#Review There is something about Nothing ear buds. Are they worth it?

Taylor is back at it. Buying things she finds on Instagram that catches her attention. Today’s purchase, Nothing. Yeah, you read this right. Nothing.

Nothing is an earbud company, focusing on simplicity and kick-ass music experience. Or in their words:

Imagine a world where all of your devices are seamlessly connected. Tech that just works. That you don’t have to think about. That feels like nothing (last one, we promise). We’re a London-based tech company on a mission to remove barriers between people and technology. To do this, we’re crafting intuitive, flawlessly connected products that improve our lives without getting in the way. No confusing tech-speak. No silly product names. Just artistry, passion and trust. And products we’re proud to share with our friends and family. Simple.

Because beautiful tech shouldn’t be complicated.

Taylor had spotted this on her Instagram story and knew this was something worth trying. Huge fan of the Raycon earbuds, she wanted to see if there was a great competitor. They are similar in price and playtime meaning it’s all about the sound quality test. At the time of the purchase, this was a preorder process, it took two weeks to get it. Today, you do not have to worry about preordering as they are now available.

Test Run - First Listen

To your right (Or above if on your phone) first look at the earbuds before we put them on the charger. It’s cool to see the device almost unskinned. Seeing everything connected together really makes you appreciate the work of it. Now as for the sound test we went straight into using the Beast mode playlist on Spotify, the first song really put a number on Taylor’s first reaction towards the approval rating. The sound wasn’t just crisp, it felt like you were in the room with the artist. Sounds like we are getting paid for this just with that line, we are not. It was solid. The bass hit harder than the go-to headphones (Urbanears). This was after the silicone nibs were adjusted to Taylor’s ears almost sealing them in place. One of the things Taylor soon discovered was the ability to pause the playlist by removing one of the earbuds from her ear. The sensors on the earbud notified that they are not in the ear, those stopping the program from playing on. An interesting effect to add to the pile.

The battery was easy to monitor in due part of the app, which you could download on any system. We would normally do a battery test but like we mentioned before they have the same playtime as the Raycon earbuds. Just for reassurance, it did last for the full six hours. The charging pod wasn’t a little thicker than Taylor’s like but did appreciate that can be a wireless charge.

Test Run- Noise-Canceling Feature

In our public testing, we chose Charlie Puth music as our test (Taylor has been on a kick lately). Even in a public setting, you can feel the sounds of every instrument/sample that was used in the song. Especially the random sound effects that Charlie is known for adding to his music. For the demonstration in public, we chose two locations. A café and a grocery store. Why? Because Taylor had things to do on her list. Both have different types of noise factors that will be a great test with the noise-canceling feature on these earbuds.

With the café setting, you couldn’t hear the espresso maker or the chattering of the dishes. You could however hear the background music (in between the music we were already were playing) but it was drastically turned down with the feature turned on. The volume on these headphones was set to 50%, not even at its fullest ability and yet still turned off a lot of the background sound.

While in a grocery store, couldn’t hear the carts or most of the conversation from passersby. Even the music being played over the store was hard to hear. There was a woman who ran into Taylor with her cart (by accident) and the sound of the carts hitting each other was just loud enough to break the barrier. Now, anytime there was an announcement over the intercom for the holiday sales the headphones almost switched back to a non-noise-canceling setting. It was a weird moment but once Taylor switched it back, it went back to normal. This happened a few more times but with the triple tap feature, it was easy to get it back to normal.

What’s the result?

Originally, Taylor wanted the noise-canceling feature to be permanent. However, over time wearing the device, she has found that it was nice to temporarily turn it off when having a conversation with someone. Having the Noise-canceling feature on felt amazing in other settings like the kitchen or the gym (Taylor couldn’t even hear the treadmill or the dishwasher running with the feature on). The other feature she really loved was the sensors on the earbuds. the fact that it can turn to pause Spotify or Youtube by removing the earbud was a fun bonus she didn’t expect to use as much as she does now. The quality of the sound out did Raycon as well as Urbanears by a mile.

Now for the downside

The design for the charger case is a bit bulky, in comparison to the Raycon and the Urbanears earbuds. they were larger and thicker. They were noticeable to see in a pair of women’s jeans. but yet not easy to remember that they were there. Unfortunately, Taylor accidentally left the earbuds in her pocket while doing laundry. The Right earbud had escaped from its charging pod while in the wash. The Right ear no longer works but the charger and Left ear still work. After a good charge, they were back in good shape. So this brings up the question of the day, would Taylor buy another one? The answer was yes and this time in a blacked-out version.

Have you tried our Nothing? What’s did you think of it? Let us know in the comments or on our socials.

Want to try them? Check the link out here.

Now is the time to tell you that we are not sponsored or gifted with these items. Taylor purchased them and really needed to showcase them.