So, i just picked them up on sale.

And i shall be comparing them to the Technics AZ80, Sennheiser Momentum 4 Headphones, and even Soundcore L4NC.

Pros:

Sound: Good, loud, vibey. Good for podcasts and dance music. Not as good as the AZ80 or M4, but you won't be upset with the sound. Also LOUD.

ANC: The reviewers were not lying. They are comfortable, they are quiet. The ANC is like nothing i've ever heard before. I'm a former sound engineer for a radio station, i know sound, this is amazing. They are more silent than taking good quality earplugs, and shoving them in deep. AND the ANC can handle loud machinery noises like engines, lawn mowers, weedeaters etc. unlike L4NC which has a spazz attack with the weed-eater. HOWEVER, i tested it in a busy supermarket. it blocked everything. talking, machinery noise, engines outside, everything. EXCEPT the beeps from the scanners and cash registers. So if you work in a place like that and want to block those sounds, these buds block everything EXCEPT those sound. really makes them stand out.

Comfort: The stock tips are good. Grippy, sound blocking and tight. However, you will need to sacrifice that comfort to get the best ANC/sound. Going to bigger tips really helps with the ANC and bass, but doing so leaves you with the 'there's something stuck in my ears' feeling that's missing with smaller tips. also, they don't stick put to far, so while you prob don't want to side sleep with them, you CAN, and they're better than AZ80, L4NC or headphones. This is something i do on weekends before i get up. they are almost the same shape as the AZ80 on the bottom, so if you like those, these are almost the same.

Touch Controls: big. sensitive. any part of that metal part is the touch pad. and you can access all controls from one bud. slide up/down for volume, tap for music on/off. double tap forward, triple tap reverse, press and hold for ANC mode.

Cons:

Battery life: Barely acceptable. 6 hours max. AZ80 gets 7 and M4 gets 60. oh well. Also, there is no option to turn off the ANC to extend battery life. ANC. Transparency. Pick one.

ANC: the M4 has an option to turn on 'wind noise reduction' It doesn't work very well. AZ80 also has wind noise reduction and it works GOOD. When you're biking, you hear the wind, and the longer it goes on, the less you hear it as the ANC adapts. So if you're push biking, you want the AZ80, because while the ANC is not as good, it does handle wind.

Wind noise reduction on Bose? Go fuck yourself. No. even with the OMG ANC, the wind noise is loud. Also the ambient occlusion is terrible. This is the 'OMG, it's so loud when i talk or eat things!' effect. when you eat it's shockingly loud. AZ 80 handles this really well. Also, ANC does not handle loud bassy bangs, like a slamming door. AZ80 does. the ANC can't stop it all, but it tries. Bose actually makes it worse.

Transparency: Bad. Really bad. the bose cost 4x as much as the L4NC, and THEY have better transparency mode. The transparency is distant and tiny. when it's on you will find yourself wondering if it's actually on, or are you just hearing through the earbuds? the one feature is that it has a volume cap, so sudden loud noise are not that loud.

Customization: Go fuck yourself. No customization. Well, you can change the EQ settings, and change the name of the buds, but that's it. want double tap for this instead of that? Go fuck yourself. the ONE control you can change is the long press. It defaults to ANC mode, but you can switch it to Alexa, or immersion modes. that's it. want the controls to disable when you take them out, so your phone doesn't start doing things when you're taking them off, like the AZ80/M4? Go fuck yourself.

Fast Charging: Go fuck yourself. AZ80 gets more than half a charge in 20 mins. if i swap buds at lunch and they're half charged, my 20 min break gets them up to full charge. End of the day, when they're making noises about low charge, go have a 30 min shower, back at 100%. Bose, no. 70% charge, 20 min break while i read, still 70% charge. Appears to charge faster if you actually plug the case in. M4 takes 2 hours to go from flat to full, and that's 60 hours of constant use. HUGE fucking battery. oh, no wireless charging either.

App support: Go fuck yourself. the app is bare bones, clunky, and lacking features. also, you cannot adjust the ANC. It's ANC on/transparency. That's it. You can make a custom mode with LESS ANC or more transparency and switch to that mode, but that's it. Also the synthesized voice is weird, and reads out EVERYTHING. so when you switch to your PC Desktop - 1L8KG2D it read it all out. in like that chat voice from 10 years ago.

Want to turn that off? Go fuck yourself.

You speak German, but not english? Go fuck yourself. M4, L4NC, AZ80 all have the option to turn all of that off, change language, beep, etc. want the music to stop when you switch on transparency mode [M4, AZ80] Go fuck yourself. if you want to hear someone talking to you you have to tap the the earbud once, then long press. basically, unless you have at least 3 seconds warning, someone is going to be standing around waiting for you. or you yank them out. it does have autostop when you pull one out, ironically.

Multipoint: all the reviewers complain about this. There is actually multipoint, sort of. Kind of like the apple buds. you can select from any of the sources you've paired to. sort of manual multipoint. it's really slow, and the prompt for it is a tone that sounds like you banged your head on a wooden wall. it's very odd. L4NC had garbage multipoint, but after 2 updates, it came right. M4 has shit multipoint. if you're paired to computer and phone, and one beeps, the headphones play choppy static. AZ80 is flawless. switches instantly and with no noise.

To finish up, these bud seem like the boss said 'Gimme max ANC. Don't waste a single second on anything else. No customization or anything. Go.'

If you need epic ANC and good sound, these are the buds for you. They do ANC and good sound, and not one damn thing else.

IF you can put up with all the other crap. or specifically, LACK of options, they're ok.

EDIT:

After having these things a few months now, i see what people complain about with 'Connection issues.'

The buds routinely drop the connection, make loud pops, and reboot, or connect but refuse to make any sound.

Not often. like maybe twice or three times a week. Juist enough that it's not worth taking them back and getting into a fight with the shop over whether they're 'really broken' or not.

But it's enough that you cannot rely on them. MY technics have NEVER done any of that even over a couple of years.

The Bose might suddenly start acting up after you've got your helmet on and gloves, requiring you to take your gloves off, helmet off, put 'em back in the case and take them out again.

I've had to drop the BT profile and factory reset a couple of times to make them work.

EDIT 2: The update gave multipoint, which works perfectly, AND fixed the connection issues.