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Cleer Roam Sport – Out Now!

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Cleer Audio has been on a great run this year with new product releases and the fun keeps going! Their new Roam Sport ANC Sports Earbuds are designed and built for those with active lifestyles. With a price set around £100 They are setting themselves up to to crack into the Sports Audio niche. Feature packed and full app support with a competitive price means Cleer have set themselves up to provide an affordable alternative to the market leader Beats Fit Pro. Watch this space!

Learn More Here! – Cleer Roam Sport

Features at a Glance

  • Active Noise Cancelling
  • Ambient Sound Control
  • IPX4 water resistance certified (earbuds only)
  • Touch Controls
  • Sound Personalization via Cleer+ App
  • Qucik charge – 5 min charge provides 1hr battery: Less than 2 hours for full charge
  • Bluetooth Version 5.2
  • Codecs, Aptx Adaptive, SBC

Cleer+ App

The Roam Sport is also compatible with the Cleer+ App for ultimate personalization. You can adjust the EQ, music playback, and customize the Touch control functions, device controls and receive firmware updates. The units powerful noise cancellation with custom filters provides the peace and tranquility you need wherever you go.

Designed for the Outdoors (and Indoors, of course!)

The lightweight compact design of Roam Sport allows for long listening sessions. The Freebit wing allows for a personalised, secure fit that locks the earbuds in place and they will not budge, no matter what you are up to (running, in the gym, mountain biking etc..)

The Roam Sports ANC is surperb and allows for the peace and tranquility you need wherever you go. On top of this, the Roam Sport also has an Ambient Awareness mode. This allows you to let the outside in so you can have a conversation without taking your earbuds out or hear the traffic around you.

“The new Roam Sport is geared for the active sports and exercise enthusiasts,” says Patrick Huang, CEO/President of Cleer Audio. “It is feature-rich and works great for answering calls and enjoying your favorite podcast and music track, whether jogging or working out in the gym.”

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Cleer Goal true wireless sports earphones review

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The Cleer Goal true wireless earphones are designed for active users, allowing you to hear your surroundings as you work towards your personal best.

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Fit and comfort

The Goal is completely unique when it comes to fit. They have a hybrid design, with Apple Airpod style earbuds held in place using replaceable rubber fins. This combination is intended to keep the earphones secure while in use, allowing you to hear what’s going on around you while you listen. With that in mind, don’t expect the Goal to create a seal around the ear – they are designed to sit in place with the help of the provided fins. There is a selection of different sized fins, and it is important that you try them all to find the best fit for you. I used the large size, and they worked a treat – saying that, they do take a bit of getting used to as it is such a different experience when compared to standard earphones. Once you have twisted them into place, they stay put and you’ll barely notice you’re wearing them.

Features

Being a true wireless earphone, the Goal uses touch sensitive controls to play/pause, skip tracks, take calls, adjust volume and activate voice assistant. The controls are very easy to use, as the touch area is easy to find thanks to it being scooped slightly into the housing – the perfect size for finger tips. The earphones are IPX4 rated, so they are sweat proof and water resistant which is ideal for working out. You also get a total of 20 hours of battery life from the Goal – with 6 hours from the earphones and them a further 14 hours from the supplied charging case. The case itself works very well, and the design isn’t the smallest – yet it is shaped in a way that is easy to slip into a pocket.

Sound

Due to the fit of the Goal, the sound is airy and spacious. As there is no seal created, you’d expect there to be no bass. Cleer have managed to avoid that though. By using a custom tuned 14mm dynamic driver, bass is punchy and very present – providing depth and body. The mids are very cleer, and they allow vocals and snare hits to really stand out and bring rhythm to the experience. The treble brings air and space to the mix, which overall is wide and well defined.

Conclusion

The Cleer Goal is obviously designed for active use, and perform very well in this setting. Once you have found the right fit, they will stay in place and the added benefit of hearing your surroundings makes them ideal for jogging or even going for a long walk while listening to your favourite podcast.

SoundMAGIC S20BT Bluetooth Earphone Review

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The new SoundMAGIC S20BT are the perfect exercise partner, and coming in at under £40 they are sure to please those on a budget.

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Fit and Comfort

The SoundMAGIC S20BT use a neckband bluetooth design, this is favoured by some users, whilst others prefer the more premium true wireless style. Either way, the neckband on the S20BT is soft and very lightweight which means it’s barely noticeable in use. The length of cable to the earphones is perfect, giving you freedom to move your head without constraint, yet not too long so as to snag on things or get in the way. The earphones have an angled nozzle with specifically shaped tips for optimal comfort and fit in the ear, and it works wonders. They S20BT sit securely in your ears once you find the right size tips and they are secure and work well for more active use.

Sound

The S20BT are full and warm, which makes them an easy recommendation and also an earphone that will please a lot of users. Coming from cheaper models you will definitely notice an increase in clarity and control, but they are not tuned to be clinical or critical of what tracks you play through them. What they might lack in refinement they make up for in easy listening and an overall enjoyable sound signature.

Starting down low they have enough body to make them a warm and full sounding earphone, there is moderate punch but overall they are more full than overly punchy. Luckily the warmth down low only moderately affects the midrange, and you still have relatively clean and clear vocals with a little added body to them. This is great, as you can clearly hear vocals and guitars without them being pushed to the back of the mix, yet they are delivered in a very smooth way to not cause fatigue. The same goes for the treble, which is probably where they fall behind slightly, there isn’t a lot of presence or bite in the upper region which means high-hats and cymbals do come across very muted.

