(NEW) Technics HiFi True Wireless ANC Earbuds

I used these ear buds with an iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPad Pro 11” Gen 3, MacBook Pro (2020), and a Garmin Vivoactive 4 fitness watch. What I liked - Excellent sound quality for music and podcasts. - Speaker quality for phone calls is great - loud and clear (mic quality is another story, see “what I disliked”) - Multipoint connectivity was a breeze to setup and was reliable. I believe only two devices can be connected at a time, but if you ever need to connect a third, you can simply select your device from the Bluetooth list and the earbuds can figure it out. In other words, you aren’t required to manually disconnect the ear buds from one of the two connected devices in order to connect a third. - Interchangeable mono mode, that is, you can connect and listen with only one ear bud in, and it doesn’t matter which ear bud it is. - Subjective, but I liked the look/style of these. What I disliked - Ever present crackling static noise when ear bud was in my ear and not actively playing any media. Didn’t matter if a device was connected to the buds or not. I do not expect errant static noises on ear buds at this price range, but maybe the ones I got were faulty. - Control button is a touch sensor, not a physical button. This made non-intentional inputs to play/pause/mute very common when I only meant to adjust the ear bud, or remove it/put it in. Also, if you’re exercising on a cold day with gloves on, you can’t pause or change the song without taking your gloves off. You also can’t press the buttons through a hat like you can with a physical button. - Charging case does not have wireless charging. - Microphone and call quality is sub par. People on the other end of my calls reported lots of background noise, and wind noise when on walks outside. - Subjective, but I found the ear bud’s “voice” piercing and a little annoying. It would be nice if there was an option to disable the voice that says “BLUETOOTH CONNECTED”, or change the voice to an array of pleasant tones. - Ear buds work in mono bud mode, but if you add the second bud in partway through a listening session, that bud also announces “POWER ON… BLUETOOTH CONNECTED…BLUETOOTH CONNECTED”. I had it happen a couple of times where I didn’t extract both buds from the case at the exact same time, and had to hear 6 announcements (3 from each bud) that they turned on and connected to 2 devices. What I was “meh” about - Quality of active noise cancelation. - Quality of pass through/hear through/ambient sound. In conclusion, I’d recommend these if they were on sale for the music lover who may not have apple devices and won’t use them for exercise or phone calls. If you plan to use these when exercising or want a better phone call experience, go with the Jabra 7 Pros instead. They’re lighter, have a better call experience, have physical buttons, and are less expensive. If all your devices are a part of the apple ecosystem, consider shelling out some extra cash and getting the AirPod Pros Gen 2. Where these Technics are a step up from the ear buds offered at $40-$60, the AirPods are a step up from the Technics. (I’ve actively been testing these Technics, the Jabra Pro 7s, Jabra Elite Active 75ts, and the Apple AirPod Pro Gen 2s, hence my bonus recommendations that you can take or leave)