CMF has officially launched its new entry-level earbuds, the CMF Buds 2a. I’ve had my ears on them for about two weeks now—here are my first impressions.
Disclaimer: This review unit was provided to our author by Nothing India as part of the Community Review Program. This is not a paid promotion. Nothing has had no editorial input, nor have they reviewed the content before publication. All views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author.
Design
The CMF Buds 2a boast an impressive look. The bright orange case fits well in my hands and, certainly, well in my pockets. The in-hand feel of the case is great, especially the finishing. There is an indicator light in the front, a USB-C port and a pair button on the right.
A thing to note about is the wheel on the top-left of the case. Unfortunately, though, unlike the Buds Pro 2, this doesn’t have any functionality apart from being able to fidget and add a lanyard. But the fidgeting part itself is great. It feels good to casually fidget with it.
Now, the actual earbuds themselves look great. The fiery orange makes them pop out while wearing them. This colour will make you stand out in public.
The buds are IP54 certified, which means you can use these buds for exercise. In fact, I have used these buds at the gym. If you put them on properly, they won’t fall off—and sweat won’t be a problem.
COMFORT and MICS:
I’ve worn the CMF Buds 2a for entire meetings, and rather long music sessions, and I must say, it sits fine.
The four mics (two on each earbud) do suffice, as during meetings and calls, the other party has confirmed that they hear fine.
FEATURES
The earbuds do have tap gestures, and they can be customised in the Nothing X app. The app looks very clean and intuitive, and so do the widgets.
However, the CMF Buds 2a do not have in-ear detection, so it will not pause music for you when you remove the earbuds.
There is an Ultra Bass mode with 5 levels, and the amount of bass it provides is so good! Bass lovers will like it—the 5 levels allow the user to change the punchiness of the bass.
One of the key features is dual-point connection. This basically allows you to connect the CMF Buds 2a to two devices at once. In my case, I have connected them to my MacBook and my phone, which allows me to get sound output from both of my devices directly to my earbuds.
ANC
The buds support 42 dB of Active Noise Cancellation, and in my use, it has been sufficient. For an entry-level earbuds, it does well. Fan sounds and the alike are drowned when I start playing music.
BATTERY
The battery has been very satisfactory—in fact, I haven’t charged this device ever since I received the unit. It has been nearly two weeks, and the case is left with 75% battery left after moderate daily use.
CMF claims 23 hours of playback time with ANC on and the case.
SOUND
The earbuds have a 12.4mm dynamic driver, and it has fared well in my use. My first impression of the sound:
Bass: it is punchy, I like it.
Mids: the vocals/drums sound well; vocals are clear.
Treble: pretty good, satisfactory.
There are a lot of equaliser presets to choose from, and you can even create a custom preset with your preferred mid, bass and treble. Out of the ones I’ve used, I personally like the preset pre-tuned by Dirac.
And with that, I wrap up my first impressions.
This is just the beginning—soon, I will be dropping my COMPLETE review of the CMF Buds 2a, with a lot more opinions. Stay tuned for that!
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