Huawei introduces first over-ear: The Freebuds Studio comes with intelligent ANC
Huawei introduces first over-ear: The Freebuds Studio comes with intelligent ANC
By Editor 5 months ago
Freebuds Studio is the name of the new headphones from smartphone manufacturer Huawei and will be available in black or gold from mid-November 2020 at an RRP of 299 Euros.
With its dynamic 40 mm drivers, the over-ear has a frequency range of 4 Hz to 48 kHz and is thus easily able to reproduce high-res audio material accordingly – Huawei promises here, thanks to Premium Audio Codec Chip, a pure, multi-faceted sound with less distortion, lower noise level and a wider dynamic range.
On the codec side, SBC, AAC and the new L2HC algorithm are supported. This is supposed to enable fast and stable audio transfers with a speed of up to 960 KB/sec and thus can easily transfer audio material in 96 kHz and 24 bit.
Intelligent dynamic adaptive noise cancelling.
Thanks to IMU sensor and a four-microphone system – Huawei calls it the “intelligent multi-scene detection system” – the headphones are said to perform environment detection 200 times a second to automatically adjust the cancellation mode in different environments for a more suitable and comfortable active cancellation effect. This is said to be able to lower noise by up to 40 decibels. The degree of noise reduction can be adjusted accordingly through presets such as Ultra, General, or even Comfort mode.
In addition, the headphones naturally also offer a hear-through mode, which can work in attention mode and allow ambient noise to pass through, or as a speech mode that amplifies human voices and reduces ambient noise. However, the latter has to be set up via the AI Life app first, according to the manufacturer.
Six built-in microphones are also said to deliver top voice quality when making calls, with four of the microphones facing outward and two facing inward.
Up to 24 hours of music playback time (20 hours with ANC) is what the Freebuds Studio are said to be able to deliver, and thanks to fast-charging mode, just ten minutes should be enough to deliver eight hours of listening pleasure.
Prices and availability
The new Freebuds Studio are to be available from mid-November 2020 at a price of 299 euros in the colors Graphite Black and Blush Gold. Those who pre-order the headphones directly from Huawei will get the Band 4 Pro (79.99 euros), six months of Huawei Music (9.99 euros per month) including a 50-euro shopping voucher for the Huawei online store for free. Those who pre-order at amazon.de will also receive the Band 4 Pro as a free addition.
More information at: https://consumer.huawei.com/de/accessories/freebuds-studio/
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