Wɔte sɛ wo average open earbuds, nanso ɛwɔ optional RGB LED effects. | Cameron Faulkner na ɔyɛɛ mfonini no / The Verge
Cetra Open Wireless no nte sɛ agodie earbuds afoforo dodow no ara. Wɔyɛ akɛse, a wɔayɛ no sɛnea wɔabue mu a ɛda w’aso akyi pɛɛ, na ɛma agodie mu ɔdio frafra nnyigyei a ɛwɔ wo mpɔtam hɔ. Eyinom ma wotumi de wo ho hyɛ nsu mu, nanso sɛ wo mpɔtam hɔ yɛ dinn sɛnea ɛsɛ nkutoo a. Na sɛ wodan wɔn ho a, ebia ɛbɛma wɔn a wɔbɛn wɔn no ate nea woretie no.
Sɛ mpo w’ani gye afiri a wɔde bɔ asom a wɔabue ano te sɛ me ho a, ebia wubegye atom sɛ ɛnyɛ nea eye sen biara a wobɛpaw ama atie tebea biara anaa nnipa nyinaa. Nanso, Cetra Open yɛ agodie earbuds a ɛyɛ fɛ na ɛwɔ feature-packed a masɔ ahwɛ no bi, na nnyigyei no su — bere a enni bass mu sɛ wɔde toto earbuds a wonya nsɔano a ɛyɛ den ho no — gyaw pii a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛpɛ. Plus, wɔde USB-C 2.4GHz audio transmitter a eye sen biara a ɛwɔ hɔ no mena, biako a ɛwɔ passthrough USB-C port a ɛma wutumi charge wo device anaa accessory bi bere a woretie no. Asus Cetra Bue Wireless aso a wɔde hyɛ aso mu
Baabi a wobɛtɔ: $229.99 wɔ Amazon $229.99 wɔ Newegg $229.99 wɔ Asus Ansa na merefi ase asɔ Cetra Open ahwɛ no, mede me bere dodow no ara sesa SteelSeries Arctis Buds ne Sony InZone Buds bere a meredi agoru no, a abien no nyinaa de dede a wɔpopa a ɛyɛ nnam, ɛfata yiye, nnyigyei pa, ne USB-C transmitters a ɛsono ne kɛse a ɛma agodie a wotie wɔ me Steam Deck ne Nintendo Switch 2 so no yɛ mmerɛw. Nanso, mansusuw ho sɛ mɛsan akɔ emu biara so bere a mifii ase de Cetra Open dii dwuma no esiane nneɛma pii nti. M’abɔ Silent Hill F ne Esoteric Ebb wɔ me Steam Deck so a mente nka sɛ mepaa wɔn nnyigyei nhyehyɛe a ɛyɛ nwonwa no. Wɔyɛ adwuma kɛse wɔ me PlayStation 5, nso.
Mesusu sɛ nnwumakuo dodoɔ bi pɛ sɛ anka wɔdii kan yɛɛ USB-C transmitter a Asus de Cetra Open packages no, ɛfiri sɛ ɛma wɔn so kɔ gadget a ɛsɛ sɛ wokura sɛ wodi agodie pii wɔ handholds te sɛ Switch 2 anaa Steam Deck so a. Nanso, transmitter no wɔ ne anohyeto ahorow, te sɛ ɛma kwan ma tumi fa mu nkutoo — ɛnyɛ video anaa data. Asus kasamafo Katie Grayum ka kyerɛɛ The Verge nnansa yi sɛ ɛboa 60W kwan biako so charge, a, aseda mu no, ɛboro nea ɛdɔɔso ma nnɛyi agodie nsaano mfiri.
Nnyigyei-nyansa, Cetra Open de nipadua mũ nyinaa adwumayɛ a ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛyɛ den bass ne mids aseda Asus’ Phantom Bass feature (it’s on by default). Mede di dwuma pii wɔ m’adwuma da mu de tie nnwom, nanso m’ani gye ho kɛse sɛ mede bedi agoru anadwo wɔ mpa a ɛbɛn me yere so bere a ɔrekenkan ade no. I’m able to hear game audio at a reasonable volume na mekɔ so di nkitaho denam yɛn nkɔmmɔbɔ no fã biara a mete so, sen sɛ mɛtwe earbud bi afi mu na mabisa sɛ, “What’d you say?”
Hefty case no fa USB-C so charge (enni wireless charging) na ebetumi charge earbuds no mpɛn pii ansa na anyinam ahoɔden asa. Asus kyerɛ sɛ buds no tumi tra hɔ nnɔnhwerew 16 wɔ charge biara mu wɔ Bluetooth mode mu a RGB LEDs ne mics no adum (ɛsua wɔ 2.4GHz mode mu, a ɛma bɛyɛ nnɔnhwerew 10 wɔ charge biara mu wɔ me sɔhwɛ mu). I’ve only had to charge the case twice while testing, na buds no ankasa gye charge ntɛmntɛm paa. Mitumi de wɔn fii ɔha biara mu nkyem 70 mu kɔɔ nea wɔde charge koraa mu wɔ nea ennu simma 20 mu.
Cetra Open no hoahoa ne ho sɛ ɛwɔ multipoint connectivity, nso, ɛma wotumi kɔ Bluetooth mfiri mmienu so prɛko pɛ anaasɛ kɔ Bluetooth mfiri baako so berɛ a wo ne 2.4GHz transmitter no abɔ. Sɛ wobɛsesa sources ntam a, ne fã kɛse no ara yɛ seamless na enhia buttons biara, ɛwom sɛ wɔmfa audio sources abien so tie bere koro mu de.
Asus de akwan pii a wobɛfa so asiesie earbud nhyehyɛe bere a woakɔ USB-C transmitter no so ma. Wɔ wo fon so no, wubetumi atwe Armory Crate app no akɔhyɛ nneɛma a wubetumi apaw no mu. Wɔ PC so no, wubetumi de ne browser-based Gear Link site no adi dwuma kɛkɛ — ɛho nhia sɛ wobɛtwe. N’abien nyinaa ma wutumi sesa ɔdio ne mic nhyehyɛe ahorow pii, ne hann ne kanea a ɛwɔ hɔ no nso. Wubetumi nso asesa nea ɛba bere a woabɔ earbud’s top-mounted buttons no mu biara (wobetumi ahyɛ ahyɛde ahorow a wɔahyɛ da ayɛ ama mprenu, abien, abiɛsa, ne anan). Wubetumi mpo asesa audio prompts no wɔ Borɔfo ne China kasa mu, anaasɛ wobɛhyehyɛ no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛbɛbɔ nnyigyei mmom sen sɛ wobɛbɔ nne a woadi kan akyere agu hama so.
Na wireless earbuds akɛse a wɔde di agoru wɔ hɔ dedaw ansa na Cetra Open reba. InZone Buds ne Arctis Buds no ne nea eye sen biara sɛ wubu aso a ɛyɛ fɛ ne dede a wɔpopa a ɛyɛ nnam no sɛ ɛsom bo a. Mmom,Asus’ earbuds foforo no yɛ set a ɛyɛ nwonwa esiane ntease ahorow nti. Wɔn ho yɛ fɛ na ɛnyɛ nea wɔatew wɔn ho, na wɔn USB-C transmitter no ma wo kwan ma wobɔ wo gadget no charge bere a woredi agoru no.
Cameron Faulkner na ɔyɛɛ mfonini no / The Verge
