CMF Buds Pro 2 Wireless Earbuds with Smart Dial, 50dB Hybrid Noise Cancelling Earbuds Wireless Bluetooth 5.3, 11mm Bass with LDAC, 6 Hi-Res Audio Mics, 43H Playtime, Fast Charging Case, Dark Grey

I cannot believe the sound quality to price ratio you get with these. My Bose QuietComforts, though better at ANC, are a close match in regards to sound quality. I also have the Nothing Buds (a), and they do not match the sound quality that these particular CMFs provide. These CMFs have dual drivers, while many others utilize single drivers. I find this dual driver design superior for louder listening, especially for high frequencies or spatial effects as those beloved deep bass notes don't drown out the highs as they are emitted from a dedicated driver. Build quality, being honest, is a B-, while the Nothing Buds get an A- from me. They're all plastic at the end of the day, I just feel the CMFs could of used a bit higher quality material, yet it does keep the bud weight down, so maybe it wasn't by accident. Battery life is not an issue and a full charge of the case will easily carry you through the day. With ANC off, it will last you several days of moderate to heavy use. Noise canceling is pretty good, but I'm comparing that to a much more expensive set designed specifically for ANC, so they do the job well. So for the price, build, sound and features, you sincerely can't go wrong with a set of these. I'm big into music, and especially the quality side of things as true high fidelity music hits different. With LDAC support on these with a new enough device, you can aquire some high quality music on your phone using applications such as Tidal or QoBoz. If you really want to enjoy the full sound quality, start there. As a bonus, the case and its ability to deactivate its control features by a double press is a huge plus if you're worried about mistakenly triggering commands. The Nothing Brand is not playing around as they have a plethora of devices out, and they are not stopping as far as improvements..Firmware updates which take a few minutes will be needed out of the box, so plan on that on your first use. 5☆

Taken with a grain of salt, since I've been using them for a total of 30 minutes. Update - I've now worn them through 2 calls and all was well. No complaints from the other end, and my side was crystal clear. Comfort is good, and my longest session was 3 hours. No ear pain, and they stayed in my ears. Still have not used the case dial function. Oh yeah, after 3 hours of music play I put the buds back in the case and both buds were still at 83% battery. A couple minor weaknesses, but again, I keep in mind that they are sub $60 buds. The noise cancellation is wonky with loud noises (in my case Chainsaw and Circular saw). The pass through audio is not great, but I was able to have conversations with a few people at Lowes. This could be improved, but the price would go up. Music was still great. Original review: First song though them is All Night by Def Leppard from Euphoria. It has a lot of quasi variable sounds, a hint of soft rock rap, rock, acapella vocals, and vocals isolated with nothing but bass, good harmonies, both high and low tones. Normally I drive a new set of buds to max volume, but these approached uncomfortable at 3/4 volume, which is also where the "Ear Damage" warning pops up. I got to *80% volume and backed off (very impressive). They only have 3 tip options, SML, and are factory fitted with M. I switched to the Large and get good isolation. For this sub $60 purchase price I did not expect a hearing test from the app, and one does not exist, but it does have a fit test under the Device Settings. Also under the Device Settings is the Dual Connection option, which by default is set to off. If you switch to dual connection, the buds have to reboot, so don't do this if you're in the middle of listening to a song or on a phone call. Surprisingly, the app and buds have a Find My Earbuds option - unheard of for this price. The buds sound fantastic with Spacial Audio off, but there is a noticable enhancement when you enable Spacial Audio. I like both outputs equally, and thing for those who come from or are in the sound production world, my guess is they will prefer the perception of a pre and post mixed feel. Spacial off tends to be a lot more of a natural recording, and Spacial sounds like a producer got a low impact opportunity to add some effects, but not over powering. Another effect of Spacial is a slight volume boost. I've not yet tried the case dial, and while cool, I don't see a personal application, but still cool as a remote control for your buds, without the need to touch the buds or use the phone app. The case is a little larger than my Soundcore Space A40's, but I like the square shape. I also bought a matching TPU case so I'd not scratch up the case while in my pocket. There are only two things I poke at. There is no USB-C cable included (not a big deal - by now everyone has a dozen or more). The second is a personal preference, and that is earbud charge % display, and that it only shows charge drop in 5% increments, i.e. 100%, 95%, 90% etc. I am not yet able to speak to call quality, but that will happen soon I hope. So far I'm sticking with the Euphoria album, but I can't wait to hear Drive by The Cars, both for vocal and instrumental clarity.

1. It fitted to my ear well. Smooth and not irritating size at all. 2. Phone call quality with earbuds was great. not the best out of all but def best contender for its class. 3. Download app, open the case, and that was it. Setup was really easy and cant be mistaken. Connection was great. There is a delay/lag/latency from bluetooth connection but great quality of sound made up for it and connection itself was great and never disconnect. 4. Beautiful design. I would say best of all I ever owned. 5. Sound is where it excel. IT is a bass monster but you can choose not to. True to sound and powerful. tuning works well. Customizing is diverse and they all make sense. Sounds crisp and clear. Definitely recommeneded.

