Head on over to Headfonics and read their reviews on the Final ZE3000 and Lypertek Z5 – you’ll find out why the ZE3000 sits at the top of their recommended list, with the Z5 closely behind in 2nd place!
https://headfonics.com/category/wireless-weekend/tws/
The new Final ZE3000 True Wireless earphones keep getting praised by reviewers and customers alike – with a no-frills approach to wireless audio without any fancy features or app to get in the way of you and your music. Sporting an unusual look with impressive comfort and sound quality what’s not to enjoy. Read the latest review below to find out more!
“The ZE3000 did not let me down and it was quite nice to see Final’s first entry to the TWS field” – Headfonia
https://www.headfonia.com/final-audio-ze3000-review/
“Stellar build quality and unmatched audio quality in its price range make up for the lack of features that you would normally expect.” – PrimeAudio
https://primeaudio.org/final-ze3000-review/
“The wait for final to produce a pair of true wireless earbuds that it was happy with was well worth the wait.” – Forbes
final UX3000 : final’s foray into the world of wireless audio kicked off in 2022 with a bang. Adopting a rarely used Hybrid ANC system and featuring dynamic drivers that deliver clear and accurate details with rich and vast soundstage. The final UX3000 is an absolute bargain at £120. With a stylish, soft touch “Shibo” finish and support for AAC, SBC, aptX and aptX LL Codecs, this headphone is amazing for any situation. Whether gaming, listening to your favourite tunes, or even just to block out the background hum in the library for that blissful silence rarely heard in the modern age.
Before we get to the reviews, the microphone on the final UX3000 is also something that should be talked about. It’s simply incredible for an over-ear headphone. When outside they do a great job at suppressing noise on your end so the other party can hear you loud and clear. With great tone too. When used indoors these are perfect for working from home with very accurate and faithful voice reproduction. It doesn’t sound like you are using the mic from the headphones, they are that good.
Forbes: “The UX3000 are a genuine Bargain” Ear Fidelity: final UX3000: Reccomended
ZReivews: “I like the sound signature of these…” Jabba Reviews: “Where have the UX3000 been all my life?!”
Makeuseof: “Excellent ANC, Trademark Sound” MightyGadget: “For £120, these are a superb pair of ANC headphones”
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Do not forget to check out all of our reviews and news of 64 Audo’s products throughout our blog! If you want to read more on the U6t, you can read Oscars write up here. Or if you prefer videos, see Johns in depth review of the U6t here.
It is a known secret that both the Final A3000 and A4000 are IEM’s that perform way above their price points. At £100 and £120, you really are getting more than you pay for.
Headfonics detiailed review and comparison of both models together can be read here: Final A3000 & A4000 Review
Do not forget that there are plenty of other reviews for many beautiful Final products on our site. You can check each and every single one out here: Final Reviews
Campfire Audio’s Satsuma & Honeydew have been described as “Perfect gateway products to the world within Campfire Audio”. They are both very unique sounding and provide a significantly different listening experience from device to device.
If you are looking for bass, then the Honeydew has you covered. Costing £249, WhatGadget conclude “The Campfire Audio Honeydew earphones are bass-forward in-ear monitors with a cool design. The Honeydew IEM’s are a strong value for money pair of earphones. That is, if the bass is your most important factor to come from your audio feed.” You can read their review in full here.
For further reading, Headfonics has a detailed review of the Honeydew here & Knowtechie’s analysis can be viewed here.
The Satsuma on the otherhand is one for those who enjoy a more detailed and controlled sound. Ideally it needs a slightly more powerful source to get the most out of them too. If you are looking for a crisp and clean sound though the Satsuma should fit the bill for a very reasonable price. Headfonics has a very detailed analsis of the benefits the Honeydew can bring to your ears. You can read their full review here
It is also worth reading Mixonlines “Real World Review” of the Satsuma here. To round off the reviews, read WhatGagets’s examination of the same device here.
Oscar has also spent some time with these beauties. You can read his review of the Honeydew here and the Satsuma here. If Videos are more your thing then we also have you covered! We have just released a comprehensive video review of them both together on our Youtube channel here.
