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Review on 🎧 LG Tone Flex HBS-XL7 Neckband Earbuds with HiFi DAC Tune by Meridian Audio, Bluetooth Wireless, Black by Jeff Prabhu

Revainrating 1 out of 5

I can't change tracks with the buttons! Edit: No AptX support either!

You had a job at LG. For a long time, all LG Tone headsets had volume on the left and forward/back track on the right. On this model, they removed the dedicated forward and backward buttons. Now you need to press and hold volume up/down button for 1 second to switch tracks. Except it doesn't work; The SoundCloud app completely ignores it. It works great with my old HBS-930 headset (the earbuds on it fell apart, look at the reviews of this model and you'll see that they have this problem very often, the plastic case on the earphones breaks even if you use them babysitting) . ).edit: Much worse than I thought! Not only does it have the issue described above, this headset is the first Tone I've seen from LG since 2013 that somehow doesn't have the AptX codec. Since it doesn't have Apt-X Low Latency support, playing games or watching YouTube has severe sync lag. What's up, it's too cheap to pay royalties? They cost twice as much as the 2013 model and omit two of their most important features.

Pros
  • Best in class
Cons
  • will be added later

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December 15, 2022
LG TONE Flex HBS-XL7 Bluetooth Wireless Stereo HeadsetSize: 5/5Battery Life: 5/5TypeC Charge: 5/5