EarFun Air Pro 3 Noise Cancelling Earbuds, Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive Sound, 6 Mics CVC 8.0 ENC, Bluetooth 5.3 Earbuds, Multipoint Connection, 45H Playtime, App Customize EQ, Wireless Charging

To preface this review, I'm someone who has used Airpods Pro, Sony WF-1000XM4 earbuds, and Phillips Fidelio X2HR headphones. I'm not a self-proclaimed audiophile, but I have a pretty good ear for sound especially when it comes to music. I purchased these Earfun AirPro 3 earbuds in September 2023. It's now December 31. REVIEW: I watched and read a lot of reviews for these earbuds prior to purchasing them. Most people said that these were great, but a few reviews said that these are way over hyped, sound muddy, and have way too much bass. Straight out of the box and into my ears, they sounded fantastic. I believe Earfun pushed a firmware update that addressed sound profile concerns. These sounded crystal clear and had the perfect amount of bass and thump. I listen to genres such as prog metal, hip-hop, shoegaze, jazz, ambient, industrial, etc. Everything sounds great. Fit and comfort is great. Ambient sound is very good and noice canceling is very good. I'm shocked at how great these budget earbuds are in terms of ANC seeing as ANC was pretty much exclusive to premium earbuds a few years ago. Comparing these with Airpods Pro and the Sony's, they sound fantastic. More thump and bass than the Airpods. WAYYYYYYYY better battery life as well. The Sony's have more detail, depth, and absurdly good ANC, but they also cost nearly $300 when I got them. I picked up the Earfun AirPro 3 earbuds for $55. If you happen to not like the sound profile of these earbuds, you can use the Earfun app equalizer or download a free third party equalizer such as Poweramp Equalizer or Wavelet. From there, you can tweak the sound to whatever you want. These things sound fantastic, are comfortable, easily transportable (case fits fine in pocket), great ANC and ambient sound, fantastic battery life, and can be bought on sale for $55. The built quality is fantastic as well. Considering all wireless earbuds will eventually fail to hold a charge due to battery degradation, I couldn't justify purchasing the new Sony's or Airpods Pro. But at $55 on sale, these Earfun AirPro 3 earbuds are a no-brainer. And given they have such great battery life, I expect the battery degradation to be slower since they will go through fewer charge cycles. This isn't just a "it's good FOR THE PRICE" product. This is just a straight up great product at a low price.

I'll make this as short as possible. FYI, It's only been 2 days of use so far. First off, no problems connecting, using the supplied instructions. I updated the firmware to 1.0.7 using the Earfun app which was self explanatory. Then over to the EQ settings, I chose a Custom setting over any of the Presets, as I didn't find any of the Presets to be satisfactory. You can adjust the bass to your liking, I've heard some gripes about the bass being overkill and you can adjust it no problem. Too much bass in my opinion would be 4, 10" Kicker Solo Baric subwoofers in a Chevy S10 extended cab right behind your head, having to wear ear plugs, vibrating your eyes and making you nauseous. After the first day of use, I plugged them in and they charged to 100% relatively quick and no problems. These earbuds fit perfectly in my ears, only adjusted them twice all day. They are comfortable for all day use. On day 2, I decided to change the Noise Cancelling setting from Ambient to Normal. I did also try the Noise Cancelling setting which is 1 of the 3 choices which works awesome. However I just want to be able to hear what is going on around me and I believe it reduces battery drain as well by changing it to Normal. All in all I'm very satisfied with these earbuds and would definitely recommend them to anyone. If you just tinker a bit with a Custom EQ setting you can have these earbuds sounding great!! That's coming from a person who appreciates high quality sound and high quality audio reproduction and personally owning/testing the best to the worst, earbuds and over the ear headphones. While these are not the world's most expensive earbuds the sound quality is Outstanding. The noise cancelling works very well on my end for dampening outside noise. I have yet to get any feedback with the microphone noise cancelling ability. My brother did mentioned that I sounded clear to him while on a call, just nothing regarding noise cancelling. Should anything change with these earbuds for the good or bad and/or if I get some feedback regarding the microphone noise cancelling ability I will give an update ASAP. Enjoy!!

