Sound Test: Edifier WH700NB & W820NB+, QCY H3, Haylou S35 & Creative Zen Hybrid Pro binaural samples

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No review today, but a reference video for a few previous and a few upcoming over-ear wireless headphone reviews, comparing how each sounds objectively without my thoughts or views. I'll tell you what I think of the sound in the corresponding review for each.
Enjoy the soundtrack, an unreleased banger from Kokiri!
Purchase Links:
✅ Creative Zen Hybrid Pro: amzn.to/48RJqJU
✅ Creative Zen Hybrid Pro Classic: amzn.to/48RJqJU
✅ QCY H3: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mLl...
✅ Edifier WH700NB: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mM7... or s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mM7...
✅ Edifier WH820NB+: amzn.to/3SpD4KG
✅ Haylou S35 ANC: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ol1...
Binaural samples are created by using specific microphones to record the frequency response as it sounds in your ears. Personally, I don't find them especially useful, but plenty of subscribers have asked for them - so here you are!
00:00 - Intro
01:17 - Creative Zen Hybrid Pro SXFI
03:06 - Edifier WH820NB+
05:09 - Edifier WH700NB
07:14 - QCY H3
08:47 - Haylou S35 ANC
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[@nesui1648]

found out about you in an earbuds subreddit and so far i am liking all of your review videos. keep up the good content👍

[@ReganCipher]

Thank you! And thanks for commenting - always nice to hear from people especially when they enjoy the content 🙏

[@_-Z-]

Thank you for another great comparison! 👍

[@ReganCipher]

Thanks Z! 🙏

[@ev_lefravi]

This is the best comparison in KZbin, thank u

[@ReganCipher]

Thanks for the kind comments and the like, means a lot!

[@thenewshoppingchannel]

Nice! These samples are useful as a point of reference. You can definitely hear the difference between them very clearly, even without using headphones. It gives an idea at least. Thank you!

[@ReganCipher]

Thanks!

[@user-wt1tr5sw8q]

Thats a great comparison. Thanks for that🙏

[@ReganCipher]

No problem at all, thank you! Give the video a like if it helped you 🙏 thank you again!

[@SharapovaFan]

Edifier WH700NB has the best sound by far. I'm listening on my KEF LS50 Wireless II and Sony WH-1000XM3.

[@gta4haterhq]

if the subbase wasnt so bad haylou would be the best. good video !

[@Razar244]

Hi, two questions did you test the H3 ANC after having updated the firmware? Supposedly they sound better according to their store page. And could you try to use the QCY app, set the EQ to custom default and then squig them? Because I suspect these are like the QCY T17 where the default setup and the custom one do not match.

[@ReganCipher]

Hi! Firmware was up to date when measured and recorded with the binaural mics. I will do the custom default measurement at some point over the weekend and upload it to squig - I'll comment here when it's up 👍

[@dawnofsteelfan7870]

The Zen Hybrid Pro out of the box put a lot of pressure on my ears - I had to stretch them over a large stack of books for two nights to make them comfortable. They sound great, of course.

[@ReganCipher]

Don't try the Haylou S35 then, they're so narrowt I had to give them to my 12 year old daughter

[@Comandartel]

​@@ReganCipher Я в одном из обзоров читал что они удобные и не давят на уши... Я как раз поэтому хотел заказать Haylou s35. Просто до этого носил Acme bh213 и они сильно давили на мои уши. Как думаете что тогда лучше Souncore q20i или Haylous35? Или есть варианты по лучше?

[@ReganCipher]

@@Comandartel У меня голова больше среднего, поэтому сила зажима S35 для меня слишком велика. Он больше подходит подросткам или женщинам. С другой стороны, S30 гораздо комфортнее. Вот мой обзор, в нем есть сравнение с S35: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqG8oXqQpNOpgbs спасибо за ваше сообщение, я учу русский язык, поэтому для меня это очень полезно! 🙌

[@serdarbahadroglu1087]

I have qcy ht05 and qcy ht07, I use them both very much. I'm curious about Qcy H3, what do you think of the sound quality? By the way, I have the non-plus version of Edifier W820, anc is very good, but the sound quality is terrible, there is no resolution, no bass.

