Conclusion: If you use iOS and want the best sound you can get for less than $100, you are right here. Acoustically, it's a bit like taking the Galaxy Buds and adding a subwoofer. YMMV on Android as there is no aptX support. For the X2+ (or whatever) I ASK the Advanced Sound Team to add aptX! Judging by the background, I'm not an "audiophile" but I do know how to get great sound and I would say I have above average standards. First everything that is not healthy. These are insanely comfortable. I've tried 10 different TWS earbuds in the last month and they have proven to be the most comfortable. Foam tips help, but silicone is good too. I could wear them for hours. Second, the touch controls are excellent. They're totally intuitive (some online users seem to blame these and other headphones for not working exactly like the last headphones the user had). The touch surface is NOT too sensitive or uncomfortable. In my experience, they work just like the Galaxy Buds. Third, the connection is reliable. I didn't experience a single hiccup in my testing, even when the phone was on a different floor from me and the headphones. The feel is very premium, with a great body shape and size very similar to the Galaxy Buds but with more power. Now for the sound. They're pretty much perfect for iPhone users. They don't have aptX support, only AAC. AAC support is patchy on Android. Google it. On my phone (Moto Z3) AAC sounds slightly better than the SBC standard. It's compressed and the mids and highs are clipped, with overemphasis on the subwoofer and mid-bass (thanks, "Psychoacoustics"). Apple implements AAC differently and better, and that's important. This is fully displayed with these X+. On my Z3 (and remember that everything I'm about to say next depends a lot on your device if you're using Android - that's what you get from my device, AAC and these buds) with the general sound profile enabled, they were good - the soundstage is very wide, and the tuning they've done in the lower registers to boost the sub-bass gives the sound a nice fullness and richness without being overly boomy. The deepest bass is what you would expect from your subwoofer - tight and direct, but not overwhelming or boomy (like a good subwoofer should be). There is *a little* too much boom in the mid-bass. Everything would be fine except that the mids are rather weak and the highs are cut off. They still manage to sound clean and bright but lack flavor. But there just isn't enough volume in the middle registers to give it detail or a strong presence. I noticed this on a few test tracks - things like backing vocals were clipped and hard to hear over the background music. Mostly with losses. BUT. But! When I connected them to my iPhone, it was like pulling hair out of my ears. So many of my nits that were bugged on my moto were just loss of compression. That lossy oppression is GONE with these X+. I had brilliant highs, the same tight and boomy base without a hint of buzz, and mids that are forward, loud and detailed. These things sound damn cool on iOS. Unfortunately, I don't use my iPhone for music and media, it's a business device. For a sound profile I like, the headphone space is VERY competitive, so I won't be abandoning the Model X+ headphones (my current favorites are the Phaiser Fusion Ones - not without faults, but they sound good). If I used my iPhone as my daily driver for music, it would be X+s for me per land mile. If you're on iOS and want the best sound you can get for under $100, this is it. Everything else (comfort, control, housing) is icing on the cake.
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