Amazon Echo Buds (2nd Gen): What worked (and what didn't)

Amazon's in-ear truly wireless ear

buds

bring this version of the

echo

into the second generation and I have to say they're actually pretty good even before you ask them to whisper in your ear it's joshua

what

's going on? Everyone, these are the

echo

headphones from Amazon. the second generation so this new format that I'm doing more on my channel continues as I start with

what

I think

worked

on the new echo

buds

before I talk about what we

didn

't always have to start from the outside so let's talk about this case here, although the matte white edition I was given in my review may not stand out much, at least the case is small and thin enough to easily fit in a bag or pocket, it has the usual USB-C port . here on the back, right next to the button that activates pairing mode when both earbuds are in place.

This is the typical method for connecting headphones to any device, even a computer, but of course, you can get the most out of Echo headphones. using the

amazon

alexa app on your smartphone more on that app in a moment the bottom of the case is the first of multiple

amazon

smiles smiles which are the company's trademark symbol which actually denotes that the case holds wireless charging, please note that the wireless charging version of these earbuds costs a little more. I wouldn't blame anyone for feeling a little put off by the frequent smile because you're greeted with two more, one on each earbud, that you see once you open the case.

Once you walk past Amazon smiling and say you bought another one of their products, it's noticeable how much space there is around the earbud areas. This is extra space in case you use the included wing tips or change the parts that actually go in your ear. and that was actually an immediate highlight, if I'm honest there are actually small, medium and large sizes for both the silicone tips and wings included in the box. When using the Amazon Alexa app, we recommend that you do the fit test which will suggest you experiment with the different accessories included during that test, the headphones will evaluate themselves if you have a proper seal in your ear for the best sound experience.

The headphones themselves have a lot to offer. They have a nice shape but can be a little larger than some competitors, the outer areas are touch sensitive for the different tabs and holders that you can customize in the app and then there is a built-in vent that helps minimize the feeling you get of active noise cancellation where it feels like air. it's being sucked out of your ear and finally, the earbuds are ipx4 certified, which means they're not particularly waterproof, but they should be able to withstand many sweaty workouts or outdoor activities. Ultimately, Amazon doesn't necessarily break new ground. with the new echo headphones. design, but that's okay because everything we could expect from these is done pretty well and that includes the 5.7 millimeter drivers that output audio over the bluetooth 5 connection you would have with your smartphone or other devices now, while The latest echo headphones were definitely available.

I'm no slouch in the sound department. I have to give this second generation a thumbs up for an enjoyable listening experience. The sound will obviously be objective for each user, but I will do my best to give you some examples so you have an idea of ​​what it is like. What you're working with here, you first have to work on getting this seal right because otherwise you'll lose the mids and low ends, especially considering this is pretty true for any spoken word in-ear headphones. The content is really nice, especially with Anc On, as the low tones of the people's voices on the Genius Brain podcast really resonated on those Shure SM7B microphones they use to talk about bassy hip hop tunes from people like Emotion Oranges, which provided a satisfying rise in the songs. like west coast love and on the higher ends, basically the entire daft punk catalog came out pretty well, although this is where i noticed a slight pushback in the higher frequencies on this and other edm songs, slight separations, if possible, into something truly wireless.

In many of these cases the headphones were noticed with the voices a little more central and then things like string instruments that encompassed the outer sphere and in this case the example was the acoustic album of from above and beyond talking about separation. I have to give a special recognition. to a wu-tang clan twitter song recommendation cream where the echo buttons correctly represented the beginning of the song where a vocal is in the confines of the right ear completely separate from the intro and begins to flow from the left, a Big Deal. To see, the equalizer in the app allows you to make adjustments more or less in the bass, mids and treble, even if I know a parametric equalizer, keeping things simple helps a product like this and here is your microphone test, now I'm doing this. a little different because when you make real voice and video calls there are a lot of variables that can change the way the sound sounds in both directions so I'm using the 2nd generation echo buds here on the samsung galaxy s21 ultra using the professional video and activate bluetooth microphone recording, let me know what you think of the audio quality, microphone quality in the comments sections below, like many recent truly wireless earbuds, the best sound is obtained when active cancellation of noise is activated and the echo buttons.

