have harmonics in that region. It's also pretty easy to EQ down a bit
The call quality was great for a windy parking lot. I like that you included that in the testing, would it be possible to subject the microphones to some form of labs testing as well (test based on a typical voice pattern under 20km/hr winds generated by a fan?)
thanks for clearly labeling the target curve for this one. it`s great to see that you are improving the information presented in your lab results. only caveat would be that a link to a description of how you reached this target line would be great. keep up the good work! also thanks.
I got an original pair of one plus nord buds after your first video that still work well, i might eventually pick these up as an upgrade, the first iteration is amazing and i have no regrets getting them.
After using the first version of these earplugs i found them great the mics were good and tbh never had to use them on full volume like the max i ever went was 45 percent . These seem great excited to get the new version asap
There's a notification about a firmware update available visible on the phone around 8:55 … not sure if/how it changes the device's performance/features though.
8:17 that wording suggests to me that the feature is normalizing the bass frequencies before adding a minor amplification so that it doesn't otherwise distort incoming bass that's already near peaking in the recording.
I find that one aspect not tested and not mentioned in most products is multi-device connectivity. Some cheap headphones, would allow you to have them connected to your laptop and your phone. Imagine at work/office, you want to listen to music from phone but also switch to them when you get a teams call on the laptop. And vice versa, you listen to music from laptop and someone calls you. There are some headphones who connect to both devices and the one that provides audio takes over. For this is seemless experience. But then there are headphones that block the bluetooth connection from the 2nd devioce until you actively disconnect them from the 1st, which makes it a hassle to switch. I would recommend adding this to your review process. I guess from the spec sheet and James breefly discussing the topic, it is supported. But the question is how does it change between devices without the help of touch gestures?
I'd really like to see you guys compare these to something like the EarFun Air Pro 3 or the EarFun Free Pro 2. I have absolutely been a fan of EarFun for a couple of years now as they have from my perspective delivered consistently. They are certainly a less known company but I've been pleasantly surprised.
You guys should check out the Oledance Open Ear headphones. They aren't for everyone but addressed basically everything I emailed Bose about improving for a Gen 2 Open Sports. Unfortunately my Open Sports didn't survive the washing machine.
Guys... pls do the review of Buds Z2. The Oneplus Buds Z were such a strong competitor, even punching above its weight class in some areas. I'd love to see a review of the new Z2 from you guys :D
Hey man,just curious, James did mention that there no volume control for these but he didnt check the triple tap option? Does triple tap have volume control? The double tap didnt have it for sure. Just wanted to know or they missed that part........ Thanks anyways
@@advaitpathak4330 Hi mate. I returned mine and I got a refund and I ordered the Nord Buds 3 Pro. Because there was still time after I noticed the announcement of the Nord Buds 3 Pro. I didn't try the triple tap but if I compared back with the OnePlus Buds Z2 if you remember, the triple tap was working as backwards (previous track) in music while the double tap was working as forward (next track). So I am afraid there is no volume control. Even when you customize the taps, I don't remember an option about volume control.
@@advaitpathak4330Hi again mate. Just received the Nord Buds 3 Pro and I confirm they do have a volume control option. Also for that price the the sound and bass quality in music which I tried so far as well as the ANC, are better than I expected.
Im gonna get the second gen because i lost my first gen buds, and ive gotta say the second gen box is way cheaper and worse compared to the first gen. First gen box feels and looks more premium.
I've been looking for a quality upgrade to my sound core Liberty Air 2 pros that doesn't cost a left nut to get. And I also enjoy bass heavy music so I'm glad there's good bass quality.
My favorite below $100 earbud, I actually got for $30 with discount. It's the avantree tw106. I use it when I hike or travel, as it has 120hrs(7hrs on buds and 113 charging case). You can basically use it 4hrs a day for a month before charging it. It's also IPX7, so works even when raining. So because of that, I have a very high standard for $100 and high with my earbuds/headset. I mean if a sub $50 earbuds can deliver that much feature and quality with average or above average sound, the tier priced one should be able to do it too.
I’m happy it has no auto pause, I have previous version as a secondary when AirPods Pro is charging or something and one plus auto pause was worst ever seen, if I’m sleeping it randomly pauses, if you eat it randomly pauses, it’s better to not have it than have like they did before, there not many earbuds that do auto pause well, when it doesn’t pause 50 times a day randomly and then you are so annoyed you want to throw them out. So I’m happy they get rid of it.
Do they support USB PD for faat charging? >OnePlus Nord Buds 2 can be charged using a standard adapter. Requires 5VDC 0.9A adapter or higher. The actual performance experienced by users may vary based on the specific charging environment conditions. Has me worried.
