Summary
It’s always interesting to see new developments in earbuds.
The ANC is less-than-perfect, but they are certainly worth a look.
Price and Availability
Despite their premium look, the Creative Aurvana Ace 2 retail for $149.
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It has a semi-transparent black outside, giving you the barest glimpse of the electronics inside.
This is just the beginning, as opening up the case reveals the brilliant copper interior.
This look carries over the earbuds as well.
The Creative Aurvana Ace 2 offer fantastic sound quality at a mid-range price thanks to a new type of driver. The ANC is less-than-perfect, but they are certainly worth a look.
While they use matte black plastic instead of transparent, they have the same copper accents as the case.
The biggest issue with these earbuds is the complete lack of wear detection.
It’s one thing if budget earbuds forgo this feature, but these absolutely should have this feature.
The Creative Aurvana Ace 2 offer fantastic sound quality at a mid-range price thanks to a new type of driver. The ANC is less-than-perfect, but they are certainly worth a look.
This lets you easily swap between listening modes, adjust EQ, and more.
The app also handles firmware updates.
I know because I received one during my time testing the Aurvana Ace 2 earbuds.
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But more on that later.
I wouldn’t say this is a reference-style listening experienceit’s too much fun for thatbut it is revealing.
Herbie Hancock’s “Hidden Shadows” was a bigger surprise in some ways.
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Roughly halfway through the song, I had literally forgotten I wasnt wearing over-ear headphones.
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case.
The ANC does work, especially on lower frequencies, but it does a poor job of blocking voices.
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The Ambient Aware modeCreative’s take on the transparent modeis on the strange side as well.
The built-in microphone sounded fine for calls both indoors and outdoors.
The background noise canceling outdoors wasn’t the best, but it’s certainly fine for occasional calls.
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Of course, cranking the volume or using other features could affect how quickly the earbuds use the battery.
Again, this is highly dependent on volume and other factors.
Should You Buy the Creative Aurvana Ace 2?
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The biggest miss for me is ear detection, which has become a must-have for earbuds.
This is what should be the deciding factor for many people.
If features or ANC are your priority, look elsewhere.
