What up SQAUD! Which one are y'all going with? Pulse Explore or Inzone Buds? Sony Inzone Buds - geni.us/sonyinzonebuds Playstation Pulse Explore - howl.me/clcHnOO9YGP

How do you feel about the volume output on the pulse Explores? I’ve had mine for a few days now and I just feel like they max out at about 75% volume compared to every other earbud I’ve ever had. The clarity while gaming has been great but if it wasn’t for my “need” of some wireless buds to use with my portal I’d more than likely be returning them. Do you feel like they are slightly lacking with volume?

Forcing players to buy specialized headphones for the Portal is such a punk move

I absolutely love my pulse explore earbuds. They’re extremely comfortable and sound amazing! I do wish the pulse had Inzone’s battery life.

I never comment on vids but you giving raw opinions on both and detailed about both helped out what to choose thank you 🙏

THANK YOU! I was waiting for someone to do this comparison

Fantastic review thank you, can the inzone buds control the mix between game audio and mic audio please?

Wassup man! Thanks for the video. Very helpful! Excellent work

So, once again , like with the Inzone headsets, we will NOT be able to save any custom EQ's on the inzone buds when on PS5? I have the older Arctis Wirelees Pros and the Audeze Maxwells and i really like being able to save custom EQ's to those headsets. But it seems like with the Inzone Buds we will not be able to ??? Also out of curiosity will there game/chat mix with the Inzone buds ? I have a pair on back order with B&H now and wondering if i should keep the order or cancel? thank you !

What's your equalizer settings on the Inzone Buds? Mine sound great in game on Ps5 but when listening to the music through my phone the highs are very shrill to the point it's not enjoyable

Love your videos and honest reviews. Keep up the great work!

Great video, awesome breakdown. I'm still leaning towards the Pulse Explores, personally, but I had that same thought that without the active noise cancelling, they need to be about $50 cheaper. At $150 I think it's a no brainer, because they work so seamlessly with the PS5, which is my main use case for them, and they can also connect to all other bluetooth devices (for example, I also want to use them with my Switch). At $200 I may just end up waiting for the next iteration to see if it's more worthwhile, or wait for a sale to check them out or something.

Hey CK did you ever find out what exactly broke inside your first Playstation portal? If not, I found a video on KZfaq where someone had the exact same problem as you did but they were able to send it to a local repair shop to get it fixed.

Amazing, thanks broskie. I got my Inzone first and I’m loving it. Keep up the good work👍🏽.

Man, I love the video I just have a question is that like a debrand wrap on your PlayStation portal to make the sides of it black? If so, is there a way you can point me in the right direction of where I could find something like that

Solid review! Thanks for being so thorough and complete in the comparision.

I use the Explores, I had some comply tips from another set of earbuds and tried them with the Explores,they made a big difference,more secure and better bass also.

Man where did you get the cover for your Portal? I know it's just black but that looks neat. 👌👌

Hey bud, may i ask how do you charge you inzone? I just bought one, maybe can i use the fast charger that i use on my S10+ galaxy?

Great video! I've been waiting for a comparison of these 2 buds. In-Zone here I come!!!😂❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

I would like to ask if the Bluetooth of INZONE Buds itself is installed on PS5. If I want to add another set of PC Bluetooth receivers to receive INZONE Buds, which product should I buy to be able to receive its signal? Thank you

yo mate can i use Type C to Type A for the usb receiver on inzone buds ? because my pc doesn't have type c port and don't want use Bluetooth.

Wow, I'm impressed with the details, I smashed the subscribe button immediately/well done.

Do planar magnetic drivers have a break in period? Would be interesting to do a follow up once you've used them as much as you used the inzone.

MX5 buds when compared to the pulse explorer buds and inzone in all categories?

Can you do the EQ adjustments from an app or does it have to be from a pc? Also, is there a side tone feature? I can’t watch this review just yet so I figured I’d ask. I’ve been waiting for this review so thank you!

