In the wave of consumption upgrading, many users have abandoned wired earphones and chose to wear more comfortable wireless earphones. In order to create product differentiation, many brands also choose to make efforts in wireless noise reduction, such as Sony and Bose, which we are most familiar with. However, this time the author gives you an evaluation of a wireless noise reduction headset from a domestic brand, the Walkman W860NB. W860NB is an earmuff type wireless noise reduction headset launched by Rambler, which is equipped with a 40mm large dynamic sound unit, and also uses composite noise reduction technology. The price of 899 yuan makes the W860NB very competitive in the wireless noise reduction headset market. This time, we will take a look at its actual performance.

appearance

The W860NB is packaged in a box. After opening the package, you can see a W860NB headset, a headset storage bag, a 3.5mm to 3.5mm headset cable, a Micro USB charging cable, an aviation headset adapter and instructions.

W860NB adopts pure black color matching. The head beam is equipped with soft artificial leather. The ear muffs are soft and comfortable. The size is adjusted through the telescopic metal of the head beam, and the overall wearing comfort is good.

The rambler W860NB adopts hybrid noise reduction technology, which is equipped with a noise reduction MIC inside and outside each earmuff. Its buttons and interfaces are distributed on the left and right earmuffs. The right earmuff is the ANC noise reduction switch, power key, radio microphone and indicator light; The left ear cover is a Micro USB charging interface and a 3.5mm headphone interface. In addition, the right earmuff of W860NB supports fingertip touch, and the NFC chip is located in the left earmuff.

W860NB artificial leather for head beam

The logo of the rambler is printed on the left and right earmuffs

W860NB uses matte treated metal material at the rotating shaft of the earmuff. The gray matte metal and the pure black of the whole machine set off each other, giving a full sense of business.

The earmuffs of W860NB are slightly larger than those of Sony WH-900N. The cotton pads of earmuffs are very soft and elastic. Even users with large ears will not feel tight when wearing them.

Wear

The weight of W860NB is close to that of Sony WH-H900N, so the whole machine will not be too heavy. W860NB adopts soft and wide ear muff cotton, which can completely cover the ears. After adjusting the size of the earphone through the telescopic head beam, there will be no sense of ear clipping. The author also does not have the phenomenon of "hair clipping" in the use process. W860NB is basically suitable for most users, and the overall wearing feeling is comfortable.

experience

The walker W860NB does not need App adaptation like other wireless noise reduction earphones. The noise reduction switch of the W860NB is located below the right earmuff. The user only needs to turn on the ANC noise reduction switch to turn on noise reduction. In fact, most wireless noise reduction earphones do not need to be used with apps at all. The official apps of many wireless noise reduction earphones are basically functional items highly overlapping with music apps. The functions of earphones can be realized without official apps. Yes, I'm talking about Bose here. Therefore, the author can also understand the practice of "Rambler didn't adapt an official app to the W860NB" here, because users don't need it at all.

noise reduction

The rambler W860NB uses the same hybrid noise reduction technology as Sony, and the noise reduction principle is similar to Sony's earmuff headphones. As for the noise reduction of earphones Comparison and Evaluation of Sony WI-1000X and Bose QC30 Wireless Noise Reduction Headsets As mentioned in the article, the noise reduction of earphones is not the stronger the better, but requires moderation. Moderate noise reduction can offset environmental noise without affecting the original sound quality of earphones.

If the noise reduction is classified as "light" and "heavy", the W860NB belongs to the "light" type, but this light noise reduction is the result of official training. The noise reduction of W860NB can basically be applied to most scenes of daily life, and it is no problem to deal with daily car noise, ambient noise, street voice, construction site noise, etc. The advantage of light noise reduction is enough, but it does not affect the sound quality and will not cause "noise reduction vertigo". Many users feel dizzy when wearing noise reduction earphones. In fact, this is because the noise reduction earphones reduce the noise too much, and the reverse sound waves used to offset the noise are too strong, resulting in the redundant reverse sound waves becoming noise instead.

Users who have used noise reduction earphones will find that no matter how strong the noise reduction earphones are, it is impossible to isolate external sounds without music in the earphones. In fact, noise reduction earphones, the main source of sound insulation is the music played in your earphones, and noise reduction is only used to offset the external environment sound and reduce the impact of the outside world on you.

Low frequency

Although W860NB is a bag ear headphone, it does not focus on low frequency like other similar products on the market. As a bag ear headphone, its low frequency sense is not high, and the low frequency is relatively light. It is the low frequency of the speed sense style, suitable for the track with fast but not heavy low frequency. If the low frequency of the boom is compared to "explosion", the W860NB is a "hurricane". The low frequency of W860NB is not suitable for heavy metal music and heavy rock music. Its low frequency is very suitable for the low frequency part of popular songs, because the low frequency part of popular songs is often not the leading role, but the low frequency part of supporting roles, which is very suitable for W860NB to render.

intermediate frequency

The mid-range is a feature of the W860NB. Its mid-range details are very rich. The male voice is not thick and the female voice is not sharp. It is a dense but not too expressive mid-range. There is no obvious protrusion in the voice. Compared with the male voice, the female voice of W860NB will appear stronger, with strong charm. It is a clear and simple female voice, which is very suitable for popular female voices.

high frequency

The high frequency of the W860NB is relatively smooth. Its high frequency extends very long and decays slowly, forming a contrast with its speed sense low frequency. The result of this contrast is that you will feel the high frequency of the W860NB is very tense and prominent under the contrast of the low frequency. There are few overtones in the high frequency part, and there is basically no sense of hairiness. This kind of high frequency is relatively satisfactory to the author.

Summary

For the earphone, most of the products on the market are almost the same, and the appearance design is the same as everyone's impression, which is nothing more than noise reduction. But it is precisely this "noise reduction" that separates them. It is not simply that the noise reduction is not strong, but whether the noise reduction effect is appropriate and how the sound quality after noise reduction is, these two points are the key to making a good wireless noise reduction headset. The value of W860NB is that its noise reduction is basically applicable to most users, and its sound quality performance under noise reduction is also above the average level of the market. The price of 899 yuan is also completely acceptable for users who want to try noise reduction headphones. After all, its similar products are basically more than 1000 yuan.