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Are your earbuds a bit of a pain in the ear? Even with size-appropriate ear tips, there’s no getting around that you’ve got something jammed into your ear, which will, eventually, get uncomfortable. The $99/£99/ €99.99 Soundcore C40i earbuds are designed to solve that problem.
Looks wise, they are unusual, and I was worried that I was too old to carry off the slightly out-there design, but thankfully that proved not to be the case – or at least everyone I’ve asked has been humoring me. The downside is that these do not have any kind of active noise canceling and will not isolate outdoor noises, which is indeed, the point. However, if you’re say, traveling on the London Underground, you won’t be hearing out of them between stations and when played loud in quiet environments, others will be able to hear the output, albeit faintly.New Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge Warning—Do Not Shop On These WebsitesIt did take a little practice to get used to putting them on correctly.
The earbuds have a large button on either side which you press by default to pause or accept a call, double press to skip, and press and hold to raise or lower volume. It’s a proper button too, making it much easier and satisfying to use than haptic feedback. When you do take the buds off, they can only be placed back in the solid-feeling charging case on the correct side and snap back into place thanks to a magnet, which is a nice touch.
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