Dumb name, good product - Nothing Ear (a)

[@carlr9148]

Nothing Ear's naming convention brought to you by the same people who name USB

[@GentleWruzzPuppet]

Ear 3 is weird cause no one has 3 ears. /j

[@jakobsturm656]

@@GentleWruzzPuppet+1 interest points /pos

[@michaeltagor4238]

Hey we're talking about it right

[@jjws600]

Nothing Ear 3x3 Gen 2

[@ccelik97]

@@jjws600 You forgot to rename it to 3x3 Gen1 100Kbps to make room for 3x3 Gen2 SuperSpeed (300 Kbps).

[@SnowRaver-p2v]

The company who couldn't come up with a brand name struggle with product naming? Shocker

[@DiabolicalDilemma_]

Lmao

[@ashu-]

I'd say their brand name is as good as nothing

[@lebastard2085]

what's your company name ? :)

[@ventilate4267]

​@@lebastard2085 Nothing

[@sokraal]

Bruh you are talking about it right? Works.

[@lowercasegamer]

"What's in your ear" "Nothing" "I see you have something in your ear" "It's called Nothing Ear (a)"

[@Rukio360]

"Nothin' ere (ayy)"

[@wielku]

"(a) huh" "so you're canadian?"

[@karasekjh]

​@@Rukio360😅😂

[@dafrandle]

@@Rukio360 hoeh!

[@maegnificant]

You ruined the joke with the last two lines.

[@CluelessEngineer]

My dad asked me about a charge for 149 on his credit card. I told him its nothing.

[@Michael_S3NP4I]

Not bad like actually

[@cwypto4488]

Go.

[@BreadGood_21]

My parents asked me what my dog ate that was making his stomach play fe!n. It was nothing.

[@cwypto4488]

@@BreadGood_21 BRO

[@alphariusomegon8507]

Dbrands spite in the ads makes it fun to actually watch

[@lixnix2018]

I agree I often skip normal ads

[@Pepso8P]

A note saying they do nothing is more than actual nothing I expected to be in the box.

[@JimParshall]

That was the best D brand add I've ever seen you do. I really love the marketing that you folks do together it's really good and that was a good troll. I love seeing how happy you are now Linus the smile on your face and your renewed enthusiasm is quite nice indeed

[@BigT87]

I was expecting it to be empty since it for the "nothing" brand but the note at the end "We don't make anything for this device" got me.

[@lathrael7152]

They are really great at marketing. I was about to skip past, but then i heard dbrand and stayed for the gold.

[@joostvisser8537]

That single packing peanut absolutely sent me

[@TheguyfromDetroit]

Nothing Ear (A) seems like the middle child

[@dpgwalter]

Worth noting that bass enhance can now be turned off after an update, it was a bug on a specific set of devices I assume since mine didn't have a problem. Same with the transparency mode, it got fixed so it works a lot better now.

[@dpgwalter]

Yeah so that didn't really feel like the most well researched/executed video, coming out a week after fixes for most of the issue he had without any clarification. Also, the naming scheme is way overblown, they are just resetting and likely going for a "Ear (2024)" model similar to most Apple products. Feel like this could've used a bit more time in the oven guys

[@technikchaot]

@@dpgwalter if you use a number counting up just stay with it. I hate intel for what they have done with first their laptop cpus and now all cpus. Why because confused customers pay more. Same here, a counting scheme is easy to understand. a, b, c, d also but you should do it from the start.

[@HyviaVideoitaMansenlale]

These videos dont become a thing in a single day. Products should be evaluated as is, and not as what they are in 2 years. We dont need to be manufacturers beta testers FFS.

[@dpgwalter]

@@HyviaVideoitaMansenlale The update came out over a week ago, they could've at least put a text box saying "this has since been fixed". Reviews that came out days ago acknowledged and updated their opinions because of the updates, it's not impossible. Also, this is what the product was in _1 week_, not in _2 years_. Pointless hyperboles are a great way to be dishonest in a debate.

[@HyviaVideoitaMansenlale]

@@dpgwalter Aight

[@TheRoughy]

"100ms sounds like a lot because it is, but realistically Bluetooth 5.3 hasn't got any magic bullet to solve audio latency once and for all" You're technically right, because Bluetooth 5.2 already solved this problem once and for all with BLE Audio / LC3. Headphone manufacturers really should be named and shamed for releasing new hardware only supporting SBC/LDAC at this point.