As mentioned above, Lypertek has incorporated a triple hybrid driver configuration for the PurePlay Z7. With two specially designed balanced armature drivers and one titanium coated dynamic driver inside each housing. This new driver arrangement offers the dynamic range needed to achieve the PurePlay Z7’s superior sound quality. Delivering powerful and well controlled bass, midrange that provides a rich clarity to vocals and clear and expansive highs for an overall unique true wireless listening experience.
Let’s get onto the reviews then. Ear-fidelitys analysis is based on a months solid use of Pureplay Z7. They conclude: “What I like about Lypertek Z7s is that they are a product that has a lot of thought put into it. For me, they have all what a TWS at this price range should have. They are well built and are waterproof. There is a lot of nice and useful tech under the hood. The stock sound is nice, but it can be tweaked to be amazing. There is a lot of potential in the drivers used. Also, they last on their battery for so long you might forget that they need charging as I did.” Read their whole analysis here: Lypertek Z7
Despite some fair critisism, The Pureplay Z7 has also received a reccomended award from Trusted Reviews. You can read their full report here.
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The Cleer Enduro ANC are the first noise cancelling headphones with 60 hours of battery life, outlasting the longest flight and epic vacations. With cutting edge Active noise cancellation technology, 40mm patented Ironless Drivers & Bluetooth 5.0 with AptX Adaptive high-quality music streaming. They produce bold and articulate Hi-Res sound. The Enduro ANC uses multiple strategically placed external mics and uses a feedforward and feedback process that cancels environmental sounds by 25dB, providing tranquility in noisy environments – especially airplanes.
With limited stocks not looking to ease up any time soon (Look at the recent news headlines). Make sure you check out the full listing and product breakdown/ grab yourself a pair here.
Tom’s Guide really rates Cleer’s Enduro ANC. “How’s this for an ANC headphones bargain: Great sound and a modern and flexible design. Ample features. A useful app. A full set of accessories and the best battery life in its class, all for £149.00? That’s the Cleer Enduro ANC, currently the #1 spot taker on our best cheap wireless headphones list. The Enduro ANC isn’t perfect, but there’s no arguing about the incredible value for money. Cleer’s noise-cancelling headphones are particularly good for travellers, as we got a superlative 50 hours and 15 minutes of ANC playback in our testing.”
You can see the featured buying guides here:
The best over-ear headphones in 2021.
The best noise-cancelling headphones in 2021.
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For the past decade, Audeze’s LCD series has set the standard for planar magnetic headphone performance. Starting with the LCD-2 that ushered in a new era of planar technology in 2009, they then introduced the LCD-3 in 2011 and LCD-4 in 2015. With the LCD-5, everything has been improved – drivers, earpads, frame design – to set a new standard for performance and comfort.
The LCD-5 sets a new standard for accuracy. Its drivers are engineered with their award-winning Fluxor magnets and updated Fazor waveguides along with their new Patent-pending Parallel Uniforce™ voice coils, which employ varying width parallel traces to keep the impedance low and provide increased voltage headroom by altering the current density within each trace. The uniform force created by this optimization lowers distortion and provides better control over diaphragm movement, resulting in improved sonic resolution.
Weighing in at only 420 grams, the LCD-5 offers hours of listening pleasure. Every part has been re-engineered, using materials such as magnesium, aluminium and acetate which offer light weight and high rigidity. When you put on a pair of LCD-5s, your head and ears are cradled in materials of the finest quality. Supple premium leather and carbon-fibre pull all the elements together into a package of the finest craftsmanship, which are hand-assembled in their California workshop.
The LCD-5 cable is specially tuned with directional OCC high-purity copper strands that provide a low capacitance and low resistance path for the signal to travel from your amp to the drivers, maintaining unsurpassed clarity and precision.
Available to pre-order now: https://www.hifiheadphones.co.uk/products/audeze-lcd-5-open-back-headphones-with-detachable-cable-leather
The Original Lypertek PurePlay Z3 came onto the scene in 2019 with a bang, quickly achieving numerous awards and was widely considered to be the best true wireless for under £100/$100. With these new updates, Lypertek has managed to take everything that made the Z3 a success and improve on it by bringing new technology and features to an already impressive package. Using the latest Qualcomm QCC3040 chipset provides the Lypertek PurePlay Z3 2.0 with Bluetooth 5.2, extremely low-power performance, TrueWireless Mirroring for enhanced connectivity and improved call quality thanks to the cVc 8.0 audio technology.
