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OtinG · 06-25-2021, 05:04 PM

Thanks!

I’m enjoying them so far. I haven’t run into any major issues. Here is a little more information after using them for a few days.

I’m mostly using them to listen to music via Apple Music and Amazon Music. They sound very good on both of those services. I signed up for a 3-month free trial of Apple Music but will likely cancel it before it turns into a paid service. As an Amazon Prime member I get free access to 2 million songs. If I could get the $4/month deal on Amazon unlimited music using the Echo Buds as the “single” device I would, but Amazon considers it an accessory rather than an Echo device, so I can’t use it for the single device membership.

I’ve also used them quite a bit connected to my ATV 4K, and they sound great for that. They failed to work very well with my Fire TV Cube, however I searched the internet and found out that the Fire TVs don’t work well with any BT headsets for some reason. Hopefully Amazon will address that issue at some point.

I've used them a bit for phone calls and they are very good at that too.

So far the battery has been pretty much like Amazon states. With ANC or Passthrough on, I get between 4 and 5 hours use before needing to recharge. The ANC mode works really well for background noises like fans, HVAC, neighborhood dogs barking and talking smack to each other, etc. Mostly though I leave them on Passthrough so I can hear what is going on around me and the passthrough audio is very good and fairly natural sounding.

06-25-2021, 05:04 PM	#3
OtinG Old Gadget Guy Posts: 1,913 Karma: 6854865 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Oasis 3, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPad mini 6, iPad Air 2020, Alexa Devices	Thanks! I’m enjoying them so far. I haven’t run into any major issues. Here is a little more information after using them for a few days. I’m mostly using them to listen to music via Apple Music and Amazon Music. They sound very good on both of those services. I signed up for a 3-month free trial of Apple Music but will likely cancel it before it turns into a paid service. As an Amazon Prime member I get free access to 2 million songs. If I could get the $4/month deal on Amazon unlimited music using the Echo Buds as the “single” device I would, but Amazon considers it an accessory rather than an Echo device, so I can’t use it for the single device membership. I’ve also used them quite a bit connected to my ATV 4K, and they sound great for that. They failed to work very well with my Fire TV Cube, however I searched the internet and found out that the Fire TVs don’t work well with any BT headsets for some reason. Hopefully Amazon will address that issue at some point. I've used them a bit for phone calls and they are very good at that too. So far the battery has been pretty much like Amazon states. With ANC or Passthrough on, I get between 4 and 5 hours use before needing to recharge. The ANC mode works really well for background noises like fans, HVAC, neighborhood dogs barking and talking smack to each other, etc. Mostly though I leave them on Passthrough so I can hear what is going on around me and the passthrough audio is very good and fairly natural sounding.