[@mojtabagolestani6802]

i have redmi buds 5 pro and in websites it's said its only have 40~50ms latency but its a big lie ! i hope they add LHDC codec to Global version so we can have Lower Latency for gaming sure i use SBC for lower latency instead of LDAC and it even supports AAC but still not good latency for gaming specially when u play games like Call of duty or any kind of shooter game or anygame that depends on AUDIO Latency

[@DudokX]

Yeah this is why I still use a cable when using JBL tour one on pc. I was really shocked how noticeable the delay is on anything but music. Games are unplayable and even watching videos can be weird if the delay is not configured properly.

[@iamtrevorlang]

For 99% of all real use applications for wireless earbuds, latency makes zero difference in the performance… unless your producing music there is no need for more than 100ms… it most definitely is not a lot…

[@Eli-zb2yj]

So the review is about nothing?

[@rothstarr1703]

Yep, nothing to see here

[@wvrlow]

walk the green mile

[@HiRaziel]

I'm so glad this comment will live into everything they drop ever

[@why_tho_]

It is not a review, dear sir.

[@keatonbrier]

Exactly

[@NexGen-3D]

I sold my Airpod Pro's after I purchased the Ear's 2, I can say they have all of the same features, and are better in every meaningful way, they work and pair quicker on all platforms, I use them across Android, IOS, iPadOS Windows 10/11, many flavours of Linux, MacOS and even ChromeOS, they are so much better value for the money, also the Android/IOS Apps do not require any kind stupid account, they are feature complete without any cloud BS, I have used them daily usually 8+ hrs, every day for the past 6 months, and they are still perfect, and you can buy 2 pairs for less than the price of the AirPod Pro's.

[@turnbasedtoddy7664]

Except the ANC and Transparency is trash on the nothing earbuds. I had to sell mine because they were so bad and I had the 2024 editions.

[@lixnix2018]

I love the dbrand ad

[@jonathanto99]

Linus looked so defeated 😂

[@4RILDIGITAL]

Completely agree on the naming scheme confusion. I can see the appeal in the Ear A's based on what you've shared, especially considering how comprehensive their features are for their price point.

[@TheZoenGaming]

No side sleeper test? C'mon Linus, that's why I originally started watching ear bud reviews by LTT!

[@ShortCircuit]

They seem pretty solid. I've yet to find anything as good as my AirPods Pros but I did press against my ear and didn't experience any discomfort or pressure points with this one. Would have to actually sleep in them to say anything definitive. - LS

[@TheZoenGaming]

@@ShortCircuit Thanks for the info! Good to see you're still looking for a replacement for the Air Pods. I thought I'd found one in a wired IEM, but it has durability issues, sadly.

[@imascarygator2673]

Same question, glad you asked it.

[@VetBodGaming]

The shape looks to be the same as the Ear 2 which are ok. Fine for short periods but not comfortable to actually sleep with them in on your side.

[@phoenixyt124]

@@TheZoenGaminghe didnt say hes looking for a replacement. Why would you? Honestly im pretty sure at this point no one can beat apple in the bluetooth earphones Department. Airpods are too good for the price.

[@antrepeyous]

6:16 This is the best unboxing Linus has ever done on this channel. XD

[@beirch]

Kendrick agrees

[@jajssblue]

Dbrand / LTT ads are actually worth watching. I don't know how they've pulled that off.

[@ajs1998]

Hard disagree

[@fahimhussain1918]

It’sa big nothing burger

[@jajssblue]

@@ajs1998 Fair enough. This one put a smile on my face.

[@jmshay1s]

Fairly sure they done the box thing before.

[@Sampson_YT]

The Nothing nothing, you get… nothing.

[@twelfsauce6358]

And you know D-Brand will make something for nothing

[@Mr.Marbles]

@@twelfsauce6358the even less case. „Emperors new protection is here“

[@twelfsauce6358]

@@Mr.Marbles 99.99% more sleek design

[@kylemvanover]

You’ll get nothing and you’ll like it.

