Buds 3D Pro Genuine Wireless Headphones Tested: A Nice Surprise from Xiaomi

Such as Airboats With iPhones, the Butts 3D Pro assigns many of their features to Xiaomi terminals. So the user experience depends heavily on the operating system of the smartphone connected to these headphones.

For non-Xiaomi terminals, the experience is excellent, but decent. Communication via Bluetooth (SPC, AAC codecs) is guaranteed and the Buds 3D Pro has a multipoint feature that allows headphones to connect to two devices simultaneously. In addition, the Buds 3D Pro is controlled by a pressure sensor located on their shaft, which is easily detected by touch and allows you to execute different commands (identical on each earphone) such as navigation, pause, re-play or switch from one to the other. Another is the listening method. Each action of these sensors is accompanied by a (very) small “beep” that actually looks like the click of a button. This unfortunately covers the board of features available for non-Xiaomi terminals.

Happy owners of Xiaomi smartphones still benefit from many more settings and customization options. These are integrated directly into the Bluetooth panel of the phone’s settings application. It is possible to cheat between various modes such as active noise reduction, updating headphones, activating head movement monitoring, activating the proximity sensor or changing the controls of the pressure sensor. There is also various information such as the remaining battery status or the Bluetooth codec used (in this case SBC, AAC or LHDC). To make the connection process easier, the latest Xiaomi phones will display a connection window when you open the Buds 3T Pro case.

So far, Xiaomi has accustomed us to the models of headphones True-wireless Rarely passable in terms of audio quality. With this Butts 3D Pro, the Chinese brand has taken a real step forward because even though we are still lagging behind the best, they are surprisingly accurate and reasonable in their sound reproduction.

One of the main strengths of these headphones is the reliable reproduction of timbers. The membranes are incredibly reactive to the reproduction of mediums and are completely easy to mix with a lot of bass, making it easy to locate each instrument well, with each frequency band in place. Butts 3D Pro, however, is very apprehensive about the reproduction of bass, which has the particular effect of giving a very “dry” sound, a certain depth and lack of foundation, for example, which can be clearly heard in bass drum hits or basslines. .

Removing this bass causes a certain imbalance in the sound signature in favor of high-mids. The balance zone (approximately 4 kHz) is slightly more significant, which has the effect of reinforcing the vibrant, intelligent aspect of sound reproduction, and directly affects some musical instruments, such as brass or some overdrive guitar. This area is very sensitive to the human ear, and such behavior can be very tiring in a comfortable listening area.

Like the bass, the treble is not very demonstrative, and this method deserves a more generous extension so we can fully understand some of the finer details and room effects. In addition, we encountered some different crossstock issues: some components, which are usually placed on the far left of the stereophonic field (and reproduced exclusively by the left earphone), hear more on the right channel than they should on the left. .

The main message of this Butts 3D Pro is support for 3D audio formats such as Dolby Atmos and 360 Reality Audio. Xiaomi’s headphones, thanks to the beautiful width and depth of the soundtrack they provide. Alas, automatic monitoring of head movements is completely useless because it causes a decline in the quality of the sound signal and the detection is very significantly delayed by about 1 second.

Xiaomi terminal owners are once again privileged here. Chinese brand phone users have access to four active noise reduction modes: low, balanced and deep modes that maintain attenuation power, while adaptive mode automatically switches between the other three modes depending on the power of the surrounding noise. Listening to ambient sounds benefits from two methods: the so-called classic transparency mode and the other, which improves the order of the voices, highlighting the middle to separate them as much as possible. Apart from Xiaomi’s smartphones, other smartphones have access to an active noise reduction mode (deep) and a mode for listening to ambient sounds (transparent). However, by going upstream via Xiaomi phone you can change the methods that are accessible on non-Xiaomi smartphones! In fact, we remind you that the Butts 3D Pro keeps its settings in memory.

Because of their presence detection tool, our routine backup measurements could not be carried out by our dummy. However, this does not prevent us from providing you with our analysis. In terms of pure performance, the reduction of low frequencies is quite appropriate even if it does not achieve the performance of the best students in the area (Sony WF-1000XM4, Divyalet Gemini2). Reduced to suit the roar of a train or car engine, ventilation noise, etc. However, headphones have a very hard time minimizing mid and high. You will not miss any conversation around you. Non-standard noises such as tapping on the keyboard or the roar of the rails are also greatly reduced.

Activating active noise reduction causes a kind of sound pressure, which can be annoying for those who are sensitive to this type of sensation. The Buds 3D Pro has an airborne noise mitigation system that automatically engages, but does not disconnect. Although it only operates in the presence of air and dramatically reduces its effects, this system has the side effect of reducing the effectiveness of active noise reduction. Being adequately sensitive is a problem, especially when you are on the move, as changes in the behavior of the noise reduction mechanism often occur, which can quickly become annoying. We want to get the chance to deactivate it as we wish.