NC9 Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds, 60H, LED Display

I owned a previous version of the NC9's from 2022 that were a bit different than these, and as often happens with these little earbuds in a small charging case, I recently lost them somewhere, probably in my last hotel room. Beware of spending too much on earbuds - you absolutely will go through multiple sets of them. I was really happy with those earbuds for the price I paid at the time, which was a little over $10. So I figured rather than trying to wade through all the nonsensical marketing-speak on Amazon or the ridiculously overpriced offerings from Apple and other major brands, I'd just get the latest version of the same thing I had. And so far, these are pretty great for the price and a definite upgrade over the 2022 version. Now, I will say that while I'm not an audiophile, I could probably call myself an "audio enthusiast" and I don't think any earbuds from anybody sound all that great either on their own or when compared with decent full size headphones. That's one reason why I refuse to pay anything close to the $200 that's the standard price for major brand earbuds. These are tiny drivers using a low-powered DAC chip and DSP, getting a lossily compressed audio signal over a low-bandwidth wireless codec. It's just the nature of the beast. No earbuds anywhere are worth more than about 50 bucks, and that's with the profit baked in. Anything above that is just a name brand tax. (And these days, maybe a tariff.) But these sound perfectly fine for what they are and basically as good as any other wireless earbuds I've ever used. I did notice some sibilance with the default EQ - like most (all?) modern wireless earbuds, these accentuate bass and treble. But a quick adjustment to the high frequencies in the phone app (something that my older NC9's didn't support) seems to have cured that. There is of course still a bit of extra bass, but I'll leave that alone for now as I don't mind it. I can always adjust it later if I feel differently down the road. One minor quibble with the sound is that possibly because of that extra bass and treble, these don't get very loud. At maximum volume, they're about where I normally feel comfortable in regular listening, but they start to break up a bit before that. My guess is that Tozo has reduced the maximum output to control distortion, which isn't unique to them, but again, don't expect a high-end over the ear headphone experience here for 30 bucks. You just can't listen very loud with a lot of bass through tiny drivers like these without distortion. I don't think most people wearing earbuds listen as loud as I normally like to anyway. If this so far sounds like faint praise in a 5 star review, again, look at the price. You are getting a good value in sound quality, especially when you compare these to much more expensive earbuds that don't sound any better. If Apple were selling these and charging Airpod Pro prices, you'd be looking at a 2 star review. But these are priced fairly given their performance and the limitations of the category. Tozo also sells earbuds without the active noise cancellation but I bought these specifically for that, because it worked well on my previous NC9's and it seems to work at least as well and probably better on these. Keep in mind that noise cancellation in general was specifically developed to counter engine noise on airplanes. And that's still what the technology is best at. The way it works is by pushing out a specific frequency to act counter to the frequency of whatever continuous noise is present. It's not going to be very effective at silencing things like conversations or crying babies that are made up of variable, higher frequency sounds (because countering those would also affect the music you're listening to, not to mention using a lot more processing power, which also uses a lot more battery). That, again, is the nature of the beast. It applies to every set of earbuds that have ANC. But in terms of continuous background noise, such as from a jet engine or a loud fan, these work as well as anything else I've used. And I've used a lot of headphones and earbuds (as well as real aviation headsets) with active noise cancellation. The ANC also does not really alter the sound of the music you're listening to, which my older NC9's kinda did with the ANC on, and it's a pretty common issue with older devices that use ANC. Seems like it's more refined now and I don't really notice much difference, if any, in sound quality with ANC on or off. There was a time only a few years ago when you'd need to spend a few hundred bucks to get ANC at all, and that would have been in a set of wired full size headphones. Now we're talking about how well it works in a $30 set of wireless earbuds. It's kind of amazing if you think about it. I think real ANC alone is basically worth the price of admission here. There are a lot of earbuds in this price range that advertise "ENC" but that is not the same thing - that's for reducing noise on your voice when talking on phone calls. ANC is for listening to music. It's rare at this price, even now. For it to work this well is a huge bonus. Battery life is a definite step up from my older NC9's, although to be fair those were probably also just wearing out by the time I lost them. I intentionally tried to run these down while writing this review and after about 5 hours of constant listening, they were still going strong and when I put them in the charging case, it read 83%. Of course that's the total charge including the case battery, not the buds themselves. I have no idea how accurate that is but if it is correct, then that's probably more battery life than I would ever really need. (You can never have too much, but I can't think of a situation when I'd run out of battery life before being able to recharge.) I read another review where someone said the case on these did not close securely; that is not true. I'd think he must have been using a different version (the reviews here seem to cover all previous versions as well), but I had older ones and that case closed securely too. It's magnetic. The earbuds kind of pull themselves into their little cubbies if you've oriented them the right way, and then the case cover snaps closed with its own magnet. If the case is not closing properly, you're not putting the buds in the right way. They only go one way. You'll get it after a couple tries. Just take note of how they're oriented when you first open the case. Overall I can pretty confidently recommend these. Given that modern phones and many other devices no longer even have headphone jacks, you really need a set of wireless earbuds. Just get these; they're as good as more expensive earbuds and the price is fair. You can't say that about most name brand earbuds.