[@SkylerB17]

@@kylemvanover i hope so im ordering a Phone 2 soon 🤣

[@zechenwei1139]

The audio sounds so bad on this video...

[@MiguelY22]

It must be the room they are in

[@VikingPatriot]

@@MiguelY22 yeah its been happening in all their videos lately it sounds like they are in a really echoey room and they have wacked the bass up

[@TheMasterMakarov]

Taking You"Tube" quite literally it seems

[@spicyweasel]

I thought it was just me. This sounded like I had water in my ear after taking a plunge.

[@GangityBirdity]

Glad I'm not the only one thought I was crazy

[@waffle911]

7:48 If that's a recording from the Ed Sullivan Show era, it's not the earbuds, it's the recording. A lot of early stereo recordings were really heavy on the separation because they were only ever intended to be heard on stereo speakers, never headphones. It took a while for the industry to have the sound crossover between channels for a more natural listening experience on headphones that started becoming more widely used as portable, personal music listening became more attainable with pocket radios and Walkmans.

[@juliusbelmont350]

Early stereo days were wild!

[@DarwinismGamer]

these are the kind of Ads I live for! thank you dBrand

[@jorisgames9328]

I own the Nothing Ear (a) and so far the transparency mode worked really well for me. I'm not really sure what Linus was talking about saying you can't really hear the enviroment around you, maybe there was noise on the set and the headphones automatically turned down the strength of the transparency mode? But based from my experiences with the headphones so far I'd definitely recommend them.

[@0815dude]

Same for me. They work better than my old headphones (Samsung Galaxy buds+) but I see big room for improvement

[@Jookken]

is anyone else reminded of vector from despicable me at 00:26 ? :D

[@Commander_Jake]

Yes

[@markshinkai598]

Dbrand is one of those companies that can make me watch the whole ad.

[@0xTJ]

I really enjoy the dbrand ads, it's rare that I'll upvote a video during the in-video as break.

[@kcscustom9759]

Bass heavy out of the box honestly sounds great. On almost every headphone/earbud I have ever used I’ve had to crank up the bass to hear any sort of real bass note.

[@DannyBlicher]

The recorded sound on Linus seems off, too sensitive microphone used maybe?

[@MiguelY22]

Yeah even sounds bad listening on my phone

[@jarnobot]

Could you review the Fairbuds by Fairphone? I'm interested in them because they have replaceable batteries in both the case and the buds itself, but I would like to know if they sound any good.

[@Cyranek]

shoutout to dbrand for doing the most

[@pepperbean243]

DBrand sponsorships: - Linus gets pranked - Linus disses DBrand product control - Linus disses the whole DBrand team - DBrand advertises nothing.

[@savagepro9060]

0:47 a hole new ear-a

[@SkylerB17]

I really want Nothing to do well. Ill like be picking up the Phone 2 in the coming weeks. Looking forward to it.

[@marcinkarpiuk7797]

Im using it for half year already and its great phone 😊

[@dpgwalter]

Fantastic device, only hoping that (3) will have a 6.3 inch option as well.

[@Blakeyboy2012]

​@@dpgwalteryeh or even a 3a that's smaller. Just something in between 6.1 and 6.4.

[@xdevs23]

Turning bass enhance off works by now - I tested it on mine (Nothing Ear). I think you should give an update on that. Also, you can reduce the bass in the equalizer as well. One thing I noticed is that the "Advanced" equalizer will be flat when you create a new profile and it sounds like there is a lot less volume but what's actually happening is that the "Simple" equalizer is heavily turned up across all frequencies out of the box so to match it you will have to slide all the sliders at least halfway up and then go from there. Transparency mode works well for me but I prefer keeping ANC off entirely. Also, if you take one earbud out, it will pause the music and automatically turn on transparency mode so that you can still hear the outside world clearly and when you put it back in, it will turn off transparency mode.

[@macboogieland2897]

5:33 maybe an idea for a techquickie (or whatever channel would be best)? but would love to see a breakdown of how audio really works with bluetooth, and how latency works with all of this. is bluetooth still to stay away from, if one is an audiophile? why are more and more beginner music production devices now including bluetooth? i always thought we are trying to reduce latency as much as possible why is all of this relatively new, in the consumer market, yet wireless microphones have been a thing forever?

