Nothing - Buds Pro Series

The nothing ear has absolutely terrible ANC. As a bonus, it amplifies high frequencies such as cutlery and keys clattering, and for some reasons also amplifies cars passing by. All of this in high mode. On a busy street, you're probably better off turning of ANC and just relying in the passive isolation. Transparency mode is also worse than talking with them on with ANC off. Also of it's windy where you live you might as well turn ANC off as it has zero wind detection. Everything else from app to controls iäand sound quality is excellent though. Weirdest past is, cmf buds pro 2/plus both have vastly improved ANC.

This^ I just went down this rabbit hole and everyone's opinions online varied wildly from my own in person experiences. I ended up keeping Galaxy Buds 3 Pro (pixel phone). I tried Pixel Buds Pro 2, JBL Tour Pro 3, OnePlus Buds Pro 3, and Nothing Pro (2024).

CMF Buds Pro 2 has insane bass. Feels like you have powerful low end monster subwoofers playing into your head. Really feels like your head is vibrating.

CMF Buds Pro 2 are hard to beat in their price range and hard if not impossible to beat in the bass department. If you want bass that feels like it's turning your brain into mush, they're the ones.

I'm no earbud genius but I've been doing a deep dive into this recently because I needed a new pair. I ended up buying soundpeats capsule 3 pro and really like the sound quality. I think I might have to get larger silicone's though. The ones I have seemed to drop connection randomly when I first got them, the issue has stopped though so I'm not sure exactly what happened. I have an old pair of nothing 1's and they work great as well. Ultimately the only reason I went with the soundpeats was because they were on sale and 60 bucks cheaper than the nothing 2a. I really want the nothing 2024 version but I'll be waiting until I have a birthday or something because I'm too cheap to buy $200 earbuds just because I want to lol.

Hi! This is my first ever post, but I wanted to give a quick and honest review of CMF Buds Pro 2 as an average earphones user. I'm not very knowledgeable in the audio tech bit, so I'm as clueless as can be when asked about specifics. This is MY experience with the earbuds for the while I've had it. **Doesn't mean yours will be the same.** Going onto the review itself: **Sound Quality:** These earbuds have AMAZING sound quality. Bass is amazing for me, you can adjust it to your liking as well in the app - a great perk. I'm a heavy alt/punk listener so this is perfect for me. The sound comes clear, and the instrumentals come out clean and solid. I'd genuinely give it a 10/10 in terms of sound quality when listening. **ANC & Transparency:** PEAK sound cancellation. I use them nonstop when studying, especially at uni or other packed/noisy places and it works amazingly. A bit of sound leaks through, but that's with no music playing. Otherwise, it's amazing. The transparency mode is good! Not as good as the latest apple earbuds, but still solid. Sound comes SLIGHTLY muffled when talking, but you can still hear others fine. I sometimes forget I'm wearing them if I'm not in active conversation, but they are a hindrance if you're talking to someone. **Battery:** This is where it goes downhill. My right earbud stopped charging past 85% after about the 4th month of owning them. This is apparently a (reasonably) common issue to have with these earbuds. I reset the case, placed it back in its case to charge, dusted the charging pins and the actual earbuds - nothing worked. And no, I don't even have LDAC on in the first place. I just accepted my fate at that point. My right earbud, at the time that I'm writing this, charges only till 75% now, and die much quicker than the left one. They still do their job, and last *okay* amount of time (2.5 hrs). I've contacted Nothing for a replacement earbud, even said I'll pay, but nope. You need to buy a whole new one. The playtime for the earphones with nonstop use tends to be 4-6 hrs on full charge (if your earbuds are healthy). **Appearance/Dial:** The case has been confused for a go-pro multiple times. It's actually kind of funny. I find the overall appearance of it very appealing, and lowkey sick. The dial is really nice, but not practical for pocket placement if you have the "long-press" or even just "press" to be any specific command e.g pause/play song. It also makes a much louder noise when you change the volume, than the actual volume of the song playing (could be just a me thing), so I just avoid using it all together. Good fidget tho, I'll give it that!! All in all, for the price point, which is reasonably high in the country I'm in for a broke uni student ($170), they're amazing sound quality, ANC, and bass. The battery life (without the case present on you) is a bit of a disappointment, especially with the faulty right earbud. I'm hesitant about buying them again because the battery of one earbud fucking up seems to be not just a one-off thing. Overall like 7.5/10 because of that. **TL;DR:** Amazing sound quality; clear vocals, good sound, and hard bass. Solid ANC, and good transparency mode. Falls a bit flat when it comes to battery with **earbuds only** (using it till the last drop of charge). Dial is cool, but didn't find it practical. Some come with faulty right earbuds that stop charging past a certain point. (If anyone knows how to fix this, please. That's the only fault I found). Hesitant purchase, but leaning more on would buy again. EDIT: Forgot to say, but the mic is also solid. Hasn't failed me so far, and I've gotten multiple times a comment abt how clear I sound despite it being wireless earphones! It picks up when you talk normal volume, or even lower decently.

personally using them 70% of the AirPods Pro second gen experience, good fit 6h+ of battery life, dual connectivity really good app, as for the sound there are very bass heavy https://preview.redd.it/mxemnovk1klf1.png?width=828&format=png&auto=webp&s=31616653212c82d3cde6bb7a863d70e9f21e670d

I personally I think cmf 2pro have better sound than plus

Cmf Buds pro 2 is good

I’ve used a few pair but mainly rock Tozo G1, CMF buds Pro and SoundPEATS clear. Mainly I make sure anything I pick up has a gaming mode.

huawei freebuds pro 4, imho is the best. next is oppo enco x3i or oneplus buds 3

i have enco x3i. anc is amazing. i ride train every weekend. no complain from my wife. we usually on call for 6 hours while i was on train. my voices are clear but huawei freebuds pro 4 is better. trains noise factor is higher than busy street noise. oppo enco x3i = oneplus buds 3 (same product just different name) i bought huawei for 127usd and oppo for 67usd. i have also use others such as buds fe, liberty 4 nc. not good, voices are not clear. buds fe received very high rating for phone calls in rtings.com, but imho avoid, its bad. i bought 2, believing online review are dependable. on my search for clear call, now i owns, 2x buds fe, enco x3i, liberty 4 nc, buds pro, fiio utws5, 2x huawei freebuds pro 4. (so far huawei 0 complain) 🤣

CMF buds pro - $60 USD no contest