I've been testing out the buds for a little over a week now and I have to say, I really like them. Off the bat, I love the design of the buds and the case, and the bass even at the lowest setting is really strong, in a good way. The buds fit well in my ears which is usually a problem having to find one that do. Audio quality is crystal clear and the app lets you adjust as needed. Had some trouble connecting the buds at first, my phone (S22 Ultra) didn't detect them right away but other devices that are just as old, did. The smart dial, which is the main reason I wanted to try out these buds didn't work initially, so I did some research and connected them to my tablet which did work, and that someway got my phone to connect the dial as well. And I have to the say, the smart dial is an AWESOME feature to have!!! It acts like a controller for the buds and can make for a cool fidget toy. I came from the Galaxy buds 2 which is almost double the price of these buds at the time. And I would say, these are the better sounding devices. Everything sounds great coming in, and during my call tests, they are pretty good but you won't sound as clear, a bit distance or washed out, as talking directly into your phone's mic. And as good as these buds are, there are some drawbacks, the touch controls on the buds themselves LACK a single tap/play pause feature which is standard for other buds but you can do it via the smart dial. The in-ear detection that would play or pause your music when you take the buds on or off works well with music apps but not 100% of the time and doesn't really work for video apps like Youtube and Netflix, so you have to pause the video directly. And there are times when I would put in the buds and it seems like the noise cancelling would toggle and off for a sec to adjust to the last setting you had them on. Speaking of noise cancelling, they are good, both transparency mode and active. Active is not going to blow you away but it definitely works and even the more expensive Samsung buds I had, weren't any better at NC. All the pros and overall quality of the buds, I say its worth the price you are paying, so give them a shot!

I bought these on sale about a year ago at $50 and it was an amazing purchase. They have great value for their price and their app is very usable and clean. The sound quality is great, I use the electronic eq setting with ultra bass off, and I think they sound wonderful for being a budget pair of earbuds. Their connectivity can be iffy at times, but I’ve found that to be a source issue more than anything. The noise cancellation is pretty good, obviously not going to be the best, but with music at half volume it does a great job. The earbud controls as well as the dial on the case are very easy to use and customizable. The durability of the case is also pretty impressive as well, I’ve dropped it many times while running on concrete and only have a few scratches and marks to show from it. If you’re considering these, I would definitely recommend getting them.

Great sound! Not perfect, but perfect for my needs. I primarily listen to audiobooks so crisp clear voice is what I look for in earbuds, and these do not disappoint. I got these to get me though waiting for replacements to my Samsung buds, I did not expect to fall in love, but I did and won't be going back to the Samsung buds. The case Wheel control save's me time and again... Not reaching for my ear when someone comes up to my desk is cool, I just click the wheel to stop my book, no one even has a clue that I'm listening to my books. I am very please with the ANC, not overly complicated and fit so easily that I forget I'm wearing them. I really appreciate that the app is easy to use and connects automatically. I have to mention that Nothing's customer support is phenomenal! Extremely prompt with answers to any question I have!

Having two teenagers in the house that lose or damage things frequently, it's hard to justify buying premium products sometimes. Even when it's not for the kids, you tend to go budget because of how often things get "borrowed" without asking. So when I saw how great the reviews were on various tech sites for all of Nothing's earbud offerings, these absolutely grabbed my attention. I'll start with the case. Something about the square shape with its rounded corners just feels right in the hand, far better than the common rectangular casket shape favored by many budget brands. It also allows for a variety of grips when accessing the Smart Dial. The dial itself is fun to fidget with, even when disabled, but is also very functional if you're the kind of person that finds yourself skipping around in playlists or changing the volume frequently. And since the dial is customizable in Nothing's "Nothing X" app, you can configure it in a way that makes sense to you so it won't likely be a "use it once and then forget about it" feature. The matte finish is feels and looks nice, especially to someone like me who thinks glossy plastic looks a little tacky, but it does take fingerprints very easily. It's very lightweight which I have mixed feelings about since that implies they could have installed a larger or more dense battery pack but, since I've yet to run it dry as is, I'm probably just being nitpicky. Now for the buds themselves. They're a little chunky, but that's common at this price point, and it doesn't make them uncomfortable at all. The multiple microphones on each bud pick are reasonably clear and do a fair job canceling unwanted noise, though I did find that in their passthrough noise cancelling mode they had trouble picking up something about my daughter's vocal range but it only happens when I'm talking to her. The noise cancelling is pretty solid. They won't block out extremely loud sounds like power tools, but no Active Noise Cancelling earbud/headphone should given that ANC works by transmitting an interference wave and that signal being too strong could just as easily damage your hearing as the noise you're hoping to block out; that's more of a task for ear protection brands like ISOtunes. The DIRAC feature must be working pretty well, because I've not messed with the EQ since getting them and everything I've listened to with them (gaming, classic rock, heavy industrial, mopey goth rock, Indigenous punk, 80s new wave, movies, etc) still manages to sound well balanced for the media. The surround sound feature isn't something most people will really notice or have a use for and likely should be turned off to save battery, but I do find that if I wear them while gaming on my PC with Dolby Atmos enabled turning it on does improve the effect (and combined with the ANC, it's super immersive). The default bass is pretty solid and while I do notice a subtle difference with the bass boosting feature enabled, it's not significant enough to justify the extra battery drain and it's not all that necessary anyway. Like the Smart Dial, the touch functions on the buds are customizable and pretty responsive but I do find myself preferring to the more tactile dial. The software situation is a mixed bag. There are a lot of features here that are controlled via software. The phone app is great and made pairing the headset, customizing the controls, and setting the sound enhancing features a breeze. If I only used them with my phone, that would be fine. I also like to use them with my PC sometimes (I have loud neighbors and the ANC helps block them out when I'm trying to game or work on something.) and I'm baffled by their decision to abandon a dedicated PC app for a web based one that doesn't function across all browsers and, in my experience, has yet to work with these buds despite listing them as compatible.

I am very happy with these earbuds. The Active Noice Cancelling is amazing. ( Not quite as good as some ANC Bose headphones I have, but those cost 6x as much and are only maybe 20% better.) You can often buy these for less than $50, which is pure value. They look great, fit great and are comfortable for long listening sessions, and I love the knob/button on the case! Battery life goes all day and range is decent, staying connected and clear from 50+ feet away, even on a separate floor. We actually have two pair of these Pro 2s and some Nothing ear (a)s, and I would pick these over the ear (a)s, which cost more.