Let’s get onto the reviews then. Tech Rader has recently included Lypertek’s Pureplay Z3 2.0 in their buying guide for “Best true wireless earbuds”. They praise the price to feature & sound quality ratio. “Detailed balanced sound, a whopping 80 hours total battery life from its petite USB-C charging case. It is a comfortably fitting bud with physical buttons and has wireless charging. It also has a powerful new LDX Audio mode, improved app functionality and a hear through ambient mode.”
Check out Tech Radar’s full buying guide here: Best true Wireless Earbuds
There are many more recent reviews for the Pureplay Z3 2.0 and we have selected a few for further reading/watching. You can read headfonics trusted, detailed analysis of the Pureplay Z3 2.0 here. If watching videos is more your thing, then check out EBPMAN’s youtube review of the Pureplay Z3 2.0, including an in depth audio test here.
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Looking for an affordable, wireless on-ear set of headphones? The SoundMAGIC P23BT might just be perfect for you, with impressive sound quality and easy to use design they are quite the bargain.
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Here we review the new SoundMAGIC P23BT, an on-ear model which are compact in size and lightweight too. They will fit well over a wide range of head sizes due to a good amount of adjustment in the arms and the clamping force is just enough to provide a secure fit without inducing any discomfort.
Comfort is good, with the right amount of clamp to provide a secure yet comfortable fit I had no issues with the P23BT during longer listening sessions. The earpads are soft and provide ample cushioning, the headband has minimal padding but due to their weight this didn’t seem to cause any issues for me.
The P23BT use bluetooth 5.0, a little behind most modern devices that use 5.2 but they do have the benefit of aptX HD / SBC and AAC codec compatibility. They use a 40mm dynamic driver and have an incredible battery life of roughly 54-60hrs of music playback, or 39-45hrs talk time, these are not a headphone you will find yourself needing to charge very often.
They don’t have ANC, instead rely on passive isolation, which is good enough for most daily use. These work wired too and come with a high quality boom mic attached to the analogue cable – this is a brilliant feature that makes them perfect for home office use too. We found that making sure there is no microphone boosting in the windows sound settings worked the best in terms of voice quality – but once set up the quality is excellent for video and voice calls when connected to a PC. These really are very versatile, and the boom mic is not something you see very often when it comes to this kind of product.
Playback controls are really easy to get the hand of, they use a touch pad on the left earcup and a simple double tap will pause the music, swipe up for volume up, down for volume down. Swipe forwards and backwards to skip tracks, you can also answer calls and activate voice assistant too. Call quality over bluetooth is perfectly acceptable in most environments but they are not the best for noisy outdoor calls.
The P23BT is a well balanced headphone with just the right amount of warmth, body and punch down low to keep them engaging and enjoyable without overwhelming the rest of the sound. These are not bassy, they will not appeal to those who want a bass heavy sound, but those who want a daily headphone that works well with a multitude of genres will be happy with their sound and presentation. These do handle EQ well so if you do want a bit more punch, they can deliver, but out of the box they offer up a really enjoyable sound. The 40mm drivers can dig deep when needed, and hit hard too, but they are tuned in such a way that they do all of this with poise and control and never sound muffled or bloated.
Due to the controlled low end, the P23BT actually has a very well presented midrange for a budget, more consumer oriented product. This means that those who enjoy vocal and guitars to sit and and central in the mix will really enjoy the P23BT – these don’t follow the typical v-shaped sound that many consumer models have, this means you get to hear more in your favourite tracks. The bass does a good job at not bleeding into the midrange, which allows the P23BT to sound surprisingly well separated and detailed for the price. .
Surprisingly well refined up top, these have a crisp and clean treble presentation but with a smooth transition from the upper midrange into the lower treble they are also not harsh or sibilant. There is a bit of a peak slightly higher up the range, but it’s not really fatiguing and tends to only show up on less well recorded music. There is good detail and extension up top, and the presence is good leaving them with a very pleasing tonal balance overall, never sounding dull. You do have to remember these are only £50, but for that price you get really impressive treble, normally you get muffled and splashy cymbals, instead of crisp and easy to distinguish and place crashes.
The P23BT are not masters of soundstaging, but that’s ok, they are on-ears and have quite a direct presentation but instruments are still easy to place within the limited soundstage.
