Nothing Ear and Ear (a) review

26 May 2024
Confusing name aside, Nothing's new buds are better than the Eear (2).

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first we had...

Nothing Ear (1)
Nothing Ear (2)

then we have...

Nothing Ear
Nothing Ear (a)

wtf? It should have been...

CMF Ear 2 (replaces Nothing Ear)
Nothing Ear (2a) (replaces Nothing Ear (a))

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    justasmile, 27 May 2024120 ms.Where do you get this figure from?
    If it's from the manufacturer,then it would be about 220-300 ms in real life. Which is very noticeable and intolerable for gaming.
    Go check out some real latency tests.... you'd be surprised how much latency there is, even with high end TWS which use the so called low latency codecs

      Anonymous, 27 May 2024Where's the Latency test? But I'm guessing its p... moreIt's probably not that bad given how good Bluetooth has become these days. My buds2 pros have been really good for almost a year. But you make a good point, a latency test would be pretty cool for wireless devices.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 27 May 2024

        justasmile, 27 May 2024From which reseller or the official Nothing website?Official Nothing site.

          Anonymous, 27 May 2024Where's the Latency test? But I'm guessing its p... more120 ms.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 27 May 2024

            Where's the Latency test?
            But I'm guessing its pretty bad, like most TWS.
            this is the reason we need 3.5mm jacks. Cant do gaming with these wireless buds

              Pumpino, 26 May 2024The confusing naming scheme is reason enough to look elsewh... moreName doesn't only judge how good a product is. And I bet you'd be even more confused if Nothing Phone (4) releases and the Nothing Ear (3) is still there without updates.

                Anonymous, 27 May 2024Nope, ordered Ear (a) in white, they sent me the yellow. I&... moreFrom which reseller or the official Nothing website?

                  Nothing was ever heard here

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 27 May 2024

                    Mattey and notafanboy confirmed to be on Nothing payroll. Why would you downvote comments just because?

                      I have no idea what you were trying to write in the Personal Sound Profile part.

                      To me it was a life saver!

                      I can't hear treble sounds that well, probably due to age or hearing damage. This stuff brings back those awesome crisp treble sounds. (I have the ear 2)

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 27 May 2024

                        justasmile, 27 May 2024These? So you ordered the Ear 1 and then you ordered the Ear?Nope, ordered Ear (a) in white, they sent me the yellow. I've never had a company sent me the wrong color before. Absolute amateur. And trying to get a refund has been painful.

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                          • 27 May 2024

                          is there any hissing with anc on ?
                          does anc affect sound

                            Anonymous, 26 May 2024I ordered these from Nothing. Got sent the wrong colour (ho... moreThese?
                            So you ordered the Ear 1 and then you ordered the Ear?

                              The confusing naming scheme is reason enough to look elsewhere. How do you have confidence in a manufacturer who can't even name its products with any resemblance of logic?

                                namzap, 26 May 2024reading reviews of earbuds is the weirdest thing ever. Its ... moreThe most significant part is that the review lacks a frequency response graph. At least FR graphs provide objective measurements.

                                The reviewer also makes a significant difference. The more seasoned a reviewer is with reviewing earbuds, IEMs and headphones, the better and more accurate their judgement is.

                                I think this review could've went more in-depth with the sound. Prasad did the Ear (2) review and he noted the dip in the mids. This review makes no comment on the quality of its mids.

                                From what I see, it's likely just a slightly better tuned version of the Ear (2), but still the same flaws, like harsh treble.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 26 May 2024

                                  Even airpods are better.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 26 May 2024

                                    I ordered these from Nothing. Got sent the wrong colour (how does that happen!?) Has taken over a month and still not been refunded. Had to ask my bank to intervene. Won't buy Nothing products ever again.

                                      Without frequency response test, reviews of headphones/earbuds is pretty useless because hearing loss due to age/exposure greatly affects how we perceive sound. Rest of the things we can read from the specs.

                                        reading reviews of earbuds is the weirdest thing ever. Its impossible to know their comfort and sound quality, since everyone has different preferences and ear shape/size. Unlike phones, where you can see all the things happen on the screen so its more reliable.

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