The EQ for wz inzone buds you sett audio to get more better sound or na?

can you compare inzone buds with razer hammerhead pro hyperspeed / JBL quantum tws?

I have these ps5 earbuds. they work cool but when connected to my portal the volume is EXTREMELY LOW. is there a way to increase it?!

Sound quality? Airpods pro or pulse for music?

Awesome review. Thank you!

I have the same issue with the Pulse Explore. They disconnect and they don't fit comfortably.

Are there any Bose or shure earbud that can connect to a ps5 and iPhones at the same time?

I play Call Of Duty online on the PS5 and I own and use the Pulse Explore and after using the 3d audio and setting it up to my preference, I love them very much.

Which is better for like foot steps in fps games like call of duty?

Thxs bruh, u gave good information, connectivity was the selling point for me

You can have the Sony inzone earbuds Pair to your computer and still receive calls. You have to pair the earbuds to your phone first and then switch the USB dongle over to PC. And it will connect to your earbuds while still being connected to your phone through bluetooth. When a call comes through, it will automatically switch to the call. There is a setting in the inzone app that you have to turn on.

I think what you are commenting on for sound is the neutrality of the earbuds. Planar Drivers have slam in the bass region and responsiveness no dynamic or earbud driver can compete with. Audeze made the driver in in the Pulse Explorer. Audeze's "house sound" has always been neutral with a warmth in the mid region and a slight roll off on the highs. The bass is usually far more technical on planar drivers as well. Audeze sells $2400+ versions of this some earbud tech. There is a reason Sony Playstation bought them outright. It's lucky they got the price to $200.

Sometimes the pin doesn’t make contact. That happens with every tws, just keep the contacts clean. Happens a lot with AirPods Pro, it’s a mixture of the tips and the magnet not being strong enough to pull them in tightly, cleaning with isopropyl alcohol helps.

Pre-ordered the elite so excited so ready for those in February more of a over the ear kinda guy for gaming love the videos love the channel💪

Thanks for the info, great review 👍🏻

hi, sony has just released a new firmware for the inzone buds, do you know if it fixes white noise and bass cancellation with ANC disabled? THANKS

Any carry case ideas for the Portal? Just picked up one and waiting for it to arrive. Do the Inzone buds work with the Portal?

Video was very informative and organized. 💯

There is only one thing I wanna know, the is the inzones latency really that low with the usb dongle? I'm looking for a pair of earbuds for my nintendo switch, but everything I tested so far had horrible latency, the sound was always delayed to the stuff I played

Connect the dongle to the front usb port. It helps A LOT. I had the same issue with the Pulse headphones but after moving the dongle I can walk into the kitchen or grab something from my bedroom without having issues

Is there any noticeable audio latency on the Inzone earbuds?

Would the inzones connect to the Sony Bravia a80L oled tv via Bluetooth? Im looking for a comfortable earbud that I can use with my ps5 that also has good sound quality. I use beats headphones atm for my tv at night time but as we all know they hurt ears after about 30 minutes or so atleast in my case. Just wondering before I pull the trigger. Any help would appreciated. Thanks…

Ive had jbl,xiaomi and even phillips none of them connect via Bluetooth to the ps5 Is there something im doing wrong?

Inzone buds. Will it cancel out my dogs barking? They bark alot while I'm on cod

I also like how you can customize the touch controls on the inzones like I have my left ear bud to control the audio between game chat and voice chat

Thanks for being honest, we appreciate your reviews. ❤

Fit and seal is the most important part of in ears. Otherwise it’ll sound like thin tinny sheise. To help get a seal you need the right tips (aftermarket works the best) also pulling the back of your ear while insertion helps get a perfect seal.

This is a great, in depth, and thorough review/comparison. I don't feel anything was missed. We appreciate you. I'm very happy with my Inzone Buds. Still waiting on Best Buy to fulfill my Pulse Explore pre-order...

My pc doesn’t have a usb c port can i use a usb adapter and the dongle work ?

You did a great job with this review 🤞

How's the sidetone on both?