Earfun in my opinion is a leader in budget friendly earbuds. I have the Free Pro 2, Air Pro 2 and now the Air Pro 3. Of the three I am really leaning toward the Air Pro 3 as my preferred pair for casual listening and the Free's still for stability when working out Air Pro 3 definitely has better ANC. One thing I wish they would address is how much the sound signature changes when you go between ANC and Ambient/Normal. Bluetooth connection and range are very good and the fit is both comfortable and pretty stable. Earfun and Soundcore are the only company that I've tried that provide large enough tips for me to wear this style of earbud. Airpods large tips are too small for my ears which negates their ANC and sound quality because I cant sustain a good seal. Sound? These are definitely tuned to please people who love bass. I'm glad they included an app that allows me make some adjustments to my preferences. For me the out-of-box profile is just too forward in nearly every range. Once I lightly back off on the 1K and above frequencies (too bright for me) and reduce the 50Hz to 1KHz a couple of clicks imaging becomes clear and separated. But keeping everything so forward also has a downside in that the soundstage is very narrow even by earbud standards. Calls and videos seem decent as well. I use an iPhone(AAC) and I 'm really not a gamer so I haven't tried these features yet but from other reviews it sounds like they are solid options. I like the Air Pro 3 and think they work well for how I use them.

UPDATED May 6, 2023 - see end Because watching movies etc. is the primary reason I bought these, I weighted volume and lip-sync performance heavily in my ratings. Hence the 3, rather than a 4 or 5. Updates at end. Advertised features are all there. They have a good clear sound. The available equalization app can make them even better. Sitting in my study watching TV is not really a test for the ANC, but it did seem to be doing something. More later. Multi connect functionality worked as advertised. Volume is not that great. Try boosting the EQ settings up overall to gain a little more volume, although it might cause some distortion. As is, it is barely loud enough. If your hearing is a little weak like mine, it is not quite loud enough. Thank goodness for their clarity. Wanted these to watch movies on Netflix on my Roku. (The newer Roku allow bluetooth earphones to connect directly.) Trying them out, I quickly discovered that sound did not sync properly with picture. Lip sync was not right. I tried the app control for gaming, which is supposed to speed things up so that they would sync. It improved it some, but still not quite synced right. I have other earphones that I have used on the Roku that do not exhibit this problem, so I know it is not the fault of the Roku. This was a big disappointment for me, because this was to be my primary use of them. Also, need to spend some more time figuring out controls to see if you can switch between saved EQ modes. Switching between Noise Cancellation modes is straight forward and they announce the mode you are switching to. Happily I could turn the gaming mode on via replacing one of the standard touch settings. Disconnecting and reconnecting earphones causes you to lose that setting on the buds, and you would otherwise have to go back into the app to turn it back on. I will fiddle with things a little to see is I can get past the problems and questions, but I may be returning them. I will update other info here after I have had a chance to try things out. 4-27-23 After doing the recommended firmware upgrades and fooling with the Game mode I still find the speech synchronization to be somewhat improved, but still off. With adjustments to the EQ settings I was able to do a pretty good job of compensating for the low volume. (Hint, you my have to fiddle with it to "tune" to your hearing preferences. Just pushing everything up for more volume was unsatisfactory.) I did get to try out the noise cancellation at the gym. Maybe they would do better with the drone of an airplane ride (but no trip plans at this time). In the gym, despite having the latest update, adjusting EQ, and fiddling with different earbuds to get better isolation, they did not help much. I expected better for this price. UPDATE of 5/6/23: EarFun reached out to me, and I have to say it was good news. First, I applaud them for actually reaching out to address complaints. Better yet, they have done work to rectify problems! Thank goodness for a product that can accept firmware updates. I had returned my ear buds for refund. They apologized for my "inconvenience" and acknowledged that they saw my complaints and were working on improvements. They even offered to replace them or send me another one of their products as compensation. They told me about features and limitations regarding the earphones. You rarely see this kind of customer service from a company., I had bought two pair of these initially but, returned the pair I bought via Amazon, and kept the other pair. EarFun support wrote a personalized note, and advised me of some of the functions of the product as well as constrains. They wanted me to accept another pair and update the latest firmware update. My initial complaint was that watching videos on my Roku, the lips did not match up with sound. Prior updates to firmware had not completely resolved the problem. Also, volume was somewhat lacking. I had to fool with the EQ settings to get things as loud and clear as I needed (I admit my hearing is not the best). This last firmware update corrected the lip-sync, and somehow the sound was improved enough that I did not have to resort to major EQ changes to compensate. It now seems richer and clearer. Because of this, I have changed my rating to a full 5 stars. Good sound, good features, decent price, and GREAT customer service. Thanks EarFun.

