Headphone Reviews

Face-Off: Noise-Canceling True Wireless Earbuds Tribit Flybuds NC

Tribit Flybuds NC
($50) tribitaudio.com

Performance
Features
Comfort
Value

The performance and value of the inexpensive Tribit Flybuds NC will depend entirely on whether you find stick buds comfortable and can achieve a noise-isolating fit. Personally, I didn't find the Flybuds NC comfortable and wasn't able to make the fit work.

While the Tribit FlyBuds offer a relatively balanced sound, frequency range and soundstage are both some- what restricted, and bass barely peeks through. Some microphonics caused by the stick design can also mar the already middling sound quality.

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The reasonable suppression of airplane cabin noise here is pretty much what you'd expect from $50 ANC buds. Voices are reasonably suppressed, but with their inherent microphonics, the FlyBuds don't provide total silence even in totally quiet ambient environments. Controls include basic on-bud taps for play/call navigation and toggling ANC through On, Off, and Ambient modes. There's no customization app— not a shock considering the price. Also, there's no on-bud volume control and removing a bud doesn't auto-pause music playback.

The Tribit FlyBuds have superior battery life: 10 hours on a single charge with ANC off plus 30 hours play time with case recharges, and 8 hours plus 24 hours with recharges with ANC on. A 10-minute quick charge provides 90 minutes of playback.

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Tribit supplies you with a surprisingly large selection of five silicone "eargels," but all of the tips are somewhat shallower than the ones included with other buds. As a result, I found it difficult to achieve a satisfactory seal. Even when using the largest-sized eargels for the best noise-isolating fit, the FlyBuds, like all stick buds, felt loose and produced microphonics. The buds get stored in a round case that's 1.25 inches thick, which is a bit chunkier than the slimmest cases we've run across.

The Verdict
Depending on if you have smaller ears, you might be able to achieve the necessary noise-isolating seal to make the inexpensive Tribid FlyBuds NC effective for music playback and ANC performance. If not, definitely look elsewhere.

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