[@ReganCipher]

Do you mean sound quality or sound signature? Because the 820NB+ is lean on bass, but it has less distortion when you EQ the bass up than, for example, their 700NB which are bassier by default, but you can hear the distortion much easier when you EQ them to sound the same. The H3 are ok. The sound is bassier than the 820NB+. Did you listen to these samples with headphones on? As it will give you a good idea of how they sound compared to the 820. I think the H3 are good value, but the transparency mode is a bit annoying as the white noise is very strong

[@danni222]

nice channel bro, i am waiting for my h3, and maybe later going to buy a pair of buds, was reading your msg on reddit and yoy say ht05 and 07 are very good, but these are old comments, are the 05 still relevant?, also there is a lot of buds from qcy like from t1 to t23😂 i am going to investigate a little bit more

[@ReganCipher]

Thanks bro 👍 yeah the HT05 is still one of the best budget buds. I got the HT10 coming this week so that will be maybe the next review. The H3 are good, I think you'll be very satisfied with them 🙌

[@user-ub5ys5dy4w]

ht05 is the best budget TWS I've used, buy them without a doubt

[@whitedream788]

I’m considering buying the QCY H3 but I’m a bit hesitant about the sound leakage can you tell me if they leak sound or not and if yes at what volume do they leak

[@ReganCipher]

I don't think they're too bad. At 90% audio with a little ambient noise, someone sat around half a metre away could barely hear them. And when tested against Soundpeats Space, Haylou S30, OneOdio A10 and Edifier 820NB+ they all leaked around the same amount

[@markkilaton4792]

title of track pls?.. nice comparison by the way.. no need to buy each headphone just to compare.. hope this kind of review will be the new norm

[@ReganCipher]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZq6n62in9Vgqacsi=gsznoKARgnCEBmhk - this is the version that actually got released, the version in the video didn't get the copyright approvals so it never made it to the public domain. Shame as it was a banger!

[@markkilaton4792]

@@ReganCipher yeah it really is.. thanks for the title mate.. been listening it for hours 🙂

[@markkilaton4792]

​​@@ReganCipherthis version is thousand times better than the original though

[@nch2465]

Seems to me that the edifier 700 has a better sound performance. It sounds a bit softer than the rest. The creative seems very flat to me, while the edifier 820 has less bass and better channel separation than the rest.

[@ReganCipher]

Fair comments. It's why I upload these samples as well as reviewing products - everyone has a different idea of what good sounds like to them. Hope you found it useful - thanks for sharing your comments!

[@gunners4115]

I cant choose between WH700NB and W820NB+, which one is better for you ?

[@ReganCipher]

820NB+ is better - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnLampx-iNprrbs - it has better ANC and sound. 700 folds better and has better battery life, but those things don't bother me as much

[@letalmike]

Edifier WH700 has the best sound.

[@prometheusxc]

How's the ANC compare between each model? Specifically the 700nb, H3, and S35?

[@ReganCipher]

Full comparison coming, haven't had chance to test all of them for ANC yet 👍

[@ReganCipher]

Ok so I tested today. WH820NB+ blows them all away. Indoors H3 is strongest on lower frequency sounds but bad on voices. All the other models are around the same. Creative has the most balanced ANC across all frequencies. Outdoors - Creative probably the weakest, then S35, then 700NB. H3 next, some way behind 820NB +

[@ReganCipher]

Transparency is worst on S35. H3 is strong but lots of white noise. The other three are ok, quite natural

[@prometheusxc]

Thanks! I figured the 820's would be a step above, but that clarifies things for me.@@ReganCipher

[@ReganCipher]

No worries! Full comparison coming soon, just have a big backlog to clear first 😭

[@regulariago6780]

The Qcy H3 Sounded very Muffy in my opinion (I liked it the least) The Haylou was a little better and The Edifier Wh700Nb sounded like a reduced version of the 820nb which is good the 820NB sounded nice with less bass than the Creative zen but I fell like the voice was a little better the Creative has an excellent bass amount and the voice was good, I think that the Creative one is the winner followed up by the 820 and 700 the Haylou but for some reason the QCY H3 sound really bad.

[@shubith1698]

Can I have you Spotify playlist, this music is so good.

[@ReganCipher]

open.spotify.com/playlist/4Jk7d0txqNvFryRd5jZh1g?si=0Fi-eBwfRruEObPFU9n9Sw&pi=e-1akNFHXQSbm3

[@danielss23]

When will be QCY H3 review?

