WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.120 sure we all want airpods but can you afford them these are just sixty dollars 00:00:04.620 --> 00:00:09.900 and if you're gonna spend just sixty dollars on some earbuds it's nice to get 00:00:08.400 --> 00:00:13.920 them from a brand you recognize these are from OnePlus they are the Nord buds 00:00:11.820 --> 00:00:18.600 too nor does their kind of more budget entry level uh product line they got 00:00:16.500 --> 00:00:23.520 Nord phones and Nord buds let's see what they're all about boxables from the 00:00:20.460 --> 00:00:26.519 bottom that's a mistake 00:00:23.520 --> 00:00:31.260 ah there they are what else is in the box so I'll open 00:00:28.260 --> 00:00:32.880 those in a bit crazy you do still get 00:00:31.260 --> 00:00:37.260 the red cord even if you don't get the red box uh these must be extra ear tips 00:00:35.760 --> 00:00:39.620 no one opened it though I get the pleasure 00:00:40.020 --> 00:00:47.040 hey what's this a crazy eyes emoji I will say they 00:00:44.520 --> 00:00:51.239 picked a good one for me because I'm crazy simple stuff now let's get to the 00:00:49.500 --> 00:00:55.260 case oh God it's not easy to just swipe these away it's kind of like a paper 00:00:53.039 --> 00:01:00.899 peel on here it's not a terribly premium feeling case 00:00:59.100 --> 00:01:05.820 I would say it's the the lid particularly has a bit of a cheapness to 00:01:03.300 --> 00:01:10.799 it but I do like this speckled kind of birthday cake looking bottom 00:01:08.460 --> 00:01:14.640 um which is reminiscent of other products that are made partially with 00:01:12.840 --> 00:01:19.200 recycled materials like if you've seen shoes like that which I think looks cool 00:01:16.640 --> 00:01:23.400 USBC port on the back for charging as well as a button that's gonna be your 00:01:20.580 --> 00:01:27.659 pairing button and I press it there's a light on the front that's 00:01:24.900 --> 00:01:32.640 probably gonna light up no okay maybe I need to open it there it is the hinge 00:01:30.180 --> 00:01:36.299 feels decent I've smacked worse 00:01:34.259 --> 00:01:41.780 really flat kind of design on the inside the earbuds themselves also appear to 00:01:39.360 --> 00:01:47.159 have that the speckled recycled materials look it almost just looks like 00:01:44.040 --> 00:01:49.320 you got a dirty earbud and then is there 00:01:47.159 --> 00:01:52.560 is are there speckles in the actual glossy part of the bud here it looks 00:01:51.119 --> 00:01:56.579 like not that kind of looks like your bog standard almost like has a ceramic 00:01:55.020 --> 00:02:00.720 look and if I pull one of these puppies off 00:01:58.439 --> 00:02:05.119 a little grid there your little got your little lattice typical speaker Grille 00:02:02.759 --> 00:02:09.300 trying to keep the earwax out no indicators for left and right I just 00:02:07.920 --> 00:02:13.319 Chuck them in there however they fit I guess you get get used to it as far as 00:02:11.099 --> 00:02:17.700 the industrial design I'm of two minds about it on the one hand you have this 00:02:14.459 --> 00:02:19.319 like mixed media with the Recycled part 00:02:17.700 --> 00:02:23.220 and the non-recycle part which makes it look kind of tacked together and I don't 00:02:21.300 --> 00:02:28.739 know it kind of diminishes the cohesion of the piece 00:02:25.080 --> 00:02:31.080 but on the other hand it does look quite 00:02:28.739 --> 00:02:35.280 minimal I like the flatness of it when it's in your ear and you can't see the 00:02:33.660 --> 00:02:39.599 glossy part you know you can only see one half of it and that one half has a 00:02:37.920 --> 00:02:42.599 cohesive design so I think it probably looks pretty good like that pretty small 00:02:40.920 --> 00:02:46.140 now that I figured out which way they go I will say that this it feels like it 00:02:44.760 --> 00:02:50.400 has a pretty good seal and I'm getting a lot of passive isolation 00:02:47.940 --> 00:02:53.099 or without the ANC being on at all and they feel pretty comfortable for the 00:02:51.780 --> 00:02:56.760 first five seconds you know I haven't worn these for an hour and my odd shaped 00:02:55.379 --> 00:03:00.300 ears particularly the left ones start hurting me well they feel like they're 00:02:58.440 --> 00:03:05.220 in there pretty good let's check out how they sound subjectively and objectively 00:03:03.720 --> 00:03:09.060 I have a bunch of data from the lab about how these things measured they 00:03:07.560 --> 00:03:12.360 think it'd be weird to look at that without listening to them myself a 00:03:10.980 --> 00:03:17.760 little bit