It is fully functional and has been professionally refurbished, inspected, tested and cleaned to excellent condition by qualified sellers. The low end is precise, with it feeling controlled enough to never drown out other sections – even when listening to bass-heavy blues and J-pop tracks. But you won't find anywhere near this level of service from them, and I'll be sure to keep Holburn in mind for the future. As an undemanding listener, you can just skip this aspect altogether as it would probably alter nothing in your listening behaviour. You want active noise cancellation: The E8 3rd Gen don’t feature any form of active noise cancellation (ANC).

It has a USB -C connection, in the case of the third generation earphones the passive noise filtering is provided by a Gen noise filter. During her eight years in the hi-fi industry, she has been fortunate enough to travel the world to report on the biggest and most exciting brands in hi-fi and consumer tech (and has had the jetlag and hangovers to remember them by).After we have received your product in our warehouse, our engineers will inspect the fault highlighted and contact you.

Deliveries: All deliveries usually take between 3-10 working days after confirmed payment is received. You really have to experiment with the provided ear plug things to get a good fit; and then sometimes you gotta really jam them in your ear for full quality. The sound was clear and sharp, but the basses proved to be much weaker than the previously tested Bose Soundsport Free earphones. These earbuds also aren't gaming headphones: you can't use them on the PS4 or Xbox One, and their high latency makes watching videos or playing games on PC frustrating.In the outdoors we heard the first drop-outs after about 35 metres, so for range, the E8 are on par with the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2; inside a building the first drop-outs could be heard after about 10 metres. With Bluetooth connectivity, these headphones allow you to easily connect to any device and enjoy your favourite tunes with ease.

What separates these earbuds from equivalent setups, such as those on the Amps Air Plus, is that they’re wonderfully responsive. But the former is easy to get over because of the excellent passive damping characteristics of these headphones. AAC and Qualcomm aptX™ codecs ensure pure and clear wireless sound on all iPhone and Android devices. Alastair is in charge of Trusted Reviews Limited’s editorial strategy and output across all its sites. I also own the Beo Play 3rd generation speaker in the same gorgeous deep green and the app controls both, which is so handy.Well, the two in-ears are a little bit slimmer, and the charging case has also got a facelift, because it looks a bit more elegant due to the rounder sides. To create an out-of-head and spacious soundstage, the pinna or outer ear needs to be activated with resonances. Odd specifics aside, this means the buds should offer up to seven hours of playback from a single charge, with the case carrying enough juice for a further four charges.