Nuraphone Review [Hint: These are RIDICULOUS]
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Checkout our review of the Nuraphones from Nura. Overall a solid first headphone from this Aussie company!
Features:
- Bluetooth
- ANC - Active Noise Cancelling
- Custom hearing profile
- Nura smartphone app
- Hardshell carrying case
- Anova earcup design
- Immersion Mode
- Built in Microphone
- Social Mode
- Customisable capactive touch buttons
Nura Website - www.nuraphone.com
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I’ve been in possession of one for a year and a half now and i can proudly say, I’ve yet to find a pair of better headphones than the nuraphones. And even after all this time, there’s no loss in sound and build quality. Really the best purchase I’ve ever made
i disagree, any review apart from youtube say these are absolutely trash
They’re not trash but I can’t recommend them to people based on build quality and physical fatigue of the inner ear piece. Great concept but it needs a few iterations of refinement.
@@st0rm-xxI know you definitely lied like a mf 😂
nope, read any review on any website and it says they are complete trash. on youtube where they get paid to promote them they all say its great!@@jordanthornton9122
So, true story, I was on my way to New Jersey yesterday at WTC. Nura had a booth. I dismissed the sales lady’s offer for a product flyer like most people walking by in a hurry do. But then 🤔I turned around got a flyer. Said to myself, let me just see 👀. Reading flyer as I'm walking to PATH train. Stopped, turned around. Back to booth. Suddenly....
10 mins later I'm the proud owner of Nuraphones🤦🏾♂️👌🏾😂, talking to co-founder Dragon.
/bklyn👑
Haha what a story! Yeah I tell my friends it's kind of like the VR of headphones. I can tell you all day about the technology but you gotta hear them to see what it's about.
Fenix Tech what I tell people me now - because it’s just easier to visualize - is this:
All other 🎧: Thanos with two-three stones.
Nuraphone🎧: Thanos - SIX stones.
bklyn👑
@@robertmotion haha, Nura is the destroyer of headphones :)
I agree these headphones rock. I have had them 6 months and love them
Yep, they're awesome!
T HOFF i own Jabra Elite Active 65t, which have been my daily drivers since October 2018. Since purchasing the Nuraphones a few weeks ago, I use my Nuraphones all the time now. Jabra are excellent, don’t misunderstand me. But as you know, Nuraphones are just something different. Period.
Listening to music I’ve listened to for years has a whole new color, texture and sound.
Even listening to music at a higher volume is not tiring on my ears because of how your ears receive sound. It’s amazing really.
Owning Jabra Elite Active 65t and now Nuraphones - best of both worlds 🎧
/bklyn👑
just purchased videos like these make me no longer feel buyers remorse
Great review! Can't wait to test my new Nuraphones when they arrive in two days time! 😊
Jimmy Olsson Hi Jimmy, how’s the new cans sounding? Thanks
I really want to buy these. Do you know if they have christmas/ Black Friday sales? Great review btw. Also I’m curious, do they sound better on Bluetooth or with a lightning cable, cause in my experience, cables typically give better sound quality?
For anyone interested they are $250 for this week alone, check their official Amazon
After doing some research from what I can conclude the Sony headphones I already own are much more comfortable and have a wider soundstage yet based off of dank pods review the nuraphones still sound better.
I could do a whole follow up video but I ended up getting a replacement Nura headset cause the first one had a fault… 2 months later the next one had the same fault and Nura wouldn’t replace them. I haven’t used them in 1.5 years now. I just ordered the nuratrue buds and am editing a review for them…. Such a tough company to recommend cause the sound quality is so good but the overall package falls flat for the money. Something like a Sony headset might be lacking in sound compared to the Nura but at the end of the day if they last you several years, feel nice and comfy, have good soundstage then it’s better than a not so great fitting headset that has the easy potential to break… but “sounds” better.
Set yourself up a nice EQ on your phone and you’re 80% of the way to the Nura in my opinion.
@@fenixtech1342 F. welp I just went and bought nuranow cuz I wanted a taste. LMFAO
Nuranow is actually great cause you’re not going to be out of pocket 300-400 to try them out. It’s definitely worth a try, let me know how you go with them. I loved them at first but after longer use I just found myself not liking the feel…. I mean I could even live with the feel but then 2 of them broke because of a faulty sensor because they have no off and on switch… so they would just die mid music saying “powering down” lol. I can use them over USB now but what’s the point, I don’t want to use them tethered
@@fenixtech1342 on the upside using them through USB will allow high quality audio as Bluetooth no longer is compressing it. They even have lightning and usb-c cables which will allow you to actually keep them charged with your phone while using them with high quality audio from either Apple music Amazon music HD title or later hi-fi Spotify.
@@g00bermeister Yeah thats a valid point. You've just reminded me of the proprietary connectors as well arrrrgh. I think I have the lightning cable somewhere as well.
currently using 1😅 I love them
Thanks great post I’ve gone on a monthly pay which for me is chump change now after hearing your post I’m super exited mine are due tomorow can’t wait to listen to Gary Moore through these many thanks.