I have a pair that the two device, laptop/phone pairing and auto switch works great. Earbay BT786-L, they are over head, but work great. Also the 28 hour of use charge is amazing. I use them at work, and charge them once a week or so, and I'm on the phone or Teams on the laptop allot.
Reminder that lately their buds z2 have been on discount for $60 on their shop, which, if I understand correctly, are a straight upgrade from the nord buds 2.
seems fine, not a fan of the lack of codecs .. its a 5.3 bud so it should support LC3 .. they could have given it at least LHDC support even if thats very limited by the number of phones supported .. but at least the costs arent as high as LDAC .. Honestly Aptx is still pretty good even if it feels like its market share is diminishing ...
what's the deal with bluetooth and switching between devices? I have my cheap JBL BT510 connected to PC, phone, tablet and i can switch between them with no problem
Still looking for something to pseudo replace my Bose NC 700's. I want something that is an in-ear earbud with silicone tips. my price range is around $150-175. I am switching headphones because these bose are uncomfortable for me to wear.
Ffs will you people stop saying "cheap" when its $60? Wtf that was literally my budget when I wanted to buy my gaming headphones with a mic and headphone combo!! $60 ain't cheap, if anything that's middle range!! I cringed at spending $35 on headphones for my mom
I need a different pair cause every pair of AirPods I have had gets problems with holding a charge literally like a few months max of semi-regular use like maybe 3 or 4 times a week for about. 35 minutes at a time and the cases just drains the earbuds and the case doesn't hold a charge and I've had this most recent pair for literally just shy of 3 months 😑
You should review the "creative outlier pro". They are the ones I have now, 15 hours of battery life (they are a bit chunky) and the case has 3 more charges! They have ANC, although not great but it helps in an airplane. They are comfortable for me, no problems at all and they don´t feel they are going to fall or anything. The audio quality is not great but not bad either. And they have a "low latency mode" that synchronize audio and video with the laptop, phone... whatever you have around. For gaming the latency is still there (maybe 150ms or so, not too bad), but to watch movies on the tablet/phone/computer, youtube videos... they are great!
Am I the only one who hates "autopause"? I am an adult fully capable of hitting the play/pause button, and it drives me crazy every time I try to adjust an earbud and that shit triggers.
5/10 title. Doesn't roll off the tongue well. Usually the titles are spot on doe. Maybe "What have they done in 2 years?" Edit: the new title is much better!🎉🎉
Please please please check out Razers Hammerhead Hyperspeed (Xbox edition) they have a major software problem with the microphone. And it needs to brought into the light! I will send u my pair if need be!
Using these right now, definitely not $60, actually cheaper, the worst thing is you can't connect to 2 devices at once, you can't wear it for long sessions, hurts the ear but all other things are decent,
Can you guys have someone make a smash brothers or budaki fighting game with all the LTT crew. Make a story line like mortal combats tower of fighting people, have hidden unlocks and make us pay about 20$ for it. You can have dlc characters. First game could be like street fighter then smash brothers then budaki.
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Would you pick up a pair of these buds? Let us know below!
Check out the OnePlus Nord Buds 2: lmg.gg/dgcVa
Buy OnePlus Buds Pro 2: geni.us/q68g
Buy Bose QuietComfort Buds 2: geni.us/EjQ5
Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group.
Portland, JAMAICA in the Building!!!
sadly no. they are priced nicely but i can't think of a reason why they would not have auto-pause or volume control. how exactly would that be cost cutting.
11:35 I can't begin to tell you how appreciative I am of the fact that you did that kind of irl phone call testing for these buds, it was exactly what I always want reviewers of these types of devices to do, and now it made it extremely easy to know whether I'd want to buy these or not. Thank you for this! :)
@hellsingXXX No, you are mistaken. Almost all reviewers do an inside simulated microphone testing, which is nothing like the real life scenarios. A microphone that is good during a simulated busy store test, or construction test, in real life might turn out to be absolutely crap compared to what the simulated testing ended up with. This is why I have always wanted more reviewers to actually go out there in the real world when doing the microphone testing, that way you get an accurate understanding and insight of the microphone quality.
I keep forgetting that OnePlus has been rather consistent with releasing wireless earbuds. Although I am a bit surprised that noise canceling is even an option at $60.
Noise cancellation is just software. And it's not by any means a new piece of software to develop. So anc is just a feature that gets added for cheap and gets used as a feature to pump margin.
@@HerbaMachinadon't you need dedicated ANC microphones in addition to a voice microphone for voice call in ANC headphones?
