When Audio-Technica launched its newest true wi-fi earbuds final month, the corporate solely shared UK and EU pricing and availability. Starting immediately although, you should buy the lost-lasting ATH-CKS50TW mannequin within the US. For $149, you’ll be able to anticipate as much as 20 hours of battery life with lively noise cancellation (ANC) disabled, and as much as 15 hours with it on. That’s nicely past what many of the competitors affords — with or with out noise canceling talents. 

The IPX4-rated ATH-CKS50TW helps multipoint Bluetooth pairing, so that you might be related to 2 units directly and simply change between the 2. On-board controls provide you with fast entry to music, quantity, calls and enabling ANC or transparency mode. A helpful sidetone function will will let you hear your self throughout calls so you do not really feel the necessity to shout. 

Inside Audio-Technica’s app, you’ll be able to activate a low-latency mode for streaming or video games, modify the EQ, find misplaced earbuds and alter audio codecs. For that final merchandise, aptX, aptX Adaptive, AAC and Sony 360 Reality Audio are all supported. Google Fast Pair is out there for Android units and a quick-charge function provides you with 90 minutes of use with a 10-minute relaxation contained in the included case.