1MORE PistonBuds Pro Q30 | Budget Harman ANC TWS with Spatial Audio & Superb Wind Noise Reduction!

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Review Summary:
1MORE™'s new Q30 PistonBuds Pro are a definite contender for budget earbud of the year, with strong ANC, outstanding wind noise reduction, one of the better spatial audio implementations, multipoint, in-ear detection and a Harman-inspired warm, bassy sound.
Headline features include:
- Bluetooth 5.3 Airoha chipset
- 10mm DLC dynamic drivers
- IPX5 Water Resistance
- Up to 42dB Adaptive QuietSmart ANC
- 4 mic AI ENC
- Up to 7 hours / 30 hours battery life
- Quick Charge (2 hours from 10 minutes)
- Spatial Audio
- Multipoint
- Customisable Controls
Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
01:17 - Unboxing
01:38 - Accessories
02:04 - Charge Case
04:06 - Design & Ergonomics
05:46 - IPX5
06:00 - In Ear Detection
06:35 - Touch Controls
07:11 - ANC
09:10 - Transparency
09:34 - Audio & Sound Signature
09:51 - FR Measurements
11:38 - Custom EQ & Presets
12:28 - Spatial Audio
13:33 - Call Quality
13:52 - Call Samples
14:48 - Latency
15:07 - Battery Life
16:00 - Multipoint
16:16 - Summary
Full Review on Headfi:
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[@Ricky_RSC]

These look impressive!! the amount of features for the price 🤯 They cover all the essentials, plus the not necessary but welcomed spatial audio. Thanks for the detailed review, as always 🙌

[@MINHWJSN]

Thanks for the review!

[@ReganCipher]

Thanks for watching! 🙌

[@_-Z-]

Thank you for another great review! 👍

[@markthompson9509]

Good stuff man, these are great and on sale right now. Have you found a custom EQ setting you’ve liked so far?

[@ReganCipher]

They are so good for the money aren't they, especially at the sale price! I have been a bit tied up with COVID, going on vacation and then testing some new products but I'll circle back soon when I've played around with the EQ a bit more - the midbass could do with edging down ever so slightly I think that would open the sound out a little bit more so that will be my starting point. Thanks for engaging, appreciate it 👍

[@krisperkovic4990]

Great review. Just one question - what is the volume like? I always like a bit of headroom.

[@ReganCipher]

Thanks! Sorry for the late reply, I'm away at the moment but I'll test when I get back....as far as I can remember the volume is at least fine for me

[@lyonspaul]

Great review!! Which do you prefer this piston buds or the soundpeats capsule for music and calls? I prefer bassy buds. And is there a similar earbuds in price and features but with wireless charging? I can't find any! Thanks you are awesome!!!

[@ReganCipher]

Thanks mate! Appreciate the comments and for watching 🙌 both Capsule3 Pro and Q30 have a decent amount of bass and a nice warm sound. The Q30 are a bit warmer, the Capsule3 ease on the midbass a bit to give the sound a bit more punch. Honestly, there's not much between them from a sound perspective. I prefer the fit of the Capsule3 Pro, battery life IIRC is a bit better and call quality is also better on the Soundpeats, but the app experience is better on the Q30 and they have multipoint if that's important to you. Both are pretty underrated - good performance at low cost but like you say, no wireless charging. Let me have a think and see if I can find any that offer similar performance with wireless charging.... the only one that springs to mind immediately is the Soundcore Liberty 4 NC, but that costs a little more

[@lyonspaul]

@@ReganCipher Thank you so much for your answer, I had my Soundpeats Sonic for a couple of years until my washer claimed them, second time in there. I do like the multipoint and do want a better call quality 😂, I'll keep burning my brain for a few days. Thanks Regan!! you are the Boss!