These are not designed for the critical listener, they are a budget wireless earphone that just wants you to enjoy the music. They work well with most genres you throw at them, but do sound better with more modern pop music.

Conclusion

For just under £40 you get a warm and enjoyable wireless set of earphones that sound fun and fit securely for any kind of active use. These are specifically designed for out and about use, and for that purpose they tick all the right boxes.

Edifier W360BT Bluetooth Earphones Review – Wearable or Terrible?

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Edifier W360BT Bluetooth Earphones Review

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Edifier is one of those brands which has escaped our attention in recent years; granted, there are a lot of low-cost brands out there but we are quite impressed with what a relatively humble sum of cash can get from this one. For instance, we have recently been getting familiar with the Sennheiser Momentum HD1 and they are very nice too. But how about cutting the cost in half?

Pros:

  • Superb comfort
  • Good battery life
  • Decent sound for pop and the like

Cons:

  • Vented capsules affect isolation

Design and Appearance

Like the Momentum HD1, the Edifier W360BT consists of a horseshoe-like base which sits around the neck, and this houses all the controls and the batteries, leaving the capsules feeling nice and light in the ear. Controls are on the upper side of the left ‘heel’ of the horseshoe, with charging port and on/off switch underneath.

The capsules have a vent each, and this lets a certain amount of exterior noise in. Great if you are planning to use these for the purposes of exercise and jogging as it’s good to be aware of your surroundings, but the noisy London Underground may cause a few problems if you’re commuting.

It’s not certain if the word ‘attractive’ is suitable for the W360BT as they are not really designed to draw attention to themselves, but they don’t look bad.

Durability and Build Quality

The Edifier W360BT is built for lightness, and due to the way it is worn, has not been made to be particularly rugged. Just comfortable and light. Cables from the neckband part are reasonably protected by strain reliefs, and that’s about it. To be fair, this design sits up out of the way of most things and the light design seems quite suitable.

Comfort

At 46.5 grams, the W360BT can hardly be felt whilst being worn; there is no weight on the capsules going into the ear either, so if you’re always fiddling around to get a decent fit with your current Bluetooth earphones, these may be worth a try.

Suitability for intended application

As mentioned above, there are several uses these can be put to. They are particularly well suited to exercising, considering the way they are worn and the vented capsule design, but the packaging is distinctly aimed at the mobile/commuter market. For general out and about purposes, the Edifier W360BT is fine unless you find yourself in particularly noisy places a lot of the time.

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Sound Characteristics

Generally the sound of the Edifier W360BT conforms to what most people find enjoyable, with a slightly elevated bass and a warm sound signature.

  • Bass

Low extension is fairly good, and bass makes its mark with enough emphasis for most without going overboard too much. There is a bit of ‘bloom’ here where the bass lacks control slightly. The midrange is not really affected however.

  • Mids

Midrange is clear enough to enjoy vocals and the like; there’s no obvious disconnect between bass and midrange which is nice. Also there’s a decent bit of space in there, showing that the midrange has some good control. There’s no danger here with any spikes or extra presence causing potential listener-fatigue, it’s a comfortable listen.

  • Treble

Presence here matches the midrange; hi-hats and cymbals are clear and present, with a certain grainy quality which is not unusual for this type of earphone. Brass and saxophones get a nice raw edginess, and again it’s hard to imagine anyone having problems here with fatigue.

  • Soundstage and Separation

Soundstage is OK for such a design, although the vented capsules might have improved on this a bit more. Likewise, separation is decent enough with instruments holding their own ground but there’s the sense that they are blending together slightly.

Music genres good for and why

The Edifier W360BT is great with commercial genres like R&B, hip hop and pop, but if you require any more refinement such as with classical music, you might want to consider spending the extra for the Sennheiser HD1 equivalent.

Summary

Edifier’s W360BT is a worthy addition to the current Bluetooth models available, with the neckband taking the weight so we can enjoy music in greater comfort. A good one to take out with you, but try to avoid those very noisy places!

SoundMAGIC E30 Pro-Fit In Ear Headphones

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The SoundMAGIC E30 Pro-Fit In Ear Headphones

 

What happens after Christmas and New Year, we all start to feel the need to hit the gym, but this can be such a tiresome chore, slogging away on the running machine for hour after hour, or bursting your lungs spinning away mile after mile on an exercise bike.

Well why not take you music with you to keep the spirits up and keep your ears entertained.It’s no fun listening to the sound of the pounding muscles around you when you could be listening to your favourite tracks.
The SoundMAGIC E30 offers well balanced, accurate sound at a price that is hard to beat . They have an an in-ear monitor (IEM) design, which is normally reserved for much more expensive earphones (i.e. see earphones from Shure, Sennheiser, etc).

 

The cabling is designed to run up and over the ears to the back of the neck, which means the ear buds stay very securely in your ear, and the wires stay out of your way. This fit system works very well for sports, on stage in-ear monitoring or any situation where you are active.
The SoundMAGIC E30 is robustly built, with well made cables and good strain relief to protect the cabling from being damage. They come supplied plenty of different size ear tips to ensure you get a good in-ear fit. You could even get the Comply T-400 Foam Tips which would give you the best possible comfort and noise isolation.

Hifiheadphones verdict:

Sound quality with the SoundMAGIC E30 is exceptional considering the reduced price point and compares well with earphones costing two, three even four times as much. The sound is well balanced for an earphone at this price point, with well defined bass and a high level of accuracy through the mids and highs.