You are wrong about having to resync when moving to far, they automatically resync. Also with how you said your wear them is also wrong, you dont have them facing straight forward, you have them on an angle facing up so the Playstation logo is flat.

Are the sound quality on either of these is better than the A40s????

I've had the INZONE Buds for a couple of months and I love them. 12h battery, Active Noise Cancellation and I can use them with my PC, PS5 and Steam Deck for low latency gaming.

What’s the black sleeve you have on your Portal please?

Which one should i get if i only wanna talk with friends in parties ?

Muxing audio from multiple connected sources is something I've always wanted, but I've never seen supported anywhere. This Pulse Explore feature seems damn close, and pretty compelling for me.

Great comparison thanks man.

I did not know Sony and Playstation were separate, so I expected the audio to be the same. I heard about people saying the pulse drops connection often... I have the pulse headset which is ok, but hurts my ears `after a while so am looking for earbuds inside.I am leaning towards the inzones, because noise cancellation is a bare minimum for me. I use the airpods as my daily earbuds and could never go back to no noise cancelling, so that is enough to make me decide.

You mentioned a.i background noise cancellation and active noise cancellation…what’s the difference between those two features? Also, can you use the ps controller to mute/unmute on both earbuds?

You have amazing videos! Thank you!

Are you sure you cant use inzone multiple devices when set to pc mode ?

Wouldn’t the pulse buds have a lot of latency on pc without a dongle? Pc Bluetooth audio is kind of crappy as is without a transmitter lol. I’m assuming the inzone would be a better purchase for pc gaming. I suppose you could get a pcie bt 5.3 card or transmitter dongle second hand. Idk if it has a low latency mode though.

I was wondering how the lossless audio and planar drivers would sound vs inzone. It sounds like it doesn’t make a difference.

Thanks for the review and I so wanted to get the PS pulse but I'm more into sound quality and at $200 I'll pass until I can find a pair around the $150 range. I like to collect earbuds and so far I have 15 pair. The unusual shape & so called better sounding planar drivers of the pulse is definitely different from my other Buds which really is more of a reason as to why I want them. Great review! The Old Man!👨🏾‍🦲

With the inzones, can u mix the game chat volume and gaming volume on ps5? I have the og pulse headphones which has a control for that on the side of the headset. Was thinking about getting the earbuds

Ty man, appreciate the breakdown, as much as the better audio and battery life appeal to me ima have to go with the pulse. I’m glad you were biased and unbiased at the same time, without leaning too hard in 1 direction bc of personal preferences, with likes and dislikes clearly spoken for and against each. Tyvm for the vid, exactly what I was looking for very helpful, hope you have a good day bro!

I couldn't tell if you implied it or not, but when you're using the inzone buds with android LE and the dongle on playstation, can you hear them both at the same time?

Great video! I'm going with the Inzones.

Would love PS to update the Explore so you can control the BT volume on the left side and on the right side the PS portal volume. Would be awesome because there is no point in having two buttons to do the same thing, just controlling the volume on the portal as you know the volume on the portal can also be controlled on the portal so no need for three volume buttons.

Great review, it sounds like the Pulse Explores have too many flaws for me. I ordered the Pulse Elites so hope the more simplicity over ear design is better than the earbuds

Just found out that you can switch modes on the Inzone earbuds. When using the dongle on the PS5 for the earbuds, you can touch each earbud at the same time to switch to Bluetooth mode. This means if you are gaming and receive a phone call, you can switch to Bluetooth and receive the call without taking out your earbuds. Unfortunately, it will probably only work with Android phones due to the Bluetooth technology.

Which earphone would you get if your the type of person who only likes to keep one earbud in, and also values sound / (a little) noise canceling, mic audio, and comfort?

I have the pulse buds and the PS remote player, both going back to Sony. The pulse buds are virtually impossible to connect to my PS5. Even after resetting the buds and the dongle, it remains a drama. On the rare occasions that it works, the connection is very unstable and drops out regularly. Since the remote player only works with the PS link, which regularly disappears for a few seconds, this is also returned to Sony. both products are really not worth the money. wait for version 2.0 seems to me to be a wise choice. I bought the buds mainly for the PSVR2 because I think over-ear headphones give too much pressure while playing.

