#review Raycon E55 Wireless Earbuds, are they worth the hype?
After countless ads on YouTube, Taylor knew she had to review them for her own. If you are not familiar with our reviews, feel free to check out our past headphone reviews at the bottom of the page. We are not paid nor gifted these headphones, these were purchased out of Taylor’s pocket. Meaning that if she hates them, she will try not to go all Karen but return them with a thank you note. Either way, the views are based on someone who listens to music and podcasts 16hrs a day, she needs them to last and be amazing. So being told it was going to be a week only to show up three days later, she is eager to review them…After she charges them first.
About Raycon
We started Raycon because we wanted to shake up the wireless audio industry. There needed to be a better experience than what other brands were offering, and that inspired us to take a bold new approach.
We believe in the go-getters, the early risers, the performers and one-more-milers of the world. That’s why we’re dedicated to crafting our products for the doers out there who need tech that works with them. We teamed up with expert engineers, leading taste-makers, and platinum artists to give rise to products you’ll love to use.
Shipped Upon Arrival: The first look
I was stunned to see that the headphones were in a small package in the mailbox. It was about the size of a Samsung Galaxy Note 10+. There was no protected packaging using packing peanuts or bubble wrap. Opening it reveals the main box, no protected packaging inside either. Opening the box, I had discovered the earbud tips were scattered in what little room they had in their compartment. The earbud tips had a thick metal business card design that held each size earbud tips to match the ear canal.
After inspecting the tips for any possible return residue, I did notice dirt smug and fingerprints on the metal card, however, I cleaned it off for photos (A huge bad thing to do on my part as a reviewer, lesson learned). I figured to test out one theory and to see if shipping played a part in the movement of the earbud tips popping out of the designated spot. Placing the back in, I shooked the box a few times at a higher speed to find only one or two would pop out. Still a bit concerned, I sanitized them thoroughly. The earbud themselves were tucked away inside a square coin pouch design.
I opened them to reveal the earbuds already came equipped with medium-size tips (in which I did sanitize them). After a few test runs of trying to figure out what is the best earbud size tips for my ears, I found the right pair (Left small, Right Medium). One of the things they mention was their stay in fit, I soon discovered that if you don’t find the right size tips the earbuds will fly out. Luckily, I tested them in a control area so they do not become damaged. In that test, I did your classic headbanger moves on each ear until the fit was right. Lesson number two, find the right size. I did I let them charge overnight as they are required to an eight-hour charge. I also want to take the moment to mention not only do they have a cord option as well as a cordless charge option for those with charge pads.
The Six Hour Promise: Test run
After I took a nap, it was time to play with them. The controls are pretty simple, one press play/pause, two press change songs, three turns the volume up/down. In the manual, it listed that it can do six hours of continuous play so I started the stopwatch and waited for the time to hit the six-hour mark. While that was going let’s talk about the sound itself. I played a few different tracks with heavy bass, mid-tones, and trebles. Overall, I found the bass was nice enough to feel but other than that, it wasn’t that “studio” sound I liked. Getting the hang of the volume was a bit tedious at times throughout the day. I found myself going to my phone to change the volume half of the time. One thing that bothers me was the little jingle that kick-started or power down the device. It felt unnecessary with previous devices having no need to announce what they are.
As for the test, I did make a thirty-minute break for my ears, the earbuds were not set back in its charger pod, as this would deter the mission just a bit. Every two-hour mark I jotted down a few new notes about the device.
First 2 hours: Didn’t feel any discomfort, stayed on during rigorous activity that was walking an excited puppy out for a walk. Still alive and powering.
First 4 hours: Still alive and playing, no crazy activity to test durability.
Going into the six-hour mark, I kept an eye on the stopwatch time. It was at this time I realize I had yet received a low battery warning in which I would normally see maybe at the 20% mark. Bit impress that it has lasted this long seeing how the last Bluetooth earbuds I had tested only lasted for three hours. Since there was no way to indicate where I was, I continued on. The time had now past over the six-hour mark when I finally heard the low power sound. About four minutes past the low battery sound there was a sharp ear-piercing sound before the earbuds lost power.
Overall is it worth it?
The E55 headphones cost about $89 USD dollars (originally 119 USD), with either their website 15% coupon or through your favorite content creator code (highly recommend as they get a paid through these sponsor deals). Yes, they do offer an “Everyday” version that is originally $79 (and can be used with the coupons offer). If you have a tendency to lose your earbuds, this isn’t really too bad of a price for a replacement. Price alone, I would say no. If it was around the fifty dollar mark, that would change my mind.
As for quality, I enjoyed it for its basic purpose. It did what it was told it can do. It lasted for six hours on a single charge. Did it wow me in terms of sound, not really but we do have to remember these are earbuds not professional sound equipment. They advertise that big artists are using these, but are they really using them in the studio? Chances are no, for good reasons. A low battery ear-piercing sound isn’t what I would want to hear when I’m listening to my recording. Am I going to keep using them? Yeah, I sometimes don’t want people to know I’m listening to a podcast at work.
What would I like to see a change in the next generation of these earbuds?
Change the low battery marker to somewhere in the five-hour mark. This allows more time to adjust to potentially charging the device. Get rid of the intro song, wasting battery life with it. We know what we bought. A better way to turn up/ turn down the volume.
Test out these earbuds yourself: Raycon E55
I would love to hear what you think about them in the comments or in the socials.
Now it is time to remind you that we are not sponsored or gifted with these items. All reviews unless stated were purchased with our own money to give a proper review. If it’s shit, we want the ability to return them.
October update
I have been wearing these headphones since the review for my day job, I know that by lunch time they need to be charged and by the third day of wearing them the charging pod needs to be charged. With that in mind, I find myself in a routine that was until September 22 when I made the discovery that the main button that controls the earbud popped out while wearing them at work. I contacted the company via email for a replacement button in my surprise they told me that they do not provide a replacement button (not even for purchase).
Like in a the comments below, they do not have a customer support line to ask any questions. Which is frustrating if you would like to get straight to the point faster. I sent the email on 23rd and didn’t get a response until the first of October. Now, I know in my case this does not qualify for any warranty replacement as it was not damaged upon delivery or in the first week of owning it. My issue occurred with normal wear and tear. Companies like Urbanears offer a replacement parts on certain part of their headphones for any wear and tear issues so I was surprise that they didn’t have any. Not even a courtesy discount coupon.
Now in terms of sound a few months later, I found that true volume setting is dropping every month of wearing them. I have been wearing them Monday through Friday for about 40 hours (every week). You can say that I have properly wore them down to the point that a button would fall off. I swear the amount of times I’ve dropped the headphones, you would think that was how they were going to die.
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