[@kalonzo8042]

If you want the bang for your buck then yes, wired is still your best choice.

[@honeypeadigital]

Lmfao!!! Best sponsor roll ever!! Just because they show personality when they sponsor you’ll videos, I’m way more inclined to trust them.

[@JensMüller33]

I really appreciate you, because you're honest af. I can't see that with other reviewers. I always hear yeah thats great thats awesome bla bla. After you said, the transparency mode basically doesn't do anything, I won't even consider buying them. Thank you.

[@Philippines1780]

its my first earbuds in the 100$ plus price. of course im not disappointed. the clarity, and the bass, also the comfort of this is really amazing.

[@joaosokas5040]

DBRAND: We love your linus pranks. keep em coming :)

[@yellowbat79]

that Dbrand punchline was amazing, perfect ad

[@fish_h]

i haven't watched linus for a while and thought this video was from 2017. wasn't expecting him to be shaved

[@Modikie]

That's what that button was? Wow i initially thought it was a manufacturing leftover with the molding or something. I set them up while i was drunk and it was late, gimme a break 😭

[@ChrisHolzer]

labs still unable to do the freq.response graphs?

[@NiTeHaWKnz]

May not be set up for in-ear headphones, yet.

[@leoo3oo768]

In a past labs video they mentioned that their audio testing head can't handle in ear headphones.

[@aarontherobberbaron]

4 hours with ANC on is...Nothing.

[@gcflowers86]

Get out!

[@NanneWielinga]

Are there no microphones?? I am missing the most important test: can you have meetings with these things, while someone next to you is in the same meeting. This is the golden standard of microphone isolation.

[@placeholdername3206]

I use these for work, the price is decent and the sound quality and battery is decent too. There are better sounding ear buds at twice the cost. The reason i'm using these over the other buds on the market is the way you mute them. The squeeze to mute and double squeeze to "play next" works incredibly well and is easy to do. Theres a physical button inside the case there and you just squeeze the plastic case at the tip to activate it and its a very audible "click" so you aren't accidently resuming play over and over cause you pressed a bunch of times. Really easy. When someone inevitably comes up to you (which in my work is all the friggin time) and starts talking to you, you aren't standing there trying to mute your air pods by tapping on it and instead give up and take one of them out.

[@Isamu27298]

Regarding the waterproofnes of the headphones. My original (first gen) Nothing Earphones and case survived a full wash in the washing machine and still work like a charm

[@snowontheweb]

Must’ve hired the same people who came up with the awful confusing names for Xbox.

[@adms7938]

I recently purchased the Nothing Ear (a) and have encountered an issue with the transparency mode. Despite enabling the feature, the sound quality remains the same ( No pass through / no sound boost, no human voice detection ) remains same as when ANC is turned off. I've updated the firmware to the latest version (1.0.1.46), but the problem persists. I'm wondering if this is a unit-specific fault or if others have experienced similar issues. Since I'm still within the return window (one week), I'd appreciate any advice on whether I should return the product or explore further troubleshooting options. Thank you for your valuable input !

[@BADUNZcraft]

the tiny charging cable is actually so nice that way you don’t have a cable mess just for your case because you don’t have to handle the case while it’s charging.

[@Modikie]

I bought the ear (a)'s over the linkbuds s and i am so glad i did. I love the squeeze vs touch controls because when i need to put them in my ear, or readjust, touch controls can be problematic. Also i think they just look killer. I was on call during much of my time at work and they did die pretty fast so although my new phone can last the work day talking on call, i gotta go one in, one out for a bit until they're charged enough

[@LOLMAN9538]

Sony is still the king of dumb naming schemes, and I don't see that changing anytime soon. But Nothing nearly had them beat with this.

[@Caladas]

The dbrand shenanigans are on point!! Loveit!

[@CrisCheese_]

just having Nothing ear and ear (a) with yearly upgrades makes a lot of sense actually, to me at least

[@Codyno-rg4xy]

Dbrand is probably the first company to make me want to buy their products via a sponsorship ad

[@willem2099]

Love the design, love the quality, love the price. I got the first ones. the were like 75 or so. Sound not the best, but all the functions in a sick form factor.

