CMF Buds 2 review: Quite confusing. In the CMF Buds 2 series, this is the Buds 2, I'll be covering:. - Design, Build.- Sound.- Equaliser settings.- ANC.- App features.- Battery. Spoiler: It doesn't sound very good.

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12. End Credits. Thanks to Nothing for providing this unit under the community review program. Opinions are mine. I hope they improve the tuning of this. Thanks to @.Technerd_9 for organizing this program.

11. Conclusion. If you want it for features and design which is great. And you like this kind of tuning over the others, then it might be for you. Competition is arguably better with sound.

10. Pros and Cons. Pros: . -ANC, Transparency .-App features.-Good design. Cons:. - Tuning isn't of my taste, doesn't sound very good, bass and mids aren't properly managed. - No LDAC or LHDC. - Has minor distortion, may cause problems further if you try to hard EQ.

9. Competition. For instance, the Realme Buds Air 7 gives almost everything better, a better tuning, ANC and so on. Also, Moondrop Space Travel 2 is around the corner, which as per reviews, sounds great.

8. Battery life and Charging. Battery life is good as per my usage, also, I'm a guy who doesn't use any audio gear for more than 1 hour approx. You can expect around 7 hours of battery life with ANC on though. With this, consider it for 50 hours. Need to charge once a week

So it can help with managing some problems while adjusting. However, still not much of a problem. App interface: It is good overall, clean, no login needed. Also, it will soon be merged to be able to manage Nothing's and CMF's watches, so simple and functional.

7.1 Other features that are also present in Buds 2a. - 3 Band EQ.- Adjustable touch control.- Find My Buds.- Dual Device Connect.- Low lag or latency mode. It doesn't have LDAC or LHDC, is it necessary? it doesn't matter if the tuning is good, but it isn't here, a problem.

7. App features. It has some good differences from Buds 2a. - Has in-ear detection, helps a lot. - Has proper ANC controls, like low, High and adaptive. - Spatial Audio (okayish).- Mic is arguably better.

6. ANC . ANC is good, it helps. Also, it is better than the CMF Buds 2a, which was a bit problematic. Transparency mode is decent. One thing with the ANC is that it doesn't cancel sharp striking sound very properly. Good work overall.

5. Equaliser. Use the Wavelet app for this, use the default Dirac Opteo preset. Turn off the "Ultra Bass". Avoid going +2. Here is the EQ settings of my preference, you can use it or change it a bit as per your liking.

4. Sound conclusion. - Not very good quality Bass .- Vocals sound subdued .- Not balanced overall. But if you find such tuning fun, it may work for you, otherwise, maybe not. I was using this on the Dirac Opteo preset.

The Treble religion sounds downplayed too, lacks clarity and shimmer and is intentionally done like that. Consider the Pink line as a decent reference target, (it can vary a bit based on the person). You can see that the bass is boosted and the treble is under-emphasised.

It overpowers the midrange and the vocals of male and female, they sound subdued because of that and aren't quite enjoyable. While some may love this overall presentation, especially the guys who are used to the Boat and Boult kind of sound.