Released on IFA in September last year, a new crimson color was added to Huawei's fully wireless headset "HUAWEI FreeBuds3" (hereinafter referred to as FreeBuds3), which was sold in white and black. I also did not go to IFA private affairs, FreeBuds3 is inexperienced, but I am a very concerned being. The reason is that broadband regeneration based on 14mm large diameter drivers, and non-closed open structures and plastic earplugs, have the same composition as AirPods, which sweeps the world of completely wireless headphones, and have noise cancellation capabilities. "is that okay?" Because it contains specifications that you frankly want to doubt.
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So, when I appended the red version, the PR director of HUAWEI contacted me, so I tried it. But, "I didn't expect it to be so good!" "it's a frank feeling. Sound quality and noise cancellation ability and other functions and performance comparison, sound quality is Sony's WF-1000XM3 is impossible, noise cancellation performance is also very difficult to achieve. However, both products have the "quality" of completely different experiences. In other words, it can be said that different types of products, the target worldview is a different product. In the case of wireless charging, the price of 20,000 yen is also acceptable.
The only pity is that it is not easy to achieve such a creative commodity plan and high product quality, but we want to add the title "ear to chili pepper" to the photo, which is very similar to AirPods. The commodity power is very high, if only we can create a more unique design concept.
Maintain a comfortable feeling and experience a quieter experience
Active noise cancellation is achieved by adding sound into the ear and inverted (opposite waveform) sound from the drive unit, and by eliminating noise. " The reason why it is written as "active" is that there are also cases of "passive (passive)". The so-called earplugs are representative examples of passive noise cancellation. Both noise cancellation headphones and headphones are "combining" these two noise reduction mechanisms. In FreeBuds3, the first surprise is that we first gave up one of the pillars-"passive noise reduction". As you know, AirPods has a resin coating on the plastic shell to keep it clean and comfortable without aging. This is because it can develop a shape that suits most people's ears. Wear it on the ear in a comfortable shape, "not airtight" to get a sense of openness. Because it is not airtight, there is no sense of blocking, it can be used briskly, and it will not be tired to use it for a long time, of course, passive noise elimination can not play a good role. AirPods is designed as a headset that can be heard naturally on the basis of understanding these negatives. Apple also tries to take over the features of the active noise cancellation headset AirPods Pro, but on the other hand, it also attaches importance to the degree of sealing to stop the noise. The unique features such as small pressure earpiece and external sound absorption mode are the methods to improve the noise elimination function while inheriting the characteristics of AirPods. As a result, it doesn't feel as light as Carnell headphones, but on the other hand it doesn't feel as open as the Muji AirPods.
Now, let's go back to FreeBuds3. This is always based on the sense of wearing and use developed by AirPods, which is "a little quiet". In order to enjoy music at a more calm and moderate volume, it adds the essence of noise elimination. Properly sealed, do not feel the intention of "maximizing the ability to shield noise". The feeling is developed with the same sense of use as AirPods, "enjoy music in a quieter environment", that is, to enhance the AirPods experience. If you are studying AirPods Pro, WF-1000XM3, etc., and find their appeal in excellent noise cancellation features, you don't need to talk about natives. Whether it is the ability to isolate the noise range, or the ability to cancel, they are better. FreeBuds3 cannot meet the need for peace on planes and trains. But if you are looking for a sense of openness similar to AirPods, FreeBuds3 is the only option. Unlike any product, its "dissimilarity" is valuable.
The subtle settings only start with the Android terminal, and it is not easy to use the two.
However, FreeBuds3 provides product settings only in Android dedicated applications. If AirPods or AirPods Pro is not iOS, settings and firmware updates cannot be made, which is also reversed, but FreeBuds 3 will be more limited.
In order to achieve the best state of active noise cancellation, you need to customize it on this application. While listening to the noise around me, I look for the quietest point. This adjusts the phase of the sound picked up by FreeBuds3 and the waveform phase of active noise cancellation, but varies according to the person who installed it. In the author's case, the effect of noise elimination can be felt even in the default state, but only by adding adjustment can the most appropriate effect be achieved, and others will settle at different adjustment points if they try. Therefore, in order to achieve 100% performance, the Android terminal is necessary. Even "after opening", of course, it can be used, but to achieve the best state, Android is necessary.
In addition, FreeBuds3 allows you to assign functions to left and right double clicks (left for active noise cancellation on / off, right for play / stop toggle), but the changes must also come from the application on the Android.
However, as long as the Android device is configured and adjusted in advance, its adjustment values and settings are saved in the body, so it can also be used on iPhone and iPad.
The key sound quality. This is probably the most surprising?
So the key sound quality, in fact, may be the most surprising part of the sound quality. Because of the same structure as AirPods, I imagine a thin bass sound. In fact, although there will not be the "heavy bass" advocated by Huawei on the company's website (it doesn't matter, but the "heavy" bass is not good in terms of sound quality), if it is pop music, it will be enough for a low-domain sense of quantity. Although you want more high-domain stretching, the middle domain is easy to hear. Although the amount of information is not much, but because there is no extra sound, so you can relax to listen. It is not so much the pursuit of high sound quality as when working while enjoying music, there is no sense of tension, feeling very leisurely. It sounds like that. In addition, every time the power is turned on, the noise cancellation function is turned off and the mode needs to be switched every time, which makes me feel a bit troublesome. Or the noise cancellation function is turned off by default and turned on if necessary. Maybe that's the position.
Full wireless headphones can now be bought from Chinese brands sold by Amazon.co.jp for about 2500, 000, 000 yen, but with noise cancellation, it costs more than 20, 000 yen. Among them, the machine is the kind of product outside the competition for the effect of high sound quality and noise elimination. The same sense of use as AirPods brings a quieter environment than usual. If you find such a unique position attractive, there are no other products to choose from. Unfortunately, although the product does not have such a unique competition, the design and completion atmosphere of the fuselage is similar to that of AirPods. It's so similar that it looks like a fake from AirPods. Rare high uniqueness, hope to be able to use more original design to attack.
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