STACK #235 May 2024

TECH REVIEW

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music. The companion Audio Technica CONNECT app allows users to tweak their sound to suit through a five-channel EQ. Alternatively, you can select from five preset EQs, including Bass Boost, for when you need inspiration in the gym, and Clear Vocal, which brings the voice to the front of the mix. There’s something for every audio requirement. Multipoint functionality enables two devices to be connected at once – super handy for jumping between a phone and a laptop/ desktop without having to

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reconnect every time. How’s the ANC?

Our kids are always the benchmark of good noise cancelling, and writing this review over the school holidays provided exceptional testing conditions. The ANC on these earbuds is excellent. It practically eliminated the fights over iPads and consoles and worked well next to a construction site on the daily dog walk. There’s also a transparency mode activated by tapping the touchpad when you need a little environmental noise seepage to cut through. Are they good for working out? We ran these in with no issues of the buds working loose – they stayed

Rich in customisation options across controls and audio, the ATH-TWX7s offer plenty for the consumer. Words Paul Jones AUDIO-TECHNICA ATH-TWX7 TRUE WIRELESS EARBUDS

in nice and snug. Rated at IPX-4, getting caught out in a rain shower or building up a sweat during a heavy gym session won’t be a problem. What’s the battery life like? It’s important to remember

I n today’s marketplace, you can generally file earbuds into three groups: budget, mid-price, and premium. If music is a dominant passion in your life (read as an audiophile), we would suggest that nothing less than a top-shelf model should be in your shopping basket. If, however, you’re looking for a versatile pair with quality ANC for use both in the gym and during the morning commute, and that still deliver on the audio front, then the mid-rangers is where you want to be. And that’s Audio Technica’s ATH-TWX7.

clamshell case in two-tone grey and black is surprisingly light, yet sturdily built. The earbuds are light, too – according to the specs, they weigh only 4.7gm

each. These modern-looking earbuds have a stem design and are extremely comfortable to wear.

that ANC will always drain the battery faster, but Audio-Technica is pitching approximately 6.5 hours of playback in the earbuds and up to 20 hours in the case. App happy? Inside the Audio-Technica CONNECT app, users can tweak the aforementioned EQ and the call microphone. This has two settings – Natural Mode for areas where external noise is a concern and Noise-Reduction Mode for combating noisy or windy locations. There is a good spread of adjustable system settings, from Talk-Through adjustments to playback and call assigning. Final thoughts The AT-TWX7s offer a wide range of useful and customisable features for a pair of earbuds in this price range. Well designed and built, the buds deliver a great, balanced sound performance with broad appeal. They get the thumbs up from us.

On the buds is a touch button (we’re fans of tangible controls) that can cycle through play, pause, skip forward and back, and volume. ANC can be handily assigned to touch controls on the earbuds, making it easily accessible. In the app, all these controls can be customised to suit. How do they sound?

What do you get? Eco-friendly packaging, for starters, with minimal printing and no plastic.

Inside are the buds and charging case, a

generous eight pairs of interchangeable ear tip sizes, a bleached cotton carry bag for the case, and a USB-C charging cable. Next up, the earbuds and case Let’s start with the case. The neat-looking non-slip

The ATH-TWX7s use the same 5.8mm drivers as the company’s leading earbuds, the ATH TWX9s. Straight out of the box, the default sound is great, and the balanced soundstage

works well across multiple genres of

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