Grado Gt220 True Wireless Stereo (Tws) Bluetooth In-Ear Headphones/Ear-Buds

GRADO GT220 True Wireless Stereo (TWS) Bluetooth in-Ear Headphones/Ear-Buds

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• Whats in the Box - GT220 in-ear headphones (L/R) - Charging case - USB cable (USB-C to USB-A) - Multiple silicon tips - Owner's guide
• True wireless Touch sensitive commands - Built in microphone - Twist to lock
• Wireless charging - 6 hour battery life - 30 hours battery life from case (5 x full charge)

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Brand : GRADO
Category : Electronics,Headphones, Earbuds & Accessories,Headphones & Earbuds,Earbud Headphones
Rating : 3.9
Price : US $259
Review Count : 142
SalesRank : 0

GRADO GT220 True Wireless Stereo (TWS) Bluetooth in-Ear Headphones/Ear-Buds

• I had the opportunity to put the GT220’s up head to head with the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 and this is what I came away with.First, I wouldn’t say I’m an audiophile, but I think I have a pretty good ear. I paired the Sennheisers and the Grados so I could literally move from one to the other during several different genres of music.Sound Quality: To start, I listened to both flat, and with my eq off. It was immediately apparent that the Grados had more power on the the bottom and more volume than the Sennheisers. I would say it probably has something to do with the Grado 8mm dynamic drivers. Even when listening to Yo-yo Ma, I couldn’t turn the volume up to high without hurting my ears. While listening to the Sennies, I had to turn the volume almost to the top to match the Grados at a lower volume. The sound from the Grados was really impressive for a true wireless earbud. It’s bigger than the Sennheisers, but the Sennheisers, had a beautiful full rich sound when I added the eq pulling up both ends of the wave. When the Sennies were eq’d, you could actually hear Yo-yo Ma taking deep breaths and hear his bow pulling heavily across the strings on deep bass notes. The clarity was like I was sitting on the third row. I suppose you could hear the same with the Grados if eq’d as well. Unfortunately, there isn’t an eq app that is offered by them like the Sennheisers have. It would be nice if Grado had one to enhance the experience. I called and they didn’t seem like an eq app was something they had any interest in adding. The Sennheiser app isn’t the best, but it works pretty well if you don’t mind fiddling around with it from song to song. It’s a small dot in the wave and you just pull it around with your finger to make the eq changes. Most eq apps are a bit disappointing and gimmicky, but the basic Sennheiser app grew on me. For the Grados, I think just a bump in the top end with an eq would make the GT220’s shine and probably secure them the #1 spot for sound quality.Also, it’s worth mentioning one issue I had with the Sennheisers and for me, it’s a big one. Sibilance. I didn’t notice any of it with the Grados, but it drove me crazy with the Sennheisers. It was really noticeable with certain female voices hissing ssss’s that didn’t sound natural. I pulled the highs down in the eq, but it didn’t really seem to help. I can’t imagine it’s how they all are, or I would have read about it somewhere. Then again, it may just be me. I’m pretty particular when it comes to audio sound.Comfort and Fit: Now, the bad news... At least for me, the Grados fit way to deep in my ear canals. The post is noticeably longer. The rubber tips even blocked the sound when I placed them in my ears like a cork. I had to really move them around to open up the tips for optimal listening. I’m a big guy and even I had to move to the smallest tip for comfort. They were about a five for comfort and for the Sennheisers closer to an nine. The Sennheisers were smaller and fit great. They didn’t fit so deep in my ear canal and were super comfortable. I also gave the Sennheisers the head shake test and they didn’t move. The Grados were in so deep, they weren’t going anywhere!Pairing and Connecting: When it comes to connecting and pairing, the Grados win hands down. They just paired and connected every single time quickly and with no problems. The Sennheisers got around to connecting, but you sometimes had to go in and re-pair, or connect in the app before you got things playing. On both sets, it was easy to accidentally touch the controls on the outside of the earbuds if not careful when making little comfort adjustments.Cases: The Sennheiser case wins here for style, but you have to plug it in if you want to charge it. The Grado case is basic, but you don’t have to plug it in if you have a Qi charger.In the end, I had to send the Grados back because of the ear canal issue. Otherwise, I would probably still be sitting here going back and forth trying to decide what to do. They both have exceptional sound. If you just get one and not the other, I’m sure you will be happy. These two are on the top of the list when it comes to wireless earbuds.
• THE QUICK READ....these are great sounding headphones with more annoying design flaws than I can list.Pros:- Sound quality (for music/movies) is excellent, these headphones sound every bit of 250 dollars- Fit is excellent — you twist them in and you can feel them lock in, they don\'t fall outCons:- They light up/blink while being used- Overly sensitive touch makes sound go up randomly- Don’t connect well with Apple devices- Battery life isn’t good, they don’t seem to always connect in the case- Not great for calls or video callsTHE DETAILSContext: I ordered these when my AirPods finally died after 2.5 years of HEAVY use. I normally work from home so I use earbuds for everything -- listening to music/movies; work video calls; personal phone calls; etc.The good:Sound quality. Comparing to Apple\'s AirPods Pro the sound quality for music and other media the Grado GT220 is far superior. The sound itself feels way more immersive since the left and right earphones work in a way that\'s complementary to one another. The sound is crystal clear, you literally feel like you\'re sitting in the studio listening to a live performance. It is important to make sure the device you\'re attaching to has its EQ set to flat/mono. When I first listened to these on my iPhone the EQ was set to \"bass boost\" and they sounded awful, but once I switched it to flat I had the best sound experience.Fit. These are the best fitting earbuds I\'ve ever owned. Compared to the AirPods Pro, which never fit regardless of the size of tip I used, these fit like magic. I used the smallest silicon tip, you simply put the bud in your ear and twist. You feel it lock into place and they stay put once in the ear. The tight fit also helps with noise canceling.The bad:The lights. These earbuds have built in LED lights. Similar to other reviewers, I found these to be extremely annoying. First of all, the lights are BRIGHT. Also, the lights continue blinking every 15 seconds or so while you are using them. So if you are on a dark airplane or listening to something while in bed your ears will be blinking like a beacon.Connecting. Be warned, these DO NOT connect well with Apple devices. The connection is not automatic, every time you use them you will have to go into settings, find the Grados and connect them manually. Once connected, they will stay connected until you go in and manually remove them in settings.Sensitive touch control. The touch controls on these are WAY too sensitive, causing the earbuds to do things like randomly turn up the volume on their own, or skip songs, or call Siri. If you live in an area that has cold weather, or if you are wearing a hood or stocking cap I would recommend not buying these.Call quality. For whatever reason these just don\'t keep up with video or phone calls the way AirPods Pro did. You\'re going to miss the first half of the first word someone speaks....not huge, but when you spend all day on video conferences it becomes annoying. These also pick up every single crackle and click on a video call; this is probably due to the excellent sound quality so I was willing to live with that one.Battery life. These run out of juice way faster than the AirPods Pro. I had never had a pair of earbuds die while in use until I bought the Grado GT220s...and they die a lot. In addition to not holding a charge for very long, there\'s actually no way to see how much battery life they have left, which makes this issue even more problematic.In Summary:Even though the sound quality on these is insanely good for 250 dollars, I would NOT recommend buying them. There are simply to many small annoyances that really add up, especially when you use them as frequently as I do. I hope Grado will correct some of these issues in future releases.

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