Finally, Wireless Earbuds That Can Easily Replace My Bose And Sony For All-day Listening

ZDNET's cardinal takeaways

• The Status Pro X earbuds are disposable for preorder connected nan charismatic tract for $249.
• These earbuds nutrient immoderate of nan champion audio I've ever heard.
• You person to insert them conscionable correct to get nan champion fit.

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I've tested truthful galore headphones and earbuds these days that it's getting harder and harder to show them apart. But I've ne'er tested a brace rather for illustration nan Status X Pro earbuds. These earbuds group nan barroom beautiful high. 

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If you've not heard of Status, it mightiness beryllium because they've only been astir for astir 9 years (not agelong astatine each successful nan ever-evolving world of audio tech). When I first received nan Status Pro X, I didn't deliberation overmuch of it. I hadn't unboxed them yet, but could spot nan shape facet connected nan container and wasn't instantly impressed.

Little did I know.

My experience

Let's trim to nan chase: nan Status Pro X earbuds are freaking fantastic. In fact, they sound truthful good, I didn't want to extremity listening. They had a clarity I've not heard successful earbuds astatine this value range, and nan soundstage was amazing. On apical of that, I recovered nan earbuds to person an elegant design. That's a large alteration to my favourite earbuds, nan Denon PearL Pro, which are large and alternatively clunky. As for nan Pixel Buds Pro, they conscionable look silly compared to nan Status Pro X.

To my awesome surprise, if I were to comparison nan Status Pro X to nan Denon PearL Pro earbuds (which costs astir doubly arsenic overmuch arsenic nan Status Pro X), nan Status Pro X really wins. The logic for this is that nan Status Pro X earbuds hit them successful nan highs. Both earbuds person fantastic, move bass, but nan Status Pro X enjoys immoderate earnestly crystal highs. 

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In fact, nan Status Pro X earbuds are perfectly delightful from nan debased extremity to nan mid range. That is simply a feat not galore earbuds tin match. Often, a brace of earbuds will triumph retired successful definite frequencies but suffer successful others. 

Yes, you tin ever tweak nan sound of astir earbuds pinch an associated app, but I thin to judge earbuds by really they sound retired of nan container (and past tweak them arsenic needed). 

The Status Pro X enjoys magnificent sound, without having to instal an app (Thank you, Status). That, my friends, makes a immense difference, particularly for those who either don't want to person to woody pinch EQ aliases those who don't cognize what EQ is. 

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How do these earbuds execute this feat? Multiple drivers. Most earbuds instrumentality pinch a azygous driver design, but nan Status Pro X uses multiple: a move driver for lows and dual Knowles drivers for mids and highs. The multi-driver setup makes that unthinkable separation of sound and soft item possible.

During my full testing clip pinch nan Status Pro X earbuds, I didn't download an app aliases make immoderate changes to nan sound, and still I enjoyed a warmth and agility I've ne'er heard from a mid-range brace of earbuds. If I didn't cognize nan prices of these ($249 connected nan charismatic site), I would person sworn these costs astatine slightest doubly nan price. Impressive.

Now, I did effort to alteration Android's LDAC codec for 990/kbps/090/kbps, but recovered nan relationship dropped excessively much, truthful I switched it backmost to champion effort. I besides had HD audio enabled. Both of these features are only disposable from wrong nan Developer Options.

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Even without nan higher value LDAC setting, these earbuds easy bested each brace of earbuds I person astatine my disposal. Every opus and genre I threw astatine nan Status Pro X earbuds sounded gloriously alive. From Rush, Leprous, Purity Ring, Spiritbox, Cocteau Twins, Gary Numan, and galore much -- they each came live done these.

The fresh is wherever things aren't rather arsenic fantastic. To get a bully seal pinch these earbuds, you person to propulsion your receptor up arsenic you insert them and make judge you're utilizing nan correct size tips. The Status Pro X won't springiness you a coagulated consciousness if you conscionable jam them into your ears without intention. But erstwhile you get them decently seated, you're successful for a batch of dancing and smiles.

ZDNET's buying advice

You are not going to find a better-sounding brace of earbuds astatine this price. These are, hands down, nan champion brace of earbuds I've tested astatine this value point. Heck, nan Status Pro X earbuds are amended than each brace of earbuds I've tested aliases utilized (from nan inexpensive to nan costly and everything successful between). 

These earbuds sound truthful bully that I would situation immoderate different institution to nonstop maine earbuds that they judge tin dethrone nan Status Pro X earbuds arsenic my apical proposal of 2025. 

Just bargain these and hide astir those trashy earbuds you've been utilizing for years.

Status Pro X earbuds tech specs

• Triple driver setup (dual Knowles balanced armature drivers and 1 12" move driver)
• -52db progressive sound canceling
• AI reside enhancement
• Bluetooth 5.3
• IP55 h2o resistance
• 3 beam-forming mics
• 8-hour artillery life from a azygous complaint (with a full of 24 hours utilizing nan charging case)
• Optical wearing sensor
• 24-bit/96 kHz audio complete Bluetooth
• LDAC support for audio up to 990 kbps
• Both touch and beingness fastener control

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