I just got the inzone H9’s a few weeks ago. I had been using Astro A50’s which are great. The feature of being able to connect to my MacBook Pro and ps5 at the same time so I can watch you tube or Netflix or use discord and my ps5 at the same time is too good of a feature. You listed 3 -4 reasons I’d prefer the inzone earbuds over the pulse but regardless of price I won’t buy earbuds or a gaming set again for a console that can’t connect to both. Also in case anyone is in the same boat I was. I had my Astro A50’s base station hooked to my Sony tv via optical and the ps5 via usb for the power and maybe sound? Anyway that’s how I made them work instead of using Astro’s dongle that they made when the ps5 came out. I was always concerned I was missing out on some sound stage improvement/sound quality not using the ps5 3d Part of the reason I got the inzone h9’s that and the dual connectivity feature and Black Friday sale. So the verdict is in call of duty mw3 I can’t tell a difference. There is slightly better base response

good speech bro!! you definitely opened my ears :P im Joining your crew with a subscribe! 👍

Great review man

Yeah you changed my mind with that battery life piece!

Great video. I leaning towards the inzone. Does anyone know if i tweak them on pc inzone hub does the settings save when i use them on ps5?

It's compatible for mobile game?

I bought the pulse ear buds for 170.00 w/ 30$ best buy rewards points. I'm going to use them today .

Pulse explore keeps disconnecting, and after 2sec they reconnect, sometimes they disconnect and dont even reconnect. And im sitting on a desk, so just 1m away. More people having trouble with this? Any solutions?

Thank you for making this video, so that other people can make the best decision on which gaming earbuds that they should buy. I've had the Inzone Buds for about a month now and they are beast. When I saw the features and specs of the Pulse Explore when they were announced, it left me bewildered because they were worse than the Inzone Buds in pretty much every way. Except for Bluetooth connectivity with smartphones, the Portal, and simultaneous Bluetooth and 2.4GHz. Not to mention the Pulse Explore are missing features that the Inzone Buds have such as ANC, touch controls, and over double the battery life. I don't own the PS Portal, neither do I plan on getting one because I'm very sensitive to latency and I play at a pro level. I have an iPhone, so I have Airpods Pros for that, so I don't care that they don't work for my iPhone. And if I upgrade to a Pixel or Samsung in the future, the Bluetooth on the Inzone Buds will most likely work, so I'm not worried about it. As for simultaneous Bluetooth, I mostly use these on my PC, so my music is being played through Spotify on my PC and other stuff. And if I receive a phone call, I'm using Phone Link on my Windows 11 PC , so I can take my phone call on the PC using the Inzone Buds that are connected to the PC. So simultaneous Bluetooth is not an important feature to me.

I got these day one excited to use them with the Portal. I have experienced intermediate disconnects with the Portal and have had to re-pair with the PS5 when used with it. I hope these issues get patched. It's a big problem for me to have this issue. I never had connection drops with my 3D pulse.

Did you try to connect the Inzone usb c dongle in the play station portal ?????

Are you able to plug the Inzone usb c dongle into the Portal to use them with it?

Thanks for being real my guy love your content.

Got those AI noise cancellation, lossless audio for gaming, ear buds for PS5 and PS Portal, able to listen to two devices at once with it having PS link button on both PS Pulse Explorers buds, and planar magnetic drivers

Do Pulse behave when listening to Spotify or KZfaq on an iPhone? Is it OK or is it better to take Airpods 2? Otherwise, I have both a PS5 and a phone. It would be great to get a universal device.

My Pulse Explore Keep On Disconnecting When Playing PSVR2! Anyone Know Why?

I got those explores for the ps portal.

For what link does, the range SHOULD be shorter. The wavelength should be super tiny. Edit: no latency comparison?

Im still good with my vr p10 for ps5. Great review

23:48 I highly recommend comply foam tips.