My go-to earbuds have been the Powerbeats 3 for many years. I love the fullness of the sound, although the high-mids can lack some clarity. Last year I decided to get full wireless earbuds and thought I would give one of the cheaper alternatives a try. I got the Tozo T6, and ended up liking them quite a bit. Recently I got the Tozo NC9 to see if there is any improvement, and besides, they are so inexpensive! After tweaking these a fair amount, I finally got a sound I really like that is comparable to the Powerbeats 3. Soundwise, these are not much different from the T6, though I think the T6 have a little more low end out-of-the-box, but this can be adjusted with EQ. The NC9s fit in the ear more comfortably and the ear tips do not protrude as far down into the ear canal. The NC9s practically disappear into the ear and don't have the telltale tail hanging out like Apple AirPods. The NC9s do have noise cancelling, but that is not a feature that I care that much about, so I won't comment on it. I normally wear these on my morning walk or jog. I listen to music on my Pixel 6 Pro and use the PowerAmp app, which has an equalizer. For the Powerbeats 3, I keep the low end fairly flat and boost the upper mids. With the NC9, I use a modified version of the Rock EQ setting in the Tozo app, which is bass heavy, and then also boost the bass quite a bit in PowerAmp as well as a slight high end boost and mid cut. They do not sound quite as full in the low end as the Powerbeats 3, though close, but are crisper in the mids and highs. The low end is perhaps a little punchier. It is crucial to use the correct size ear tips, and also to put the ANC on the Noise Cancellation setting to get the fullest sound. Play around with these settings to see what you like. For me the additional EQ in the PowerAmp app is also essential in addition to the Tozo app EQ. I am very pleased with the overall design and sound of these earbuds. I rarely have a connection problem, and the charging case is wonderful. I am blown away considering the price point. I do recommend using EQ to dial in the sound and am glad that Tozo provides an app for this. I plan on using the NC9 as my goto earbuds considering sound, comfort, and convenience. Update: On a long walk I noticed that the Noise Cancellation mode can produce some subtle artifacts in the sound that bothered me for critical listening. I am now playing around with the custom mode for ANC to see if I can get the fuller sound with no noticeable artifacts. Update 2: I have settled on the Custom Pattern for ANC and am quite happy with the sound I am getting. I really enjoy these earbuds. I will attach some pictures of my settings. For reference, I bought a pair of Beats Studio Buds Plus earbuds, thinking they would improve on the sound of the Powerbeats3 I have and be stiff competition for the Tozo NC9. I was quite surprised, though, that I could not get them to sound full in the low end. The Beats don't come with an EQ, but I did use the EQ in the PowerAmp app. I could not get a full sound. Perhaps the Beats sound much better with iPhones, and not so much with Android/Pixel phones. Anyway, I was surprised, disappointed, and returned them. On the other hand, it makes me even more satisfied with the Tozo NC9 -- better features and better sound at a much lower price!

