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  • 2022-10-12 15:51:48

XROUND Forge NC long-term trial of true wireless noise-cancelling headphones that meet various life situations

Music brand XROUND has successfully used a VERSA true wireless earphone, which has won the favor of many consumers. Last year, the XROUND team launched the AERO aerodynamic true wireless earphone, which uses the XROUND Low Latency zero-delay calculation technology and the exclusive chip firmware design. Users can have a good music experience and a low-latency mobile game sound experience at the same time, and this year, XROUND is based on VERSA and launched a new XROUND Forge NC true wireless headset, with ANC active noise reduction function, and includes sports Multi-scene transparency mode including noise reduction, with enhanced wearing comfort, stepless ambient volume control, offline timer function, IP67 dustproof and waterproof rating, call resistance to wind noise, and TailorID listening provided by the exclusive XROUND MyTune App Sensing measurement technology, even in each different usage scenarios, can have its own excellent sense of hearing.

Forge NC's outer box packaging continues the design style of the previous VERSA true wireless earphones. The packaging is made of twill and hollow design. With the XR brand logo, when you take out the inner box, you can see a sense of musical ritual like an equalizer effect. A little fun on the packaging. On the outer box, there are the specifications, accessories list and functional characteristics of the headset, including Bluetooth 5.2, IP67 waterproof and dustproof rating, ANC active noise reduction, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive technology, etc.

The inner box includes the BAT54CT-7 portable charging box with the headphone body, as well as XROUND's exclusive comfortable earplugs, bass earplugs that enhance bass and sound insulation, and multi-sized ear hooks, all made of silicone material. The comfortable earplugs exclusively created by XROUND, I recommend that if you want to improve the wearing stability during exercise, you can replace them with comfortable earplugs. Although it will reduce the sound insulation effect of the earphones, the comfort and stability are better. The main reason is The earbuds are made of soft 30 durometer silicone with a grooved design for added stability and comfort.

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The Forge NC adopts a short tube design, so there is no obvious intrusion when wearing it. For users who want to wear it for a long time, it is a very good design. With the curved earphone shell design, it is also very good. Does not put too much pressure on the ears. And given that many true wireless headphones are inconvenient to replace earplugs and ear hooks, Forge NC is quite convenient to replace these two accessories, which also improves the actual operating experience.

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In addition to the USB-C charging port, the attached portable charging box also supports Qi wireless charging function, which can be regarded as a standard function of the current true wireless headset charging box. The built-in rechargeable lithium battery can be used for the headset. 2.5 full charges, the charging box has an indicator light on the front and a USB-C charging port configuration on the rear. The size of the charging box is smaller than that of an adult male's palm, and the weight of the earphone body is 53g, which is a fairly portable design.

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Inside the charging box, there is a fool-proof earphone charging slot design, and the metal contacts for charging are double-contact configuration, and a magnetic adsorption design is attached, so users do not need to worry about the wrong placement of the earphones.

Forge NC true wireless earphones are designed with an oval casing structure. This design is basically similar to the previous VERSA true wireless earphones. The earphone case is equipped with a touch operation panel, which is located at the position of the external XR Logo. The different-style shell is also equipped with an indicator light device. Inside the earphones, you can see the metal charging contacts corresponding to the charging box. I use food-grade silicone with a hardness of 40 degrees to use early bass earplugs for listening in the office or commuting. These earplugs also have a flat top design to improve sound insulation and Air tightness is indeed a significant improvement compared to comfortable earplugs.

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In terms of the actual wearing experience, Forge NC is light and has a curved casing design, and with almost 0 wearing intrusion, it will not feel too much pressure when wearing it for a long time. I wear it every day. In the case of 8 hours, even when talking with others or shopping, you only need to switch between noise reduction and transparency mode. It is rare to remove the headphones, and the comfort performance is really excellent. . In addition, in terms of battery life, with ANC turned on and listening to AAC music from Apple Music at 60% volume, the battery life is about 8 hours and 33 minutes. In addition, I also tested in the same environment with ANC turned off. Sulangli is about 9 hours and 28 minutes, and the difference in battery life between the two modes is about 1 hour, but it is quite enough for about 8 hours of daily use.

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Forge NC true wireless earphones use touch operation. There are touch panels on the left and right earphone shells. By double-clicking, triple-clicking or long-pressing, you can pause music, make voice calls, adjust volume, and start the voice assistant. The sensitivity of the touchpad is quite good, as long as the operation is light, and it can also provide personalized touch function operation through the exclusive MyTune App, which is considered a great deal for many users. Good news, I like this design myself.

Of course, all the true wireless earphones currently on the market need a dedicated app for matching. XROUND provides the MyTune App for doing so. On the main interface, you can see the equalizer, ambient sound control, offline countdown gadget, Burn-in gadgets and other functions. After clicking the menu on the left, you can see the power display, membership information, product warranty registration, software update and other operations of the headset and charging box. On the setting menu on the right, you can turn on sidetone, change gesture control and pair The opening and closing of the second connection function.

The biggest feature of the MyTune app is the built-in six preset music modes and two personalized equalizer functions. In addition, the exclusive TailorID listening measurement function can measure the user's listening ability through headphones. After sending out different audio frequencies for measurement, and compensating the frequency band through the data, you can create your own hearing sense, and the most special thing is that the user can also use it.

QR Code barcode to share your listening settings with friends, but the premise is that relatives and friends also need to have XROUND headphones and App to use.

