On a final note-wireless convenience matters. Queue up some Steely Dan “Hey Nineteen” or “Deacon Blues” and you can really hear the detailed nuances in those tracks.
#ISO TUNES DRIVERS#
That partially has to do with the built-in limiter that keeps these earphones from surpassing 85 dB SPL but also speaks to the quality of the drivers and the aptX Bluetooth CODEC (of which I’m a fan). High-frequency response has lots of clarity and doesn’t sound “crispy” or distorted. You can hear this in tracks like “New York Minute” by Don Henley. Bass definition also proved to be excellent. You shouldn’t be able to hear frequencies that low in a tiny earphone speaker. Bass drops in tracks from Seal, Propellerheads, and Pixel Terror impressed me to no end. My normal testing ranged spanned classic rock, classical music, pop, country, and even some fun music from Canadian EDM label Monstercat of Rocket League fame.īass, surprisingly, dips very low for earphones at this price. The main thing should be how they sound, right? I became more than a little enamored at how excellent these earphones performed.
#ISO TUNES PLUS#
* 7+ hours music + talk time plus 14 additional hours factoring in the charging case. Which ISOtunes Earphones Should I Buy?Ĭurrently, ISOtunes has six wireless products. The light turns off when charging is complete. You get anywhere from 1 to 4 flashes to tell you when the battery is at 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% respectively. The center charging light flashes every 5 seconds. It takes around an hour or so to charge the earphones in the case and around 2-3 hours to fully charge the case itself (figure 3 hours if everything is dead). The case wants 5V, so don’t get overzealous and feed it more than that using a third-party fast-charger. We charged them via laptop and wall-outlet via the included cable. You then charge the case (and, simultaneously, the earphones) by connecting a power-supplied USB-C cable. They begin to charge immediately when you place them into the charging case. How Do You Charge Them?Ĭharging the ISOtunes Free wireless earphones takes very little thought. ISOtunes might be going after OSHA and NIOSH safety, but they also keep you from yanking out your earphones on equipment-which could prove dangerous. I’ve pulled out many an earphone from snagging them on chairs, tools, shirt collars-you name it. They also lack wires, so you don’t catch them on anything. Unlike the stems on Airpods, nothing sticks out to give them an incentive to leave your ears. In fact, once inserted correctly, they stay put even when you whip your head around. Not once did I feel like the ISOtunes Free earphones would drop out of my ears. These wireless earphones do indeed stay put.
#ISO TUNES PORTABLE#
You also gain complete freedom of movement, however, and a truly portable solution that travels well and minimizes interference with how you work and play.