The wireless earphone market has been held back for the following reasons: poor sound quality, uncomfortable fit, unreliable Bluetooth connectivity, and short battery life. No one wants to drop a couple hundred bucks on a set of earbuds that hurt to wear or simply don’t last the duration of your workout. The wireless craze is only good if the technology works. Thankfully, Zolo has taken on this challenge and has created Liberty+ earphones – a set of snug-fitting acoustic marvels designed to deliver 48 hours of straight music play.
Intelligent Earphones
Engineered with water-resistant liquid silicon ear tips, the Liberty+ earbuds have been tested in every possible ear canal shape – thus its incredible ergonomic features. No more adjusting your earphones while running on the treadmill or damaging them permanently during a sweaty workout. Made from a material 100 x’s stronger than steel at a fraction of the weight, the Graphene-construction Liberty+ earbuds make for a super-durable noise-cancelling experience that is truly a cut above the competition.“As the graphene-coated driver vibrates back and forth to create sound, its extra rigidity and lightness ensure precision oscillation.”
Connectivity
Equipped with an LDS antenna powered by Bluetooth 5.0 technology, the Liberty+ earphones offer double the transmission speed, a 10-meter range, and an 800% increase in data-transfer capacity. The satellite-quality Bluetooth provide for seamless setup and pairing with Push and Go UX. As soon as you take your set of Liberty+ earphones out of their charging case, they immediately sync to your smart devices – making the integration process a painless one. The Bluetooth connection shuts off when you put Liberty+ earbuds back into their case.Powerful Battery Technology
With a 48-hour battery life, wearers have the equivalent of 960 songs (6-7 albums) before needing a recharge. Whether you’re in the gym looking to wireless connect to one of your motivating playlists or simply wanting to hear the latest news during your morning commute to the office, Liberty+ earbuds are powerful wearables that may only need charging after a full week of workouts.
Compatibility
Zolo designed its state-of-the-art earphones double as a digital assistant – integrating with both Amazon Alexa and Apple’s Siri. The voice-controlled AI function allows users to access their playlists, weather, news, and traffic with a simple double press of a button and saying, “Siri, what does today’s weather look like?” With each bud having its own dedicated touchscreen built into its external face, a tap is all you need to answer a call or activate one of the digital assistants.Bottom Line
If you’re someone who has stayed away from a wireless earbud purchase because “you want the technology to catch up a bit,” well it may have finally caught up. Zolo’s Liberty+ earphones have been designed specifically for user comfort using the latest in audio clarity innovation. From the Graphene-automated drivers to the Grip Fit technology, the Liberty+ wireless earbuds is an action-packed experience that lets you connect to Alexa or Siri with a simple press of a button. For the fitness enthusiasts, this will ensure a worry-free, sweat proof listening experience without having to recharge your earbuds mid-workout.
Zolo’s Liberty+ earphones are available for $99 as part of the company’s early bird Kickstarter campaign.
Source: Kickstarter, Zoloaudio.com
They don’t have 48 hours battery life. The case does. I want to know whether you’ve actually even tested them?
I have the beta versions. Did the reviewer actually test these or just get a free pre-production pair and not really use them? So far, I’ve had connectivity issues, they just drop connection, charging issues, they don’t charge because the contacts to the buds DO NOT connect, sound cutting out for no reason and then dropping altogether. No way to reset the buds. No app to control any aspect of the buds. No way to find the buds if you lose them. Pushing the buttons on the buds push them even further into your ear canal and makes them INCREDIBLY uncomfortable to use.
I question this review in all ways. I think the reviewer was merely parroting the marketing hype.
I have the beta versions. Did the reviewer actually test these or just get a free pre-production pair and not really use them? So far, I’ve had connectivity issues, they just drop connection, charging issues, they don’t charge because the
This is a review section, not a comment section. Rating 5 stars to offset the two above rating these poorly without having used them. I’ll delete/adjust my review if the “Sam” person above says what review channel/site they work for and can point to their proper review as proof they’ve used these.