You get them yet and put them through their paces? Mine are having an issue so I need to contact support about a replacement. So far my interaction has been great, no complaints. Hopefully I get a replacement soon enough.
Does the price go down on holiday season on nuraphone headphones
Are these loud?
Yeah man, the immersion slider with the bass really lifts the “perception” of volume as well. If you crank the volume and immersion slider you’ll be pretty blown away
@@fenixtech1342 thank you so much! By the way, what phone do you use?
Great review 👍🏼
Cheers mate!!!
I have ones, and I really do not understand how there are almost no reviews of other youtubers who specialize in this, I think these headphones are fantastic. Good job
@@victormanuelcardenas3516 Yep I backed them on kickstarter and would have expected to see a ton of reviews, not really that many. Looking forward to seeing the NuraLoops.
Hahaha I did not know about this product, I just bought the power beats pro, now I will look forward to these... thanks!
@@fenixtech1342 are the nuraphones loud?
Did you do a Nuraloop video already? Have them an now just ordered the Nuraphone. Wonder how they compare.
I tried to get a review unit but they wouldn't send me one lol. Have you tried it out yet?
Fenix Tech Yes. But I can’t compare at the moment as I do not have a nuraphone. But I’ve ordered it and hopefully it will arrive soon even though we have corona.
@@Vinyl-Movement Are the nuraloops good on their own just in general? I might send Nura a fresh email to see if they can send a pair out, I'm pretty interested in them.
Fenix Tech To answer your question here is what I wrote on www.head-fi.org/showcase/nuraloops.24365/reviews#item-review-23686 so far.
Pros:
Sound is very clear and it is hard to go back to other headphones because of the unique clarity.
Good soundstage with good separation.
Nice out of head sound which makes it enjoyable watching videos since the voices seem to come from the screen.
Good noise cancelation.
Noise cancelation/social mode can be adjusted to the situation using TouchDial controls.
TouchDial controls on both outside inEars are programmable and allow loudness via dialing.
Long battery life.
When you put them in you ears the Nuraloops automatically switch on and vice versa.
They tell you at the beginning via a voice the battery status.
Basslevel is adjustable (Nura calls this Immersion)
Bluetooth sound quality is extremely good for a wireless connection.
Cable from one inEar to the other inEar is very helpful for keeping the inEars around your neck when not using them.
4 tip sizes for finding a good fit.
Can be also used with an analog cable.
Because the personalization with the measurement of the hearing profile is always different, you get different sound options through the results.
Cons:
Bluetooth range is too short.
With mobile phone in my jeans back pocket the bluetooth connection is sometimes disturbed.
Sound could be a bit more fuller and natural.
The measurement of the hearing profile is not consistent, see pictures below.
Proprietary connection for the loading cable. If it breaks you have to try to get one from Nura.
Proprietary eartips which so far I do not know where to be ordered.
The Nura eartips never get comfortable. I am a fan of Comply Foam and SpinFit Ear Tips which I both can not use.
Walking with the Nuraloops is often not a joy as the seal is due to the silicon tips strong and you get with every step on a hard underground a certain “bum” in you ear. Again using Foamies reduces this kind of problem usually.
TouchDial controls allow not the dialing function for next track, so you can not have pause/play, social mode and next track at the same time.
The possibility to combine the functions of “pause track” and “100% social mode” would make sense to quickly react if someone wants to speak to you. At the moment you have to first pause and then put on social modus, one click would be more convenient.
The TouchDial controls are way too sensitive. When you are in the garden or you are in the forest and a leaf touches the Nuraloops the TouchDial will react depending on what you programmed.
Somethimes the function of my left TouchDial went away and I had not idea why. So I had to wait until they shut down and come back and then things will resume normal.
Lying in bed with the Nuraloops is difficult as the cable connecting the tow inEars is a bit short and stiff and pushes the Nuraloops out of your ears.
Using the iPhone’s speech to text function, the first word is always missing. In addition the texts are full of mistakes in direct comparison to the Apple cabled EarPods or Bluetooth functioning AirPods (standard not Pro). Which makes you wonder how good the 4 microphones are.
People I have been on the telephone with using the Nuraloops complain about my voice being too muted and muffled. It would have been great if Nuraloop would allow some control over the microphones.
No way of telling of the Nuraloop is on or off (except looking the Bluetooth connections of your smartphone). Sometimes the Nuraloop turn on by themselves while dangling around my neck and although they are not in my ears. Which is strange if someone starts quietly to “whisper” something you do not understand. Plus it is very uncomfortable if you took a call via the mobile using the mobiles speaker and mike or using a cabled headset and suddenly your telephone conversation stops since nuraloops have decided to take over.
A possibility to turn on and off would be very helpful.
If you have done your profiles and you settle with one, you might wish to to rename them, which is currently not possibe.
@@Vinyl-Movement I just read your review on head-fi, excellent write up.
The Pros and Cons are almost identical to the Nura headphones. They are a great piece of kit but they fall short as a consumer device. It's a real shame, I had hoped they would refine this in the nuraloops.
