Review on Sony WF-SP700N/W True Wireless Splash-Proof Noise-Cancelling Earbuds With Built-In Microphone (White) by Chad Slaughter

Only had it one day and used it for about 6 hours, will update when I use it more. I bought these with the intention of using them while cycling as the cable from my current Sony kit gets in the way and tends to creep up my jersey and cause bud twitching. After driving 20 miles last night in varying wind and traffic conditions, here are my initial thoughts: Pros: Good noise-cancelling options - either setting works pretty well. I could hear traffic noise with the option selected and can hear voices but not much else on the other side. Sound - they sound great. Good clear highs, good powerful bass. See "Cons" for adjustability issues. Low profile design / stay in ear - they are larger than Airpods but actually stay in ear (why I bought them as they have the same attachment system as my favorite wired pair) Bluetooth - the connection seems pretty stable but I have noticed that it sometimes crashes and then recovers quickly, usually in less than a second. Cons: Wind noise - obviously Sony didn't force this on the cyclist to try or they just didn't care. The wind noise is crazy when driving at high speed. So strong that I'll ride it again and see if I can live with it or not, it's really, really overwhelming. Equalizer Options - You must download the app to manage your headphone connection and settings. It has a lot of preset equalizer settings, but you can't manually tweak them to your liking. Microphone - picks up a lot of background noise from conversations taking place in the area. I received several complaints about background noise when I was in a moderately busy room with normal conversation going on around me. This doesn't happen with my wired headphones. Telephone calls are monophonic only. Not sure why this is, it's unlike any other experience I've had with headphones and calls. The call tone comes out of only one earpiece for standard phone calls, WhatsApp calls and blue jeans calls. It is worth noting that I am connecting to an Iphone 7 Plus. This is a big minus for me. ************ Update: I've been using the headphones for a little over a week, all my observations above are still correct. The battery life proved to be excellent. I really like the charging case and when empty the buds seem to get a decent charge after being stored in a relatively short period of time. 15 minutes took them from fully drained to "medium" charge, which gave me at least another 30-40 minutes of use before I was able to fully charge them. The monophonic sound when making calls still annoys me to no end. I hope they release a firmware update soon to fix this issue. The wind noise is still quite strong, but I've gotten used to it. Cycle another 60 miles in changing winds. It can get very noisy in strong winds, but in normal winds the noise doesn't bother me as much as it did at the beginning. They would definitely get 4 stars from me.