The rocket drowns out a part of the outside sound spectrum quite well, apart from, say, the higher frequencies, it's not the best anc I've had, but it's quite effective in allowing you to immerse yourself in your music on top of all that. The bass is a bit louder when ANC is on and this depends on me maxing it out in the EQ. Obviously, I would love to take these headphones on a trip like on a plane or something, but I'm pretty sure they will. Get the job done now, on the other hand, the microphone array on the headphones also helps with the step, the level of which can be customized.

The step allows for comfortable enough conversations and an environmental awareness that I definitely look for when wearing only one earbud at a time, but of course, being an Amazon product, a great bonus is the included voice assistance, echo buttons They respond to the keyword as a proper echo device should, and if your smart and IoT routines rely on it, then these buttons will. be a great companion now personally, I'm not a big user of the word a, but the few times I've asked for it for things like simple queries like math equations and to set quick timers for making tea, that's all been fine and for those Of you who may be a little elusive about Amazon always listening to you, the app allows you to turn off the microphones and prevent audio from returning to Amazon's servers, so it's good that that layer of security is still available now If you are not interested in just one word and are rather fine all the time, you can configure the buttons on each earbud to answer a call from the Amazon assistant or the native one you have installed on your phone, this actually

worked

best for me, since I actually have things set up on my Google Assistant, but turning to echo for simple tasks provided a pretty good match.

Now not everything is rosy, however, let's talk about the few things that

didn

't really work while the design of the echo buttons is quite simplistic and therefore quite accessible. I can see some people having issues with the somewhat considerable form factor. I mean, I'm sure they are nice round earbuds before I put these tips on them for safety, but their specific shape can actually hurt a little after a while it really is important to find the right fit, but ear fatigue still occurs near the end of the five hours of battery life I got in a straight session when I was testing them, this compared to smaller earbuds I have similar performance like the galaxy buds pro or earbuds that have more curves to fit the ear shapes like the jabra elite 75t now i just mentioned the battery life and while five hours isn't bad it's not amazing either, i end up using my usual use case which is using an earbud and then turning it off when turn off to maximize the amount of time I have tunes in the background during the day, now 15 minutes back in the case gives you two hours of playback which is fine and I actually have no problem keeping that case full because wireless charging It's a worthwhile feature, I mean, Anker made a qi wireless charger with a specific shape that not only holds the case but also gives you battery life readings on the buttons and the battery life of the case. , now you know that Amazon believes in its product when it gets third parties to specifically endorse it.

Now the next thing I'm going to talk about is something that hasn't worked yet, like I said before, the Amazon assistant on the echo buds are going to be really cool for anyone who actively uses them now. I'm not that user, but I appreciate that it can do all the routines and smart home control, but what I wish was already active is the alexa vip. filter something that comes a little later and causes the echo device to ping you when notifications arrive from user-defined applications. You can then tap to hear the notification read in full and this is a convenience that I thought adequately differentiated the echo frames. and I can do the same with these headphones.

I liked the vip filter, even if to have it activated I needed to have the microphone on at all times and I think it would be a nice feature when I'm just playing podcasts or youtube, but something is coming from Telegram, but like I said, I'll have to file this under something which hasn't worked yet, but I have one last thought and I think what really worked here is that Amazon is setting a standard. I can't help it. I think Amazon had to make these Echo earbuds work really well because they blend in with all the other truly wireless earbuds that cover their own market.

A wide range of headphones can give you varying degrees of good sound, additional features, and different fits for various price points. but the echo buds have to do enough of each of those things to stand out from the crowd, if anything they have found a position almost equal to my other everyday buds, the samsung galaxy buds pro, which have many similar features but They are just a little smaller and therefore a little more comfortable and if I'm honest the Samsung's anc and pitch adjustment are a little better for the same price, I'm pretty sure the echo buttons They'll get prominent placement before there are many alternatives on the website, but I feel like Amazon has done a good job of balancing the spec sheet and features with its price of 119.

I understand Amazon's mentality here, it's like they already If you were browsing the market anyway, well, you might as well. use one of our products, so let's make sure we can make sense of that, I mean good sound, decent battery life, potential for Alexa help and active noise cancellation aren't all cheap, but then the echo buds managed to pack it all in without a super high price, let me know what you think of the second generation Echo Bud. Will you buy a pair for yourself? Let me know in the comments below for more reviews on products like the Echo Buds and more.

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