However, the praise ends there these are uncomfortable, with no companion app, and confusing specs.
The Treblab X3 Pro earbuds are a little confusing.
Should they fight for the title ofbest wireless earbudsorbest running earbuds?
On Treblabs site, these buds are hailed as running earbuds but nowhere on the actual box suggests that.
Its not often you see running buds with aptX compatibility.
Usually, running earbuds sacrifice sound quality for comfort and waterproofing.
These Treblab buds have done the opposite.
Theyve sacrificed comfort, usability, and customization for sound quality.
Usability is poor, with counterintuitive controls you cant customize and uncomfortable ear hooks.
But for just $99, they could be worth the sacrifice.
Find out in this Treblab X3 Pro earbuds review.
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Treblab X3 Pro earbuds review: Design & controls
The touch controls arent exactly intuitive.
That means youre accidentally pausing when you wanted to increase the volume and skipping songs by mistake often.
I wish there was a way to customize the controls.
My main issue with these earbuds is that theyre a pain to put in.
Theres no Treblab app so no way to customize EQ, change touch controls, or update firmware.
These buds have aptX more on that in the Audio section.
This probably isnt relevant for most people, but its possible to only connect one earbud at a time.
Treblab advises that if you only connect one earbud at a time, the battery will last longer.
What a surprise, I guess?
Overall, the X3 Pros sound mediocre on call.
Youll be understood, but you wont necessarily soundgood.
Ive reached out to Treblab for clarification but have yet to receive a response.
I used these buds for about 5 hours and the battery went down to 50%.
Even more premium earbuds, likeAirPods Pro 2buds, max out at 24 hours.
The sing-along chorus was floor-filling and bassy, and I was pleasantly surprised with the quality.
Next I switched to hip-hop and played Her by Megan Thee Stallion.
I went for Docket by Blondshell ft. Bully, which is a guitar-heavy indie track.
The mids were a little muddled in this song and I couldnt make out different instruments.
Despite the muddy midrange in more shoegazey tracks, I was also impressed with the aptX compatibility.
I tested this out on my colleaguesGoogle Pixel 7and was really impressed with the sound quality.
The bass was pumping, vocals crisp and mids distinct without being tinny.
The treble did pinch a little, but nothing major.
Its nice to see aptX on semi-budget earbuds.
I wore them on a quick jaunt around town, and they performed pretty well.
The confusing contradictory specs on Treblabs site dont fill me with confidence, either are these IPX5 or IPX7?
If theyre IPX5, I cant submerge these earbuds in water, but with IPX7, I can.
Also, if Im going on vacation for a week, should I take the charging cable?
If the battery lasts for the supposed 135 hours, then no.
But if the battery lasts for thealsosupposed 36 hours, then, yes, I would need it.
These discrepancies make me unable to trust the efficiency of these buds and make them more difficult to recommend.
But at full price?
