It has happened to all of us. To me the first. We are loyal consumers of Apple products, but it is difficult for us to scratch our pockets when buying wireless headphones to use with our iPhone. € 179 for the cheapest AirPods, and € 279 for AirPods Pro.
After trying three different models of bluetooth headphones, and not being satisfied with any (disconnections, poor battery life, sound quality, etc.) I gave up and bought some AirPods. The problems are over. In the end, cheap is expensive. And it seems that the same thing happens with the Echo Buds ...
This year Amazon released the Echo Buds with great fanfare. What at first seemed to be the definitive headphones that could compete from you to you with Apple AirPods, Rather, they have stayed in one more model than there are on the market, of good quality, but without reaching the qualities and benefits offered by those from Cupertino.
The web specialized in audio devices whathifi.com has done a full analysis of Amazon's Echo Buds, and It has encountered some major issues when compared to Apple's AirPods. On the positive side, the article highlights its good price, 129 dollars (Amazon has not launched it in our country yet), has noise cancellation, and reasonable battery life.
From here the negative aspects begin: Amazon's idea was to offer better sound quality than AirPods, but it seems that it has not succeeded. The review says that the sound of the Buds is very inconsistent, and the sonic character changes dramatically depending on the volume.
Another negative aspect of the study is that the touch controls are somewhat "unpredictable", and their handling is not very intuitive.
The final sentence of the analysis of whathifi.com is devastating: "In their current state, we simply cannot recommend anyone to buy them". I said, that cheap, in the end is expensive.