Today, buying an electronic device can be a labyrinth of doubts, due to the great fragmentation that exists in the market. There are many brands that offer us their technological products, with a wide range of prices, models and characteristics. At Blusens we have received from Mixcder the new E9, someheadband earphones with active noise cancellation technology.
Manufactured by Mixcder, are positioned as the top of the range of a brand that, in addition to headband headphones, also sells sound elements such as sports headphones, Bluetooth transmitters or home speakers. But today we are going to base ourselves on this device that, in addition to allowing us to listen to music connected via cable to any device with a 3,5mm Jack output, broadens its range of use with its bluetooth connection. Join us and you will discover all its secrets!
Box contents
Let's start at the beginning. The packaging is made up of the cardboard box itself, inside which we find a black hard case. This case will allow us, in addition to storing headphones safely and ensuring that they do not suffer any damage in our day to day when we are not using them, to be able to include with them, for example, the audio cable, a small powerbank or a micro USB cable.
The case, in addition to having a zipper closure so that nothing we keep has a chance to get out of it, it has a elastic tape that runs horizontally at mid-height, thus allowing the headphones are very firm inside its case. Inside it, along with the headphones, we find a small clear plastic bag with accessories included. Some are necessary to operate the headphones in our day to day. Others, on the other hand, are designed to make life a little easier in certain situations.
Thus, in addition to the own multi-language instruction manual and card with warranty information, we found inside the bag a USB-MicroUSB cable about 90 centimeters in length with which we can charge the built-in battery of the headphones themselves; a audio cable with 3,5mm mini Jack connection of more than 120 centimeters in length, to be able to listen to music through headphones by connecting them directly to our audio source physically, and a adapter to be able to use our headphones on an airplane.
Design and manufacturing
Its design is obviously reminiscent of many competitive headband headphones. The headband itself has quite a noticeable flexibility, and both on the upper part of it and on the side pads, we find the same soft touch synthetic material, which will allow us to use and enjoy our headphones in a comfortable way, because in addition its padding is soft and adapts both to the shape of our ears and our head.
The headphones are of a generous size, and its pads take care of isolate ourselves as much as possible of what happens abroad, completely covering the ear and surrounding it. Their joints rotate up to 90 degrees with respect to the headband, thus allowing us to store them in their case more comfortably, as well as being able to better adjust them to our anatomy. The headband itself is extendable by up to 30mm in length, and also have a indicator so that we know at all times the extension on each side, a detail that has caught our attention, as it corresponds to a product of a higher range.
Technical characteristics
After analyzing both its staging and its design and manufacture, we are now going to analyze its specifications. We have two 40mm diameter drivers or magnets, responding in the usual frequency 20-20.000 Hz or with a SPL or 94dB sound pressure level, values that are common in the vast majority of its competitors in the market. Of course the Bluetooth connection is 4.0, something that is to be expected already in 2019, and that also encourages best scope of use (up to 10 meters), a longer battery life, arriving until 30 hours uninterrupted.
El charging time is about two and a half hours starting with the battery completely drained, and it is possible to do it via any USB portEither on a computer, external battery or with a power adapter. Of course, noise cancellation affects battery life, reducing battery life by 20% up to 24 hours. The ports, both the charging micro USB and the 3,5mm audio input jack, as well as the control keypad, consisting of two volume up and down buttons, on / off button and noise cancellation switch , are located on the bottom of both earbuds.
Day-to-day use
El pairing process With our mobile, computer or audio source it could not be easier. We just have to connect headphones by pressing and holding the power button and then, search for Bluetooth devices in that terminal that we want to use as a source. Us will appear as E9 mixcder and we will only have to click on «connect». Our headphones will emit a sound to confirm the connection, and from then on we will only have to worry about enjoying them.
La active noise cancellation is one of the great assets of these headphones. We can connect and disconnect it at any time activating the switch with the acronym ANC, corresponding to "Active Noise Canceling", taking into account that only available as long as the battery is not depleted. By activating the switch, if we do not have anything playing, we will notice a slight background noise, isolating ourselves from the outside completely.
We must bear in mind, as we discussed earlier, that there is a reduction of autonomy around 20% if we use noise cancellation, so if you want to extend the autonomy as much as possible, we recommend activating it only when you consider it necessary. Sound is clean and clear in both settings, although it is true that the bass is more enhanced with noise cancellation disconnected, being clearly oriented to listening to current commercial music. We miss some dynamism in the sound, although nothing that cannot be partially mitigated if our sound source allows us to equalize the outgoing signal.
El volume obtained is within expected for headphones of this type, although if the connection is made for Bluetooth the maximum level is somewhat below that if the connection is by cable. Anyway, thanks to the noise cancellation, it will be difficult for us to miss more sound level. The hands-free function allows one fluent conversationAs the location of the microphone, at the bottom of the right earbud, allows the recorded sound to be clean and without distortion.
Full specification table
Brand | mixcder |
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Model | e9 |
Connectivity | Bluetooth 4.0 |
Battery capacity | 500mah |
Duration without ANC | Up to 30 hours |
Duration with ANC | Up to 24 hours |
Loading time | 2.5 hours |
Speaker diameter | 40 mm |
Response frequency | 20 20.000-Hz |
Headphone dimensions | 19.5 16.9 x x 27.5mm |
Packing dimensions | 20.7 x 23.8 x 6.6 cm |
Headphone Weight | 272 gr |
Price | 69.99 € |
Purchase Link | Mixer E9 |
Pros and cons of the E9 mixcder
Pros
- hard case with zipper
- Accessories included
- noise cancellation effectiveness
- materials and build quality
Cons
- high weight
- background noise when ANC is activated