1More SonoFlow

The SonoFlow mix a light-weight design with first rate noise cancellation and an as much as 70-hour battery life. The Transparency mode may very well be stronger and controls are robust to inform aside, however for lower than £100, these headphones supply a well-rounded set of options.

Introduction

1More is an audio model that has impressed us prior to now, not solely with its reasonably priced costs however with standout options that seize our consideration and separate its headphones from the gang. 

I’ve beforehand examined the spatial audio-toting 1More Aero and now I’ve spent over every week listening to my favorite tracks by the SonoFlow headphones, a pair of over-ears that boast Hello-Res Audio assist, ANC and as much as 70 hours of battery life. 

So, how did they carry out?

Design

• The SonoFlow are delicate and comfy
• The design may be very impartial and traditional 
• The headphones are light-weight however not waterproof

The 1More SonoFlow look nice out of the field. The very first thing I observed concerning the headphones was how delicate the earcups and the scarf felt with their thick reminiscence foam padding and supple protein leather-based cowl. 

The type itself is kind of delicate. The SonoFlow received’t flip any heads the way in which the AirPods Max do, however the all-black end feels traditional and the flashes of crimson contained in the earcups add some curiosity – even for those who’re the one one who’ll see them.

The plastic design doesn’t really feel as costly or glossy because the V-Moda S80, however it does maintain the SonoFlow extremely light-weight and comfy on the pinnacle at simply 250g, even when worn for longer durations of time.

The controls do really feel fairly low-cost. 1More has opted for bodily buttons over contact pads and, whereas this isn’t a nasty factor by itself, these explicit buttons are very clicky and never probably the most tactile to seek out and inform aside. On the left ear, you’ll discover the USB-C port, whereas the fitting ear homes the on/off button, quantity and playback controls, ANC swap and three.5mm jack for wired listening.

Over-ears hardly ever have an IP score and these aren’t any exception, which means I wouldn’t suggest sporting them within the health club or whereas trekking by heavy downpour.

The SonoFlow include a tough gray case that provides the headphones a very good quantity of safety from grime and scratches, although it may well take a minute to determine easy methods to contort them to slot in the case.

Options 

• The ANC works properly however the Transparency mode appears much less efficient
• Calls are clear with 5 mics within the headphones
• The battery life can prolong to as much as 70 hours 

The SonoFlow pack a very good variety of options, together with 1More’s personal QuietMax hybrid noise cancellation and a Transparency mode. 

I discovered that the ANC labored very properly, plunging a grocery store into silence behind my playlist as I walked up and down the busy aisles. 

The Transparency mode was much less efficient. It did improve the sounds of the surface world barely however the mode was unable to boost the quantity excessive sufficient that I might make out voices or maintain a correct dialog with out eradicating the headphones from my ears. 

There are additionally a few extra options courtesy of the 1More Music smartphone app. This contains 12 EQ presets, customized EQ and Soothing Sounds, a characteristic that emulates the sounds of rain, a bonfire, a forest and outer house (if that sounds soothing to you). 

Whereas I believe that Soothing Sounds is a pleasant concept in concept that would undoubtedly turn out to be useful for individuals who like a delicate soundtrack to check or go to sleep to, the audio for every sound is a single 10-second clip looped within the least seamless method potential. This makes listening to them extra uncomfortable or irritating than calming.

Shifting past the app, the headphones reap the benefits of 5 microphones for calls, which I discovered to be completely clear on each ends. 

There’s additionally Bluetooth multipoint assist for connecting to multiple machine at a time, together with Excessive-Res Audio certifications and the LDAC codec for lossless streaming. 

The standout characteristic right here for me was undoubtedly the battery life. The 1More SonoFlow are able to lasting an unimaginable 70 hours with out ANC or 50 hours with noise cancellation switched on, which ought to get you thru any long-haul flight with ease.

I opted to check the latter and located the headphones took 26 hours to drop to 50%, falling simply on the fitting aspect of 1More’s personal estimate. Each 10% drop took round 5 hours – give or take a couple of – which additionally traces up properly with that 50-hour declare. 

Quick charging is equally spectacular, permitting for five hours of listening from a fast 5-minute cost. 

Sound High quality

• The headphones’ sound is bass-forward with a heat high quality to them
• They lack some readability on the top-end of the frequency vary
• The in-app EQ lets you customise the audio to your liking 

The SonoFlow’s sound is powered by a 40mm diamond-like-carbon dynamic driver, which 1More claims permits for rhythmic bass, heat mids and crisp highs.

I discovered that the headphones did have a really heat sound to them, with the mids and bass demanding a lot of the consideration. I listened to BIBI’s BIBI Vengeance to get an concept of the bass efficiency and, whereas the SonoFlow’s have a really bass-forward strategy, I did discover there to be a scarcity of element definition on this space with the low-end seeming to blur collectively at occasions. 

Shifting past the bass, the headphones have a very good quantity of power to them and there’s readability and element current within the vocals. The soundstage additionally feels large and spacious.

Shifting on to the extra slow-paced Kill Invoice by SZA and the headphones delivered equally heat vocals and thumping bass. Nonetheless, the monitor lacks readability with its highs, inflicting the track to fall a bit flat within the refrain.

Just like the 1More Aero, the SonoFlow have been tuned by a four-time Grammy award winner. Nonetheless, for these trying to customise the sound, there are the 12 EQ presets I discussed within the app part. 

These embrace Studio, Bass Booster, Bass Reducer, Podcast and Classical, to call a couple of. There’s additionally the Customized EQ setting which makes it straightforward to regulate the sound by dragging the corresponding dots up and down.

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