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After 1 week review
I have used the earbuds for 1 week now. MT 2 is still my main go to earbuds and I am definitely keeping it. The new firmware update has made up for a lot of the initial short comings such as the white noise on the back ground and the humming noise during transparency mode most people complained about. These are still there, but much less noticeable In fact, you have to focus now to pick them up. Music on the higher frequency was a little dull on the initial release. This has been fixed through the patch as well. There are still a few points which any future firmware updates would not fix though. Let's get on with these first.
Cons:
1. There is a noticeable audio delay while playing games on PC or watching Youtube video on the phone. I have done the Youtube bluetooth audio delay testing and it is about 3/10th of a second, or 300 ms. This is most likely due to the TW 2 STILL having the master and slave design. Added to that, it also doesn't support APTX HD. If you are looking to use these earbuds for a comfortable gaming sessions, look elsewhere. Samsung galaxy buds are much more responsive. Because of the master and slave design, you also cannot use left earbud separately.
2. The ANC does work, but the effect is pretty disappointing. I was expecting the ANC to be at least on par with my BOSE quietcomfort wired earbuds that I bought 8 years ago (It's the series before quietcomfort 20). Unfortunately, there was not much difference noted with the ANC on or off. You only notice the ANC when you turn on the transparency mode.
3. Call quality is the worst out of all my earbuds (I have bose sound sport, jabra elite 65t, samsung galaxy bud, sony wf-1000xm3, and Powerbeats Pro). I was hoping to use this as dictation device for Dragon in epic to replace plantronic wireless. Dragon cannot make out what I am saying. When I make calls with MT2, the other person on the phone would ask if I am in a swimming pool or worse, in the toilet.
4. The lack of hearing your own voice makes you look like a fool. Whether you have ANC on/off or transparency mode on/off, you have this ear plug in your ears. There's no feed back on your voice so you cannot tell if you are yelling or not.
PROS:
1. The sound quality is amazing especially after the firmware update! After trying on a couple of dozen earbuds and owning 5 of them, these are the best sounds I have ever heard on a bluetooth earbuds. Of course if you are an audiophile, you would avoid bluetooth and earbuds in general.
2. Great comfort level considering these are ANC earbuds. A lot of ANC earbuds hurt my ears after long use, but not TW 2. Despite providing tight seal in the ear, they are not painful and I have had moments where I forgot I was wearing them. They do stick out of your ears so everyone else knows you have them on.
3. The best natural sounding transparency mode I have ever heard. They feel so natural especially now that humming background noise has died down and the white noise is quieter. One draw back is if you go out for running with them, you get a lot of wind blowing on mic. You can turn on ANC to cut this off completely, but then you'd be at danger of approaching cars/people/animal etc...
Let's face it guys. If you are buying TW 2, you are buying it because you want the best sounding earbuds out there and you got some money to burn. There is no other reason to get this other than to have the best sound without going to headsets. If you want the best call quality without audio delay, go for Jabra elite 75t. If you want the best ANC, get the sony wf-1000xm3. If you want the best Bass, get Powerbeats Pro. If you want the best sounding earbuds and you are not an audiophile, get the Momentum True Wireless 2.
April 2020 · Electronics · verified purchase