Review with characteristics, price and specifications

LG has launched what, without a doubt, is one of its great bets of the year. In collaboration with American singer and rapper LG Xboom Budssome completely wireless headphones that move in the fork of 100 euros and seek to conquer those who want a decent sound, but without paying more than the account. After having tried them, this has been our experience.

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LG Xboom Buds, our experience

Light and comfortable. The new Xboom Buds of LG are built in plastic and available in black or white. They are button headphones that fit well in our auditory channel and that have a kind of Silicone Superior Bridge that improves support. I am not very friendly with these implementations (I refer to the tests), but LG has embroidered. Their Xboom Buds are comfortable, do not move the least when walking or running and, in addition, they are more disguised than other headphones of their category.

It should be noted that each headset has a tactile surface that allows us to control reproduction or calls by touches and that the pads are interchangeable. In that sense, it never hurts to prove all pads included not only to find the best adjustment, but because the performance of active noise cancellation will depend on our auditory channel being well sealed.

The case. LG has not thrown the house out the window with the case. It is small, it is made of plastic (which is touched and damaged too easily) and has the fair and necessary: ​​USB-C port for load, the holes to fit the headphones and a LED that will indicate the load status and// or connection. It is light, small and the lid is magnetized. Simple and at the foot. What is important to point out is that it has no wireless load or a button to reset or force reconnection.

Experience of use. The Xboom Buds are compatible with iOS, Android, PC and, really, any device that uses Bluetooth. The application is very simple and offers basic adjustments, such as a customizable equalizer, different sound modes, noise cancellation control, experimental adjustments, a function to find headphones and aircraft, technology with which these headphones are compatible.

However, the most interesting and, for me, something that is worth assessing when we buy some headphones, is that they admit multipoint connection. We can connect the Xboom Buds to as many devices as we want and jump with each other interchangeably. That, for productivity, is vital and we do not always find it in the range of 100 euros. Nor have we had latency problems or micro cuts, even in more busy areas.

But one of lime and one of sand. If the multipoint and latency we have liked a lot, that it is not possible to invoke Google Assistant with the voice has had the opposite effect. Although it is a function that should be there, the truth is that we have not been able to use it during the time we have been testing the headphones.

• The application to control the headphones from the mobile can be downloaded from Google Play and App Store.

How they are heard. LG has implemented in its new headphones some ten mm driver whose diaphragm is “graphene coated.” In practice, we can say that headphones are listened well for their price range. They are not the best headphones, or from afar, but they do offer a very good experience that, for those who seek sharpness, stuck and clarity without spending more, it will be more than enough.

The serious ones are well achieved, with a powerful glue but without rumble. The same with the average frequencies, which are not masked. However, in the most pronounced acute we can appreciate a slight distortion, especially when the volume exceeds 70-80%. We will notice this if we have the most trained ear, but the global experience is balanced and more than correct.

In any case, it is always possible to adjust the equalization manually through the app. If we do not know what we are playing, my personal recommendation is to use the “immersive” mode for day to day and “bass boost” for more urban genres or for when we want something more stuck. Anyway, these headphones are not designed for audiophiles. They are not compatible with high definition codecs or Dolby Atmos, which will not matter too much if we listen to music through Spotify or YouTube Music.

Noise cancellation. According to LG, headphones are capable of canceling up to 35 dB. In practice, the truth is that active noise cancellation works well, but does not reach what high -end headphones propose such as the Huawei Freebuds Pro 4 or Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3. On the street it is possible that the noise of the cars is sneaky or that we listen to nearby conversations, although my cotton test is the three 3D printers that I have a few two meters from my position.

These machines make a very monotonous and relatively serious noise, which is precisely where the ANC knows how to breastfeed. The Xboom Buds of LG cancel the noise of the machines, but if we keep the volume at 50%, we will most likely notice it. In a nutshell, it is a system that works and that, without being the best, fulfills its mission.

The microphones. The experience with the microphones has been mixed. Our interlocutor declares a clean and acceptable sound, with good noise cancellation, but certain metal nuances and the occasional cut, very sporadic. However, to make the occasional call it is more than enough. It is not the best or much less, but it is acceptable.

Battery and autonomy. Exhausting the battery of these headphones of a sitting is practically impossible. The headphones are able to offer up to 7.5 hours of autonomy with the cancellation of activated noise, a figure that will dance something down if we use them at a higher volume or if we use the microphone a lot. We have been able to use them throughout a working day with the occasional intermediate punctual burden and we have not had the slightest problem.

During the cancellation we will upload the maximum theoretical autonomy until ten hours. Taking into account the case, we will reach between 24 and 30 hours, as we use the ANC or not. And as for the load, the headphones are completely recharged in about an hour, while the full lot (headphones case) takes about two and a half hours.

LG Xboom Buds, Xataka’s opinion and note

After having tried the Xboom Buds of LG, we can say that they are headphones that, without being the best in any section, They fully meet expectations. They are comfortable, compact, they have a balanced sound, the battery endures without problem, the noise cancellation is correct … They are, in short, what we could expect from some headphones of around 100 euros, and that is not to say little.

If we look for a more refined or high resolution sound, in these headphones we will not find them. If we are looking for the best noise cancellation, either. But if we are looking for versatile headphones, that we can use with several devices at the same time, that they will not leave us lying and whose experience is good, these are, without a doubt, an option to contemplate.

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