Bill P
Scintillating Cymbals – Upfront Vocals with Discernible Lyrics – Outstanding Value – Works with LDAC
The Back Bay Audio FirstClass 50 earbuds are an outstanding value. Cymbals scintillate as the metal made accents that they are, and they do not have the steam-like sound one would get from lesser buds. Vocals are upfront and I am hearing lyrics that were previously undecipherable. The FirstClass 50 earbuds feature a Bass Boost mode and they need it. Applying the Bass Boost rounds out the sound to where it should be and I wouldn’t operate these without the boost on.The buds state that they are tuned in Boston. I also own the Back Bay Audio Runner 40 and can say that the signature sound is a bright upper end for this brand.The earbuds here connect easily to my LG TV 77” C4 and the Lip Synch is on point as it is when it connects to the Apple 4K streaming device. They play nicely with the Samsung S23 5G. All three devices stay connected up to 25 feet away with a wall or two between.Earbuds don’t perform well and especially so for bass without proper positioning. Back Bay evidently realizes this as they include 5 pairs of shaped silicone sheet tips. I wish the tips were of the better fitting memory foam type, but that is my wish for all earbuds. Still, the silicone tips provided allow for good positioning that is not affected by any jaw movements.I was pleasantly surprised to find that the earbuds can use the superior and high-quality sound of Bluetooth LDAC codec. My Samsung S23 easily made the connection by going to Settings>Connections>Bluetooth and choosing the gear icon next to the Back Bay FirstClass 50, and then simply turning on the LDAC switch. The operating distance from the phone was not diminished when streaming Bluetooth in LDAC despite the required extra bandwidth.They worked for four straight hours in one test and the battery did well.The person with whom you are connected on a phone call will not notice that you are speaking through earbuds. There is no phase distortion or swirling, just your voice nice and clear. They may hear wind noise if you are outdoors.Noise cancelling works just OK when you are at the gym or in a noisy environment trying to listen to your tunes or podcast. Some noise gets through the silicone tips when the ANC is on. Transparency mode is neat when you don’t feel like removing a bud to hear someone.Bottom line, these are an outstanding value and worth every star of this 5-star review.Ver másVer menos
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