[@Brian-L]

Wondering when they’ll release the nothingburger?

[@BlindrHaur]

They are probably going by typical bulleting structure to build hierarchy of models to understand which model is an extension of what.

[@DJ_DiscoDoodle]

I’ve daily driven a pear of (the first) nothing ear and here were of the things i noticed: - the case would break pretty easily. This big square with small hinge couldn’t handle drops very well, unlike other earbuds cases from other brands like apple or sony (both that i’ve used). I also found that somehow ‘particles’ would become stuck between the clear plastic and non-clear parts underneath, giving it a nasty look. - the software was often unreliable. I found myself often annoyed with the earphones when they’d randomly disconnect, and when it (sometimes) reconnected, it often act like only 1 earphone was still in my ear and leave the other one off. The only thing that’d fix it was putting back the earphones in their case and disconnecting them. There were also some other small annoying things with the software, like the noise cancelling sometimes acting out and randomly switching modes - the actual earphones were pretty good. Everything you’d want out of sound you pretty much got. Nothing to remarkable to say the hardware of them than that it was worth the price you were paying for. My conclusion was that the hardware was pretty decent (excet for the case, NOT designed for clumsy people like me, i ended up breaking my hinge) but that the software could use a lot of work. I was relieved when i switched to sony earbuds because of the more stabel software.

[@dpgwalter]

I had the first one too, the 2024 generation improves on the hardware massively (e.g. there's no more space for dust to gather between the transparent and solid plastic) and the software is a far cry too. Haven't had any problem with them since launch.

[@TomasN37]

@@dpgwalterany improvements after recent software updates?

[@dranok2431]

I'm surprised Nothing has optional versions of their buds. I thought CMF was their option for their lower end products.

[@RennsportFilms]

ChatGPT training only includes data up through September 2021 so the assistant on the earbuds doesn't know anything past that point in time

[@antopolskiy]

Damn I literally spend ~30 min yesterday trying to understand if what I am buying from the official shop are actually the new version and not the original Nothing Ear 1. Thanks for the validation, they really shat their pants on this one.

[@jacksilverstone7616]

0:45 Absolute genius play on words right there.

[@kani2]

Nothing ear 2 has good water resistance. I dropped my case with headphones in saltwater and they were fully submerged for about 10 minutes. They not only survived that it was like nothing happened. I don’t know how.

[@Chardan001]

I had some early wireless headphones called "The Headphones". Was a nightmare to troubleshoot.

[@mortmortmort8908]

So what you said about the stereo music -- if you were talking about the ed sullivan live performance, it probably was recorded in mono and they made a really terrible stereo mix from it. They did that with a lot of the beatles catalog

[@leaphymoon9881]

Just wanted to say woth the water resistance on the Ear box like pair, i forgot mine in my pants and they went through a full cycle in the washer and they still worked 100% afterwards without needing to be treated at all

[@easygamer6994]

Your actually u are not right linus , the free chatgpt has a database from 2022 or 2021 so it cant know what the newest headphone from nothing is

[@burhanbudak6041]

Its like Im hearing nothing at all, nothing at all, NOTHING AT ALL.

[@ElectricityTaster]

4:33 _"wow, these really stay in"_ Said Linus after giving himself a concussion.

[@rollingtroll]

Time they try making a pair of earbuds without the rubber tips (they never work with my ears, I never found a size large enough) and without ANC. 79 sounds reasonable. Go nothing! Here goes nothing!

[@0815dude]

Look up the nothing ear (stick)

[@rollingtroll]

@@0815dude Oh I forgot about those being normal earbuds. Friend of mine has them, Will try them. I don't need them currently, got airpods, but I'd rather not give apple (even more of my) money

[@mistaBorg]

the name is still better than monitor names. there are already a few good tws under 20 dollars that are tuned to harman 2019 and have anc, this set has tough competition.

[@dvdmike007]

The CMF buds are the price/performance kings by far.

[@mattBLACKpunk]

Moondrop Space Travel says hi

[@ezrapardede1921]

nah, lower end product have even more competitive products

[@DanVibesTV]

they are also made by Nothing

[@cmdalbem]

Seems that the bass enhance OFF bug was fixed in the new firmware update (1.0.1.43). Transparency mode seems to have been improved as well.