first so I'm gonna do that now let's get these paired I have a OnePlus phone with like one percent 00:03:16.019 --> 00:03:22.200 battery thanks Linus just joking it's 35 because 00:03:20.700 --> 00:03:25.500 the Charger's so fast I'm in a Destiny's Child kind of way 00:03:24.120 --> 00:03:29.239 right now holy cow of the bass 00:03:29.819 --> 00:03:39.379 that's overcooked for sure this song is all just acapella a nice 00:03:36.120 --> 00:03:42.480 women's voices and then it's like boom 00:03:39.379 --> 00:03:45.000 and that's fine for r b but what happens 00:03:42.480 --> 00:03:48.200 when I go to like a metal song Master of Puppets is good and fast 00:03:48.420 --> 00:03:54.599 so the bass is kind of manifesting more as like a really thumpy Kick Drum and 00:03:53.459 --> 00:03:58.620 less of a big Bassy boom kind of thing although 00:03:57.420 --> 00:04:02.280 that makes me want to listen to some chili peppers you know fleas slapping 00:04:01.379 --> 00:04:05.940 the base yeah in this track the base is really 00:04:04.440 --> 00:04:10.920 just like shooting shooting at your eardrums 00:04:09.299 --> 00:04:15.780 all right I can predict what the graphs are gonna 00:04:12.599 --> 00:04:17.459 look like here they are so first up we 00:04:15.780 --> 00:04:21.540 have a basic frequency response graph and you can see that the bass is 00:04:19.919 --> 00:04:26.820 definitely pumped up it's gonna be great for bass heads EDM fans maybe I want a 00:04:24.060 --> 00:04:30.060 flat frequency response curve um this is pretty much there when it comes to the 00:04:28.020 --> 00:04:33.419 mids in trouble it's pretty nice this next bit of data I have applies to the 00:04:31.740 --> 00:04:36.660 different presets that come loaded into the app which we'll look at in a second 00:04:34.740 --> 00:04:40.680 the first one is a bass boost which is as you can see just more of the same 00:04:38.520 --> 00:04:45.000 then there's bold which cranks up the treble just a little bit and serenade 00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:49.500 which does that even harder then there's active noise canceling which these 00:04:46.620 --> 00:04:54.540 earphones do have you can see the green line is with ANC on red is with it off 00:04:52.199 --> 00:04:58.440 and then the white is just if you didn't have the earphones at all that's the 00:04:56.520 --> 00:05:02.340 noise you'll be hearing and so the lower the line the quieter it is you can see 00:05:00.780 --> 00:05:07.199 though that the ANC actually does produce a noise floor there's a little 00:05:04.979 --> 00:05:11.820 bit of a hiss whether or not it bothers you is up to you let's see if it bothers 00:05:10.440 --> 00:05:19.199 me oh the chili peppers are still going 00:05:15.720 --> 00:05:20.639 they're like 55. so the anc's on now and 00:05:19.199 --> 00:05:27.080 the music's playing and it doesn't really sound worse but I bet I can 00:05:23.400 --> 00:05:27.080 notice the hiss if I pause the music 00:05:29.340 --> 00:05:37.500 I can't really notice it I'm not like lying in bed right now but oh wait 00:05:35.280 --> 00:05:42.780 I can notice it now I thought that was just my own head and blood uh but no 00:05:40.380 --> 00:05:47.100 there it is with music playing didn't notice that so decent performance 460 00:05:45.120 --> 00:05:51.720 bucks especially in the mid and treble and if you're into a lot of bass then 00:05:49.800 --> 00:05:55.740 that could be great value for you now let's get into the other aspects I can 00:05:53.520 --> 00:05:59.580 make or break an earphone the interface the app the buttons the battery life 00:05:58.259 --> 00:06:02.940 right after this message from our sponsor Newegg looking for the latest 00:06:01.320 --> 00:06:06.660 technology to upgrade your gaming rig home office or entertainment setup look 00:06:04.860 --> 00:06:10.380 no further than Newegg as one of the largest online retailers of computer 00:06:08.100 --> 00:06:14.160 hardware software and electronics Newegg has everything you need to take your 00:06:12.660 --> 00:06:17.639 Digital Life to the next level they offer competitive prices fast and 00:06:15.720 --> 00:06:21.300 reliable shipping 30-day hassle-free returns and excellent customer service 00:06:19.500 --> 00:06:24.960 to ensure you have the best shopping experience possible so whether you're a 00:06:23.280 --> 00:06:28.740 tech Enthusiast a gamer or you're just looking for the latest gadgets Newegg is 00:06:26.699 --> 00:06:33.720 the go-to destination for all your Tech needs check them out at LMG.gg Newegg 00:06:32.039 --> 00:06:38.759 all right I've got the hey Melody app loaded