Bang & Olufsen’s describes its new noise-canceling Beoplay EX earbuds as having a brand new “form.” And sure, their form is new for Bang & Olufsen earbuds, however no longer so new for the remainder of us who have observed loads of earbuds with stems like the ones at the AirPods and AirPods Professional. However, Bang & Olufsen Beoplay says its “new form in earphone design” creates area for higher 9.2 mm speaker drivers that assist ship “unequalled sound high quality.” The Beoplay EX will probably be to be had on Would possibly 5 for $399 (£349, AU$650) in Anthracite Oxygen (a graphite colour with bluish accents at the earpieces), adopted by means of Gold Tone after which Black Anthracite colorways in past due Would possibly and June respectively.
I have not attempted the Beoplay EX but but when the efficiency of the sooner Beoplay EQ buds is any indication, those buds must sound relatively spectacular (they might higher for $399, proper?). In addition they must paintings higher for making voice calls, with 3 microphones in every earbud and “upgraded name high quality,” consistent with Bang & Olufsen. No phrase on if the noise-canceling is stepped forward, however the noise canceling at the Beoplay EQ buds is just right.
Battery existence is rated at 6 hours at average quantity ranges with noise canceling on and an additional 14 hours of juice within the brushed aluminum charging case. The buds have an IP57 water-resistance score, which makes them water-proof and dust-resistant. In addition they function Bluetooth 5.2 and multipoint Bluetooth pairing so you’ll be able to attach to 2 units on the similar time, akin to a pc and smartphone.
I dug into the specifications just a little they usually do function wi-fi charging and enhance the AAC and AptX Adaptive audio formats (most commonly Android units enhance AptX Adaptive). Once I am getting my palms on a assessment pattern, I’m going to assist you to understand how they examine to the AirPods Professional and different top rate buds like Bowers & Wilkins’ PI7, which additionally retail for $399, and Sony’s WF-1000XM4 ($279).
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