[@Metal_Maxine]

7:20 Leonard Cohen: the great Canadian Depression himself is more than Bell deserves after the influencer foods episode.

[@Nope-gu3ph]

1:48 that's a huge bass shelf, and it doesn't seem particularly well managed either. Also, a dip in the lower mids as well. I imagine male vocals don't sound particularly good on these.

[@_PsychoFish_]

I switched from the Sony WF-1000XM4 to the Nothing Ear 2 and the latter are way better imo, while being almost 100€ cheaper (230€ vs 140€). Edit: Either there was a firmware problem with the review unit or they changed something dramatically, because on the Ear 2 I love the transparency mode. I use it in the office all the time and have no problem hearing people.

[@b1s9l]

The quality of this video seems surprisingly better than usual...

[@MiguelY22]

Except linus sounds bad

[@wheatlysparble7900]

I wonder if you guys immediately read thr comments after uploading the video

[@BGraves]

They probably do. Early comments get a lot of traction and if they are negative, citrus calling them out for a sponsored spot, they will get deleted

[@myztklk3v]

"that sounds like a lot because it is" this is why I still am using regular wired ear buds for gaming.

[@petersteve1207]

I think it's to do with the launch of Nothing Phone 2a, that they named the earphones Nothing Ear A

[@AliAl1]

I liked when you used to have the graphs comparing anc intensity vs other products :(

[@MobiusGT]

it sounds fine and dandy but the galaxy buds pro 2 a can be found under $100 any day of the week

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

Someone at dbrand had the idea to write a note that said "we make nothing for this device" and someone else said ,"dont use their name, say 'we don't make anything instead'

[@quality6500]

YES been asking for this amazing video

[@MarianoVelazquez]

I ended up buying the ear a s thinking they were the ear 2s on sale or something. No regrets for the quality/prize ratio but they def need better naming.

[@codylox41]

Jokes aside, that DBrand ad will now live in my head

[@z06dave]

I have the originals and my partner has the 2's. I've had plenty of high end pairs like Sony, Sennheiser etc but these are very comparable and easily exceed their price point. It might not be the very, very best but honestly, for the money these are hard to beat.

[@Gafferman]

Weren't we headed to a whole different kind of earbud? Something that didn't use drivers at all?

[@CocoaBeanWhip]

1:44 Headphone freq response wasn’t done by LTT Labs?

[@jonnathan780]

So, tldr if a good firmware update comes to the earbuds and improves on the transparency mode they are solid earbuds after some decent EQ.

[@brandenongkp]

I recently purchased the Nothing Ear and I'm extremely impressed with the sound quality. In fact, I find it better than my AirPods Pro. I was so impressed that I gave my AirPods Pro to my brother.

[@Iam0pti]

What's the point of the lab if you are using graphs from someone else?

[@Brockzillagaming]

I'm assuming they don't have the setup for earbuds yet.

[@Henchman1977]

I'm in year 3 of my $30 amazon MPOW earbuds thank you very much.

[@rtst6689]

are those good for listening to metal?

[@scottieb1]

I'm someone who needs a hook over the ear or it's a no-go. No earbuds I've ever tried have stayed in sufficiently. Based on how few such models I wonder if I'm in a vast minority. I'm not even sure why the all fall out - are my ear holes too small? Too big? Changing tip sizes doesn't help. Do I just move around too much and expect too much from that? Are others just sitting still while they listen (I'm usually doing chores if not actually exercising). Also do these nothing guys have such a model or accessory?

[@samsowden]

The next product in the stack is the 2c ear. Otherwise known as the Move Along (Nothing 2c Ear)

[@horizontal120]

Finally a video that starts with the price the most important part

[@staticziao]

Nothing is great, but their Quality control is uhh, yeah. Its been a month without my Nothing Phone (1) since it has been sent off for repair since everything of theirs apparently lasts for not that long.

[@Noname-km3zx]

5:33 Bluetooth 5.3 doesn't have any magic bullet so solve audio latency ? whut ! Yes it does if they choose to support Bluetooth LE and LC3, This is not a tech channel anymore.

[@nunoaguiar2525]

If KZbin ads were as entertaining as D brand ads I would stop using ad-blockers.