NOT YOUR AVERAGE HEADPHONES
Let’s start with the physical design of these headphones. They are unconventional indeed, but I could see this becoming a very popular norm without much worry. The transmitters and controls are housed in a band that goes around your neck, and is barely noticeable to the wearer after a minute or two. Two ear buds come up on cables from this band, just like a traditional pair of earphones, but without all the long cabling getting in the way. Each ear bud swings on about 8 inches of cable, so there is no excess hanging about when they are placed in your ear. It’s very neat, totally practical and extremely unobtrusive once you get your head around how to wear them correctly.
IN OPERATION
These units don’t require heavy batteries to operate in a wireless capacity, they charge from a mini USB connector housed on one terminal of the neck band, which is cleverly concealed – I had to actually go looking for it to begin with. Volume, power and pairing controls are all located on one side of the band along with the built in microphone for use with smartphones. The ANC40BTs can store up to 8 different devices in its memory for use in different circumstances and adjust volumes automatically for call setting when used with a phone. But, these aren’t just about making phone calls, the earbuds themselves deliver a really punchy sound with plenty of low frequency delivery and a complete drop in environmental noise that is noticeable the second you power them up. Listening to music on the go just got a whole lot better.
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