I was a bit skeptical from other reviews on how good this product was. Usually, such reviews are paid for on a product that is as "young" as this one is or have had certain snippets cherry-picked out of the review. I finally broke a pair of Jlabs wireless headphones that I've had for a few years and have been extremely happy with. The noise cancellation on them was almost nonexistent, but the sound quality was great and they stayed in my ear while working out/biking. I saw the Earfuns and the reviews while shopping for better noise cancellation so I figured I'd give them a try. I'm glad I did! First, if you haven't done it already, get the Earfuns app and set it up. You get access to many features of the headphones this way that you wouldn't be able to otherwise. The 4 requirements on my list were all met by this product: Battery Life, Noise Cancellation, Needs to stay in my ear, and Sound Quality. Battery Life: Not a 5, because its not as advertised, but still very good. On a full charge, with the latest firmware, the battery lasts 6 to 7 hours for me. 7 is stretching it. That's more than enough for what I need and it chargers fairly quick in the case. The case does not hold much of a charge itself. It is sufficient to charge the headphones up twice from almost an empty charge. Noise Cancellation: This was just WOW! Really amazing. It does a remarkable job on the noise cancellation is on par with much more expensive headphones. The ambient sound feature available on the App does let you hear details fairly well and does a fairly decent job (not good or excellent) of limiting the amount of wind being picked up through the mics when biking on the trail. Needs to stay in my ear: I was skeptical, because all my previous wireless headphones have been wrap-around-the-ear desisgn, because the ones that just kinda "stuck" in your ear would fall out during a bumpy, rocky, full of branches, trail ride on the bike. This kinda terrain also meant that your earphone was pretty much gone for good when it popped out. Got tired of that real fast. I found the right fit of earbud to put on the headphones themselves (they send a pack of them to try out) and they seemed really snug and well fitted unlike previous purchases. I've had them on the trails several times now and they haven't come close to falling out of my ears even during a vigorous trail ride. This was a very pleasant surprise! Sound Quality: This is why I mentioned the App. Get it. Out of the box, they are at default sound and it sounds a bit "tinny". The App has a fully customizable equalizer, however, and after setting it up exactly the way I wanted it, the sound is just as good as my previous Jlabs that were more expensive. In fact, the bass on these, once adjusted, can be a bit too much, in my opinion, where if "thumping" music is your thing, then the EQ can definitely be adjusted for that. So get the App before judging the sound. These headphones are an excellent choice for someone looking in this price range or even at a bit more expensive models and brands.

2 year update. Still going strong! I actually bought the 4s for a second pair. Use them both. Unlike all other earbuds I’ve had these continue to charge and pair. Zero issues. Highly recommend for the price. The newer model sounds a little better, otherwise I don’t notice much difference with noise cancellation, call quality, etc 7 month update: still going strong. Have recommended to several people after their more expensive models stop working and everyone loves them. ZERO times have they failed to connect or have only one earbud work, etc. Flawless in performance. Highly recommend for the price. Overall, really solid for the discounted price I paid. Would rate them 4.5 stars if had half stars. The two cons for me are the sound profile, which is a very subjective thing, and they feel / look cheap. This is my 5th pair of wireless earbuds and the 2nd least expensive (price range $35-$150). The others have all had one earbud stop charging / responding, outside of warranty period of course. Several weeks in these are my overall favorites. I don’t love the sound profile, but am able to tweak it to acceptable sound within the app. I’ve used the noise cancelling and find it to be decent, though no where near the level of my wife’s AirPod pros. The fit is great for me and I find just fit alone provides solid noise cancelling. They’re also comfortable. Battery life has been great—I’ve charged the case only once. I’ve made only one call (I try to not talk to anyone), and was mixed bag for me, though it was to my father and he can’t hear anyway, so it’s not fair for me to comment on call performance. I use them primarily for working out, walks, when I’m doing something mindless like washing dishes or folding clothes. A mix of music (mostly rock) and podcasts. For the money, especially when discounted, I can’t imagine finding better.i was torn between something somewhat cheap and going all in on something expensive. Fortunately, common sense prevailed. Until the things last more than a year I’m not dropping that kind of $$.

When I first received these earbuds I really liked them for their fit and sound quality, especially at this price point. The noise canceling works well and the transparency mode is decent. The tap touch controls are somewhat finicky, especially if you have dry fingers. Other than that, hings we're going smoothly until day 42 (12 days after the return window closed). On day 42 I started hearing brief moments of static/cracking almost like the signal was being disrupted or dropped momentarily. I thought perhaps it was a fluke, recharged them and tested them again. No such luck. It isn't constant but the crackling still occurs every now and then, even when I have my paired device directly in my hand and the case next to me as well. I really wanted to like these but the quality of the product seems to not last. Perhaps I just have faulty pair. If it were within the return window I would have definitely asked for a direct replacement to see if it was just a bad set. Because like I said I really did enjoy them for the first month. Update: EarFun customer service reached out to me and sent me another pair free of charge. Unfortunately the second pair also has static occasionally, mostly if I am in motion with lots of changes in direction. When this happens I am well within 5 feet of the paired device and sometimes the device is in my hand or pocket. Ear Fun followed up to see how the second pair was working and after learning that I was still having issues, they sent me a full refund. Great customer service.