It's almost like yes they have phenomenal sound but at the end of the day, the fit/feel and lack of modern comforts means it's not the pair i'm reaching for.
I'm talking to Nura now because the sensor in the earcup is broken so it turns off after 45 seconds because it can't detect that im wearing them properly. This would not be an issue if there was a simple on/off or volume rocker on the headphones. They can't even repair them , they're offering me a discount on a new pair.... why would I buy another pair of the same headphones that has a design fault and can't be repaired?
I've got a bit of a sour note from Nura at the moment. I'm still talking to support about what they can do. If I'm left in the wind on a $400-500 headphone then I'll be making a follow up video talking about my disappointment in them.
They have achieved so much as a company and its truly impressive, but they need to back it up with servicing, it's pretty abysmal. I should mention that they will still work "wired" over USB to a PC, but I bought them as a bluetooth headphone, not to be strapped to a PC.
An you use these wired as well or is it just Bluetooth ?
I mainly use them for travel or at work so it's bluetooth. I used it wired to an iphone via lightning for a couple weeks but didnt notice a significant increase in fidelity so I don't bother with the cable anymore. A few times I used it wired to PC for gaming, but even still I can pair it via BT.
@@fenixtech1342 I was just wondering about wired as usually run out of battery and it's always half way through workout at gym hahahaha thanks for honest review keep up the excellent work .
Do they noise cancel?
Swoon Drones did you watch the review 😂. Yes there’s noise cancellation as well as pass through when using the “social” mode
when you say the sound is precise and sterile as a point of cynicism what do you mean?
Hey mate, it's a bit hard to describe but I guess they lack "warmth" that I've heard in other higher end headphones. Funnily enough it might be a sensory thing because most other headphones have some sort of material mesh on the earcups and this is a rubbery / silicone, so even that is "warmth" vs "neutral/cold".
I should also point out that it's not really a detractor for me, I can just see why some people would say this. I prefer to have "neutral" and clear audio than something that's producing some "warmth" (which i guess is probably a nice way of saying a nudge in the lower mids / upper bass ranges).
Fenix Tech can I ask, would you recommend these over a pair of sennheiser 4.40 BT’s ?
@@SK-kh8xq Hey man, I don't own the Sennheiser 4.40's but I just went to a shop to have a look. The quality seems very "plasticy" compared to similar priced headphones. The sound quality was decent on its own but to me the Nuras are much much better. Now the Nuras cost about twice as much as the 4.40's so it's not a direct comparison. Lets look at some prices cause the shop also had some Bose QC II on special.
$249 Sennheiser 4.40 (no ANC)
$299 Sennheiser 4.50 (with ANC)
$369 Bose QC II
$395 Sony WH1000 MX3
$499 Nuraphone
If your budget is around the Sennheiser 4.40 then it's hard to compare against the more expensive ones, but the QC II and Sony's felt (and sounded) a lot better... but I guess that's what you're paying for. I would personally either save up and spend more or pickup something cheaper, because the retail price on the 4.40's and 4.50's seemed a bit expensive for what you get. If they have a huge 30%+ discount then sure but not at retail prices.
There are so many cheaper options but one that stands out to me is the Audio Technica ANC500BT for $169 retail.
Another option is to checkout MassDrop.com and see if any headsets popup in a similar / cheaper price range. I've seen a bunch come out at amazing price points.
Hope this helps, good luck mate!
Fenix Tech Thank you!
I am on the fence either these nuraphones or the master dynamic mh65-w what would you pick
Is this good for gaming?
OMEGA PX 44 the sound quality is good but if I’m completely honest, the fit and comfort ability is not great for 2-3+ hours. If you’re looking for longer gaming sessions I’d much rather something like the sennheiser gsp360/670
@@fenixtech1342 tnx
They hurt my ears after 20 minutes and sound no better than beats did 6 years ago,beats sound better now,just my opinion these are not for me.
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Fenix Tech those headphones look awesome
Well I been to hell and back with them,
Got 1st pair bluetooth not reaching headphones from my pocket, rang had returned and replaced
Then second pair same trouble after this emailed them for advice, they gave me a code to go unlock phone developers bluetooth settings
Changed to aac,then other settings I tried all suggestions, but still very bad bluetooth. Was then asked to try on another phone did and still bad bluetooth
Then asked for refund after only having for a few days
Was told no refund on 1st month payment and also have to pay to return them and cancel subscription....I am happy with my Motorola £35 great bluetooth..
It's a con ....dont get me wrong sounds great if I have phone in my hand, but crap bluetooth is a waste of money for something u never own.
Well it's your choice but I have had nothing but trouble!!🤬🤬🤬
Mark Stokes that sucks man. I’ve actually had a return pair because it was turning off interniddently. I tested my second pair just before I left for an overseas holiday and the second pair is doing it now as well (not happy). I’ll email support when I get home to see what they can do. So far I’ve only had good experience with them but let’s see how it goes this time around
@@fenixtech1342 yeah I was finding customers service ok but when ask for refund all changes, I spent total of £25 for faulty headphones and not a pennies back,
Disgusted with them, good luck to u getting them sorted 🤞🤞