These are a great all rounder, their balanced yet slightly punch sound signature makes rock and pop sound engaging, yet these have enough detail and finesse to render acoustic and jazz brilliantly.
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The Penrose is equipped with Audeze’s 100mm planar magnetic drivers, a high-performance microphone, and a 2.4 GHz low-latency lossless dual wireless connection. This means gamers can experience the best in audio quality and wireless functionality at the same time. With the Audeze HQ App, you can fully customize your sound experience. With sound profile selection and presets as well as a a brand new 10-band EQ specifically for Penrose.
Get Your Game On
Make sure you check out the full listing and product breakdown on audeze.co.uk here.
T3 is very enthusiatic about the qualities of the Penrose: “This is a headset that’s really well put together, with no hint of cheapness or flimsiness anywhere. It feels like a piece of hardware that’s going to last a long time. While it’s robust, the Audeze Penrose headset is also comfortable to wear, and you’ll have no problems wearing this for an extended period of time while you’re gaming. The on-board controls are all easily accessible and intuitive to use, too. It’s the audio quality that really sets the Audeze Penrose headset apart though. Even though there’s no surround sound feature, the special planar magnetic drivers that Audeze has developed do a wonderful job. You can use the headset connected to your computer or wirelessly, and if you choose the latter you get about 15 hours of battery life before you’ll have to recharge the device again.”
You can see the featured buying guide here: Best PC Gaming Headset 2021.
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Message from JDS Labs: “We do not release new hardware for the sake of release schedules or corporate goals. In fact, this announcement was not on our roadmap and JDS Labs is doing well without the need to grab your attention. Of tens of thousands of Atom stack owners, virtually no one has asked for more performance. Alas, we’ve continuously improved…. (Rest of the statement can be reached here)
Headfonia really enjoys the updated Atom (now Atom+) Stack. Their conclusion “JDS Labs continues to develop the Atom line consistently every passing year. Just when I was about to say how much better it could get, they continue to surprise me by finding something to improve. Of course, this makes me very happy because there are not many alternatives in this price range. Especially any that offer this kind of performance. Thanks to the rising prices, the number of desktop products under $100 is decreasing steadily. It is truly admirable that JDS is still defending the sub-100 castle. I hope they continue to do so because the Atom+ stack offers an excellent price to performance ratio.”
You can read their full review of the Atom+ stack here.
Oscar really enjoys the products from JDS Labs, check out his review of the previous version of the Atom Stack here.
The 64 Audio U6t harnesses their apex technology that relives inner ear pressure whilst also allowing a certain amount of noise through. In turn, this also tunes the sound slightly. The U6t comes with the m20, m15 and mX modules, which offer -20dB/-15dB and -10dB of noise reduction respectively. The more isolation, the more lower bass response and warmer the sound signature too. As well as along with minor variations in soundstaging, the more open being the more open sounding etc.
Headfonics has gone all in on their U6t review. Their conclusion “Whilst not the ultimate in terms of resolution, the U6t is a substantial upgrade over the original A6 I reviewed back in 2016. It has a very likable and easy to pair sound signature that plays well with modern rock and pop.” Their review also compares the U6t to 64 Audio’s Trio, Nio and the A6. This is a very analytical review, even exploring the different sound signatures produced by the different Apex Modules provided. You can read it in full here.
Oscar is a massive fan of 64 Audio. You can check out many of his reviews here! If videos are more your thing then we have you covered too. Check out our many video reviews of 64 audio products here.
The Cleer Roam NC is fitted with 5.8mm custom tuned dynamic drivers designed by Cleer’s acoustic lab. Their noise cancelling feature blocks noise up to 25dB for distraction free listening. You can control noise cancellation and ambient aware levels and also customize the controls of the buds with the Cleer+ App. The Roam NC offers a new way to experience, afford and own True Wireless earphones with Active Noise Cancelling technology.
Forbes is loving the Cleer Roam NC and has awarded them their best budget choice for Android devices: They conclude with stating “The Clear Roam NC have a dynamic and punchy sound with a tone that is well balanced and with good volume levels. So If you want a pair of ANC earbuds for use with your Android smartphone or tablet. These could be your best bet.”. Check out the full list here: Five Affordable True Wireless Earbuds
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