Denon PerL Pro True In-Ear Wireless Earbuds, Personalised Sound Profile, Noise Cancelling Earphones, Water Resistant, Built-in Microphones, Long Battery Life - White

Well what can I say about these buds? I am a bit of a geek and own quite a few pairs of buds and overheads. (Sony, Bose, Sennheiser, Samsung/AKG, and the AZ100. These absolutely outshine them all. Once you have the right wing and tips and go through the sound personalization all I can say is wow!!! I had a bit of an issue getting the right ear to fit but I changed to the smaller wing and bigger tip.This is the second pair I've owned. The right ear of the first pair stopped charging so I ended up having to return them but didn't hesitate to get a new pair. I absolutely love them. I also purchased a pair of Technics AZ100 and the Perl pro smashes them when it comes to sound. The noise cancelling isn't bad either.

I have tried what feels like every pair of ANC buds under the sun including the BOSE QC Ultra, the new Technics AZ100 etc. I have to say that the Perl Pros are the ones I kept going back to. The Bose have awful connection problems on android and I find the sound lifeless - yes the ANC is great but I don't find it much better than the Perl Pros. The Technics don't stay in my ears well enough to take advantage of what is supposed to be the best ANC available and I still didn't find the sound as exciting as on the Perl Pros. I love the wings that keep them snug so they don't lose their grip every time you smile or chew - maybe that is just a me problem though. The microphone for calls is not great but I have a pair of Jabra 10 gen 2s for calls. Thank you Denon

Denon Perl Pro review:I would consider myself an audiophile. My life has revolved around a combination of music production, headphone collection and earphone/earbuds collection. I’ve spent 100’s and 100’s of hours A-B comparing different headphones and earphones over the years.My favourite earbuds for quite a long time were my Technics AZ70. These were then displaced from the top spot (only marginally) by the Technics AZ80.Then I got these Denons to give them a whirl. I wasn’t overly convinced that they’d be capable of bettering the Technics, despite all the good reviews I’d read. Well they have.Compared to both the Technics: models:1. They go louder2. Have a slightly wider and taller soundstage3. Have smidge higher resolution4. Better bass (they have a greater deep bass rumble and can deliver more punch in the mid-bass region).Now, it’s important to note that, in order to achieve the above, you must do the ‘hearing test’ and possibly perform it two or three times (saving them within the three slots provided), then choose the best one.I have spacial audio enabled, as this helps the soundstage. If you like what the spacial audio does - great. I’d recommend leaving the EQ setting until the end of the process.An interesting thing that I found was that there’s a span of about 10/15 seconds in one of my ambient remixes where the sound is quiet and low+high mids focused (no bass line element and just a little treble) before the main melody kicks in.Using any of my other earbuds, you’d think that all there was present in the recording were these high and low mids (plus the slight treble from percussion). Except…these Denon’s show clearly that within that section of music, there’s also a very low frequency bass element. It’s too low a frequency to properly hear it. It’s more something you feel. And you do. This is completely absent on all my other earbuds, including the Technics.My clear conclusion from this is that these earbuds go down deeper than the others.Comfort-wise, I like them. I have mid-sized ears and use the Medium size tips. I often prefer memory foam ones, but not with these earbuds - the silicon tips do them a lot of justice. I don’t use the wing-tips that they come with and they’re secure enough in my ears (once inserted properly with a slight twisting action).Some people will be put off by the flat round shape of them. But I like the design. With the bulk of the weight (centre of gravity) closer to your ears, my impression is that there’s a slightly lower leverage force downwards on the outside. In physics we trust.Anyway, I’ve had no problems at all with Bluetooth stability and connection strength, and the noise cancelling is good enough for me.Ultimately though, I buy earbuds, earphones and headphones principally for the audio quality. And these earbuds are a definite keeper. So impressed, I bought two (at a time when the price was reduced). Ordered one of each colour and swapped the earbuds over to get a nice contrast going…

The ear phones are of poor qualityExperienced issues with fitting and rechargingI have requested a refundVery disappointing

There are so many things to love about these headphones! My Jabras finally broke and thought let's try em all, after 15 different product test this unknown brand (to me) won me over. The sound is absolutely incredible, the sound personalization actually creates a personalized, differentiated sound. I am a fan of the shape, they fit well in your ears and create a nice fit. I have smaller ears and I've been struggling to find something that fits and creates a proper seal. The look, design, all of it feels like it was built for someone who loves sound. It's not just another Bose or airpod look alike. The app isn't ugly nor is it difficult to use. Last but not least the mics are great and it keeps sound down to minimum for anyone speaking to me.The not so great - there are some Bluetooth connection issues, it does drop. I have been sat on a tube when suddenly my music is blaring thru phone speakers for some weird reason. It doesn't happen consistently but it has happened often enough to notice.Also sometimes the app doesn't think your headphones are connected when they are - sometimes opening the app can cut a currently working Bluetooth connection.Really odd left ear bud battery issue the second week of ownership. Somehow the battery was not charging. I had tried for about 8 hours to charge the left ear bud. I cleaned it, I reset it, I followed all the troubleshooting steps, and it was on the official charging cord. It was doing nothing. I was travelling on holiday came back home and magically the left ear bud had charged fully.The ANC is adequate.Overall from the sound perspective, the fit, the mic these shine but the flakey connection, okay anc, weird charging problems, the price is excessive. For me the sound quality is so good that I can tolerate the sting but if given the choice I would wait for a price drop.