[@ReganCipher]

They are on my list to do, I have a few urgent ones first then I'll try and cover them. I did include them in my Haylou S30 review and will also include comparisons in my Earfun Wave Pro review too

[@Mask242]

820nb with ldac sound best. Fit the Harman compensated 2018 OVER EAR curve best. Haylou (with EQ) second best.

[@ReganCipher]

Yeah it's very clean sounding. Probably my fave too. Agree about the Haylou too, nice smooth sound. My daughter blind picked the Haylou!

[@georgepierre3594]

the creative zen sounded best to my ears.

[@ReganCipher]

You have expensive tastes my friend.... You blind picked the one with the highest price tag 🤣 build quality on the Creative is definitely better than the others 👍

[@NJ-wb1cz]

​@@ReganCipherTo me it seems there's some balance/phasing issue in the creative sample that's not present on others. Some sounds don't feel centered

[@NJ-wb1cz]

​@@ReganCipheryeah, lowering the volume on the left channel by -3..-4 db seems to fix it

[@NJ-wb1cz]

​@@ReganCipherlistened a bit more, probably closer to -3..-2 but whatever, I'm sure it will be more accurately visible in an editor :)

[@ReganCipher]

@@NJ-wb1cz interesting, I found out on Reddit the channel balance problem on the Creative isa known bug, when you connect using a certain codec. Well spotted!

[@ooplycrossing2744]

would you recommend Haylou or edifier?

[@ReganCipher]

Both are pretty good. My daughter uses the Haylou as the clamping force is too tight for my big head. I like the sound of the 820's the best, and the ANC is the strongest of them

[@ooplycrossing2744]

@@ReganCipher thanks!

[@ooplycrossing2744]

@@ReganCipher Im so sorry but last question, which do you think are more comfortable and future proof for someone just starting off with headphones? and does the sound leak on the haylou ones?

[@ReganCipher]

@ooplycrossing2744 regarding the comfort, depends on the size of your head I guess but I prefer the 820. Besides the clamping force, everything else is pretty much the same. Regarding future proofing, I guess specifications-wise both are pretty current. Haylou will release the S30 in a couple of weeks, although it's more of a side grade than an upgrade (comes with a boom mic for gaming). Edifier are releasing new headphones all the time. With the Edifier you can replace the ear cups, that might be worth considering, but also the cups don't fold, so if you wanted to store them in a hard case to prolong their life, you can't (where's on the Haylou you can). Both have a bit of sound leakage although not a crazy amount.

[@xAD21x]

qcy h3 or edifier w820+ sound bettter in real life? im thinking about buying one of them, and qcy is half the price :D

[@ReganCipher]

Haha this is real life, it's a binaural recording! 😁 I prefer the 820NB personally and the ANC is stronger, but H3 is ok for the price 👍

[@xAD21x]

I know i know, and thanks ❤️

[@ReganCipher]

@xAD21x no worries! Whichever one you choose I'm sure you'll be happy 👍

[@xAD21x]

Thanks, got the edifier, LDAC is huge 😎 sounds great

[@ReganCipher]

@@xAD21x glad you like them, thanks for feeding back! 🙌

[@Defreyor20]

Edifier WH700NB it has a much higher level .....

[@ReganCipher]

Seems like quite a few people in the comments agree with you! Thanks for watching and commenting 👍

[@NJ-wb1cz]

Haylou sounds so much better than QCY

[@ReganCipher]

Vocals especially are really set back on the QCY.... surprised me a little bit!

[@NJ-wb1cz]

​@@ReganCipherYeah, and they are widely considered identical to each other. Is there any chance you had EQ on on any of them? Users often report that EQ makes the sound worse and that it's better to EQ them with Wavelet

[@ReganCipher]

@@NJ-wb1cz nope, no EQ. The frequency response measurements were measured using Windows, and they match what I'm hearing in the binaural samples to be fair. Not sure why they're considered identical - I found them to be very different, in sound and pretty much everything else

[@kokatrends]

The vocals maybe but that can easily be fixed by setting the EQ to what you want

[@ReganCipher]

@kokatrends this is true, and there's very little difference in sound 'quality', so when EQ'd the performance is pretty similar. I'd imagine they are using very similar if not the same 40mm drivers