up on my pixel phone because the 00:06:36.300 --> 00:06:43.919 iPhone and the OnePlus were giving me problems but it's here now the scanning 00:06:40.620 --> 00:06:46.080 worked and I can see the buds got your 00:06:43.919 --> 00:06:50.940 battery indicators your toggles for the noise canceling and transparency mode 00:06:48.840 --> 00:06:56.340 Sound Master EQ which is going to have our yep bold serenade and base EQ 00:06:53.639 --> 00:07:01.620 presets is there a custom yes there is let's check that out one two three four 00:06:58.620 --> 00:07:04.919 five six different knobs to mess with 00:07:01.620 --> 00:07:06.720 plus or minus 6 DB can we have multiple 00:07:04.919 --> 00:07:11.400 like can I name it custom one 00:07:08.520 --> 00:07:16.199 confirm call that custom two confirm there they are 00:07:13.560 --> 00:07:20.699 excellent bass wave dynamically boosts the bass to deliver deep bass with 00:07:17.759 --> 00:07:25.199 Clarity and Fidelity I believe this is a more algorithmic type thing strong and 00:07:23.460 --> 00:07:28.340 weak let's try that out all right I'll put this on super weak 00:07:28.740 --> 00:07:35.880 super strong oh yeah it's there's a little bit of 00:07:32.699 --> 00:07:39.900 latency before it pops in but 00:07:35.880 --> 00:07:42.300 holy it's like bad levels of thumpy now 00:07:39.900 --> 00:07:47.220 this must have fly to a kind of a wide swath of bass frequencies because 00:07:45.060 --> 00:07:52.139 you can hear like not only like the kick drum for example or the bass guitar 00:07:49.740 --> 00:07:56.400 getting jacked up but also just a general feeling of fullness or emptiness 00:07:54.840 --> 00:08:02.520 when you put it down to weak so I think it applies to at least 100 Hertz a base 00:07:59.639 --> 00:08:07.800 probably maybe even up to like 250. this bass wave thing is kind of weird let me 00:08:05.220 --> 00:08:12.720 read you what they say it compensates for weak base pitches and only slightly 00:08:09.900 --> 00:08:16.979 for strong bass that makes me think that it almost brings bass to like a certain 00:08:14.699 --> 00:08:20.400 level or within a song it's just bringing the bass up 00:08:18.660 --> 00:08:25.199 to like a ceiling so it's more consistently high that would be weird 00:08:22.680 --> 00:08:29.340 which lets you enjoy top quality of voice calls your favorite playlist or it 00:08:26.879 --> 00:08:34.200 can be the volume adjuster for your go-to game why would they say that it's 00:08:31.620 --> 00:08:36.539 bizarre another thing uh just while we're on it is I took these out of my 00:08:35.339 --> 00:08:39.719 ears the music continued to play they don't have the auto pause 00:08:38.580 --> 00:08:44.459 all right let's get out of here let's check out the Interfaith I think there's a little feedback noise 00:08:43.020 --> 00:08:48.000 when you hit it yeah there's a little tick 00:08:46.500 --> 00:08:52.740 and there's a tick when you pause it too you can't hear that second one very well because you know music's playing when 00:08:51.240 --> 00:08:57.600 you press it oh it just goes between transparency and noise cancellation interesting 00:08:55.440 --> 00:09:01.080 oh here it is earbud controls its own tab 00:08:58.500 --> 00:09:03.600 left and right I can make dang it 00:09:02.640 --> 00:09:08.820 they're not going to give me as much customization as I want on the single tap I can make it do nothing or I can 00:09:06.899 --> 00:09:12.959 make it play and pause on the double tap I can make it do nothing or play pause 00:09:11.459 --> 00:09:16.560 previous next Voice Assistant game mode so I'm 00:09:14.640 --> 00:09:22.019 guessing that right now double tap is next on this earbud 00:09:19.200 --> 00:09:25.980 there's no option to make it do volume which is annoying 00:09:23.640 --> 00:09:28.980 interestingly there's actually two types of touch and hold there's your regular 00:09:27.779 --> 00:09:33.899 touch and hold which takes like three seconds and switches between the ANC and transparency 00:09:31.800 --> 00:09:37.380 oh this is weird oh sweet they do it like a checkbox thing yes you can make 00:09:35.519 --> 00:09:41.880 it so it's just through all three of the ANC transparency and nothing uh but the 00:09:40.800 --> 00:09:45.959 other interesting thing is there's a longer touch and hold which is by 00:09:43.800 --> 00:09:50.700 default set to nothing but you can set it to switch devices that could be 00:09:48.240 --> 00:09:54.720 pretty cool in my experience those um those features where it's like you can 00:09:52.500 --> 00:09:58.080 pair your earphones to your laptop and your phone it'll intelligently