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As for the countdown gadget and the burn-in gadget, the former allows users to set the countdown time by themselves during exercise. I myself use this function most often during high-intensity intervals, and I can hear the countdown sound from my ears. , the exercise efficiency will also be improved. The last burn-in gadget, if you really don't have time to listen to music for a long time to slowly feel the sound changes, you can turn on this function. It is expected to take a while to do it. I have not used this function myself. It is also a small pleasure to test the headphones to feel the change of the sound every time you listen.

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Forge NC has built-in Qualcomm Bluetooth 5.2 wireless chip, with Qualcomm aptX Adaptive high-resolution adaptive decoding function, which can support up to 420 kbps/24bit high-resolution audio format, including Qualcomm aptX, which can support up to 384 kbps/16bit music format, AAC up to Support 256bit / 16bit format. The Bluetooth pairing method of the headset is also quite simple, as long as the headset is taken out of the charging box, it will enter the pairing mode, and then clear the Bluetooth selection on the device, and the App will require a Bluetooth pairing, but does not support Google The Fast Pair function is a direction that the brand can improve in the future.

The stability of Bluetooth is reflected in the initial experience. When I am in a MRT station with a complex network environment or on the way to Neihu Science Park, there will be disconnections. However, in the recent headset firmware update pushed by XROUND After that, the unstable connection disappears, and the connection stability of the left and right earphones does not appear, and supports the independent use of a single earphone, which can also be used as a more convenient call earphone when driving. Forge NC supports one-to-two device support. I use an iPhone 13 Pro and a MacBook Pro for connection. There is not much problem in the music playback between the devices, but because the calls between the iPhone and the MacBook Pro will be linked, Therefore, you can use the headset to make calls, but then there will be a situation where you cannot switch between the two devices. You need to disconnect the device and then reconnect it. It is hoped that the XROUND team can solve this situation in the future.

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It has ANC noise reduction technology and multi-scene transparency mode, which is another big selling point of XROUND Forge NC. There are 20 levels of ambient sound control levels in total, and the "transparency mode" that is activated in the 0~8 level of ambient sound effects , it will amplify the ambient noise at the same time. If you feel uncomfortable, you can turn on the "Voice Enhancement" mode, which will solve such a situation. Model 9-18 ">Model 9-18">Model 9-18">Model Model 9-18">Model Model 9-18">Model Model 9-18">Model Model 9-18">Model Model 9-18">9- Model 18">Model 9-18">Model 9-18">Model 9-18">Model Model 9-18">Model Model 9-18">Model Model 9-18">Model Model 9-18">Model 9-18 ">9-18 model">9-18 model">9-18 level of ambient sound is more suitable for use when you need to pay attention to the external ambient sound, but do not need to get so much ambient noise, I usually use this The main environmental sound effect control frequency band of the headset can be adjusted according to the environment. In the environment of commuting to and from work and indoor work, the former I will turn on the balanced transparency mode to grasp the arrival status, and the latter I will Turn on the Transparency mode with enhanced vocals, in addition to reducing the sound of hitting the keyboard, you can chat with colleagues.

The most special thing about Forge NC is that it has the transparency mode of the forge chain. After I tried it a few times, I found that it is the best for me to turn on the transparency mode of the forge chain under the ambient sound level of 15-16. In the setting mode, in addition to being able to grasp the medium and high frequency sounds of the surrounding equipment, but not too strong, with about 40~50% of the music playback volume, you can also enjoy music during exercise. In the 19-level ambient sound control mode, it is the "anti-wind noise mode". At this time, the ambient noise is basically the same as the complete noise reduction mode, but the effect of suppressing wind noise will be quite prominent, as the northeast monsoon was more obvious before. Under the circumstance, turning on this mode can greatly reduce the interference of wind cutting sound, which I think is quite good.

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The last is the 20-level environmental sound control, which is the ANC active noise reduction mode. When no music is played after startup, there will be no uncomfortable negative pressure. This is where you can rest assured. The music playback volume is about Under the setting of 45~50%, it can be completely isolated from the outside world. I myself like this comfortable active noise reduction mode, which is comfortable and does not affect the performance of sound quality.

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In the listening experience part, although I did not use the burn-in gadget myself, I have accumulated about 100 hours of listening hours during this period of experience. In the preset music mode, the vocals are more advanced. The tuning settings of the mid-high frequency are quite solid and the layering performance is quite rich, but the mastery of the high frequency is relatively weak, the clarity is not enough, and it is a bit dull, and the low frequency is another bright spot in the sense of hearing. , and whether you are using comfortable earplugs or bass earplugs, you can feel the volume and strength of the bass. Although the rebound speed of the bass is slow, you can still grasp the rhythm of the music. Of course, in the bass earplugs , you can listen to better bass performance, and the rhythm will be more obvious.

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XROUND Forge NC is the third true wireless earphone product I have tried and heard from XROUND. Although I got this earphone early, I still spent a little time to listen and try it out. The previous VERSA is similar, but it has a good improvement in wearing comfort, and the mainstream wireless charging format designed in the charging box is also a configuration that caters to the market. In addition to being lightweight and comfortable to wear, Forge NC also provides excellent noise reduction and extremely flexible ambient sound control, especially when there is no negative pressure and an exclusive exercise mode, which is a commendable design.

XROUND Forge NC true wireless earphones also have tuning settings that are in line with the tonality of general users. I myself recommend using the dedicated MyTune App. Through the exclusive TailorID listening measurement function, you can get your own unique sound. The listening mode, which can also be shared with friends and relatives, is also a very interesting setting. After all, it is not common to have a headset that is unique to your sense of hearing. On the whole, Forge NC is a true wireless earphone with well-balanced functions. With complete functions and app application support, and the price of 3,990 yuan is quite affordable, it is a true wireless noise-cancelling earphone worth starting.