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CMF hit the balance between cheap and good clip earbuds
The Verge • • general
Key Points:
- The CMF Clip Pro earbuds offer a comfortable clip-on design ideal for users who dislike in-ear buds, priced under $100 and currently available for $79 after a recent discount.
- While they provide good ambient awareness and decent sound quality for casual listening, their open-ear design compromises sound consistency and is not suited for critical listening.
- The earbuds include features like a three-band EQ, fixed spatial audio, and high-res LDAC support, though the EQ controls can be unintuitive and spatial audio effects are subtle.
- Volume controls include buttons on the earbuds and a dial on the case, but the dial can be overly sensitive and is sometimes better disabled to avoid accidental adjustments.
- Call quality is generally good for normal speech but may be challenging for soft-spoken users due to aggressive noise gating that can muffle quieter voices.
