The cheapest version of Bose’s best Yearbads with some crucial sacrifices
Scalcandy is not a name that usually reminds you when you think Premium headphones. The Utah company has mainly created its name in the budget space, with cheaper prices and louder than the promise of excellent sound quality, selling more on sports-heavy marketing.
With the new Policy 360 ANCThe audio maker is trying to change it by pulling it into another brand. Scalcandi Proudly boasts Its the latest wireless yearbads feature “Sound by bose“Bose has supplied the entire shape of the bose verbal tuning, ear tips and device. In fact, new buds are very similar Bose’s quiet caport Ultra Yearbads From a distance. But not That high -level pair Retail and method for $ 299 is 360 ANC only $ 130 (or Less than $ 100 In the third party stores of this writing). So could Skalcandy Bose be grabbed at a more affordable price? Kind.
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With its Bose-Apreled Design and Rich feature set, $ 130 Method 360 ANC is a good value, although it is still less than the original quiet comport year.
- Comfortable and secure fit
- Wear Detection and Multipoint Pairing
- Powerful boss response and crisp maximum
- AnC good for the price
- Listenly Clanky case
- There is no wireless charging
- Most V-shaped sound signature is not well suited to some music
- Yearbads are very large
Design and features
The 360 ANC method really feels like a quiet comport ultra. Each earpiece is slightly heavy and more plastic-vi-and the pair of bose is already on the bulky side-but the soft ear gels and stability wings can help to create more pressure. I have no problems in getting loose to them on several weeks. The IPX 4 has a water-resistant rating in Yearbads-not the best, but is sufficient to cope with the exercises of many people. Large frame creates more space for the side touch panels and all controls are reliably operated, which are not given in the $ 100 range.
These Yearbads come from the modern pair with a lot of features you want. There are active noise cancellation (ANC) and surrounding sound modes. Battery life is good for eight to 11-ish hours depending on the use of ANC. They can reliably connect to both devices at once and they work with Google’s fast pair tech on Android devices. They also support ware detection and have three different ear gels and wings in the box. Any Settings I made in Scalcandy Any Settings Skull-IQ app It was quickly implemented, and usually the software is easy to navigate. Lack of wireless charging and the only major flaws here with a short one year warranty here.
The quality of sound
Once you start listening to the 360 ANC method, you will start to see why the price is under $ 150. The default sound signature is very V-shaped: the boss is heavy, the treble is brighter and everything in the middle is reduced. Boss lovers should congratulate it with hip-hop, dance music and many pop songs. Track of Candrick Lamar “DNA“Rocking is very easy to do: the lower-ending is deep and effective, but it clearly keeps a large spike voices around the upper midrange. In general, the method is 360 ANC from one step Anker Soundcore Space A40Longest Top Pick in Our Guide Best Yearbads within $ 100. The couple was very muffled in the trebw, but the crispier of the Scalcandy pair, the more expanded maximum songs seem to be less sealed.
It is easy to see how this type of signature can be tired over time. It is stable, and reduced mids lose details in moderately complex compositions. Indie rock track along the hop “Knock”Bossline and crunchy rhythm guitar drowns the lead guitar riffs and robbing the raspe of the air.Ventura Highway.
The Quite Comport Ultra does not seem to be neutral, but by comparison it always comes with more balance. Scalcandy has supported high-quality Bluetooth codecs, so it only supports the basic SBC and AAC. All of this is still good — in this price range is better than average for bossheads shopping-don’t expect to compete beyond that. Thankfully, you can control some of the default profile with custom EQ in the Scalcandy app.
ANC, surrounding sound, call quality and a funky case
Skalcandy’s ANC is definitely respectable for $ 130, and you can customize the severity of the noise-cancellation effect through the app. But this is not at the level of quiet comport ultra-earbuilds or step-down Quightomfort earbuds. This reduces the affordable portion of the bossy rumble of the NYC subway train, while high-pitched screws and stop advertising can be heard in moderate volumes.
“Be as well” (surrounding sound), at the same time, is nothing but travel; This is one of the contracts that you need to keep the volume a little less to make sure you can hear clearly. The quality of the call is not great: limiting the background noise is to make Mike well, but it is struggling with the inflatable and your voice is noticeable and processed. My test partner seemed to be in the elevator.
My biggest complaint, however, is with a ginorus tube of a case. It is a joke beside pairs such as Quite Comport Ultra or Space A40, so much that I have to question that most people’s pockets are pockets. There is a built -in clip, which is hooked to the bag or belt loop, but as a resident in New York City, I will never be comfortable with anything worth on my man. In fact it is also cumbersome to snap the Yeards into the case: you need to open the case and then turn the earpiece upside down and insert them to the opposite sides. I can understand that you want to make something special, but this is an example of boring better.
Wrap-up
Method 360 ANC has its problems, but most of them are not surprising to wireless earbits (aside a huge case). Bose branding means you don’t have to be fooled to think that you are getting a Bose-level product — if you are willing to pay more real-quiet yearsballs are good. But this is still a range above the most budget pairs we tested. It has almost all the qualities we are looking for (rather, say, Solo buds), It is comfortable and the sound signature comes right if you are hungry for the boss. At its normal $ 130, it is advisable to consider the bossheads that go on a run on the bargain bin. For $ 100 or less, this is a great value. Make room for that case.