I read a lot of reviews before picking out these earbuds to use with my aging Android phone and newer tablets. No issues connecting via Bluetooth to these devices, even allows connecting to both a tablet to listen to music or watch videos and to the phone simultaneously for answering calls. My outer ear canals itch a little after wearing these for an hour or two. I just pop them out and wiggle with my finger and then I'm good to go. Would probably happen no matter which type earbud I had in so probably not specific to this model. The type of ear tip and it's fit I'm sure will make a difference here. It's very convenient just to be able to tap the buds with a fingertip once or twice or even a triple tap to change volume, pause, answer calls, skip ahead etc. Occasionally when you touch or handle the buds there may be an unintended command from the jostling of handling but it's easily corrected. Transport control summary: Tap and hold - toggles sound modes through ambient, normal, noise canceling Single tap left - reduce volume one notch Single tap right - increase volume one notch Double tap either bud - pause/play or answer phone / hang up Triple tap left bud - skip backwards to previous track Triple tap right bud - skip forward to next track I don't use the manufacturer's app at all and don't think I need it. My mp3 music player is Poweramp and it has custom EQ settings which let me tailor the sound I want. If you are watching other media that has no EQ, then you might want to use the app to adjust the EQ for your liking. My aging ears need a boost in the treble when I'm listening to music. So far, straight YouTube listening has been okay but I really need some EQ when I want to enjoy the full range of music. Answering phone calls is a wonderful plus and somehow the built-in microphones do a very good job of picking up voice for calls. People I've spoken with say the audio is quite good . If you're listening to music and the phone rings, just double tap one of the buds to answer and then double tap again to hang up. The active noise canceling is pretty darn good for the money. Maybe not quite as good as Bose quiet comfort but very close. The performance will depend greatly on getting the right size ear tip to fit your ear canal to block ambient sound. Having these is way way better than my old over - the - ear Boses quiet comfort 15 noise canceling headphones with cord. What a hassle that was and messy when you exercise and sweat. And speaking of ambient sound, the ambient sound mode of these phones is perfect for listening to music while still being able to participate in a conversation around you when that is necessary. This mode uses the microphones on the buds to pick up ambient sounds and uses just the right amount of amplification to restore sound levels similar to open ears. You can be aware of sounds around you while still listening to your content. It's easy to rotate through the three modes by tapping and holding the end of one bud or the other to make it switch. Normal mode blocks a lot of ambient sound all by itself because the proper ear tip plugs your ear canal. Normal mode is probably the most efficient balance between noise blocking and power consumption / battery life. Noise canceling mode is true active noise canceling and does what it is supposed to and does a pretty decent job squelching the noise from my mower and weed eater when I'm doing yard work . Noise canceling mode has the most power consumption and shortest battery life. I have not used my buds enough at one time to run them down before putting them in their box to recharge. I always like to keep my devices topped off. I was advised to get a tethered set of earbuds because another individual felt it was too easy to lose the ones that he had - another brand of buds. I'm glad I did not do that. With the right size ear tip, I've had no problem with my earphone AirPro 3 bud staying in place while I'm mowing or working out. They are light and comfortable, nothing hanging around your head and neck to catch on things or become a nuisance. These were my first Bluetooth earbud purchase and I have been extremely pleased with them. Definitely recommend and would buy again if I needed an extra pair. I like how they begin to pair just by opening the little carrying box. It only takes seconds for them to connect for calls and audio. They also disconnect automatically just by popping them back into the box and then they begin charging from a little battery that's right in the box. That's the coolest feature of all, you can keep the buds topped off by popping them in the box every few hours or whenever you take a break from listening. The box has a USBC connector on it and charges using the same cord I used to charge my other Android devices. I went looking for replacement ear tips and had great difficulty finding ear tips that specifically mentioned fitting the Earfun AirPro 3. I found that the Spin-fit 360 series ear tips, made with 'medical grade silicone', are very comfortable and fit the nozzles nicely on these buds. I ended up needing the extra large size tips to fit my ear canals the best, making the earbuds even more secure than the largest tips that came in the factory box. Getting a great seal on the tips improves the sound significantly as well as noise rejection.