Describing the impact of electronic music on these is hard. What is electronic music? Carbon Based Lifeforms ambient? Astral Projection Goa Trance? Kraftwork? Aphex Twin? There are too many styles to sum up electronic so I will split this into the two differences I noticed that these excel and fail at.

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The electronics on the ZE8000 are contained in the stalk section of the earbuds, making the earpiece ... [+] driver housing more compact. ROBNHOOD GoichiKONDO The app includes a four-band equalizer, so users can create and save a single custom EQ setting. You can also see the battery level for each earbud (but not the case), update the firmware, and switch between audio-processing modes. Should you buy the Final ZE8000? I should also point out that I could not detect any difference in ZE8000’s performance from either my iMac or my iPhone, probably because DSP does the same great job in either source, which was a very pleasant surprise.

Let’s start this comparison with the things that are not sound-related. Here, the AirPods Pro 2 takes the cake in every single category. The build quality, charging case, ANC, transparent mode, battery life, controls, and fit – the AirPods Pro 2 are significantly better in all these categories. Really entertaining and very informative review. Very thorough and well written. I would however, like to point out that Bluetooth has been capable of audibly transparent implementation for far more than the last few years. I transitioned from wired in both my headphones and with my DACs, preferring to BT from my phone and skip the unnecessary computer via USB to DAC setup several years ago, and I never for a moment felt there was any difference in the sound reproduction fidelity from any audibility standpoint. Even humble AAC is highly capable. The ZE8000 use Bluetooth 5.2 for wireless connectivity (they go without multipoint connectivity, it’s worth noting), and they’re compatible with SBC, AAC, aptX and aptX Adaptive codecs. This means genuinely high-resolution audio content (up to 24bit/96kHz) is on the menu. Voice Through Mode: Ambient sound is prioritized over music, allowing for clear conversations without removing the earphones from the ears.

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Unlike every other pair of true wireless earbuds, the ZE8000 don’t use Class D amplification. Instead, Final Audio has decided Class A/B is the way to go - its rationale is that the trade-off in efficiency is worth it for the lower distortion figures. It’s an admirable (or perhaps bloody-minded) decision. Ambient Sound Mode: Seamlessly blends music and ambient sound, allowing users to be aware of their surroundings while listening to music. The Final Connect app is straightforward and offers detailed explanations of how each function works. The battery life using the 8k sound option is decent at 4h, and the case allows you to have another 15h of juice. This is okay, but considering how bulky and big the case is, I wish it’d give you more battery life. But there is chaos, danger and clashing of sounds together as they twirl and spin into melodic bliss. I’ve always thought that it must be similar for metal fans, the risk of the whole thing just falling apart is always present and the symphony of noise can feel dangerous. Do increases in separation and clarity reduce that sense of chaos? Or is that up to the artist?The Final ZE8000 are the best-sounding ANC earbuds I’ve tried, improving on the 2nd-gen Apple AirPods Pro audio if not quite matching their noise cancellation quality. The ANC had little impact on audio quality, so they compared well to the Astell&Kern and Campfire Audio earbuds that don’t use any kind of digital signal processing. Whether the Final ZE8000 earbuds are for you ultimately comes down to your reaction to their design. When it comes to technical performance, the ZE8000 is good enough for a pair of TWS IEMs. The detail retrieval and resolution are both good, as they won’t give you a feeling that you “miss” something from the recording. However, the rich and smooth tuning of these IEMs will not overpower the details, making them pop from the recording. This is more of a subtle detail that is a part of the overall sound, rather than being in the spotlight. This makes the ZE8000 great for long listening sessions, as it should never get tiring or overly engaging. Final also offers a range of wireless products, such as the ZE3000 (review here) or the UX3000. It was when they announced the ZE8000 that they got A LOT of attention. Is it a wireless version of the A8000 at a fraction of the price? However, like every other ZE8000 component, the amplifier module should have the lowest possible distortion, thus complementing the f-CORE for 8K SOUND driver and DSP technology and achieving the timbre ZE8000 was designed to have.

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The earbuds support Bluetooth 5.2 and the SBC, AAC, aptX, and aptX Adaptive codecs, the latter of which allow for transmission at up to 24bit/96kHz from compatible Android devices. The ZE8000 are also compatible with Snapdragon Sound-enabled devices. the driver in each of the ZE8000 earpieces is a 13mm dynamic type developed by the company's ... [+] engineers. ROBNHOOD GoichiKONDOI think the above three is what makes Final saying that ZE8000’s performance is the “True Sound” of music. It is hard for me to describe how “true” is a sound coming out of an IEM, headphone or TWS system, as true is only what is played by the orchestra or found in the nature; however, for the first time I thought that maybe what we call “true” is as close to the actual true as possible. These fit quite well and are secure upon testing. However they don’t have the most secure feel making the paranoia of falling out feel like a constant. I’ve been for several runs with them which is more than they are advertised as being capable of and I didn’t have any issues once I trusted them enough to stop thinking about it. Still, sweat can fall on the part of the bud that sits on the concha making it’s way between the two. This can be discomforting. It's true, I haven't heard any tws clearer than the ZE8000, In Dean Martins That's Amore there are moments where I'm sure I can hear the sound of his lips coming apart as Martin begins his next verse SENIOOORREEEEE It offers a few ANC modes, an 8k Sound mode (more on that later), an equalizer (with 4 bands only sadly), and a “volume step optimizer”. Significantly eliminates wind noise captured by the microphones when there is a lot of ambient air movement.