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It seems that we are gradually approaching the point where TWS headphones and truly high-quality sound will not be
Noble Audio Falcon Pro
One of the best TWS earbuds for sound quality
Flagship in-ear hybridTWS headphones with one dynamic and two reinforcing emitters. They have great sound quality, long battery life and support for wireless charging. Supports touch control. Waterproof to IPX5 standard. Bluetooth 5.2 is used for connection, there is support for SBC, AAC, aptX and aptX Adaptive codecs.
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5 reasons to buy the Noble Audio Falcon Pro:
- incredible sound quality for a TWS model;
- comfortable and lightweight design;
- protection against moisture IPX5;
- very stable connection;
- long battery life;
2 reasons not to buy Noble Audio Falcon Pro:
- high price;
- You need to have a model with active noise cancellation.
Fast passage:
- Who are Noble Audio?
- What is in the box?
- What does the Noble Audio Falcon Pro look like?
- How convenient is the Noble Audio Falcon Pro to use?
- What about the sound quality, microphone and sound insulation?
- What about autonomy?
- In the dry residue
Who are Noble Audio?
Noble Audio is an American company that wasfounded in 2013 in California. The founders were John Moulton (Wizard) and Brannan Mason. The main directions were universal and custom in-ear headphones. The main goal was to release models with the highest quality sound. The company has a lot of multi-driver models in its assortment, mostly at a very impressive price. Noble Audio engineers are not afraid to experiment and already use piezoelectric and electret drivers in a couple of their hybrid models. Considering the rapid growth in popularity of TWS headphones, it is not surprising that the company decided to test its strength in this segment. In addition to the heroes of today's review, the flagship model Noble Audio Falcon Pro, there is also a more modest model, Noble Audio Falcon 2.
</ p>What is in the box?
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Noble Audio Falcon Pro comes inan oblong box in dark blue with a picture of the headphones themselves and additional information. Inside are the headphones themselves, a charging case, three pairs of self-developed ePro replaceable nozzles, a USB Type-C cable, documentation and a black velvet pouch for transportation. A very useful thing: usually TWS charging cases very quickly lose their presentable appearance and become covered with scratches.
</ p>What does the Noble Audio Falcon Pro look like?
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The Noble Audio Falcon Pro cases are quite large,as for the TWS model. This is not surprising, given the use of a hybrid circuit of three emitters. The main body is made of matte black plastic. And the outer covers are aluminum. Nice blue color, teardrop shape, with subtle concentric texture and Noble Audio logos.
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Next to them on each earbud there iselongated LEDs to indicate the current status of the headphones. During music playback, they are off, blink white and orange in pairing mode, and light orange when the batteries are low and while charging.
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When viewed from the side, a white Noble lettering is visible, next to it there is a visible seam: the headphones consist of two halves. But everything fits perfectly.
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On the inside of each of the earbuds, there are charging contacts, as well as the model name and left-right designations.
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The sound guides of the Noble Audio Falcon Pro are quite longand have a edging at the end for securely fixing the attachments. Visually, the diameter is standard, or close to it. In any case, the experiment with SpinFit was a success. Although the branded ePros turned out to be very good and in the end I settled on them. The sound guides have a traditional mesh.
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Noble Audio Falcon Pro looks interesting andrather unusual. In terms of workmanship, everything is very good: the parts fit perfectly. There is protection against moisture according to the IPX5 standard, so nothing will happen to the headphones during sports or if you get into the rain with them. But, of course, you shouldn't immerse them in water.
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The charging case is not the smallest.But that's forgivable given the support for Qi wireless charging. It looks interesting and is made in the same style as the headphones themselves. The main part is matte black plastic, and the lid is glossy blue with the model name. From the front there are four LED indicators of the charge level of the case.
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The lid has an automatic closing when closing and is goodremains in this state. Inside the case, everything is almost familiar: places for headphones with contacts for charging and magnets for “fine-tuning” to the right position. As practice has shown, the design is not the most convenient: getting the headphones out of the case is not so easy. There is a Reset button between the headphones to reset to factory settings.
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The back of the case houses a USB Type-C port for charging. There are no more functional elements.
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How convenient is the Noble Audio Falcon Pro to use?
The headphones are lightweight and have a fairly good shape.They have an excellent deep fit in the ear canal, they fit well and do not try to fly out of the ears even when running. But at first I had to experiment a little to find the optimal position for me with better sound insulation. By the way, when choosing the right attachments and proper fit, passive sound insulation is excellent. But for those who are afraid of isolating themselves from the outside world, there is the Hear Through transparency mode. The user receives sound from microphones to hear what is happening around. The only important thing to know about ease of use is that the headphones protrude quite far beyond the ears. There is a possibility that wearing a hat in winter will not be very comfortable.
