{"id":154998,"date":"2023-02-10T07:28:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T07:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=154998"},"modified":"2024-06-19T16:00:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T16:00:02","slug":"edifier-w240tn-review-comfort-and-anc-combined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/headphones\/edifier-w240tn-review-comfort-and-anc-combined\/","title":{"rendered":"Edifier W240TN: Comfort and ANC combined"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edifier is an audio brand that has proven its worth in this competitive market time and time again, with excellent deliveries like the\u00a0Edifier NeoBuds Pro\u00a0, but this time we are not here to talk about them, but about the Edifier W240TN, which are aimed at the input range<\/p>\n

With that in mind, for an affordable price the\u00a0Edifier W240TN\u00a0brings to the table active noise cancellation, good battery life, comfort and customization options, but naturally they suffer cuts in other areas to maintain their price tag.\u00a0If you are interested in knowing where they are successful and where they are not, we invite you to continue reading this review.<\/p>\n

Design<\/h2>\n

The Edifier W240TN looks like any other pair of wireless headphones we’ve seen in recent years;\u00a0they have a fairly conventional black, white or blue plastic finish.\u00a0However, they are more resistant and convenient than they appear.\u00a0For starters, they\u00a0‘re IP55 rated\u00a0, so the brand hasn’t had to sacrifice durability to make them affordable.<\/p>\n

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With four sets of ear tips\u00a0, from extra-small to large, we’re sure everyone can find an option that fits their ear well.<\/p>\n

Another detail that makes them convenient are the buttons that, instead of touch controls, are physical\u00a0s.\u00a0These buttons are easy to operate and do not push the headphones too far into the ears when pressed.\u00a0These can respond to a single, double and triple click.\u00a0They can also respond to a long press, but the commands are the same for the left and right buttons.\u00a0Thanks to these we can control music playback, activate the mobile’s voice assistant, use ANC and transparency mode.<\/p>\n

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How about the Sound?<\/h2>\n

Sound is provided by\u00a06mm and 10mm dynamic drivers\u00a0in each earcup and is generally very good, but obviously far from perfect.\u00a0In this sense, if we are listening to music from streaming services with relatively low audio quality, call it Spotify or YouTube Music, we will not notice any decrease in audio performance.\u00a0However, the story is different if the source uses the AAC, aptX, or LDAC codecs, as\u00a0these headphones only support SBC\u00a0, so we will not be able to take full advantage of high-resolution sources.<\/p>\n

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That said, the vocals sound great on the soundstage, they’re crisp and vibrant.\u00a0Meanwhile, the highs are clear and lively when reproducing vocals and brighter instruments, like violins or cymbals.\u00a0For its part, the treble is cut before it has a chance to sound crisp or too bright, except at the highest volume level.<\/p>\n

In another vein,\u00a0the sound can be customized to some extent using the Edifier mobile app.\u00a0There are three options in the sound effects panel: Edifier Classic tuning and a dynamic tuning that enhances both treble and bass.\u00a0Both presets are excellent, but there is a third option that we can take advantage of to customize the equalizer to our liking.<\/p>\n

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In the same way, from the app we can find out about the remaining battery, control the noise cancellation and change the controls of the headphones, but not independently for each headphone in the case of the controls.<\/p>\n

Noise cancellation and other features<\/h2>\n

Noise\u00a0cancellation\u00a0is, of course, one of the main attractions of these headphones, and this function is activated by default.\u00a0When it comes to its performance, we can say that it succeeds in reducing most of the noise, but there are some that escape it, or rather, are not filtered well.<\/p>\n

Going into details, the electronic hums and static sounds are filtered very well.\u00a0Whether it’s the traffic in the background, the radio playing in the background, or the chatter coming from some people near you, it’s all smoothed out a lot with Edifier’s ANC mode.<\/p>\n

It\u00a0‘s not like these headphones completely cancel out background noise\u00a0though, as the darker and lower tones are still relatively clear, which means we’ll still hear a passing truck or heavier voices.\u00a0Some mid-tones are also easy to pick up, especially from sudden nearby sounds.\u00a0Sure, if we have music at medium volume playing through our headphones, we can turn a blind eye to almost all of these details and it’s generally a good deal for the money.<\/p>\n

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In addition to noise cancellation,\u00a0the Edifier W240TN has transparency mode\u00a0, a mode designed to let the sound of the environment through when we have to pay attention to the real world.\u00a0To our surprise, not only light tones, but also medium ones are amplified.\u00a0Unfortunately, the effect is completely lost when listening to music at a medium volume level.<\/p>\n

When it comes to wind noise reduction, well, this is minimal, so we can’t praise this aspect at all.<\/p>\n

Battery<\/h2>\n

The battery is another point in favor of the Edifier W240TN, it consistently gives us\u00a07 hours of use for each earphone\u00a0, and that’s using active noise cancellation at all times, so it’s not bad at all.\u00a0If we deactivate this option, even 9 hours of duration can be achieved.<\/p>\n

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For its part, the charging case has enough juice to charge the headphones 3 times\u00a0\u00a0and in turn it is recharged via USB-C. We would have loved to see wireless charging in these headphones, but for the price it’s already a lot to ask.’<\/p>\n

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