I bought these because my old headphones got lost. I had the TOZO t12 before these. I like that they show both the earbud state of charge and the case state of charge - but so did my old ones. These show it on a small display on the front but you need to open the case for the display to show. The other ones I had you needed to open the case to see(because the display was inside the case) and remove at least one earbud to see the states of charge. They were great, but these are smaller and so is the case, so they fit better in my pocket. There about the size of an AirPod case, and weight basically nothing. As far as sound they’re honestly about the same, there are marginally better if I had to say. Battery is not bad, I can go all day wearing them and the battery doesn’t run out, but the case can recharge them In about half an hour if you need them to recharge. Personally tho, I almost always only wear one, so they last even longer - I’ve gone about a week or so then had to charge them. They paired right up to my phone super easy, didn’t even need to find the pairing mode. They just connected to my iPhone within seconds with no issues. Volume is very good, can be a bit too loud if you go to max, so I generally keep it around 2/3 at most. I’m continuously losing them or misplacing my earbuds, so I refuse to buy really good expensive ones, just in case I lose them. At this price I can lose them and replace them once a year and still spend less than one set of AirPods or beats or whatever, if I bought one and they last me 3 years. PS: of course, the day after i received these new ones, I found my old ones 🤦‍♂️ Update: I found today, sign the TOZO app the nc9 earbuds have several modes of active noise cancelling, and tons of EQ settings thru the TOZO app. You can also edit the function of tapping them(only when used as a pair tho). You can set what 1, 2, 3 taps and/or hold do with each earbud, ie pause/play, skip, volume, start/end call etc. And they even have a version of find my earbud. It makes the earbuds beep kinda like an AirTag. But only works if the earbuds are out of the case “in use”, not if they’re “docked” and you lost the case. Also it won’t give tracking, only makes them beep. For like if you drop them or something and can’t physically see them, you can use the sound to help locate them. They are earbuds, so it’s not super loud, but it’s helpful. EDIT: it’s been ~1.5months later. The headphones are still working perfectly and I like how the case is smaller than my old headphones, they sound a little better and have some added features. Overall they’ve been great, Xept one thing. Somehow the case has changed from normal Arabic numbers to display the charge state, to some type of hieroglyphs. I can’t tell how it’s happened, but it looks the display has come loose and gone crooked. The still work perfectly, but just an fyi.

At first, I really wasn't sure what to expect for the cost of these buds when I bought them. They shipped quickly, arrived as promised, and came fully charged - though I still ran them through the recommending charging protocol. I bought these because I wanted buds that had a long lasting battery (10+ hour single charge even w/ ANC on) and something that was more comfortable & waterproof than headphones in many circumstances. The packaging was very good, with the charging/storage case, charging cable, additional earbud tips, and documentation. First, the battery life: HOLY LONG-LIVED LISTENING APPLICATION, BATMAN! With ANC off, I have steadily gotten the advertised 14+ hour battery life. If I keep the volume down around 27%, it'll go even longer. With the ANC on, I made it over the advertised 10+ with no issues. The case will recharge the buds a couple of full times, or a bunch of little times if you're like me. The outside view of the charging situation on the case is really quite nice. The fit of these earbuds is great. The included tip selection should take care of most anybody, and the preinstalled tips worked perfectly. This means the preinstalled tips must be a little on the smaller side, as I typically use small tips and earplugs. The buds sit comfortably in my ears without much adjusting, the weight is not very noticeable at all, and thus far I've not had them fall out a single time. I've worn them traveling, doing yardwork, and even sleeping. That's way better than any pair of buds I've previously had. I have dropped them a couple of times with no issues, but only on soft flooring. The storage/charging case also seems durable and built well to house the buds. It recharges the buds quite well, and the wireless charging is a plus. The touch controls on the buds are pretty easy to use in my opinion. I don't find myself accidentally touching them, but then I'm always careful to grip the buds around the outer edge with my fingertips, instead of trying to use the flat surface where the touch sensor is. You can adjust the touch controls via the TOZO app, along with the equalizer, noise control modes, etc. I find this to be really nice functionality to have. If you find the Android built-in Volume slider to be a little lacking in helping move the TOZO NC9 through their different volume levels, just use the Precise Volume app from the Play Store to assist with more granularity. I've found the volume and sound quality of the TOZO NC9's to be fully acceptable. They can get pretty darn loud, louder than I'd listen to them. There are so many EQ settings, I've been able to make any media I've listened to sound very enjoyable. You can customize all the EQ stuff, and there are community-built ones. The Noise Cancellation is good for what they are. I'd put them right up there with much higher dollar buds (easily the $150+ range), as they far outperform my Motorola Buds with ANC. The sound cancellation reduces more outside noise than my SleepDeep ear plugs do, without any media even playing. They're a little less capable with ANC than my Soundcore headphones, but I expect that completely due to the ergonomic differences. I've had a plethora of wired buds and "around the neck" bluetooth buds in the past. For truly wireless, I've had Soundore buds, Motorola buds, and a pair of Soundcore headphones. These TOZO NC9s are so nice for the price of them, they've replaced everything else I have except some specific use cases for the Soundcore headphones. As long as they last, I don't anticipate having to purchase anything else for a long, long time. I recommend them heartily, but will change my review if anything changes.

