{"id":11788,"date":"2024-07-08T09:05:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T09:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11788"},"modified":"2024-07-08T09:05:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T09:05:50","slug":"beats-solo-buds-review-great-price-greater-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11788","title":{"rendered":"Beats Solo Buds Review: Great Price, Greater Compromise"},"content":{"rendered":"


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That\u2019s not to say the Solo Buds sound bad. They certainly lean toward the brighter side in the treble and midrange, but their sound is accessible and never got excessively sharp in my testing. The dynamics feel rather flat, but there\u2019s some decent detail here, and they wholly avoid the kind of muddled lower register common in so many budget options. You’ll find clear delineation of each register across a wide range of tracks and genres.<\/p>\n

They also support Spatial Audio with supported videos and music on services like Apple Music and Amazon Music Unlimited, though they don\u2019t offer the same head-tracking common with such features, designed to virtually anchor the listening position around you.<\/p>\n

I took several calls with the Solo Buds with no complaints on either end. Beats says the buds employ a noise learning algorithm with \u201cadvanced logic\u201d that targets your voice and suppresses \u201cexternal unwanted noises.\u201d While I wasn\u2019t able to test them in especially windy conditions, I tried a call under the bathroom fan. The caller said my voice sounded a bit like a speakerphone call, but the fan noise wasn\u2019t audible.<\/p>\n

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Finding the Solo Buds to be somewhere around the \u201cjust fine\u201d level for sound quality isn\u2019t uncommon at their price, but it does make their distinct lack of other features tougher to square. Unlike so many new options at this price (and even well below), you won\u2019t get any noise canceling to buffer annoyances or even transparency mode to keep you aware of your surroundings.<\/p>\n

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