NothingEar wireless ear buds with Hi-Res Audio, Smart Active Noise Cancelling, Advanced equalizer and up to 40.5 hours of listening time - BlackCarbon Neutral Certified by SCS Global Services

Right, so I've spent a good bit of time with these Nothing Ear (2024) buds, and honestly, with a bit of attention and personalisation, they're pretty fantasticBefore I start, I got these for 93 notes. The Ear (a) are 78. The CMF buds Pro 2 are 55 and the CMF buds are 34.99. Nothing have something for every budget. It just depends on if their style and sound do it for you. If you know they do then every one of these buds are the best in their class. Otherwise, it's harder. For example, the Sony WF-C710n are 99 and might be the better option for you over these. Similarly the WF-C510 are currentlyFirst off, let's talk about that case. It's got this groove on it that's just perfect for spinning. Seriously, it's become my go-to fidget spinner. Highly addictive, you've been warned! It's also extremely stylish but I can imagine the plastic wearing down pretty quickly.Now, the sound. This is where they really shine, but with a big asterisk. Out of the box, they're decent, but to truly unlock their potential, you have to mess with the EQ. I spent ages searching for different QR code EQ settings online, and once you find one that clicks, the sound is genuinely fantastic. I tried the Personal Sound feature but hated the results, so I guess it's quite hit and miss. As other reviewed have said, the bass is amazing, and the sound separation is incredible. You'll struggle to find buds that sound this good for twice or even thrice the price. The ANC is good, as is the voice clarity on a phonecall. I find the pinch controls to be absolutely horrible, but that's a me thing I think. Much prefer touch gestures.Style and comfort are also big wins. They look super stylish, and they feel really comfortable in the ear. I think they're pretty standard for stem buds as I haven't had another pair since the Huawei Freebuds 2. However, they're not as secure as buds with wingtips. My gold standard for security and comfort are the Pixel Buds Pro 2 with their twist-to-seal feature – those things are practically glued in and sound great to boot. Their price, though, is more than double these.Speaking of comfort, I had to do a fair bit of experimentation with the ear tips. It's the classic trade-off: smaller tips mean more comfort but poorer sound and security, while larger tips give you better sound and a more secure fit, but they lead to quicker ear fatigue. That's just the nature of the beast with most in-ear buds, as a better seal means more pressure. I use the largest tips for the best sound, but it means I can only wear them for about two hours maximum before my ears need a break. The Pixel Buds Pro 2, on the other hand, I can wear for 8 hours, maybe more – I've literally slept with them in and woken up unsure if they were still there, they're that comfortable.One peculiar thing I've noticed: when I'm wearing them outside with a hood up, any time the fabric of the hood touches the stem of the bud, I can actually hear and almost feel it. It's a really strange sensation, almost like a muffled scraping sound. If you run your finger over the top of them you'll know what I mean. Not a big deal at all really, but worth noting.Overall, despite a few quirks, I'm extremely impressed. They deliver sound quality that punches well above their weight class. For comfort, they're good, but nothing beats the Pixel Buds Pro 2 in that respect.If you're an audiophile on a budget and don't mind a bit of EQ tinkering, then just buy them. You really shouldn't regret it. In all honesty, you could probably buy the Ear (A) or even the CMF buds pro 2 and still have an amazing time!

