Creative Outlier Air V3 TWS True Wireless Sweatproof In-ear Headphones with Ambient Mode, Active Noise Reduction, Wireless Charging, Bluetooth 5.2, AAC, Quad Mics, 40hrs Battery / 10hrs per Charge

I owe an array of headphones from cheap to very expensive and I can say for sure that these have some of the best sound money can buy.The audio has great clarty, bass and sound stage. The noise reduction is superb but not industry leading which is okay as the fit is so great that it does half the work. The touch controls are not that great but serviceable.The only question that remains is the longevity of the buds as historically the V1 of the headphones had several issues.SummarySound : 10/10Noise reduction : 7/10Fit : 10/10Controls: 6/10Ambiten mode: 9/10

Bought these as the price was reduced, and was slightly weary if these were going to be good or not for me.So I did my research and on paper everything seemed pretty good.I got my delivery quickly and immediately tried them on, they are comfortable band fit pretty well.Then it was to test the sound, I was expecting something unique due to these "8mm bio-cellulose" drivers.I played The Tokyo Revengers Op song and oh boy it sounded amazing.I got shivers will listening to it because of how balanced and nice it sounded.I have yet to try the noise cancellation but I can say ambient mode is decent, nothing much.The case is fairly sized and the battery life on both the case and earbuds is good for its price tag.Overall I recommend these highly overall expensive earbuds like airpods.

Disclaimer: I purchased these earbuds directly from Creative Labs website. At time of purchase, the prices are the same between Creative and Amazon, though with Creative Lab website there is additional cashback via a 3rd party website.Dont see many reviews about this earbuds here on Amazon, and so, thought I share my opinion of it.These are true wireless (TWS) in-ear type earbuds. The tips goes into the ear canal, creating an isolation seal, resulting in very effective passive noise suppression.The earbuds are very well built. Combination of smooth & matte finished plastic. The matte finished (dark green color) on the "main body" of the earbuds helps provide good grip, never once I felt the earbuds were going slip out of my fingers. The earbuds are light (lighter than Airpod Pro, but heavier than Galaxy Buds Live), once fitted to the ears, dont really feel the weight. The fit is good, comfortable and secure too. There are 3 ear tips included, small, medium and large. Would have been better if Creative included more types and sizes of ear tips.The charging case. It is BIG. No contest. See picture, side by side comparison to my others TWS earbuds case (Airpod Pro & Galaxy Buds Live). But it is also the most "informative" charging case ever. There are 3 LEDs, one for each earbuds and another for the case. The color of the LED is not just green for fully charged and red for charging, there is also different gradient in the green LED, a rough indication about the level of charge, what a nice touch! The exterior of case is mostly matte finished (again dark green color) and the base/bottom side is black with rubbery coating. Again despite the size, it is a great case to hold in your hands. It solid too, no bending or creaking when pressure is applied, the sliding mechanism to open the case is smooth, and no sharp edges anywhere.The touch controls are responsive. The surface for touch control is large and flat, there is little ambiguity about where your finger needs to hit. All the touch gestures (double/triple taps, tap & hold, etc) are customizable via an app. There is no single tap gesture, I guess this helps avoid accidental touch, e.g when you a fitting or removing the earbuds. Overall I think the touch controls works really well, better than on the Galaxy Buds Live.The sound. To me it sounded very good. Even compared to my existing earbuds. Music comes in nice and clear, soundstage is good, doesnt feel like everything cram into a tin can. The bass is there, but not the boomy kind. If you are into bass heavy music, maybe less suitable. Sound latency, there is some, when watching video. But it is small enough that your brain can "calibrate and accept" after a minute or so. It is no worse or better than my other TWS earbuds. These earbuds also have something called Active Noise Reduction (ANR) and ambient mode. The ANR is really a downgraded ANC, it does reduce the external noise, but nowhere near what the Airpod Pro can do. And the Ambient mode, when enabled, it allow all external sound/noise to enter. You can literally hear everything, as if, you dont have the earbuds on, which can be useful in situations where you need to be aware of what's going on around you.Voice feedback, this is a fantastic feature. When you do something like toggling between ANR and Ambient mode or connecting/pairing a device, there a voice feedback which confirms that action. With others TWS earbuds, we usually just gets a series beeps, which leaves you guessing what has happened or not.And then there is the ring lights on each earbud unit. These are fantastic too. Useful visual feedback for user to know the status of the earbuds, whether it is charging or connecting to device, etc. The light turns off when you are connected and listening. Very cool.The Creative app. I am on Android so I've downloaded it from the Google Play store. It is full featured app. You can, customize all touch controls, change the equalizer, toggle between noise reduction and ambient mode. You can also control the degrees of ANR and Ambient mode, not just on or off. Amazing.As for technical details like battery life, supported Codecs, bluetooth versions, ipx rating and etc, you can get them from the Creative webpage or Amazon listing.So everything is great? Well no quite. There are a few areas of improvements. Ambient mode, when this enabled, there is a static hiss in the background. It is not loud, and easily drowned out by music playing, but when it is quiet (e.g in between tracks), you will notice it. I am not sure if this a software issue, eg, some that can be fix in future firmware, but for now, it makes me avoid using the ambient mode altogether. Next, there is no sensor on the earbuds, so it is there is no auto pause when you remove the earbuds. And lastly, can we please have a smaller charging case?Overall I am very please with this earbuds. For under £55, it represents serious bang-for-buck. Sure, you are not getting top grade ANC or the slickest charging case, but apart from that, there isnt much else to complain about. This is not some unbranded Chinese product (you know those that promises heaven and earth, but delivers very little in reality). I have multiple Creative devices at home, from headphones to webcam, and I know their customer support is excellent (should anything goes wrong) and the product will last alot more than just a couple of months. So, yeah, I would highly recommended this Creative Outliers Air V3 to anyone looking for a reasonably priced, good feature and well built TWS earbuds.