I actually love these, which was somewhat unexpected given the price tag. I'm not an audiophile, but I can somewhat tell the difference between poor sounding earbuds and decent ones. Trust me, I've purchase a few pairs of the not-so-good earbuds and use them long enough until I can find a better pair. The sound on these is not going to knock your socks off, but for the price, and with the EQ tools in the app, they've got decent sound quality. The fit is actually better than most earbuds that I purchase. My left ear must have a weird shape because a lot of earbuds fall out of that ear pretty easy, especially when I get sweaty or when I'm chewing food. I haven't tried intense exercise with these yet, but they did pass the food-chewing test. In other words, I don't feel the left earbud slowly creeping out of my ear canal while I'm eating, which is what usually happens with other earbuds. The earbud sync up to my iPhone quickly, and the tap controls on the earbuds are very responsive. I like that you can tap the left earbud to activate/deactivate noise canceling. It comes in handy when someone is trying to talk to me through the noise canceling; however, the single tap does switch you to Tozo's "Transparency Mode" instead of "Normal Mode", which mean the earbuds will amplify any exterior sounds which can be grating in loud environments. Just a caution if you have super sensitive hearing already. I can't speak much about how they work for phone calls. In a quiet environment, the person on the other end of the line has said they can hear me just fine. I'd be interested to see how they function in a noisy environment. My basic AirPods are still my go-to for phone conversations, just because I've never had the person on the other end of the line say they're having a problem hearing me, that is if the AirPod will stay in my left ear, which it won't whenever I'm walking around. The noise canceling is probably my favorite feature. I used the earbuds on a plane, and I felt they did an acceptable job of filtering out the plane noise and allowing me to enjoy my music and movies. They worked so well on a 14-hour car ride that sometimes the driver was trying to talk to me, and I had no idea he was speaking unless I was looking directly at him. The battery also lasted the entire car ride, though I confess I only had them on for about a quarter of the trip, and I put them back in the case a few times to recharge them, even though they weren't even halfway close to dying on me. When we arrived out our location, the battery life in the case wasn't even close to being expired. Finally, I can't speak to the longevity, since I've only owned them for a few weeks. I hope they last me at least a few years, at which point, I'll probably buy another pair, if the price is the same. If I get a couple years out of them, then they're definitely worth it. So far, they are my favorite pair of earbuds, out of the four I own

I purchased these earbuds to replace my old Apple AirPods Pro 2’s and Sony WF-1000XM3’s that I used for the past several years. I’ve had these TOZO earbuds for about a month now and so far they’ve well exceeded my expectations. Pros: The audio quality and noise cancelling abilities are far superior to both of my previous earbuds, which are admittedly a few years older and it seems ANC technology is just getting cheaper and better. The earbuds fit perfectly for my ears and are much smaller which makes them feel more comfortable and discrete than my previous earbuds. The companion mobile app offers a lot of control and even has AI translation features where you can speak to someone in different languages while each person wears an earbud and it will translate in the other person’s selected language to each other. Idk if that’s standard these days but it was a fun discovery that there are more interesting capabilities in the app. Cons: The build quality is noticeably inferior to my other earbuds. This was expected but the charging case in particular feels like cheap plastic compared to the metallic or more durable plastic construction on my old Sony’s and AirPod’s. I have dropped it once on a hardwood floor and it survived fine, but it feels less durable than other earbud cases which are already notorious for breaking easily. Bluetooth connectivity between multiple devices. I mainly use the earbuds with my iPhone and iPad and go back and forth between them. The AirPods were always seamless with this and even the Sony’s just had you go into the Bluetooth settings on the device you wanted to pair and select them. With these TOZO’s, there is an extra step if I still have both devices nearby. I have to manually disconnect the old device from Bluetooth first before I can pair the other one. Hopefully this is something that can be fixed later because it is a little annoying to have an extra step in these situations. Overall, even with the cons, these are still 5-star worthy for me at this price point which is literally a fraction of the cost from big brand alternatives. I would happily recommend these to anyone looking for inexpensive earbud options, especially at the sale prices. Even if I just get a year out of these earbuds, I think that’s well worth it to save money and just look at replacing with a similar pair down the road vs paying 5-10x more for earbuds that might last just a few years more if you’re lucky.