[@tsuky777]

HI regan thank you for the review. I am debating between three models: "Liberty 4nc" "soundpeats air4 pro" and "1MORE PistonBuds Pro Q30" my main question is which one is the most comfortable for a small ear.? and good call quality? And does this earbuds have the option of transparency mode with only one earbuds (full singel mode) like the other? Thanks in advance

[@ReganCipher]

Hi there, thanks for watching! The Soundpeats are probably better suited for smaller ears as the nozzle is a little smaller than the other two. They're all pretty similar for calls, you can compare the call samples between the Q30 and Air4 Pro in my reviews - they're both pretty good, but in slightly different ways. The Q30 does not have transparency or ANC with single mode unfortunately 😥

[@tsuky777]

@@ReganCipher Thank you very much for the detailed answer!

[@petermurage8685]

Let me answer your question. Nothing on that list comes close to the Liberty 4NC.

[@Schattiz]

At 13:38 sound looks to lag quite a bit, is that something that affect the buds negatively? And call samples sounds awefull! Would you recommend other buds in this price range. Thanks!

[@ReganCipher]

I think it's just an error with the way the software has cut the video. It does some weird shit like that sometimes. For calls, there aren't too many good options around that sort of price. What's your budget?

[@Schattiz]

@@ReganCipher Thanks for the quick respons! I would say around 70 $ As of now it stands between 1MORE Q30 and the Baseus Bowie ma10 which looks to have some pretty good call quality. Or would you recommend something else? Thanks again!

[@benballard-ho7tu]

I'm torn between these and the TOZO G1 gaming pods or the T20s, I feel the G1s and T20 are a little more tweakable, however it's all down to the sound really? Any Tozo stuff in the pipeline?

[@ReganCipher]

They actually look quite interesting. I tried a Tozo set a couple of years ago and wasn't very impressed but it looks like they've come on leaps and bounds. I'll try and get in touch with them, see if they fancy sending me something - thanks for the tip 👍

[@benballard-ho7tu]

@@ReganCipher Awesome! I'll keep an eye out for that... BTW, subbed just off this video. It was the fact you covered frequency ranges that did it for me, nice addition to the review 👍🏻

[@ReganCipher]

@@benballard-ho7tu thanks! Yeah I'm surprised more reviewers don't do it, it's such an easy thing to add in and it provides a bit more objectivity to the process. Appreciate the support and the comments 👍👍

[@benballard-ho7tu]

@@ReganCipher it definitely gives the remote audiophile consumer a better idea of how their audio will sound, considering we can't actually hear them watching a reviewer cover them.! You're welcome on the support, thanks for the in depth information.

[@markthompson9509]

I have the T20 and these q30 and I feel like they are fairly similar especially with the fit. They are both really comfortable to me. They both sound pretty good to me but the q30 have way more bass and do sound a little better to at least out of the box.

[@chakibharbibi8877]

Who is the best 1 more piston buds pro or sounpeat air 4 pro

[@ReganCipher]

Sound quality is similar. Sound signature is bassier on the Pistonbuds Pro. ANC is slightly stronger on Air4 Pro but adaptive and wind noise reduction work better on Pistonbuds Pro. Transparency better on Air4 Pro. Controls better on Air4 Pro but you have some customisation on Pistonbuds Pro, none on Air4 Pro. Battery life slightly better on Pistonbuds Pro. Both good choices 👍

[@D93Tech]

Have you had any connection issues? Online, I’ve seen a few people saying they’ve had connection issues and buggy problems. How’s your experience been?

[@ReganCipher]

Experience has been fine - no connection issues at all for me. I use them with multipoint on my work Windows laptop and Sony Xperia 1 IV and everything has been completely straightforward so far 🤞

[@D93Tech]

@@ReganCipher that’s great to here. I wonder if the users who claimed the issues maybe experience random bugs that future updates would fix I’d assume. Plus, all else fails, I’ve heard 1more warranty can be helpful

[@ReganCipher]

@@D93Tech I remember actually some guy posted a rant on here and also on Reddit 😭 I did offer to help but never heard back, he just downvoted my review and ran haha. Looks like a few people did have issues. Strange, I haven't noticed anything like that. Even the stock tips are alright, they fit me much better than the Soundcore Space A40 ones the guy on Reddit used instead!