@@mcslender2965 you just need more than one mic, but having more than one does improve the anc quality. They don't have to be dedicated to anc, they can pass through one mic through to your phone while using both for doing the anc calculations, however it could increase latency which is why higher end anc headphones will dedicate mics specifically for anc.
@@mcslender2965 Yeah I'm pretty sure that's how it works, "just add ANC software" wouldn't work because how would the software know how to cancel noises without the hardware?
at what price point is noise cancelling an option for Apple? 🤔 i saw only pro has it. while what price point is it for gaming headsets? or even damn free software? 🤔( should be obvious)
The bass boost was almost entirely tucked below 200 Hz which means it wont be that muddy bass that other consumer products are plagued with, it'll have a minimal effect on vocals and intruments that have harmonics in that region. It's also pretty easy to EQ down a bit
The call quality was great for a windy parking lot. I like that you included that in the testing, would it be possible to subject the microphones to some form of labs testing as well (test based on a typical voice pattern under 20km/hr winds generated by a fan?)
Man youre so good as a host, I hope youre getting the appropriate amount of recognition for it. All the best.
12 months later he's replaced by AI.... Kidding 😂
thanks for clearly labeling the target curve for this one. it`s great to see that you are improving the information presented in your lab results.
only caveat would be that a link to a description of how you reached this target line would be great.
keep up the good work!
also thanks.
My favorite sub $100 earbuds are still the soundcore liberty 2s. Physical buttons are really nice, they fit very solid, and sound pretty damn good.
they are 3x the price here unfortunately
I got an original pair of one plus nord buds after your first video that still work well, i might eventually pick these up as an upgrade, the first iteration is amazing and i have no regrets getting them.
After using the first version of these earplugs i found them great the mics were good and tbh never had to use them on full volume like the max i ever went was 45 percent . These seem great excited to get the new version asap
bro your laptop skin is on the wrong side
There's a notification about a firmware update available visible on the phone around 8:55 … not sure if/how it changes the device's performance/features though.
8:17 that wording suggests to me that the feature is normalizing the bass frequencies before adding a minor amplification so that it doesn't otherwise distort incoming bass that's already near peaking in the recording.
for me it sounds kinda like an adaptive compressor for the low end.
I've been daily driving the nord buds 1 for a while now. I absolutely love them.
I have the nords, on a I phone, no app,anc,,nothing!!!!!they sound great!!!!!getting the nord 2 on the way,,now I'll have an app!!!!!!
I’d love to see those graphs but add in data from flagship products as well so we can see how good the value for money is
the mids and treble seems to be pretty nice
I find that one aspect not tested and not mentioned in most products is multi-device connectivity. Some cheap headphones, would allow you to have them connected to your laptop and your phone. Imagine at work/office, you want to listen to music from phone but also switch to them when you get a teams call on the laptop. And vice versa, you listen to music from laptop and someone calls you.
There are some headphones who connect to both devices and the one that provides audio takes over. For this is seemless experience. But then there are headphones that block the bluetooth connection from the 2nd devioce until you actively disconnect them from the 1st, which makes it a hassle to switch.
I would recommend adding this to your review process. I guess from the spec sheet and James breefly discussing the topic, it is supported. But the question is how does it change between devices without the help of touch gestures?
I'd really like to see you guys compare these to something like the EarFun Air Pro 3 or the EarFun Free Pro 2. I have absolutely been a fan of EarFun for a couple of years now as they have from my perspective delivered consistently. They are certainly a less known company but I've been pleasantly surprised.
I actually am fine with missing autopause on removal. I've had annoyance of music stopping on various occasions before.
You guys should check out the Oledance Open Ear headphones. They aren't for everyone but addressed basically everything I emailed Bose about improving for a Gen 2 Open Sports. Unfortunately my Open Sports didn't survive the washing machine.
I have the previous Nord Buds, and they are such a great earbuds for the price point. 2 seems to be even better at the same price.
WHY is the "Bold" preset FEATURED?!
Guys... pls do the review of Buds Z2. The Oneplus Buds Z were such a strong competitor, even punching above its weight class in some areas. I'd love to see a review of the new Z2 from you guys :D
6:45 Testing without updating the firmware to the latest version first, that's just... typical LMG.
Good video apart from that.
I just received mine today. Great explanation and review mate! I appreciate your work and your effort. You got a new subscriber!
Hey man,just curious, James did mention that there no volume control for these but he didnt check the triple tap option?
Does triple tap have volume control?
The double tap didnt have it for sure.
Just wanted to know or they missed that part........
Thanks anyways
@@advaitpathak4330 Hi mate. I returned mine and I got a refund and I ordered the Nord Buds 3 Pro. Because there was still time after I noticed the announcement of the Nord Buds 3 Pro.
