Listening to songs on your mobile phone, are you still insisting on using wired headphones? If not, do you think the sound quality of ordinary Bluetooth headsets can satisfy you? What if you can't be satisfied? Using traditional Bluetooth headphones we often have to face two problems, one is latency, the other is sound quality, but there is no good solution, especially in terms of sound quality, after all, it is limited by the transmission specifications that the headphones can support. And now we don't have to dwell on these, because The Wanderer has brought two flagship products, which has brought a great improvement or even subversion of the sound quality of Bluetooth headphones.
At the end of March 2022, Wanderer released two new Bluetooth headset products. One is the Wanderer NeoBuds S true wireless Bluetooth headset with active noise cancellation, and the other is the Stroller STAX SPIRIT S3 head-mounted Bluetooth headset. Both products have a very high-end Bluetooth transmission scheme - Snapdragon Listening. Better transmission scheme can effectively reduce latency and improve the sound quality of Bluetooth headsets, plus two high-end positioning product hardware design is quite good, with technology to make up for the shortcomings of the traditional Bluetooth transmission protocol, these two headphones are completely your savior.
The Wanderer NeoBuds S is a high-end active noise-cancelling headset with impeccable details. As the hardest part of the headset, the Wanderer is equipped with a composite diaphragm dynamic coil and Lou's moving iron to form a circle iron unit, which complements the advantages of the two through active crossover technology, forming a pure listening sense with comprehensive balance and no shortcomings. In the active noise reduction section, the active noise reduction effect of -42db is achieved by feeding forward and feed-back dual MIC pickup.
Of course, Qualcomm's algorithm also provides full support, which not only optimizes the sound quality but also provides hybrid active noise reduction technology for headphones. In addition, it also supports ambient audio monitoring, so you won't miss outside information. In the setting interface of the headset, we can see Qualcomm's LOGO, and the Wanderer NeoBuds S is also one of the few Bluetooth headsets that support Snapdragon listening.
In addition to the sound quality and noise reduction of the headphones themselves, many people will also care about whether the headphones are convenient and comfortable to use and wear. This can be absolutely assured, the standard battery box of the headphones is made into a pebble shape, and it is horizontally unfolded, so that we are more likely to take and place the headphones, the endurance is the headphones up to 6 hours, the battery box 25 hours; the noise reduction mode can reach the headphones 5.5 hours, the battery box 16 hours, if you can take a plane from Beijing all the way to the noise reduction to hear that there is a surplus of Urumqi power, and charging 10 minutes can be used for 1 hour.
In the control function of the headset, Wanderer also provides mobile application support for this headset, which can set the noise reduction mode, display the playback interface, and set the delay for the game, etc., the function is still very rich, and the setting of touch instructions is not a problem.
Another Stroller, the STAX SPIRIT S3, is called a flat panel headset, not because it fits into a flat panel, but because it uses a special flat panel diaphragm unit. In addition to the headset, this product specifications are also different from the Wanderer NeoBuds S, such as it does not support active noise reduction, but the over-ear design inherently has a certain noise reduction ability, not only that, but also equipped with a larger pronunciation unit and better surround sound.
The EconomistMassTM flat-panel diaphragm unit used in the Stroller STAX SPIRIT S3 has lower split vibration distortion and a wider frequency response range, and does not require additional amplifier drive to achieve very good sound quality, the effect is close to the high-end electrostatic unit, and the cost is between the electrostatic unit and the dynamic unit. Simply put, headphones with flat-panel diaphragm units are a bit more expensive than regular headphones, but they are the most economical option if you want better sound quality within a limited budget.
The headset also has an 80-hour long battery life, which is equivalent to watching 10 movies in a row, and with such a flat to chase the drama and listen to the song in a relatively quiet place, it will bring an immersive experience. Its design is also more suitable for long-term wear - the overall lightweight structure, the ear shell also introduced carbon fiber material, reduce the fatigue caused by wearing.
In the software section, Wanderer also provides a wealth of setting options for this STAX SPIRIT S3, including the function design of reducing the sound delay of the game. Not only that, but we can also adjust the wearing experience by changing the ear tips, and there are corresponding setting options in the software to optimize the sound quality.
Having said all this product-related information, it's time to talk about aptX Adaptive. Its emergence is mainly to improve several core problems of Bluetooth headsets, although there are currently a variety of solutions, but the vast majority of them have not been able to solve all the problems well, aptX Adaptive came into being, becoming the most competitive transmission technology. It can support up to 24bit/96kHz audio transmission, the highest bit rate can reach 1Mbps, even for most music lovers and enthusiasts this specification is enough, when playing games or watching blockbusters, the sound delay can be reduced to less than 89ms.
aptX Adaptive is the best comprehensive performance among the existing transmission schemes, and it also has another feature that saves power and can greatly extend the battery life of the device. In addition, it is also backward compatible with aptX HQ and aptX, which means that it basically does not pick devices. So how much does it improve sound quality? It can be said that it is more obvious, only after wearing it will be noticed, even if it is only to change the transmission protocol, you will hear the change in sound quality.
However, if you want to feel aptX Adaptive, you still need to do some settings. At present, there are not many products that have passed the relevant certifications, and many of them are not turned on by default. At this time, we need to enter the developer options, in which the audio bar adjusts the Bluetooth audio codec to aptX Adaptive, and adjusts the sampling specification to 24bit/96kHz, so that the corresponding function can be activated. When the headset is connected, you can see the prompts of snapdragon listening technology, and the word aptX Adaptive appears behind the headset on the Bluetooth page, and the Snapdragon listening logo in the Wanderer EDIFIER CONNECT App will also be lit.
Briefly summarize the sense of hearing. If the Wanderer NeoBuds S is compared with the ordinary Bluetooth headset, due to the dual advantages of hardware and transmission specifications, it is completely possible to identify whether the Wanderer NeoBuds S is wearing by blind listening. Yes, the gap is so large that blind tests can know the results, and it is completely impossible to explain in metaphysics. As for the noise reduction part, there are only three words to describe it – I'm deaf. That's how it feels when you put it on.
And if it is only the Wanderer NeoBuds S switching between different codecs, you can also hear the difference, the most obvious is that the sound will appear dry under other transmission protocols, especially the treble part, and after switching back to aptX Adaptive, it is much better. Of course, some people will say that hearing is a very subjective thing, but at least the difference is definitely perceptible.
In fact, in addition to the choice of hardware and transmission codec, there is another important factor in wanting to obtain good sound quality, that is, paying money! No, it's the quality of the sound source. When you adjust the sound quality to the best in the music playback software and choose to play the Hi-Res source, you can feel very clearly what snapdragon is listening. At this time, in the stroller's application, you can also see the LOGO of snapdragon listening in the upper left corner of the interface lit up.
To sum up, in terms of the current mainstream Bluetooth transmission technology, aptX Adaptive is a new generation of technology that is quite recommended and popularized, and the corresponding products will also bring better sound quality. It's not just because of the change in transmission technology, whether it's the NeoBuds S or the Stroller Stax Spirit S3, it has enough genes and a good enough hardware design to support all this, which is also a crucial place. As long as you like to listen to music, I believe that as long as you wear either of these two models, you will know how strong these two products are.