Good Points:-
- Price.
- Comfort.
- Sound Quality.
- Bluetooth Range.
- Battery Life.
- Good Button Control.
Bad Points :-
- Case doesn’t wirelessly charge.
- Call quality can be a bit lacking at times.
- A bit fiddley to get them on one handled if your a glasses wearer.
I’ve noticed over the past few years. I really don’t like earbuds/headphones that use the soft silicon tips to plug the ear canal. In the past my favourite earbuds have been the Samsung galaxy buds live (the ones that look like a kidney bean).
Why? they don’t block your ear canal and the sound quality is pretty good, and they are really comfortable to wear for long period’s of time, (that said anything a bit too strenuous and sometimes one would pop out). So when MIXX got in touch and asked me if I wanted to review the new airflow open ear headphones I jumped at the chance.
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In the box you get the charging case which although made from plastic, it was nice soft to the touch plastic, in the classic pill box shape. Round the back is a single USB – Type C charging port and a single white led, which shows charging status, unfortunately this case doesn’t wirelessly charge.
In Use:-
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The first thing you notice when wearing the Airflow is how lightweight they are, you genuinely can’t tell your wearing any headphones, MIXX have marketed these headphones for when you’re running or other athletic activities (athlete I am not). But what I did use these headphones for was building a very large garden summerhouse, this meant a few whole days of bending lifting, pulling and pushing, with classic rock playing in my my ears, and the MIXX Airflow’s performed admirably, and not even the slightest move, no chance of one dropping out into the cement mixer.
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Sound quality was excellent with a descent amount of bass, yes open headphones will never sound as good as closed headphones or headphones that block the ear canal through the soft silicone tips, that said I was able to hear everything that was going on around me therefore less chance of being run over when crossing the road, and more importantly, no itchy ear canal.
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The headphones almost delivered on the battery life claim, I managed 7.5hrs before they needed a recharge, ( I did have volume cranked right up for the whole time) that said a quick 15min recharge in the case gave me another 2 hours of listening time. There’s a further 16 hours worth of playtime charge in the case therefore giving you a total playtime of 24 hours before the case and headphones need a full recharge.
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One negative I did notice, was I found the headphones a little fiddley to put on, one handed especially as I’m a glasses wearer most times I needed two hands to get them nice and snug. Each of the headphones has a easy to locate button on the top of each one for the usual controls play/pause skip answering/ending calls etc, which have a very satisfying click when pressed.
Call quality the person I was on the call with said the call was okay not crystal clear but perfectly manageable, with a little bit of wind noise. Another strong point for the Airflows is the Bluetooth range, I was able to put my phone down ( Samsung S24 Ultra ) and was able to walk 30 to 40 meters away and the connection was clear and solid.
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Conclusion :-
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If like me you don’t like the feeling of having your ears plugged up, or just don’t want to be isolated from the outside world, and are looking for a pair of headphones that can be easily worn comfortably for hours on end, with a good sound and battery life and competitively priced look no further than the MIXX Airflow Open Ear Headphones.
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