I didn't try the triple tap but if I compared back with the OnePlus Buds Z2 if you remember, the triple tap was working as backwards (previous track) in music while the double tap was working as forward (next track). So I am afraid there is no volume control.
Even when you customize the taps, I don't remember an option about volume control.
@@advaitpathak4330Hi again mate. Just received the Nord Buds 3 Pro and I confirm they do have a volume control option. Also for that price the the sound and bass quality in music which I tried so far as well as the ANC, are better than I expected.
Im gonna get the second gen because i lost my first gen buds, and ive gotta say the second gen box is way cheaper and worse compared to the first gen. First gen box feels and looks more premium.
Maybe I missed it, but how is the latency/ sync when watching a Video on your phone?
I've been looking for a quality upgrade to my sound core Liberty Air 2 pros that doesn't cost a left nut to get. And I also enjoy bass heavy music so I'm glad there's good bass quality.
Would be really nice if you wrote what music you listened to with the earbuds.
My favorite below $100 earbud, I actually got for $30 with discount. It's the avantree tw106. I use it when I hike or travel, as it has 120hrs(7hrs on buds and 113 charging case). You can basically use it 4hrs a day for a month before charging it. It's also IPX7, so works even when raining. So because of that, I have a very high standard for $100 and high with my earbuds/headset. I mean if a sub $50 earbuds can deliver that much feature and quality with average or above average sound, the tier priced one should be able to do it too.
I’m happy it has no auto pause, I have previous version as a secondary when AirPods Pro is charging or something and one plus auto pause was worst ever seen, if I’m sleeping it randomly pauses, if you eat it randomly pauses, it’s better to not have it than have like they did before, there not many earbuds that do auto pause well, when it doesn’t pause 50 times a day randomly and then you are so annoyed you want to throw them out. So I’m happy they get rid of it.
Did you get a new mic or something? That was the best call quality I've ever heard in a short circuit earbud review..
I saw the graph, the bass seems very loose which is a particular issue with all TWS earbuds at this price.
Right side of new set didn't work for me just felt a bit shallow and a bit too warm hope you change it
Should do mic quality testing with a control (pro mic) recording, and remove the variable of the receiver's phone speakers.
Do they support USB PD for faat charging?
>OnePlus Nord Buds 2 can be charged using a standard adapter. Requires 5VDC 0.9A adapter or higher. The actual performance experienced by users may vary based on the specific charging environment conditions.
Has me worried.
Really wish you tested the quick switch thing
Would you add a latency test with the corresponding phone's brand and with other phones? Since i never seem to get the claimed latency by the brands.
Yeah a latency test for Bluetooth earbuds would be great
I click on the link and the price shows $160... Something changed in 1 month?
speckled kind of birthday cake looking bottom was my nickname in highschool
Wasn’t Short Circuit supposed to be like a unboxing/first impressions channel? Why is everything going to the lab first?
man i wish i lived in us/canada because where I'm at its not going to be $60
I have a pair that the two device, laptop/phone pairing and auto switch works great. Earbay BT786-L, they are over head, but work great. Also the 28 hour of use charge is amazing. I use them at work, and charge them once a week or so, and I'm on the phone or Teams on the laptop allot.
Reminder that lately their buds z2 have been on discount for $60 on their shop, which, if I understand correctly, are a straight upgrade from the nord buds 2.
That's a surprisingly decent microphone and some
For 30$ that is great. I am definitely getting them.
Kudos for not trying to look and sound and act like Linus. The rest of the Shortcircuit team are all clones of Linus.
Bring back 'They are Just Movies'
As someone who really gets their value out of the SkullCandy Crusher Evo headphones, these earbuds look perfect for my tastes haha
which is better fit in ear oppo enco air 2 pro or one plus nord buds 2 ? For small ears
I miss James hosting videos. Would love to see him more
Wow totally missed the opportunity, is this short circuit? long time listener first time caller.
I have had my OnePlus Buds since 2020 and have had no reason to upgrade, they still work fine. But only $60 and ANC?! This might just be worth it.
"Sure we all want Airpods."
Speak for yourself.
Is it _actually using_ recycled plastic, or does it just look like it with the speckles (as mentioned in the video)?
You should review oppo enco air 2 pro, they are amazing budget earphones.
seems fine, not a fan of the lack of codecs .. its a 5.3 bud so it should support LC3 .. they could have given it at least LHDC support even if thats very limited by the number of phones supported .. but at least the costs arent as high as LDAC .. Honestly Aptx is still pretty good even if it feels like its market share is diminishing ...
what's the deal with bluetooth and switching between devices? I have my cheap JBL BT510 connected to PC, phone, tablet and i can switch between them with no problem
Work great for me, i use em daily at work. And have had zero issues so far.
