It’s an indication of simply how feral the marketplace for true wireless in-ear headphones has turn out to be that even a model with nothing to show has all of it to do each time it launches a brand new product.
Sennheiser is simply the newest producer to comprehend there’s no laurel-resting obtainable the place true wi-fi in-ears are involved. Its new Accentum True Wi-fi arrive in a sector of the market the place “fairly good” is nothing like adequate. And it doesn’t matter who you might be, what your repute is like, or how lengthy you’ve been a participant. The query is at all times: “What have you ever finished for me recently?”
And on first acquaintance, Sennheiser doesn’t appear to have finished itself any favors with the Accentum True Wi-fi. They’re definitely helpfully compact; the charging case through which the earbuds journey is simply 1.1 x 1.9 x 2.0 inches and 40 grams, and every earbud weighs a mere 5.4 grams. However the plastic from which every part is made feels exhausting and slippery, and never in any manner premium. The truth that the standard of construct and end is typically Sennheiser—which is one other manner of claiming it’s past reproach—doesn’t assist the Accentum True Wi-fi look or really feel even remotely upmarket.
Surprisingly, contemplating the above, these have managed to win a Pink Dot design award. Maybe that is right down to the form of the earbuds being rigorously ergonomic? Whereas the “lozenge” part seems unpromisingly chunky, the safety of the match is reassuring, and long-term consolation is all however assured. 4 pairs of different-size silicone eartips within the packaging don’t do any hurt on this respect, both.
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Clear Management
The Sennheiser claw again a little bit of that “premium” aura with a look on the spec sheet, too. Battery lifetime of as much as 28 hours (eight from the earbuds) with energetic noise cancellation switched off isn’t too shabby, and compatibility with Qi-certified wireless charging pads isn’t to be sniffed at, both. A flat-to-full cost takes 90 minutes, whereas a 10-minute pit cease must be good for greater than an hour of playback.
Wi-fi connectivity is by way of Bluetooth 5.3, and along with the same old SBC and AAC codecs, there’s LC3 and aptX compatibility too. It could have been good to see compatibility with one of many even-more-accomplished Qualcomm codecs, however not less than Bluetooth LE and Auracast are coming in an imminent(ish) firmware improve. Sound, as soon as it’s on board, is served up by a few 7-mm variations of Sennheiser’s TrueResponse dynamic drivers; frequency response is claimed to be 5 Hz to 21 kHz.
One space the place Sennheiser can at all times be assured of its leading-pack standing is management—and the Accentum True Wi-fi aren’t any exception. Admirably unflashy, the Good Management app (free for iOS and Android) is a paradigm of stability, logic, and all-around good sense, which places it a notch or two above any variety of nominal opponents.
