REVIEW – I don’t like earbuds. Let’s get that out of the way. However, my wife was tired of sweaty, over-the-ear headphones while working out, so I took a look at the Echobox Wireless Ti-22BT earbuds.
What is it?
Wireless Bluetooth stereo earbuds crafted from “aerospace grade titanium”
Hardware specs
- Bluetooth 4.1
- Water resistant (not waterproof)
- 8 hours playtime
- Magnetic housing
- Inline controls
- MicroUSB charging
What’s in the box?
Besides the usual micro USB cable, the headphones come with a small drawstring bag and an assortment of ear tips and ear hooks. The eartips come in different sizes, as well as materials. There’s milky-white silicone tips and black squishy foam tips.
Design and features
These look like many of the other Bluetooth earbuds you’d find on Amazon.
There are three buttons for volume and control. A small rubber flap covers the charging port. There’s not a lot of branding except on the side of the control.
There are magnets in the earbuds, which allow you to clip the two ends together.
Setup
There is a tiny LED on the controller above the + button. Press and hold the middle button for 6 seconds to enter pairing mode.
The headphones show up as “Echobox Ti-22 BT”.
Performance
I liked the black “horn” that help keep the earbuds in your ear. However, I found that sound quality depended heavily on actual fit.
Sound quality wasn’t anything to write home about, mostly because it depended so much on how they fit. It’s a good thing you get an assortment of tips to experiment with.
My wife tested them out (those are my ears pictured) and she complained that the earbuds kept falling out. She didn’t have the patience to try other tips, so she’s back to her sweaty, over-the-ear foam headphones. Yuck.
What I like
- Lightweight
- Magnetic snaps
- Many different tips included
What needs to be improved
- Expensive for the sound quality you get.
Final thoughts
If you like in-ear headphones, and you’re patient, the Echobox Wireless Ti-22BT earbuds look and feel pretty nice. If you don’t tolerate earbuds well, look elsewhere.
Price: $99.99
Where to buy: Amazon
Source: The sample of this product was provided by Echobox.
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Not a very good review. No discussion about Bluetooth connectivity quality and discussion around sound quality had no references for comparison.
You also didn’t talk about the foam ear tips which by far and away give the best sound and in-ear fit. Are those the ones your wife used? Did you buy these or were they supplied by echobox audio?
As you stated, in my poorly written review, I stated: “She didn’t have the patience to try other tips”.
Therefore, no. She did NOT try foam tips.
As you can see from above:
“What’s in the box?
Besides the usual micro USB cable, the headphones come with a small drawstring bag and an assortment of ear tips and ear hooks. The eartips come in different sizes, as well as materials. There’s milky-white silicone tips and black squishy foam tips.”
Yes, they came with foam tips, which I poorly wrote about.
I just purchased these and I can’t seem to get them to charge. When plugged in no indicator light comes on, any ideas?
Sounds like a bad pair.
Dear Oz Ethanos,
Thank you for telling me that this was not a very good review.
I highly dislike ear buds so I did not have any to compare with.
But thank you! 🙂
Thank you for the most helpful review. After listing everything included in the package, the key parts of the review tell me that ear buds fit can be a problem and the quality of sound for the price may not be worth it.
I’m hoping to find ear buds (I’ve never tried them) because I’m tired of hot over the ear headphones.
Do you know anything about the Etymotic ER4 XR buds?
Victor, another Gadgeteer writer reviewed the ER4 XR earbuds. You can see the review here: https://the-gadgeteer.com/2019/04/09/etymotic-er4-xr-earphones-review/
My earphones are no longer working, can I reset them by any chance?
I don’t remember if they can be reset. You could try unpairing them from your device, then re-pairing.