2023-04-03 12:47:56
These earphones adapt to your personal desired sound
The Ear (2) by Nothing not only impress with their futuristic design
Quelle: Nothing
The fact that the Ear (2) from the manufacturer Nothing are sophisticated is already evident when you hold the charging case in your hand. The earplugs score particularly well when it comes to individual sound adjustment. Where the listeners can keep up with the competition – and what weaknesses there are.
Dhe manufacturer Nothing* is a bit playful with his devices, you will know at the latest after looking at his smartphone, where the back side catches the eye with small plays of light. Nothing stays true to its reputation with its new Ear (2)* earphones.
The transparent charging and storage box in a square shape with rounded corners has a recess for your thumb on the top, so you can easily turn it around your own axis in your hand. gimmick. But it’s fun and calming. Just like inserting the earphones into the case. With the help of magnets, they automatically snap into the right position.
But of course that’s not the point with earphones. They should sound good. And Nothing succeeds very well with its new earphones. Users can adjust the sound to their own hearing. You do this via a hearing test in the app, which is available for Android devices and iPhones. The test lasts less than three minutes, during which bright tones are played to both ears and you have to confirm on the display when you can hear them and when they disappear again.
This is not a gimmick, as it turns out in the test. Because with the result of the listening test, the earphones adjust their sound when playing music in the future so that it really sounds better.
You can also turn this off in the app to hear the difference. There is also an equalizer for readjustment, with which bass, treble or voices can be boosted if desired. But in our case there was no need for it because after the listening test the treble was very clear and the bass was strong enough.
Nothing proudly announces the support of the LHDC audio codec, with which the earphones can also receive high-resolution music (Hi-Res). However, most users will not notice this at all, because the device to which the Ear (2) is connected would also have to be able to do this. Most smartphones cannot do this.
The transparent charging and storage box of the Ear (2)
Quelle: Nothing
We also failed to bring Apple’s 3D audio from the iPhone to the earbuds. Not to mention the dynamic head tracking, where the sound always comes from the direction of the playback device, no matter how the head is moved. The Nothing earbuds can’t do that.
The Ear (2) are controlled via pressure commands on the small stems, just as you know it from the AirPods. Unfortunately, only the swipe to regulate the volume is missing. The command functions, for example, for skipping forward and backward in music playback, can be customized for the left and right earbuds in the app.
The active noise suppression works reliably and can also be personalized. But mostly you want to block out as much outside noise as possible with this mode. However, the result does not come close to the performance of the AirPods Pro.
Incidentally, this also applies to the transparency mode, in which external noise is allowed to reach the ear. With Apple’s earphones, it’s easy to forget that they’re still in the ear. The Ear (2) does not succeed in this.
The Ear (2) can convince in several ways
Conclusion: Nothing has presented good earphones with the Ear (2), which only noticeably lag behind some of the competitors in terms of noise suppression and transparency mode. But there are a lot of functions that are far from being standard among competitors.
In addition to individual hearing adjustment, this includes the option of connecting the earphones to two devices at the same time and selecting the silicone earplugs supplied in different sizes in a test via the app according to their fit. If you take an earphone out of your ear, the music playback stops automatically.
The Ear (2) also achieve a good result in terms of voice quality. With noise canceling on, the earbuds will play music for four hours on a single charge, which is pretty average. The case can recharge the earphones about four times on the go and can also be charged wirelessly. The Ear (2) cost 149 euros. They can be ordered via Amazon.*
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