This is a review section, not a comment section. Rating 5 stars to offset the two above rating these poorly without having used them. I’ll delete/adjust my review if the “Sam” person above says what review channel/site they work for
I agree with Sam 100% the sound quality is decent for earbuds but everything else is lacking. The fit grip jackets don’t even fit the product they are a pain to remove and add. Not sure if this is a connection issue or a software issue or both but my phone will be pushing audio to these suckers and all of a sudden no sound. My phone still registers the connection and still sends the music but the earbuds produce no sound until I take them out and throw them in the case just to take them out of the case and put them back in my ear
I agree with Sam 100% the sound quality is decent for earbuds but everything else is lacking. The fit grip jackets don’t even fit the product they are a pain to remove and add. Not sure if this is a connection issue or a software issue or both
Mine arrived yesterday. Sound quality was better than I was expecting. Pairing took a few tries to get both ears to sync but have been flawless all day since. The product information (regarding Ravi’s review) says up to 3.5 hours of play time, presuming variance based on bluetooth connectivity and volume chosen, as well as how often you are interacting with the buttons. The case provides up to 48 hours of use since they recharge the buds between uses. Documentation reports that the buds can take up to 90 minutes for a full charge from empty, and up to 3 hours to recharge the case, which can recharge while using the buds.
The build quality meets expectation, though this is still only the first day of use. I’ll be interested to see how they hold up through March. Overall, pleased with the product and the price I paid for them. Deducted a star because of the pairing difficulty (right ear paired immediately, took 4 tries and 30 minutes to get the left ear to join in).
Mine arrived yesterday. Sound quality was better than I was expecting. Pairing took a few tries to get both ears to sync but have been flawless all day since. The product information (regarding Ravi’s review) says up to 3.5 hours of play tim
Kickstarter backer and I love them, the packaging is pretty clear on the life and case/battery
1. FIT: my favorite earbud fit ever, especially for wireless buds. Very comfortable. I have medium sized ears and assume larger ears would be equally as comfortable.
2. SOUND: fantastic quality for buds. I love headphones, and was very disappointed with the quality i was getting from wireless earbuds….until I tried these.
3. BUTTONS: I love the buttons. They are easy to use, work well, and are convenient to utilize for answering calls, switching tracks, etc. Would be nice to change the volume from the buds, but not a dealbreaker.
4. CASE: case is on the larger side, compared to some other similar buds. But then again you are getting a lot of juice from them. I do find the buds are not super fluid to remove from the case. Not terrible, but could definitely be better.
5. VOICE: my voice sounds like a car wireless mic when i’m on the phone. It’s not horrible, but there are definitely better options out there.
6. RANGE: the most disappointing factor. I was expecting a huge improvement over my last Bluetooth 4.2 earbuds. However, I found the range to be nearly identical, if not slightly words
7. MISC: The earbuds will skip on occasion. Sometimes it’s just the left bud other times it’s both. Over the course of about 1 second, the music cuts entirely, then the volume increases from mute, back to it’s original volume. Ths appears to happen once every 2-4 hours.
OVERALL: These are my top choice for wireless earbuds at the moment, but they are not competition killers I was hoping for. I was really hoping for a stronger signal with greater range. Although a good mic was not on my original list of important features, once I had it, it’s hard to give up. Hope this helps
1. FIT: my favorite earbud fit ever, especially for wireless buds. Very comfortable. I have medium sized ears and assume larger ears would be equally as comfortable.
2. SOUND: fantastic quality for buds. I love headphones, and was very disappointed
I just got mine and I’m pretty amazed. The sound quality is actually the best I’ve ever heard, and I own a pair of Beats Solo2 which should have been better than these (but these are better). I mean seriously you hear more bass than you should be able to from such small buds. Also, I hear a lot of details I never heard before in songs I know… So really good clarity…
I think a lot of the issues mentioned in earlier comments no longer apply, bugs that have been worked out. For example, there is an app now. However, the app doesn’t do as much as it should. My one complaint is I can’t figure out if there is a way to see battery life on these while I’m using them? probably is something simple i just didnt notice lol.
I just got mine and I’m pretty amazed. The sound quality is actually the best I’ve ever heard, and I own a pair of Beats Solo2 which should have been better than these (but these are better). I mean seriously you hear more bass than you s