switch 00:09:56.160 --> 00:10:01.740 between them has never literally never ever worked for me so it's cool that you 00:10:00.240 --> 00:10:05.160 can actually bind that to a button I still wouldn't expect it to work I give 00:10:03.360 --> 00:10:09.660 it a B plus you you can customize some things but they don't give you total 00:10:06.600 --> 00:10:11.640 control and there's no Auto pause as far 00:10:09.660 --> 00:10:14.220 as fit they feel very in there you can definitely work out with these things 00:10:12.779 --> 00:10:20.940 you can headband with these things they are ip55 rated which is better than normal 00:10:17.899 --> 00:10:22.920 your typical Cheapo earphone is going to 00:10:20.940 --> 00:10:26.279 give you ipx4 the X meaning that they didn't even rate the dust protection and 00:10:24.959 --> 00:10:30.660 the four meaning it's good for like splashes and sweat but five five is 00:10:28.500 --> 00:10:35.100 better God these just keep turning back on put them away go we'll put him away 00:10:33.300 --> 00:10:39.779 in this case which can give you 27 hours of battery life purportedly the buds 00:10:37.620 --> 00:10:46.140 themselves five hours now these figures are with ANC on and using the Kodak AAC 00:10:43.680 --> 00:10:49.680 it also supports you know the regular codec what's that called like SBC or 00:10:48.660 --> 00:10:53.339 something like that that every Bluetooth literally everything ever has there's 00:10:51.660 --> 00:10:58.380 another figure they give you which is a little more nebulous to me it is in 10 00:10:55.800 --> 00:11:02.880 minutes of charging you can get five hours but they don't really specify what 00:11:01.200 --> 00:11:06.720 the five hours is I think it means five hours of calls the other thing is that 00:11:04.980 --> 00:11:10.680 they kind of imply that the fast charging not only applies to just fast 00:11:09.180 --> 00:11:14.940 charging the case and then the case having to slowly charge the buds but 00:11:13.079 --> 00:11:18.600 actually applies to both the case and the buds which is super cool if I'm 00:11:17.040 --> 00:11:22.560 reading that right that's a cool feature next I want to check out the mic quality 00:11:20.640 --> 00:11:26.700 during calls because they say they use two microphones and some AI algorithms 00:11:24.660 --> 00:11:32.339 to remove a bunch of noise so I'm gonna go outside where it's windy and there's 00:11:29.100 --> 00:11:34.200 trains and crap and let Jake belly 00:11:32.339 --> 00:11:37.399 balance sit in this chair and show you the quality coming through 00:11:37.680 --> 00:11:44.820 what's up gamers the seat's hot 00:11:42.360 --> 00:11:47.660 his butt should not be that warm hello you're on speakerphone 00:11:48.000 --> 00:11:54.839 yeah why don't you tell us a story well I'm just standing out here in the 00:11:52.440 --> 00:11:59.760 parking lot it's pretty windy and uh there's various LMG employees walk 00:11:57.240 --> 00:12:04.680 around including one Nick light walking towards how he's waving with both hands 00:12:01.740 --> 00:12:09.500 what a good looking guy he's trying to talk to me I really hope you can't grow 00:12:06.839 --> 00:12:15.240 up I'm running away now I'm I'm running okay I'm gonna hang up bye 00:12:12.300 --> 00:12:22.200 that sounded okay so how was it guys it sounds okay 00:12:20.279 --> 00:12:26.279 as far as the quality of the ANC I think it's okay I did not find that there was 00:12:24.600 --> 00:12:31.680 a lot of pressure on my ears with the ANC now there's no tuning ability with 00:12:28.920 --> 00:12:35.339 it like you can find some other apps and I'm sure it's not as good as what the 00:12:33.600 --> 00:12:40.380 airpods have these days which is crazy like these probably aren't going to help you very much with babies crying 00:12:38.459 --> 00:12:43.800 so final thoughts I think you could do worse than this for the price I think 00:12:42.300 --> 00:12:48.360 you could do worse than this and pay more there's a couple features that are 00:12:45.600 --> 00:12:52.860 missing but overall you're getting so much in these things these days that I 00:12:51.120 --> 00:12:57.240 think five years ago wasn't possible like the quality 00:12:54.420 --> 00:13:02.639 all the features the A and C all that for 60 bucks man pretty good I don't 00:13:00.720 --> 00:13:05.100 hate these thanks for watching guys if you like 00:13:03.779 --> 00:13:09.000 this video maybe check out another earphone unboxing we did earphones that 00:13:07.560 --> 00:13:12.920 cost more and then click on that affiliate link so I get more money 00:13:12.959 --> 00:13:16.459 my pay my pay doesn't work that way