Amazon has for
Prime Members:
Echo Buds True Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds w/ Alexa (2023, Black or Glacier White) for
$24.99.
Shipping is free.
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Product Details:
- Battery: Up to 5 hours of music playback (6 hours without wake word on), up to 20 total hours with the charging case, and up to 2 hours with a 15-minute quick charge.
- Sweat resistant and semi-in-ear design, with pre-installed silicone earbuds covers included
- Use the Alexa app to setup tap controls for each individual earbud
- 2 microphones and a voice detection accelerometer for crystal clear communication
- To use your Echo Buds and receive the latest software updates, they need to be registered in the Alexa app using a smartphone with Android 8.0+ or iOS 14+.
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That being said, there are a few quirks about the headset. I've set up Siri on the right pod and Alexa on the left pod. Triggering Siri takes an extra second or so, and the audio feedback that it triggered is so muted that you really don't hear it. I just triple tap the right pod (I've set it up on the triple tap), wait for 2 seconds and then just speak what I want to. Just have to assume Siri got invoked. It works most of the time. But it's inconvenient not having the audio cue that it triggered.
Another issue is that battery readout happens in the Alexa app and once in a while it doesn't show up immediately. Sometimes have to close the case, reopen and try a couple of times and then it'll show up.
For the iPhone, if one is not on a budget I would suggest the AirPods Pro. But compared to regular AirPods 2 or AirPods 3 I would definitely recommend these instead. Like I said the price difference is too big to ignore.
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I would use my single airpod so I could use my phone while the wife is sleeping. Hopefully these are comparable to the OG AirPods for sound.
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That being said, there are a few quirks about the headset. I've set up Siri on the right pod and Alexa on the left pod. Triggering Siri takes an extra second or so, and the audio feedback that it triggered is so muted that you really don't hear it. I just triple tap the right pod (I've set it up on the triple tap), wait for 2 seconds and then just speak what I want to. Just have to assume Siri got invoked. It works most of the time. But it's inconvenient not having the audio cue that it triggered.
Another issue is that battery readout happens in the Alexa app and once in a while it doesn't show up immediately. Sometimes have to close the case, reopen and try a couple of times and then it'll show up.
For the iPhone, if one is not on a budget I would suggest the AirPods Pro. But compared to regular AirPods 2 or AirPods 3 I would definitely recommend these instead. Like I said the price difference is too big to ignore.
That being said, there are a few quirks about the headset. I've set up Siri on the right pod and Alexa on the left pod. Triggering Siri takes an extra second or so, and the audio feedback that it triggered is so muted that you really don't hear it. I just triple tap the right pod (I've set it up on the triple tap), wait for 2 seconds and then just speak what I want to. Just have to assume Siri got invoked. It works most of the time. But it's inconvenient not having the audio cue that it triggered.
Another issue is that battery readout happens in the Alexa app and once in a while it doesn't show up immediately. Sometimes have to close the case, reopen and try a couple of times and then it'll show up.
For the iPhone, if one is not on a budget I would suggest the AirPods Pro. But compared to regular AirPods 2 or AirPods 3 I would definitely recommend these instead. Like I said the price difference is too big to ignore.
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Sort by product A to Z. Also add the passive sound stage filters and all other filters you like to get a true idea of how these will be. It's a great link for a lot of earbud tests.
TLDR: they scored a 2.8 out of 10 on passive sound stage (which isn't too bad for earbuds), and a respectable 7.3 on recording quality. The playback of the mics is okay, but a bit echo-y. So, sound like you paid $25, but ok-ish recording quality.
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Also, without the app you get one common battery status indicator on the iPhone batteries widget for both headphones (the average). For example, right now Alexa app is showing my left bud has 57% charge, right bud has 63% charge and case has 22% charge. The iPhone battery widget just shows my headphones as having 60% charge.
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