THEY’RE HERE!!! We have been waiting for these beauties to hit the shelves for a while and we weren’t disappointed, the Earin Headphones are one of the first completely wireless headphones to hit the market, along with Bragi’s Dash they are taking on the difficult task of being the FIRST.

Earin was founded in 2013 in Sweden and wanted to create a fully wireless headphone without compromising on the sound quality and in three years they have delivered these smart little things. They come packaged in a cool magnetic box with the instructions printed on the inside, all looking rather futuristic and that is carried into the design of the charge/carrier capsule which looks remarkably like the Neuralyzer off of Men In Black (I did test this out on my partner to wipe his memory of me eating the last of the biscuits but sadly it didn’t work).

This cool little case charges and stores the headphones, a little draw that slides with two brackets to pop the ear buds in, I found the bottom bracket could be a little fiddly but nothing too troublesome, its tactile and weighs in at 42g so it will sit in your pocket or bag very comfortably, each 75min charge will then charge the earbuds three times (the earbuds take 70mins to charge from 0-100% in the capsule). A red light comes on to let you know its charging and switches off to say when it is finished, an improvement here could be another light or signal to let you know that the charger itself has charge as the red light going off could also indicate that it has run out of juice and isn’t charging your earbuds at all something I imagine they will change in the second generation. The earbuds themselves are 3.5g, 14.5mm by 20 mm smaller and lighter than any other wireless headphone, and give you just shy of three hours’ stereo playback time, with two sizes of Comply foam tips as well as one standard tip and stabilizers for extra stability whilst active.

Personally I found the foam tips more than enough to keep the earbuds in place whilst running, I am a big fan of Comply foam anyway as the secure seal isn’t just more comfortable than the regular rubber tips but also it reduces background noise so you get a better quality of sound. As for the sound the Earin headphones use two dedicated amps driving high-precision balanced armature speakers which create a clear and detailed sound with decent mid and high end and a well-adjusted base (as you would hope for the price) that comes together to generate an enjoyable audio experience. I have heard rumours of the right ear cutting out occasionally as the left ear is the Bluetooth receiver and then pushes the audio for the left ear to the right and can sometimes lose connection as it travels through/around your head, perhaps suggesting I haven’t got as much in my head as others this was not a problem I faced. To top it all off there is an app that works alongside the earbuds that allows you to play with the bass and the balance as well as telling you the charge levels (only for the earbuds). As the first generation of a brand new type of headphone these are definitely a brilliant attempt with a few little bumps that will be ironed out overtime, over all very impressed.  RRP $249.99

4.5 out of 5

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Pros

Great sound

Completely wireless

Comfortable and light

Portable capsule charger

Companion app to get you more control over the sound

Cons

No visible signal that the capsule is out of battery

No external controls or microphone