This comes with the quality that I would expect at around $50-$70 for dedicated earbuds instead of a beanie like this. I'm certain I could find a better product if I was willing to go triple digits, but at a half to a third of the price I would expect this gets an extra star.
On the beanie part; its a beanie. Its reasonably warm, probably not something I would rely on on its own for when its very cold but I could see myself using it just for mild cold even if I'm not using it for its bluetooth. I will say that a couple more options with the control patch matching the colour of the beanie itself would be appreciated since a fair few people (such as myself) are 100% getting this for when they're not supposed to be using earbuds and color matching it definitely helps with that.
While the sound quality isn't perfect, its still very good for the price and seeing that it has to deal with not being able to seal the ear like most earbuds I'm giving it a pass since its superior to most similarly sized small speakers. It doesn't have any ability to block out sound which… I mean yeah, its going to be pretty hard to mix that with a beanie.
Charge is quick and efficient, battery is generally superior to more expensive earbuds which rely on a power bank that can require you to pass between two separate earbuds over the course of a day. I've only had one pair of earbuds with a similar storage at this price and none at a higher price.
There's only three minor issues that I have with this; I think a volume control would have been better than a next/previous control (which is a personal judgement rather than a statement of quality so this is more of a heads up), a non circular shape would have probably made the speakers easier to control and orient in their pockets, and the pockets themselves should connect directly to the opening in the back rather than having a space which can make it a bit irritating to set in.
All of those three are very minor issues and I suspect that getting used to it will make the last two irrelevant, though they'd still be welcome.
I've only had it for a bit and I'm already considering getting a second as a backup.
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