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Listening to music: These sound good enough. Music is clear, not muffled; the bass is balanced, not overpowering; and the drums don’t sound like someone is hitting the bud with a rolling pin. Full volume doesn’t like screeching vocals, or heavy instruments, however. Pop music sounds fine, but even then, these aren’t the sound you’d expect from top-of-the-range earbuds (Bose has really ruined this for everyone else). It’s almost like they’re trying too hard to get the sound clear. The Soundform Freedom True Wireless Earbuds themselves are big, bigger than the Rise pair, but smaller than the Move Plus pair. They’re more on-par with the Apple AirPods Pro (just a little bit longer, at 35 mm). The fact they’re so long and my ears are so small means my earrings tap on the buds when I run (or chew). At the gym: No gym music, no grunting from the weights section, just pure bliss from the podcast I was listening to. They don’t stay in my ears well, however, and the banging the earrings issue persists. Freedom buds with dual charging pad. Image: Belkin Entertainment We spend hours watching and reviewing the latest movies, shows and music releases so you don’t have to.
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I’ve rounded up to a 7/10 for the Soundform Freedom TrueWireless Earbuds. Soundform TrueWireless Earbuds: final thoughts Fortunately, the Belkin Soundform True Wireless Earbuds are also far from harsh. Nor are they excessively bassy. They're just so solidly middle-of-the-road that you won't feel any particularly strong emotion either way about them. It's all curiously soulless and functional. On a phone call: These are perfect for making phone calls. It sounds like my dad is speaking directly into a mic inside my ear (it’s almost like that’s the point, right?). I have no complaints for how they handle phone calls. The 8mm Driver is to blame here. In the car: With the window up, these are fine. With the window down, driving fast with cars shooting by, they become hard to hear the call. BUT the noise isn’t heard too loud on the other end.The Soundform Rise True Wireless Earbuds themselves are the perfect size. They’re actually a better fit than the more expensive Soundform Freedom True Wireless Earbuds (more on them below). They’re quite bulky but the bulkiness isn’t inside your ear, nor is it on the stem, and I think that’s what makes them the most comfortable out of the three Soundform sets. From the other end, the reports were ‘your voice sounds more natural than the last pair’ (the Rise) and ‘it’s more realistic’. PC & Peripheral All you need to know on the latest PC releases and whether they’re worth their dime. Car Our revheads bring you all you need to know on the coolest electric vehicles and sports cars available on the market.
SOUNDFORM™ Rise True Wireless Earbuds | Belkin
Someone who wants all-round headphones that are good enough. Belkin has clearly made these not for music-lovers and not for people who make a lot of phone calls, but that’s ok because there’s a lot of people that just want headphones that do all the basic shit really well, for a super affordable price. These would be perfect for someone who watches a lot of videos on their phone and doesn’t make overly long phone calls. The fact you can take one bud out and still have sound would be perfect for a lot of people. The person on the other end (my dad, shout out to him for helping me with this review), was clear enough, but sounded fairly distorted (like we were talking over Skype on dialup). On the other end, dad says I sounded more natural and that there wasn’t an echo. He could hear the lawn mower outside my window, however.They do fit inside the ear nicely and there’s none of that suction-like pain. I also kept these in for a good 50 minutes before taking one out (it was only then I realised they were getting uncomfortable). Image: Asha Barbaschow/Gizmodo Australia On a phone call: Cover your ears with your hands. OK. Now talk. Yeah. That’s how your own voice sounds when you’re on a phone call. I can hear myself way too much and my voice overpowers the voice of the person on the other end. At the gym: Eek these are no good for exercising. I can hear (and really feel) each step on the treadmill. The fact they aren’t noise-cancelling also means I can hear the music playing over the gym’s speakers and hear people talking next to me. Move Plus buds with charging pad. Image: Belkin They pop out of the case in such a pleasurable way, which feels secure (magnets, yay). Image: Asha Barbaschow/Gizmodo Australia These are the best out of the three sets, quality wise, hands down. If you’re a music fiend, these aren’t for you, but they’re for everybody else.
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