Edifier has introduced the launch of the NeoBuds Professional 2, boasting a tonne of options together with enhanced noise-cancellation, 24-bit/192kHz audio over Bluetooth.
The improved energetic noise-cancellation arrives within the type of Edifier’s patented Broad-Band Multi-Channel ANC. Edifier claims that this type of ANC can ship a wider and deeper noise-cancellation depth, as much as -50dB depth and 5kHz bandwidth, with an unbiased feed-forward channel that “applies the noise discount capacity of the Knowles RAN Balanced Armature Driver to the hybrid ANC channels.
The efficiency of the noise-cancellation might be personalised to your tastes, with the selection of a excessive ANC stage for noisy commutes, or low ANC stage to make use of within the workplace. The ambient sound mode permits for exterior sounds to passthrough to your ears so that you’re conscious of what’s round you, with wind discount help to scale back noise.
Edifier say calls have been improved too with its 4+4 built-in microphones working along with an AI voice pick-up algorithm to filter out environmental and wind noise on the go.

Different options embody the relatively wordy “Immersive Spatial Audio with Virtualised Head-Monitoring know-how”, that makes use of a built-in gyrometer and accelerometer to trace head actions and tweak the soundstage for a extra sensible, 3D sound.
When it comes to Bluetooth, the NeoBuds Professional 2 help the Bluetooth 5.3 specification with SBC, AAC, LHDC, and LDAC codecs. However there’s a brand new codec on the town and it’s referred to as the LHDC 5.0 HD, which is claimed to make it doable to stream 24-bit/192kHz over Bluetooth. That includes a Knowles balanced armature driver, composite diaphragm dynamic drivers, these headphones are aiming for exact however rich-sounding presentation.
Battery life is 22 hours with the charging case with fast-charging help (no point out of wi-fi charging), and there’s the Edifier Join app that’ll permit for added personalisation and customisation of the NeoBuds Professional 2’s characteristic.
The unique NeoBuds Professional was an award-winner when it first launched a couple of years again. The NeoBuds Professional 2 seem like they might repeat the trick by packing within the form of options you’d count on to see in a real wi-fi that prices twice as a lot. And that value? $129.99 / £129.99 in black and ivory choices. We’ll be seeking to get a more in-depth have a look at these headphones within the coming weeks.