This might be a bit of a long one, but I want to set the stage a bit:i’ve probably spent the best part of a weeks’ worth of evenings comparing various different earbuds (video and written reviews from various sources) before I ended up settling on the Nothing Ear - I can’t stand wasting time and/or money on buying something inferior or not getting the best ‘bang for buck’, so usually spend an inordinate amount of time checking reviews to make sure I’ll be happy with the end product.Going back a couple of years or so, I had a pair of the Sony XM4s (in-ear) on the recommendation/ reviews that stated they had excellent audio quality, warm sound and good bass response. I believed this would also apply to ample bass delivery, but I was led to be mistaken.Of course you could EQ bass in, which I did - but I found that once I turned them above ~50% or so volume (which I had to do more often than I’d realise, as I found they just didn’t go loud enough), the EQ would begin to flatten back out to a more neutral or flat response, and the further you increased the volume, the more the EQ would attenuate. No reviews or info I could find online mentioned this - and I still can’t really find anything that mentions this now!Unhappy with this revelation (plus I just didn’t find them comfortable to wear any longer than half an hour or so) I returned them and replaced them with the Soundcore Liberty 3 Pros, which I still have to this day - markedly better bass response/ capability out of the box (which could be further emphasised with EQ) and yes, the treble was a lot harsher and perhaps even sibilant as did the reviews about them say at the time - but I was able to EQ the treble down to a level that made it manageable.The best parts were that they went plenty loud enough, and maintained their EQ setting all the way up to max volume, so the sound signature would remain the way I set it, instead of rolling off on its own.After this rigmarole, I needed to make sure I got it right out of the gate the next time the upgrade was due.I originally had three sets of buds on my list that I had whittled down to: Liberty 4 Pros, OnePlus Buds 3 Pro, and the Nothing Ear (2024 model).The Liberty 4 Pros fell to third place after doing my own comparisons from data and reviews I’d seen from various different sources (rtings, Picky Audio YouTube channel, plus a couple of other YouTube reviewers and online written review sites), then left me with the two.Following the Picky Audio Excel spreadsheet he’s created, where he’s stacked up all the data from various earbuds he’s reviewed over the last couple of years or so, I discovered the Nothing Ear have a max volume a few dB above the OnePlus, so this immediately made me consider these buds higher to begin with - then following on from his review where he compared the remaining two buds from my list, he stated that the Nothing Ear had the stronger and louder bass of the two, and of any buds he’s tested up to that point; or words to that effect anyway.That sealed the deal for me.I can confirm after doing some basic A/B testing for myself, going from the Nothing Ears back and forth with my Liberty 3 Pros; the difference is astounding!I can’t quite believe I used to think the Liberty 3 Pros had good bass - in isolation, they did, plus I liked the stereo separation and how crisp the highs could be (most likely due to the dual driver design of them), but I’ve always been a bit of a bass head at heart, and always preferred a stronger low end and/ or strong V-shaped EQ.Thankfully, the Nothing Ear has one of the most comprehensive EQ managers/ programs baked into their app that I’ve come across so far personally - with a good number of bands, which can each be adjusted to a specific frequency, but can also adjust their individual Q factor, so can affect the slope or roll off of each individual band on the EQ!There is also a more basic mode if that’s more your style too.TL;DR - after comparing various different buds for a week or so, using various sources to make sure bias wasn’t a factor and to attempt to corroborate their findings, plus coming from my own experience - I whittled down the list to end up with the Nothing Ear: and I’m very happy with my decision! I would like to hope to you would be pleasantly surprised with these too, especially after you set them up, perform the ‘hearing test’ in the app, and adjust the EQ to suit your tastes!

Upsides -Sound, bass and integration with android devices are top tier. Long last battery, even with AC. Nothing app is superb with customisations too.It also gets LOUD, which is excellent.Downsides - pretty major design flaw with the opening of the case, super difficult, even after 2 weeks of daily use. Pause button is in a weird place, so occasionally clothing can pause your music - especially on a bench at the gym.Would recommend for price point.

Wow!! I have recieved my Nothing Ear earphones today to replace a tired Pair of JBL Tour 3's which I use for work. These are hands down 10X better!At first I was a little disappointed with the volume level. I then realised if you assign the volume up function to the pinch setting on one of the headphones they increase in volume dramatically I would say by another 60% from initially taking them out of the box (even with the phone volume on full)The app is great, the advanced equaliser is very handy and you can really tailor to your own personal listening experience.Overall comfort and sound is amazing I would say they are worth at least another £100 on top of their current price tag. Noise cancelling is ok (above average) not as good as some others I own but in fairness they cost twice as much.If your looking for some good value earphones that can pack a punch look no further these are a great buy.