Gadgetory

hello everybody Aydin here with hardware canucks and I battle against cords has been a constant quandary with convenience coming at the cost of quality jaybird has been a strong player in the bluetooth earbud market for quite a while now with the blue bar ex and ex2 lineup being exceedingly popular for those active and on-the-go now jaybird is introducing a new lineup the freedoms these are smaller in pretty much every way than the x2 is except for the price at 200 dollars these are pretty expensive and that's gonna be a hard cost to stomach for many users the jaybird of freedom aims to combine an extremely compact wireless design with a focus on audio fidelity and active use the freedom does serve by integrating a battery and a Bluetooth 4.0 module into the design they are supposed to appeal to anyone looking for form and function but a $200 price tag may be a hard sell for some folks in the nicely designed box we have our ear buds and a selection of accessories there's a nice camera pouch the charger and micro USB cord shirt clip and cord management clips three earbud wings and six ear tips three of these ear tips are rubber but Jaybirds also includes three sizes of comply firm tips in the box it's a nice accessories kit but let's focus our attention on the buds one thing is certain the jaybird freedom's look great we've got this tiny curved body for the buds which make them look miniscule when compared to other wireless solutions they're sleek and they've got an extrude as far from the ear thanks for that small form-factor allowing for excellent helmet compatibility and minimal visual intrusion rather than removing components to achieve such a small footprint Jaybirds shifted the wireless components into the volume control hub creating this slightly bulkier hub due to the battery this is where you charge access for here in control and pair them I still can't get over the remote hub though while it works as intended it doesn't feel like an elegant solution its weight makes the freedom's have this weird imbalance with the right side pulling more heavily than the left and aesthetically it leaves something to be desired the design of the jaybird x2 with the internals in the earbuds will probably still appeal to many people making the freedom less of a replacement and more of an alternative the freedoms hefty $200 price tag is a hard sell especially when jaybird themselves still have the extra for 150 dollars and you can pick up the original blue bulbs xfer only 80 honestly even with the freedom around the older models that are still at their current price that being said there's gonna be a market which appreciates these earbuds this small form-factor will fit easily in your pocket and the 13.8 gram weight means these are perfect for any activity no cord leads to ultimate freedom of movement and if you're working out in the gym you can place your phone beside you which allows for far greater freedom the Bluetooth experience is seamless too once you've paired it initially you can simply power on the earbuds and they'll connect instantly I didn't experience any odd dropouts or signal degradation through my time with these the most notable trade off for the freedom is their battery life j-bird advertises up to eight hours like their x2 line however that number is a bit misleading as it is including the charger due to physical restrictions jaybird could only squeeze a 125 milliamp hour battery into the freedoms amounting to an advertised four hours of battery life so they included another battery in the charging cradle thus giving the eight hours since you're not going to be keeping the cradle on you should think of this as a four hour device with an external battery bank on the note of the cradle while it's very small and portable it's also very easy to lose and because of the proprietary nature it's the only way to charge these earbuds so keeping it safe is important the upside of the battery life is that I actually got closer to five and a half hours of battery we're constantly high listening volume and after an hour and a half the cradle had fully recharged the buds for most people this will be fine but do expect to have to charge these every couple of days if you use them frequently while the earbuds are nice and small I found that the fit wasn't quite right for me of course this is an extremely subjective thing and different earbuds will fit different people but for me I couldn't get a snug fit the included comply tips were disappointing compared to my experience with their tips on the shure se215 and I just ended up using the rubber ones the fit was alright but I never felt like there were that secure which is a big issue when active the upside to this is that jaybird includes these wings for additional security and in my experience they work really well holding the earbuds in snugly even when on the move however they do add bulk to the form factor and they make the earbuds less comfortable for extended listening another trade off some might not appreciate however you won't find any problems with the sound I'd wager these are some of the best sounding Bluetooth earbuds on the market vocals sound natural and clear bass is controlled but definitely present high sound great and mids are definitely defined as well now the right ear tips will make a big difference so make sure that you've got the white right ones that fit but when they do these definitely sound great noise isolation was average they don't isolate a whole lot of background noise which I was disappointed with at first but then I realized that's probably a good thing if you're out running or riding you'll be able to hear your surroundings out of the box these sound quite flat and neutral which isn't common of most mainstream focused earbuds and I was quite surprised and it only gets better once you grab Jaybirds my sound app here you get EQ controls and you can tune the earbud sound signature to your preference many people won't enjoy the neutral sound signature so I loved having the option to completely customize it and now it's down to nitpicks for $200 I want a polished experience and for the most part that jaybird freedom delivers I did have some little issues though and most of them were centered around control of the device the first issue is with the buttons the volume and play/pause buttons are really mushy and without looking at them it's hard to tell if they're being actuated I'd prefer much click here buttons to more easily distinguished presses volume control is another issue although this is partly to do with Android on some devices you'll find clunky control with independent volume on the freedom and on the device then with the latest Android M update you get simplified control but the volume steps are too big meaning that it's either too quiet or too loud you can't adjust volume on the earphones when no meteor is playing you just get a frustrating warning hopefully volume management can be resolved in an Android update or a workaround from jaybird at $200 the jaybird freedom is gonna hit your wallet hard but you'll likely find value in them the excellent in their own domain but when you remember that you're paying $50 more for effectively worse battery life for that smaller form factor it might be hard to stomach keep an eye out on Jaybirds previous products with the x2 and bluebloods x4 better bang for your buck if your wallet is larger than these earbuds and you can sonic their small quirks then the freedom might be the one for you so thank you for watching everyone if you enjoyed this video make sure to leave a like and any constructive critique down below I made with hardwork Knox make sure to subscribe to the next video and we'll see you in the next one