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The headphones are built on the Qualcomm QCC3040 SoC,Bluetooth 5.2 is used. There is support for TrueWireless Mirroring and High Precision Connect technologies for a stable connection. And, it’s worth noting that the Noble Audio Falcon Pro is doing great with this: I moved more than 10 meters away from the smartphone, there was one wall between us, and the signal remained stable, without any interruptions. SBC, AAC, aptX and aptX Adaptive codecs are supported. The latter is capable of transmitting data with a dynamic bitrate from 279 kbps to 420 kbps, depending on conditions and signal stability. Technically, this is lower than aptX HD with 576 kbps. But it is claimed that thanks to new compression algorithms, aptX Adaptive can transmit 24bit / 48kHz, which corresponds to aptX HD. This is of course all good. But I was a little saddened by the lack of support for LDAC, which under ideal conditions can provide up to 990 kbps. Quite a strange solution for top-end TWS with excellent sound. It’s especially offensive when the entire music library is in FLAC and you have a subscription to Deezer Hi-Fi.
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To pair headphones with a source, you need themjust remove it from the case and wait until the LED indicators start flashing alternately orange and white. There is touch control. Single touch on any earphone - play / pause, answer a call. Switching tracks - double and triple tap to the right earphone. Four touches to any earphone - call the voice assistant. Triple tap to the left earphone - increase the volume. Double - Decrease the volume or activate the transparency mode.
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An application is provided to configure the headphonesNoble Sound Suite. There are only English and Japanese interface languages, although I don’t see any problem with that. The application itself is a little crude: for some reason it connects to the headphones only on the second try. And this is the specific feature of the application: it has been tested on different smartphones from different manufacturers. The application displays the current charge of each earphone and the codec used. Using the application, the firmware is updated, you can enable transparency mode and adjust the equalizer. It is possible to change the actions to triple tapping on the left earphone, as well as double and triple tapping on the right one.
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What about the sound quality and microphone?
We usually don't put much emphasis on quality.sound in the average TWS: often everything is not very encouraging there if you are a music lover with extensive experience in using expensive wired Hi-Fi headphones. But with the Noble Audio Falcon Pro the story is completely different. Knowing the company's reputation, expectations were quite high, although with the caveat that this was still TWS. But the headphones managed to exceed these expectations. The sound is provided by a hybrid circuit, which includes a three-layer 6mm dynamic driver with titanium coating TLT Driver and the new Knowles SRDD dual armature.
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If we start with general impressions, then the firstThe association with the sound of the Noble Audio Falcon Pro is a celebration with fireworks. Unlike the tight, booming bass sound of most TWS, the Falcon Pro perfectly and fully reproduces the entire frequency range and does so in a very detailed, impressive, natural, engaging and tasteful way. In general, the frequency response is traditionally slightly V-shaped, but only in the best sense of this concept. What’s especially pleasing is that the headphones are universal in terms of music genres. They sound great as jazz, classical or extremely extreme variations of metal, as well as D’n’B and other electronic styles. But there is also a downside: headphones are quite picky about the quality of the recording itself.
Low frequencies are slightly accentuated, they area sufficient amount, including sub-bass. The low frequencies are biting, with a very pleasant, elastic impact, excellent dynamics, depth, density and detail. They are well controlled and under no circumstances merge into a mushy hum. Despite the minimal “recession” mid frequencies, there is no shortage of them: they sound very natural, detailed, with an abundance of small details. Live instruments sound especially pleasant and natural. The imaginary scene was a very pleasant surprise with its scale: nothing like this had ever been seen in TWS models before. It is very pleasing with its width, depth, good separation and positioning of tools. High frequencies are slightly emphasized: they have excellent detail and transparency. They allow you to hear even the smallest nuances of recordings and add overall “clarity” sound. But it's worth noting that at high volumes on some recordings they can start to "cut" a little. So HF-phobes may find the Noble Audio Falcon Pro too bright.
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Unfortunately, so far in TWS models with microphones, everythingnot very good due to design features. This also affected the Noble Audio Falcon Pro. Yes, there is noise canceling technology for Qualcomm CVC 8.0 microphones and in any (or almost any) situations the interlocutor hears the necessary information, but the voice is deaf. I was asked several times if I was in the bathroom.
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The manufacturer promises that from one chargeThe headphones can operate for 10 hours at 70% volume and 5.5 hours at maximum volume. In real life, I got 7.5-8 hours of work, which is very impressive. The case can charge the headphones three more times. So fully charged headphones with a case will last for a week if you listen to music on the way to work/home and add to this three more workouts of one and a half to two hours. There is fast charging: 15 minutes in the case is enough for 2 hours of work. So the autonomy of the Noble Audio Falcon Pro is more than good. Well, there is a small bonus: the case supports Qi wireless charging.
</ p>The bottom line: three things you need to know about the Noble Audio Falcon Pro:
- The Noble Audio Falcon Pro is one of the best (if not the best) TWS headphones available in terms of sound quality.
- They delight with a long battery life.
- They are protected against dust and moisture according to the IPX5 standard.
Noble Audio Falcon Pro
Emitters
hybrid: 6 mm dynamic TLT Driver + two reinforcement Knowles SRDD
Frequency range
20 Hz - 24,000 Hz
Form factor
intracanal
Connection
Bluetooth 5.2, SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive
Radius of action
10 m
Wired connection
USB Type-C
Battery
headphones: up to 10 hours, with case: up to 40 hours; fast charging; Qi wireless charging
Additionally
IPX5 protection
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- MPOW T5 review: TWS cordless headphones with long half-price
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Thank you
The editors would like to thank the Soundmag store chain for the kindly provided headphones for review.