There are some days when you wake up tired in the morning because of the rigours of the day past and the restlessness of the night in between. Since this is common for me, my antidote is to sink into some relaxing music in the first few minutes of the day before my work starts. Something like a Chan Kithan by Ali Sethi or a Lat Ulajhi by Ankita Joshi. The past few weeks my early morning companion on these short relaxation trips has been the Noise Buds Xero.
The Noise Buds Xero are very regular looking truly wireless earphones, though you can make yours stand apart by embossing your name on the charging case when you buy. The design is very modern with a hint of chrome on the stem.
But where the earbuds are a step ahead of others selling at this price point is with its adaptive noise cancellation. I was impressed with its effectiveness having used it on the flight watching the latest Shogun episode during a trip to Kolkata over the weekend. It can stifle most of the engine drone as well as noisy fellow passengers.
I also found the Noise Buds Xero to be extremely comfortable and light. After a while, you forget you are wearing these buds and they fit well enough for the pair to stay on even when you are on the treadmill.
But how good is the audio quality?
The Noise Buds Xero has a relatively neutral audio profile, which means it is pretty effective for relaxed listening. But that said, with A R Rahman’s compositions for The Goat Life, I could feel the earphones step up on the bass, but not in an overwhelming way. With Abby’s Mangal Din, the earbuds clearly showed me it was versatile and could handle a wide range without many challenges.
The Noise Buds Xero has a relatively neutral audio profile. (Image: Nandagopal Rajan/The Indian Express)
On the flip side, I found the Noise Buds Xero lacking a bit of sharpness. And since you don’t have an app to adjust the treble, you are stuck with this. A fix here could make the earbuds acceptable to more people.
The call quality is good and even when you are on the move the connection stays stable. The battery lasts about 50 hours on a full charge claims the company and I did not have to charge it even once in the review period which lasted around 10 days. Also, there is fast charging, which gives the earphones about 10 hours of playback with just 10 minutes of charging.
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At Rs 4,499, the Noise Buds Xero is a good value for money truly wireless headphones with no major flaws and decent noise cancellation. Finally, noise cancellation is becoming accessible to more users and this can only be a good thing given how noisy our surroundings have become. Trust a company called Noise to cash in on that.
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