Truefree O2 Open-Ear Headphones Review

Truefree O2 Open-Ear Headphones Review
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I recently tested and was impressed by the £36 Truefree Clip C10 headset and so I was interested to see what their £19.99 stablemate had to offer.

In the attractive and rather strikingly designed branded box I received the earbuds, recharging case, USB-C charging cable, and a well printed and easy to read user guide. Build quality seems fine OK, if anything superior to that of the more expensive C10.

The headset design is striking and very different to the C10 or any other I have tried. The headset is comprised of two earbud units, although not really earbuds as they are positioned over the ear and not in it, with a curved battery which hooks around the back of the ear. Coloured black and bright orange they look great, are comfortable and secure to wear and due to the larger size can incorporate a 15mm driver, larger than on any in-ear rival I have tried. The case too is impressive, larger in size and maintaining the orange and black theme. Build quality throughout seems first rate and far better than expected for this price point.

First time pairing could not be simpler and took just a few seconds. Simply remove the buds from the case and they automatically go into pairing mode. Pair them in the usual way to your phone looking for the name ‘TRUEFREE 02 ‘. You can also begin the pairing process from the Truefree app. Subsequently, taking the buds from the case powers them on, and they connect to each other and to the phone automatically, returning them to the case turns them off and begins charging. This headset can connect to two Bluetooth phones simultaneously. To do so after pairing to the first phone, keep the headset out of the charging case but switch off Bluetooth on the first phone and pair to the second phone. When the first phone is turned on again it will automatically connect to the headset simultaneously with the second. There is a reset button on the case available should you need to manually initiate pairing.

You should get at least 6.5 hours of music time from each 75 minute bud charge and about 22 hours in total from a fully charged case. There is a charging status LED on the case which confirms the charging status.

I must say I was impressed by the Truefree app, the best designed, easiest to use and most comprehensive headset control app I have yet tried.I was pleased to see that on first connecting a firmware update for the buds was available. Here are some of the main features available:

Firmware Update
EQ Presets
Custom EQ
Adaptive EQ
User Guide Access
70ms Low Latency Gaming Mode
Customise bud Controls
Find Lost Earbuds
Customise Voice Prompts
White Noise Relaxation
System Reset

A wide range of EQ features are on offer and unlike with many rivals, here the settings really do work. With the bass boost preset I found the sound quality was excellent. The bass is satisfyingly prominent without being overwhelming with mid tones that are clear and well defined and a high end that is neither harsh nor sibilant. The app also offers a few other features including the ability to turn off the touch buttons on the buds themselves, so no more accidental track skipping or audio muting! The app can also be used to switch on the low-latency Gaming Mode.

Each bud has a single soft touch button on it which can be used to end/reject calls, play/pause music, navigate tracks, alter volume and invoke your phone’s voice assistant. The buds are IPX5 water resistant which makes them fine in light or medium rain but don’t immerse them in water.

The buds are neat and comfortable to wear even up to the full 6.5 hours of music per charge. After a short while, I entirely forgot I was wearing them as the open-ear design allows you to remain fully aware of the outside world. Calls were clear to hear and easy to make, perhaps due to onboard AI microphone noise reduction.

This unusual headset is very well priced for the technology available, indeed this headset compares very well with the high-end rivals I have tried regarding sound quality and features. The headset design plus the many features on offer through the app would make this a great buy even at twice the price!

The Good
Lightweight
Comfortable
Secure Fitting
Excellent Audio Quality
Custom Voice Prompts
Bluetooth 5.4
Magnetic Case
Mic Noise Reduction
App Control
Custom EQ

The Bad
Lightweight Case
No AptX

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