Summary
Active noise cancellation used to be the domain of high-end headphones from Sony and Bose.
The PistonBuds Pro Q30 do a reasonable job of delivering these, even at an affordable price.
The 1More PistonBuds Pro Q30 deliver excellent value for money.
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The case also has a bottom-mounted USB-C charging port and a reset button.
Youll eventually get used to it.
Its best to wear the earbuds before taking out your phone and connecting them.
The 1More PistonBuds Pro Q30 deliver excellent value for money. Their great sound quality and ANC feature ensures that you will enjoy your music the way it’s meant to be heard.
The medium-sized silicone ear tip is already attached to the earbuds.
you could also tap and hold to change noise cancellation modes between Active, Transparency, and Off.
Thats because your pillow or ear can activate the tap-and-hold function, inadvertently changing the earbuds ANC configs.
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This is annoying, especially when youre trying to concentrate on whats on your screen.
However, this is if you dont use ANC.
However, they can only connect to one gadget at a time.
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Tap the 1More logo, go to Experimental Features, and enable Dual Connection.
Then you might connect to one other equipment.
They feature negligible latency when watching movies and playing games.
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Furthermore, the sound quality remains crisp and detailed, even when you set your phone at maximum volume.
However, the earbuds dont have a voice prompt when changing ANC modes.
Instead, you only hear some beep combinations to tell you what mode youre in.
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Theres a slight learning curve to memorizing which beep combinations correspond to which mode, but theyre pretty intuitive.
Also, note that ANC only works if you’re wearing both earbuds.
This toggle switch gives you a fuller sound profile and makes your sound more immersive.
That fixed the problem and allowed me to enjoy excellent audio quality again.
We tested the PistonBuds Pro Q30 with a loud street cafe background noise, which performed well enough.
But the most crucial feature audiophiles would love with the 1More app is Sound Options.
You get 12 preset EQ options to match the sound profile to your tastes.
The Q30 retails around $55 on Amazon but less than $50 on the 1More website.
In fact, its on sale at the time of writing at just $39.99.