Recommendation: get budget IEM and a wireless "cable" i u really need it
60$ in USA and 82Ł in UK... That makes 100$ with current rate.
Fucking hell I love Britain!
Nevermind! I found these for 60Ł on site that I have never seen before. Still more expensive than in USA...
Now review the Airpods please with the labs test.
Belle's "WHAT'S UP GAMERS?!" kills me lmao
Does it works good with iPhones?
Still looking for something to pseudo replace my Bose NC 700's. I want something that is an in-ear earbud with silicone tips. my price range is around $150-175. I am switching headphones because these bose are uncomfortable for me to wear.
I have One plus Nord 2 buds and I cannot find any volume up/down feature on touch, is there any feature? 😟
Nope
Are they tuned for the Harman curve?
From the graph, it looks similar in the upper mids and treble, although quite a bit more bass than Harman
What is this new environment, needs sound proofing
Ffs will you people stop saying "cheap" when its $60? Wtf that was literally my budget when I wanted to buy my gaming headphones with a mic and headphone combo!! $60 ain't cheap, if anything that's middle range!! I cringed at spending $35 on headphones for my mom
New studio looks amazing
You should review the Sony earbuds! The fm ones! I dunno the naming
still no option to mic mute from the bud... can't buy them. ARGH!
I need a different pair cause every pair of AirPods I have had gets problems with holding a charge literally like a few months max of semi-regular use like maybe 3 or 4 times a week for about. 35 minutes at a time and the cases just drains the earbuds and the case doesn't hold a charge and I've had this most recent pair for literally just shy of 3 months 😑
You should review the "creative outlier pro". They are the ones I have now, 15 hours of battery life (they are a bit chunky) and the case has 3 more charges! They have ANC, although not great but it helps in an airplane. They are comfortable for me, no problems at all and they don´t feel they are going to fall or anything. The audio quality is not great but not bad either. And they have a "low latency mode" that synchronize audio and video with the laptop, phone... whatever you have around. For gaming the latency is still there (maybe 150ms or so, not too bad), but to watch movies on the tablet/phone/computer, youtube videos... they are great!
Am I the only one who hates "autopause"? I am an adult fully capable of hitting the play/pause button, and it drives me crazy every time I try to adjust an earbud and that shit triggers.
"I don't hate these" is the pinnacle of approval
You should consider reviewing the Asus Vivobook S15 (S5504VA). It can be had with a 13th gen core i9 for as little as 1300 USD.
I think that some editor may need some help lol (13:02)
At the price and seeing as I'm a OnePlus user, not a bad deal at all for me. Battery life is meh, but not any better than my current Skullcandy XT's
Can I buy this now?
Looking for bass during the Cliff Burton era of Metallica is a bold move 😂
"i dont hate them" high praise from james streib 😂
Hey Joey! How you doin
5/10 title. Doesn't roll off the tongue well. Usually the titles are spot on doe.
Maybe
"What have they done in 2 years?"
Edit: the new title is much better!🎉🎉
Nord phones and Nord buds
Please please please check out Razers Hammerhead Hyperspeed (Xbox edition) they have a major software problem with the microphone. And it needs to brought into the light! I will send u my pair if need be!
For cheap earbuds i would go with soundcore or huawei's
Using these right now, definitely not $60, actually cheaper, the worst thing is you can't connect to 2 devices at once, you can't wear it for long sessions, hurts the ear but all other things are decent,
Can you guys have someone make a smash brothers or budaki fighting game with all the LTT crew. Make a story line like mortal combats tower of fighting people, have hidden unlocks and make us pay about 20$ for it. You can have dlc characters. First game could be like street fighter then smash brothers then budaki.
You and even could have Steve from GN be a character and his crew!!!!
Can you please try boat earphones and headphones from India
Love how you all just yeet the packaging every which way lol
If only they put sound effects in to make it funnier
@@jakesinclair69420 They actually did it on the sonos video today LOL!
Absolutely
these are 11.99 on the oneplus app, just bought em
maybe my next earbuds, even tho i prefer headphone they can be useful
I feel like these might be a better option than my pixel buds a series
same reason im here i hate the pixel buds a series so much lol
I wonder if Jake ever told us, if he is a gamer?
if only it had better battery life... i usually look for 8h a bud minimum
it gives me around 7 hours and it charges extremely fast
Using it currently
And how are they? :D
"I've smack worse... Really flat"
Wait wat? New egg? I thought they had issues...