The IconX are outfitted with microphones, making them able Bluetooth headsets for phone conversations. Streaming dropouts increased whenever I moved my phone a lot, but these momentary annoyances-for example, three times during an hour-long hike-were never a deal-breaker. Luckily, the IconX suffered zero dropouts when playing on-board music, and a relatively infrequent number when streaming music from my phone. The Gear IconX come with three sets of wing tips and ear tips to help ensure a proper fit (and strong bass).īecause all wire-free earbuds rely on Bluetooth protocols for connectivity, some degree of dropouts should be expected. Inexplicably, Samsung doesn’t make any associations between eartip size and bass response in its user manual, and while I was happy with the comfort of the medium-size tips, it took some experimenting to discover I needed to size up for better sound. But swapping in the larger eartips created a much more snug fit, and bass response improved dramatically. The earbuds come with the medium-sized eartips pre-installed, and for my ears, those tips deliver horrible bass. I think part of the problem is that the touchpads have made me gun-shy: If you tap them with just a bit too much pressure, the impact on your ear socket lands somewhere between annoying and painful. The biggest issue is activating pause when I want to skip tracks. I’ve been using the earbuds for the past two months, and still haven’t found the exact amount of pressure or finesse to properly execute each gesture. You tap once to pause/resume twice to skip music tracks and thrice to play the previous song. Unfortunately, it’s not easy-or comfortable-to control the IconX from the touchpads on the earbuds themselves. The IconX are generally comfortable to wear, and don’t look too silly when they’re sticking out of your ears with no wires attached.
They also stayed firmly planted in my ears, and I think only a serious tumble would dislodge them. Once properly adjusted, the earbuds just sort of melted away into my music listening and exercise experiences. Samsung provides three sizes of rubbery eartips for customized fit, along with three sizes of wingtips that help keep the IconX stabilized in your ear sockets.
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