KEF debuts ANC Mu3 earbuds with nine-hour battery life
Renowned audio company KEF is launching a new set of true wireless earbuds to take on Apple's AirPods Pro. The Mu3 earbuds offer impressive battery life, noise-cancellation, and a unique design.
KEF Mu3 earbuds
Available now, the Mu3 earbuds were designed by Ross Lovegrove in partnership with the London-based KEF acoustic team. They deliver KEF's signature sound using 8.2mm full-range dynamic drivers for "well balanced, coherent sound with rich midrange, detailed bass, and crisp high tones" and a frequency range of 20-20000Hz.
The case is intended to look almost like a sculpture with its smooth curves and the matching earbuds. USB-C powers up the case which provides an additional 15 hours of usage time on top of the nine hours in each earbud. Fast charging gives an hour of use after 15 minutes of charging.
They're protected with IPX5 splash resistance for all-weather wear. A multi-function button sits on each earbud to control music playback, audio mode, and volume.
Kef Mu3 earbuds
The Mu3 connects over Bluetooth 5.0 for lag-free audio. Active noise cancelation blocks external noise and an "Ambient Mode" allows surrounding audio to be piped through, similar to AirPods Pro transparency mode.
You can pick up a pair in silver now from KEF for $229.99.
KEF Mu3 earbuds
Available now, the Mu3 earbuds were designed by Ross Lovegrove in partnership with the London-based KEF acoustic team. They deliver KEF's signature sound using 8.2mm full-range dynamic drivers for "well balanced, coherent sound with rich midrange, detailed bass, and crisp high tones" and a frequency range of 20-20000Hz.
The case is intended to look almost like a sculpture with its smooth curves and the matching earbuds. USB-C powers up the case which provides an additional 15 hours of usage time on top of the nine hours in each earbud. Fast charging gives an hour of use after 15 minutes of charging.
They're protected with IPX5 splash resistance for all-weather wear. A multi-function button sits on each earbud to control music playback, audio mode, and volume.
Kef Mu3 earbuds
The Mu3 connects over Bluetooth 5.0 for lag-free audio. Active noise cancelation blocks external noise and an "Ambient Mode" allows surrounding audio to be piped through, similar to AirPods Pro transparency mode.
You can pick up a pair in silver now from KEF for $229.99.
Comments
I tried different sized ear pads, which make little difference.
I have a pair of KEF LSX wireless speakers and a KUBE 10b sub-woofer that support AirPlay 2.
They’re just great. So, I’m very curious about the new Mu3’s sound quality.
I'd like to see Apple make its AirPods available through a subscription model tied to Apple Music, with an automatic replenishment with a new pair when Apple detects that the battery has been depleted to a certain point. I'm thinking they could charge you something like $5.00 a month extra on your Apple Music subscription and supply you with a set of AirPods linked to a 24 month maximum refresh cycle, just so you'll always have a working set of AirPods. Anything that gets used up in a 24 month or less timeframe, like AirPods do, is essentially a consumable product, like toner cartridges in your printer. Something like the "shave club for men" for true wireless headphones doesn't seem like a stretch anymore.
subscription? noooooo!