TOZO NC3 Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation Earbuds

£39.99

Having tested plenty of earbuds over the years, I’ve always been on the hunt for a pair that delivers top-quality sound, a great battery life and can even deliver noise cancellation whilst still being under the £50 price point. This seems to be a hard balance to strike, with the noise cancellation often being the thing that gets sacrificed, especially at the more affordable price points. However, TOZO have recently come out with the NC3 Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation Earbuds that aim to hit all of these points, supported by a durable build and ergonomic design for a comfortable all-day wear.

The NC3 earbuds come in a sleek and compact black case, with the two earbuds inside. The case is nice and sturdy with a secure closure to ensure your earbuds are safe when thrown in your bag. The earbuds themselves look like many on the market with the typical earbud and smart bar shape, which makes putting them in your ears and the earbuds staying in a lot easier. Each one has been designed with ergonomics in mind, which, when paired with the soft silicone ear tips, allows you can achieve a super comfortable all-day wear. I like that the earbuds come with multiple different-sized ear tips, which help to get a secure yet comfortable fit. These help support the noise cancellation efforts of the earbuds, too.

The other design aspect I have to mention is the front HD display, which shows how much charge is left in the charging case and each earbud. This is super useful for keeping track of how much charge you have left, and meant I was never caught out whilst out and about with my earbuds out of charge. This is definitely one of the standout aspects of the earbuds’ design, as we’ve all been in situations where your earbuds run out mid gym session, and it’s the absolute worst. Therefore, I loved being able to quickly check the charge before heading out, but with 55 hours across the charging case and 13 in the buds themselves, I haven’t found that they need charging all that often for everyday general use.

Whilst the design is great and durable, it's the sound quality that we’re really all interested in, and the NC3 Earbuds do not disappoint. The earbuds feature 12mm dynamic drivers, which deliver a great sound with a decently powerful bass and clear highs. The earbuds can achieve this thanks to the composite dome of the drivers and the high-elastic polymer diaphragms, which allow for it to expand, delivering a better frequency range responsible for the range of detailed sound possible. Then, the immersive true-to-life audio experience is further enhanced thanks to the OrigiX 2.0 Acoustic Technology, which ensures that you can hear every note for an all-around immersive sound experience.

One of the central features of the earbuds is their noise cancellation functionality. The TOZO NC3 earbuds feature smart Adaptive Noise Cancellation, which adjusts the noise cancellation of the earbuds to suit your environment. The earbuds utilise three built-in microphones on the exterior of the earbuds to hear the noise level around you when wearing the earbuds, and in response, adjust your noise cancellation level to better block exterior noise out. I was super impressed with just how easily the earbuds adjusted to the noise around me and delivered impressive noise cancellation. Whilst the earbuds deliver an impressive level of noise cancellation across most background noise, great for office or gym use, they didn’t cut out every sound possible and especially not loud ones. However, I’m yet to find a pair of earbuds that can do this completely – maybe it's something to do with how earbuds fit in my ears, but I can always hear some noises, especially those which are loud, instead of being completely in my own little bubble.

Although for general use to cut out background noise, they definitely stand up against other earbuds that claim to be noise-cancelling. Therefore, if you’re just looking for a pair of earbuds for everyday noise cancellation in office or gym settings, I don’t think they’ll disappoint and especially not for the price point. Plus, the noise cancellation for calls is actually pretty good, and even when used whilst walking home from work on a call, the majority of the traffic noise around me was significantly reduced for great, clear call quality.

Overall, for just under £40, you’re getting a really decent pair of earbuds that boast a good level of noise cancellation, supported by all-day comfortable wear thanks to the ergonomic design. Whilst they look like many on the market at the same price, the quality of sound technology in them just tips them over the edge for me, and places them among some of the better affordable earbuds on the market.

Pros:

• Ergonomic design makes all-day wear comfortable
•  Innovative front display to see charge level
• Decent level of noise cancellation for the price point

Cons:

• Noise cancellation could be even better, but a lot of this may be down to needing to find the best earbud tips for a snug fit to help support the unit's noise cancellation settings