Review on Cleer Audio Ally Plus II True Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds - Long Battery Life of 33 Hours - Top Bluetooth Earbuds with Smart Controls, Cleer+ Mobile App - Midnight Blue by Kim Thompson

I've been obsessed with true wireless headphones for years and have tried at least a dozen different ones. I fully support some in the $30 range, I've had a couple of old soundcores that worked great. I also tried the more expensive Samsung Galaxy Buds (2018 version) which worked quite well. I've also tried mid-range headphones in the $70 range. The earbuds had some growth issues due to drop issues between the left and right earbuds and battery life. In my experience, $30 headphones are a great value, and $100 headphones are only worth it if they have good sound and app support. For me, every $70 pair of headphones I've bought broke in less than three months, so I'd advise staying away from them. in the >$100 range (albeit a tiny bit) but in the past few weeks of using them I truly believe they are worth their asking price. I will of course update this review if they break in a few months. So many wireless earbuds are being made these days that most with their ugly stems mimic headphones in one form or another, Cleer left with a tear. Shape and capacitive control I appreciate. I bought brown buds and they don't stand out like a pair of white or black buds. There is only a faint light on the earbuds to indicate charging status and they are in-ear headphones. Features: - Light weight. - The charging/carrying case supports Type-C connection as well as wireless charging. Compatible with Airbud wireless charging products. Long battery life. I listen to audio books and they lasted for hours while I was doing chores. , double and triple tap. Configurable via app. App: When I first got the Cleer headphones, the app didn't impress me. There was a single slider that changed the balance between noise reduction and pass-through, an equalizer with no presets (and no reset for that matter), and there was limited control over what the touch functions did. The app has now been updated. and the headphones had a firmware update. While the app still has room for further improvement, they've broken pass-through mode, normal mode, and noise reduction mode into separate controls. Passthrough now has a slider to control the amount of ambient noise, and noise reduction has a "smart noise reduction mode". In addition, a new personalized audio feature has been added. The app guides you through a hearing test and adjusts the sound to your hearing level. Pretty cool. The limited touch function control is still there and the barely passable EQ is still there, but I hope they improve in future updates.