CMF Buds 2a Wireless Earbuds 2025 New Active Noise Cancelling 42dB Hybrid ANC Bluetooth Headphones, 12.4mm Dynamic Driver for Big Bass, 4 Mic Clear Call, Sport Ear Buds for iPhone, Android, Light Grey

Should you buy these? Yes.First of all, these are an incredible value, even though I'm not sure what the actual price is. I bought a pair today for $30, curious about how well these perform despite being so cheap, considering how well-liked they are. I tested them on a set of tracks that are unbalanced, each in their own way (e.g. too heavy on the bass/treble/etc.) and somehow they all sounded good. I don't know how that's even possible. These little things have bass you can feel, which I've never experienced with any kind of earbud. It's not something that I particularly enjoy, but a lot of people will, and it's impressive nevertheless. When I like a pair of headphones I get a backup pair, so I just bought another pair of these and they were only $20. After I bought them they went up to $40. All of those prices are justifiable for the quality these provide, but I am very confused why the price keeps changing on me.But let's say they're supposed to be $40. At that price point, you wouldn't think to compare them to Sony's WF-1000XM4 or Apple's Airpods Pro 2, but they sound better than both. It's not that hard to sound better than Airpods, but there are other features worth comparing. Sounding better than Sony's WF-1000XM4s, however—at somewhere between 6.75% and 13.5% of the cost—is pretty incredible. Granted, they're definitely not more realistic, but these somehow manage to make everything sound good. Senheiser's IE 600s are for realism, but I would not argue that they sound better. When you're listening for fun, the CMF Buds 2a are the most fun. Normally, I prefer uncolored, realistic sound even in a headphone I use for fun, but these are a rare exception.I love trying new headphones because you get to hear your favorite music in a new way. Sometimes it's not a huge difference, but I hear more detail than average so I enjoy the subtle stuff. I think the sound stage of these buds elevate the sound significantly. You can really hear the details, even in a bad mix. You can hear the sound move so well and with such fluidity. It's just hard to believe these are $20-40 Bluetooth headphones.I've used these for only a couple of hours now, so I can't speak to battery life, but I'm hoping they truly will make it through the workday. They're surprisingly comfortable, and the medium tips actually fit great (usually I'm a small size). I like the design. Everything's plastic—and not plastic that feels particularly sturdy—but the design is nice. While the headphones feel like they go into the case backwards (to me, at least), they snap in thanks to magnets and look nicer in that "backwards" position. The case is very small and looks nice in a minimal way. The active noise canceling is good and comparable to the WF-1000XM4s. I think the AirPods Pro 2 win in the ANC category by a hair.If there's one place I can fault these buds is in the touch controls. I can turn ANC on and off, but so far I haven't been sucessful with any other option. They just don't seem to respond well to taps. I don't really care, though. I find touch controls useful only when I can't control the volume and track through any other mechanism. I find it much easier to make these adjustments on my phone or computer. Still, I would prefer if I could get the touch controls to actually work.These buds are my new recommendation for non-audiophiles, and audiophiles who want a fun pair. They're exceptional for the price, and would still be competitive at five times the cost. I'm really glad I decided to give these a try.

The Buds is truly impressive earbuds that deliver far beyond expectations. The 42dB hybrid ANC works great for blocking out noise, while the Dirac-tuned sound gives rich mids and crisp bass. Calls are crystal clear with the 4-mic ENC system, and the Bluetooth 5.4 connection is fast and stable. Battery life is outstanding, lasting up to 35 hours with the case. Comfortable to wear for long periods, stylish, and reliable. Easily a 5-star choice for everyday use.

Works exactly has advertised and the price was great during a Prime day special.+Audio quality is good, solid bass and overall volume.+Noise cancellation options work exactly as you would expect.+Pairing was painless.+Battery life and charging is easy and meet or exceed my expectations at this price point.-Control app is a little light on features and some options can't be fully customized.I'm not giving it 5 stars due to long-term comfort issues after sustained use and I would like some of the gesture control options in the app to be unlocked so hey can be adjusted. I understand why they are not customizable by default, but it feels like that would be an easy warning dialog that requires you to click through before allowing a change. Make it big and scary to dissaude people from casually clicking, but still provide that freedom.

My faithful Pixel Buds A started misbehaving (left bud audio quality dropped), and I was curious about Nothing devices, and these were on sale, so this was an easy purchase. I like the case design even though the earbuds will probably go flying when I drop the case as is always the case with magnetic closures.Sound quality is good enough for the price point, with surprisingly good ANC and transparent mode. There's a little lag with transparent mode, but I'm thinking that's to be expected with wireless earbuds. I don't know if the call quality is any good, I'll try to test that soon, but it shouldn't be horrible. Charge speed and capacity are on par with my old Pixel buds so far. I didn't go so far as looking up the codecs, but it's 2025, I'm sure this manufacturer knows better than to use a codec from 2008 unless the phone or computer can't hack anything else. Pairing was stupidly easy and my phone detects these much quicker than the Pixel buds.Generally speaking I hate dedicated apps for peripheral devices, it's less secure, it's less private, it's a pain to go and download yet another app that could do shady stuff like serve up ads. But the Nothing app is a breath of fresh air here, it does exactly what it needs to do and nothing more. The only thing I might possibly complain about is that you can't turn off the touch control completely. Touch control is something I've always had problems with in terms of ghost touches and unintended controls, and I think that if you want to implement controls in the earbuds, tactile switches are a much better way. But some of the controls are mandatory, so I'll have to live with them.In a world where 150+ dollar earbuds get blog reviews and much hype, the CNF series quietly deliver serious bang for the buck.

These are nice paid of earbuds. This looks and feels very premium. The noise cancellation works so well and removes the external noise making the listening experience so much better. The battery life in this is excellent. The volume control function also works perfectly. Overall, a great pair to own.