[@D93Tech]

@@ReganCipher See and that’s why I always have a hard time believing Reddit and comments. People tend to hate on things because they’re fan boys of something else, or paint a minor issue to be a major. Would this pair be able to get firmware updates through the 1more app? I was kinda also thinking about the regular pistonbuds pro as I’ve never had stem earbuds before. Any experience with those? Sorry for so many questions, but maybe the better question is, if you had $65 Canadian, what earbud would you buy?

[@dileeshadissanayaka9]

Is this sound quality is better than moondrop spacetravel? Can you tell me is this a good update from MST?

[@ReganCipher]

They sound very similar - regancipher.squig.link/?share=Moondrop_Space_Travel,1More_Q30 - just the Q30 has a bit more midbass and less treble extension. It's an upgrade in terms of ANC, app experience, call quality and battery life but a side grade for sound

[@dileeshadissanayaka9]

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[@andresllopez]

Nice video! Between this and Realme Buds Air 5 Pro, what do you think is better overall?

[@ReganCipher]

Thanks! I'm hoping the Buds Air 5 Pro will arrive (finally) in the next couple of weeks so expect them to be reviewed here before the year is out 🤞

[@andresllopez]

@@ReganCipher Great, expecting to see your detailed review!

[@sarangawalimuni4955]

I think Realme still wins I have Samsung 2 pro Sony etc but I keep going back to Real Me

[@andresllopez]

@@sarangawalimuni4955 Why do you prefer them? What are the points they stand out from Samsung and Sony? PS: I have a Galaxy S23. Do you think the Realme is better enough than a Samsung Buds FE? Thank you for your time.

[@sarangawalimuni4955]

@@andresllopez detailed, thumping bass and twin drivers

[@RicardoAbcoonFerreira]

Codecs suport?

[@ReganCipher]

No hi res codecs - just AAC & SBC. Chipset is I think Airoha so no AptX etc either. Not really a big deal - codec makes very little difference in these cheaper buds (if at all)

[@JC-wj3hx]

So unique! looks good! I have Donner Dobuds One. which aint bad but ... the ANC is shit

[@Luzobio]

The sound only performs well with ANC on; otherwise, it lacks some energy.

[@ReganCipher]

Yeah, like most budget buds there's a bit of an EQ shift, definitely livelier with ANC on

[@dileepaanuradhaperera882]

1More PistonBuds Pro Q30 vs 1More Aero?

[@ReganCipher]

Have not tried the Aero

[@ecoli9457]

Have you found more references? I am also deciding between those two since in my opinion they have the same characteristics.

[@felitsu3772]

It's too similar to the moondrop nekocakes..

[@ettaylor9418]

Lolol. Ok. So there is a huge gripe with these earbuds. There is no voice feedback, no connection, disconnected anc on etc. Even $20 earbuds have that feature. I am definitely returning these. I bought them because of watching this review. I am sorry I did.

[@ReganCipher]

Yeah all 1More earbuds have sound effects rather than voices. It isn't something that bothers me - in fact I prefer it - but I'll add it in my review on Headfi in case anyone else has the same preference. Thanks for the feedback and apologies - it's tough covering everything in the reviews!

[@ettaylor9418]

⁠@@ReganCipherno problem. That’s my only issue with these. I love the design but I am used to getting audio feedback with each interaction. Thanks for your review though

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Why is a voice preferable to tones? I find voices to be too aggressive...."transparency mode on....I don't need verbal queue.

[@ReganCipher]

Yeah, I prefer a tone as well. Everyone is different I guess!

[@EricDouglas-dp1sn]

I purchased these as a value set for the gym, they are small, sound and ANC are solid, ear tips are very poor. Main issue is PATHETIC connectivity with iPhone 14. Tried every remedy available to no avail. Contacted customer service 4-5 times to return with NO RESPONSE! I strongly recommend choosing another earbud as 1More customer service is PATHETIC! BUYER BEWARE!!

[@ReganCipher]

That doesn't sound good at all! Want me to try and get in touch with them for you? I tried them on my iPhone and didn't have any problem but I do tend to use all my earbuds predominantly with Android

[@molimora]

Why is it even cheaper than the previous PistonBuds Pro?😂

[@ReganCipher]

Maybe they realised the price was too high on the old model.... who knows 🤣