I bought these TOZO NC9 earbuds to use as my daily drivers for block-out focus time and daily tasks. For the price, they punch way above their weight—especially when it comes to active noise cancellation (ANC)—though they do have one minor design quirk. The Pros: ​Strong Battery Life: I consistently get around 8 hours of playback on a single charge, and the compact charging case keeps them powered for days. ​Comfort & Seal: They come with a great selection of ear tip sizes. Getting a tight seal is easy, which makes a huge difference for both physical security and bass response. ​Fast Pairing: Bluetooth connection is instant the moment I pull them out of the case. ​The Cons: ​Sensitive Touch Controls: The outer touch sensors are extremely sensitive. I regularly pause my tracks or trigger the voice assistant just by adjusting the buds in my ears. ​Microphone in Windy Conditions: While call quality is great indoors, the microphone struggles a bit to filter out background wind noise when taking calls outside.

I bought for my wife but she didn't like in the ear feel, so I ended up with them. I've tried this kind of ear buds and I was skeptical. But don't let the price fool you. These little earbuds stay put, the sound is great and you'll even forget you have them in. They hold a charge for three or four long workouts. They have a digital readout that tells when you have to charge up and they paired uo perfectly and quickly with Samsung phone. Only one drawbacks the volume and next song puts are super difficult to use or find. But they are worth every penny.

A good buy here!! Very pretty earbuds!!

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Le meilleur rapport qualité/prix que j’ai trouvé sur ce type d’écouteurs Bluetooth ! Connexion facile et rapide, package ultra complet avec son lot d’embouts pour s’adapter à tous types d’oreilles, niveau confort c’est nickel. Leur gros point fort c’est l’autonomie, je les utilise pour le travail et ne les met en charge qu’une fois par semaine voir semaine et demi malgré une utilisation intensive depuis maintenant plus d’un an facile ! ( attention: je n’utilise qu’une oreillette à la fois au travail ce qui double facilement l’autonomie ;-) ). La réduction de bruit est très efficace également, le petit point faible est qu’il faut quand même parler un peu plus fort que si vous étiez directement sur le téléphone, malgré cela les conversations sont très claires pour l’interlocuteur. Le boîtier de charge fait correctement son travail et ne souffre pas de réel défaut jusqu’ici, Il manquerait quand même une connectique usb-c pour parfaire le tableau. Côté son: il ne faut pas s’attendre à la qualité d’un casque audiophile mais ça reste très correct pour écouter un peu de musique ponctuellement ou pendant le sport. J’en suis à la troisième paire commandée pour équiper tout le monde à la maison et pour le moment tout le monde est satisfait ;-)

auriculares de gran calidad, conectividad excelente y alta duración de batería. Son los segundos que compro de este mismo modelo, los primeros me duraron mas de 3 años con uso intensivo y en ambientes "duros"( trabajo industrial); al final me fallaban en conectividad por el uso todoterreno que les di. La conexion con movil para llamadas y el audio es de primera.Muy recomendables

These are excellent earphones. Easy to use, great noise cancelling, touch controls on the earphones. Charges easily, doesnt take too long and lasts ages. I dont use for long periods at a time, so have lasted weeks. I listen to a thing for up to an hour almost every night. Very good price, well worth it. Vibrant colour, and comes with different sized bud covers to fit your ears. Comfortable to wear, but cannot lie on your side, presses the earphones in too much it hurts, plus the touch controls are sensitive, so starts stops switches off NC etc. Overall 10 out of 10 for me, good sound in my opinion also. Have used them at full volume and no distortion. I dont advise it as bad for your hearing!