Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 | Active Noise Cancellation, Auto Switch Feature, Up to 20hrs Battery Life, (Lavender)

Call quality is so good .but not much more experts the volume level. If u need more volume,please go to buds pro 2.

It’s been a few months that I have been using them, sound quality and battery life is amazing.💯 Everything is great about them except that they won’t stay intact while running or jogging as soon as you start sweating, had to keep adjusting it every few minutes. Tried and experimented!

Item was good, packing excellent, respecting time window, prompt and punctual. However the delivery person delayed the delivery by ample time than the expected. Otherwise

Right off the bat, I bought buds 2 for 3 reasons:
1. Wanted to go wireless again with some thing substantial after long time of using wired iems and long recess of wirelessness. My last wireless (sort of) was Oppo enco m31. M31 is the one got me hooked to music more and into this hobby of audiophilia. I consider my previous purchases of Boat earphones and headphones as pure dumpster fire.
2. mainly for outside use and travel
3. wanted to try anc to see what the fuss is all about.

My main gears are Blessing 2 Dusk, Aria and He400se. In terms of tonality, dusk wins and in terms of technicality, He400se wins.

Sound wise (that’s the primary thing that matters to me most) its tonality is on point, comparable to my aria.
Tonality: It’s clean sounding with gooood subbass boost. It’s tastefully done, clean, no bloat whatsoever into midrange.
So the bass you get is having enough thump to feel right in your ears. In ‘Doing it right’ by Daft Punk, bass actually does sound right.

Mid range is also linear, so vocals sound as good as it can get for tws I suppose. Though for some reason it sometimes sound kind of thin.

Now treble is where it falters bit. I’m quite treble sensitive, so less 5khz to 8khz emphasis is better for me. Dusk has this ‘emphasis’ (it’s not emphasized per se, but I would like that region bit darker), which I sometimes hate. So in that area, buds 2 is better, no such sibilance for me. But after 8khz, it doesn’t rise up at 11-15khz, so percussive instruments doesn’t sound airy and overall sounds bit congested at times.

So tonality wise, I don’t think it can get any better for tws.

Technicality: capable. In busy tracks, instruments get lil’ mushy, And as said earlier, more air could have resulted in more resolving sound. Not expansive soundstage, smaller than Aria.

If I were to get one out of buds 2 and aria, I’ll choose buds 2 for added portability sacrificing those extra details.

I feel for 8.5k, one of the best tws you can get right now.

ANC: didn’t have any idea prior to buds 2, now I’ve some sort of idea. Maybe I overestimated its anc potential. It cuts down ac noise quite a bit, though doesn’t eliminate fully. So you can guess what it does to other louder noises, and it’s proportional to good fit with right ear tips. Anyway it’s less of my concern.

For iPhone users: no app support. I have to use android to set it up using wearable app. Once set, those settings are carried over and you won’t need the app again. And seemless connection makes the experience even smoother. Only downside is lack of eq with iPhone. I’m content with its default signature, so not a problem for me.

Battery life and all other stuffs don’t bother me, as it’s purely for outdoor use and I don’t listen to music for continuous 3-4 hrs without break.

Sammy did good job with the tuning. Other manufacturers use extreme V shaped tuning or extreme bass boost that kills sound. I heard oneplus buds z before, which I didn’t like at all, sounded like a$$.
Hope, Sammy continues legacy of AKG in their future products as well.