Welp… I Guess Buying AirPods Pros is Stupid Now – Nothing CMF Buds 2 & Buds 2 Plus
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CMF is back with two new budget earbuds: the Buds 2 and Buds 2 Plus. They’re nearly identical in price, but one has high-res audio, LDAC support, and customizable tuning. Are they actually good, or just cheap? Linus puts both to the test to find out whether the extra $10 is worth it.
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Good earbuds are getting CHEAP
0:28 Some spec/features and design comparison
1:50 Included ear tips and a closer look at the buds
3:00 Fit impressions and getting connected
3:36 Sponsor – Vessi
4:06 ANC impressions/LABS test results and design comparison to AirPods Pro
5:23 LABS frequency response graphs and Buds 2 listening impressions
6:51 Buds 2 Plus impressions and personal sound profile
9:08 Outro
Buds 2 or ear a???
Are these bud better than the soundcore liberty 4 NC?
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considered getting this since my baseus buds have trouble talking to others. Got the oneplus buds 3 instead.
After reading the comment thread about people having issues.. gonna have to pass on this one
Do not… I mean do not buy cmf buds…. I bought the cmf buds pro 2….after 6 months they failed… The battery just deteriorated rapidly…Currently the left one charges to only 50% and last around 6 minutes and the right one charges upto 10% and lasts 2 minutes….. Heck,even i last more than that….🙂… Anyways… There are plenty of options, instead of this go for them…
Why battery life is constantly calculated with the case?
That seems so stupid, because we won’t be able to use the earbuds when they are in the case.
And ANC is the major feature, so all reviews should mention battery life without the case and with the ANC on, since that’s the real usage.
Why didn’t you show what the wheel on the case does? It has a couple different tasks. It does everything the buds do (Skip, Volume, go back, pause, etc.)?
Thank God for reviews
First of all No one copied Airpods.
Earphones always looked like that, many earbuds looked liked that even before Airpods came, infact Apple actually copied other earbuds tbh, but it’s not a bad thing.
I mean how else is a earbuds normally supposed to be.
saying cmf copied Airpods is like saying Pixel copied iphone because it has similar shape and comes in black color and has 2 cameras.
I purchased these based on reviews saying the bass is amazing… WAS NOT THE CASE AT ALL. But I changed the ear tips to the Sony WF-1000XM4 OR 5 tips and that makes the cmfs friggin incredible. Bottom line their tips are shit. Noise cancelling is pretty shit and the ear fit test is… You guessed it shit. It was a love hate relationship to begin with but since I put the Sony tips on I’m definitely happy with the sound. Side note I found the oversized tip bore is the issue causing the washy tiny sound. Funny thing is most major brands have over sized bore sizes except Sony.
"Now"
I think you need glasses if you think these earphones are a copy
You should try Skullcandy 360 ANC x Tony Hawk Sound By Bose!!!
"how much are these?, these are 60 bucks??"🗣🗣
I got the Buds Pro 2 in the blue color that James made fun of when he did his Short Circuit on them, and I like them so far. Had them probably 6 months or a year?
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no pillow test
2:58 – "Medium tips", more like Linus medium tech tips! 😀
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nah the implementation into idevices is far superior than anything else thats why i go apple its just far more flushed out and looks appealing than just opening the bluetooth menu pressing the buds………. how boring yawn
I have been inactive for a while from ltt content guys. What happened to Linus’s pocket test that he does to all Bluetooth airbuds he reviews.
Kudos for rocking the Xperia 1 mark VII Linus
*has a stem*
*Is a true wireless earbud*
"Wow, they just knocked off AirPods, huh?"
Yeah, because Apple totally didn’t just cut the cort off of generic earbuds and call them AirPods, no no no
WARNING: CMF BUDS 2 HAVE 2.0 CLEAR VOICE NOT 3.0 AS STATED ON THEIR SITE AS OF NOW.
These potentially still die in 1 month like the 2 pros do. Apparently they don’t give support and refuse to fix the issue.
Don’t buy
can you make your videos more straight forward. I came here for a valuable advice from you and had to listen to jargon. You dont need to try to make the video funny. Just provide your opinion. Thanks
Cmf buds pro 2 or soundcore liberty 4?
So 2 plus are better and newer than the 2 pro?
I think it would be great to add an option to the smart dial for quick switching between modes. For example, when I’m listening to music with ANC on and meet someone who starts talking to me, it’s hard to hear them clearly with music and ANC enabled. With a single click on the smart dial, it should automatically pause the music and switch to transparency mode. Then, with another click, it should resume the music and switch back to ANC mode. This would make interactions much easier and more seamless.
Linus is the last person to go to for an accurate review though
These don’t look so bad but the smoothest experience you’ll get will be from apple devices together. Heck, even the third party accs are better in that regard like sure, don’t like white? Just slap a nice case over it and call it a day like i did.
I don’t get it. Are these better than the Apple Air Pods or not. This review doesn’t really go anywhere.
Features are definitely amazing for the prize. But they really fucked up with the battery. Thats basic for they way the marketed the buds. I bought mine last august and the battery health had a rapid drop to a point where buds charge to only 60% and give only 2 hrs of play time max with the spatial audio, ANC and bass disabled. This was the same product that i used for a 6hr drive initially. What did i do wrong ? Is everyone facing this issue ? Whats the deal with the warranty and will they help if i show the purchase evidence because im in a different country now ? Are ios users only facing this issue because of the LDAC problem ? What is it ?
I set up a personal sound profile on my nothing 2 earbuds. Suddenly in a YouTube frequency tester video where I could hear only to 13 kilohertz, for the first time in years, I could hear up to 15 kilohertz! They have my loyalty forever!
I have the Buds Pro 2 and I absolutely love them. I hope they bring the lil dial thing to the nothing line
always has been
Bought these based off this review. They sound fine, but do not stay in your ears at all. The fit with any of the tips is awful. The sound isolation is pretty much nonexistent.
Any sensible buyer will ignore the fast charge capability and never use it; instead use a low-wattage charger around 12W. Fast charging kills rechargeable batteries so they won’t hold much of a charge after even a few months if you use that fast charge capability.
How does these compare against CMF Buds 2 Pro?
These are $26 in India. Considering how good they are, there is no reason for anyone to buy anything other than this over here.
I saw another user review of these that said that the turnable dial on the case controls volume
What about mic quality???
Cool !
Like for the dad joke
I have the Buds Pro 2 and they’re just great. Rarely have to charge them, they automatically connect to my phone. I can adjust eq’s. ANC works well enough. Much better than my old airpods 2 that they replaced
the only thing i care about in in-ear headphones is how they connect to a PC, everything on the market is trash
So, I have recently been upgrading some of my EDC (Every Day Carry) and after the Apple AirPods Pro 2 have failed me 3 TIMES, I’ve looked elsewhere. I picked up the CMF Buds 2a during Prime day for only $29, and they sound amazing! However, after watching LTT here, I just placed an order for the CMF Buds Pro 2 Hybrid’s as the increased 50db NC was attractive, as well as the smart dial.
Only issue I had is, the comfort… Its not a ergonomic design for a in-ear buds.
You’ve gotta compare these with nothing ear and ear a