TOZO NC9 Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds, in Ear Headphones IPX6 Waterproof Bluetooth 5.3 Stereo Earphones, Immersive Sound Premium Deep Bass Headset Matte Black

There are so many products from TOZO, it was difficult to choose the “best.” I purchased the NC9 model and was impressed. But the T12 and other models’ specs and features seemed so tempting! Are the NC9 really the best? I reached out to the company, but didn’t get a clear answer.So, I decided to test. I purchased the NC9 Pro and the T12 Pro. I only purchased the TOZO products with the largest driver diameter because I want to hear deep bass when listening to music. I also like to listen to music in bed; earbuds which will not fall out or be uncomfortable when placing my ear on a pillow are a must. Here are the differences I noted, and my recommendations.THE “TOZO SOUND” MOBILE APPWhich TOZO devices are compatible with the TOZO Sound app?- The TOZO Sound app is currently compatible with models T6S, T10S, NC2 Pro, NC7 Pro, NC9 Pro and NC9 Pro Max.- The NC9 Pro Max model doesn’t appear to be available as of this writing.- From the products I tested, only the NC9 Pro works with the app.- The T12 Pro and NC9 are not recognized by the app.The TOZO Sound mobile app main features:- Equalizer that actually works- Programmable earbud button controls- More noise canceling options, including custom mode (must use app to set – extra modes don’t cycle when pressing the earbuds button).PHYSICAL DIFFERENCESThe NC9 and NC9 Pro are essentially the same, except:- The NC9 Pro has updated voice/sound feedback and seems to respond a little faster.- The NC9 Pro works with the TOZO Sound mobile app.- Slight cosmetic differences (more below).- Both the NC9 and NC9 Pro models feature active noise canceling and transparent mode.The T12 Pro earbuds and charger feature a different design.- The overall size is about the same as the NC9/NC9 Pro, but more round.- The earbuds are designed to fit a little deeper in the ear canal.- The T12 Pro features a larger “power bank” charging case with detailed battery stats.- The T12 Pro does not feature any noise canceling or transparent modes.MINOR DIFFERENCES- The NC9 Pro earbuds have “TOZO” printed on the outside and “L” and “R” printed on the inside.- The NC9 earbuds have “L” and “R” printed on the outside, TOZO on the inside.- The T12 Pro has detailed charger and earbud battery stats.- The NC9 and NC9 Pro have simple indicator lights.- The NC9 Pro charging case lights blink faster than the NC9 when the case is charging.- The NC9 pairs once you take the earbuds out of the charging case.- The NC9 Pro and T12 Pro will pair as soon as you open the charging case lid.SOUND QUALITY DIFFERENCEST12 Pro- The T12 Pro earbuds feature the deepest bass, though it’s only a little more than the NC9/NC9 Pro.- They seem to be factory-tuned for big bass with slightly muted mid and higher frequencies.NC9/NC9 Pro- The NC9 and NC9 Pro are factory-tuned with louder, clear vocals and highs, and still have rich bass.NC9 Pro Advantage “Cheat Mode”- With the TOZO Sound app “Bass +” equalizer setting, the NC9 Pro can be tuned to produce as much bass as the T12 Pro,- All while keeping the clear vocals and highs.ACTIVE NOISE CANCELING & TRANSPARENT MODE – WHAT TO EXPECTIt is my opinion that the active noise canceling and “transparent mode” features in the NC9/NC9 Pro are just too good to pass up. However, they don’t block ALL sounds. Here’s what to expect.Active Noise Canceling:- Works great for erasing continuous “white noise” from wind, airplanes, cars, fans, machinery, etc.- Really erases most white noise. Airplane noise gone. Car noise gone. Yes, that too.- Doesn’t block all shorter or sharp sounds.- Doesn’t block all rain noise.- You’ll still hear muffled sounds of people talking, dogs barking, etc.- You’ll still hear some white noise if wearing earbud seals too small for your ear.Transparent Mode:- Great for hearing people talking, airlines announcements, etc. while wearing earbuds.- Depending on the volume, you may need to pause your music to clearly hear outside noise.- Also amplifies white noise; it may not be so great to use this mode all the time.ANC Off – Standard Mode:- Still blocks some sounds, but doesn’t block white noise.- You’ll hear muffled sounds of people talking, dogs barking, etc.- NC9/NC9 Pro earbud batteries really last over 10 hours when using this mode (about 30% volume).- Perfect in a quieter environment when you don’t have to pay attention to others talking.RECOMMENDATIONS – TL;DRPlease keep in mind: all of these TOZO models sound great. If you’re used to laptop speakers or the tiny, wired earbuds included with your mobile device, you’ll likely be amazed at the sound quality difference.NC9 Pro: In my opinion, the NC9 Pro provides the best choice of features in regards to app-adjustable sound and noise cancelation. If you love these features, don’t need the power bank charger feature of the T12 Pro, and don’t mind the higher price, the NC9 Pro may be your best choice.NC9: The NC9 model sounds great and works well. To be honest, I often set my NC9 Pro equalizer feature to flat/standard because “bass +” is just too much bass. So, my NC9 sounds the same as my NC9 Pro. Considering the lower price point, the NC9 is very tempting.T12 Pro: If you must have the power bank charger feature, and the noise canceling or app features don’t appeal to you, the T12 may be for you. Still, may I recommend the NC9?T12: In my opinion, this model doesn’t offer any advantages over the NC9 (no power bank charger). Buy the NC9 instead.MISC NOTES – PROS/CONS- In all models I tested, the microphones pick up loud outside noise (i.e. airports arrivals area), which makes it difficult to use for calling (your friend can’t hear you). They work well in quieter environments.- I have smaller ears. I found the NC9/NC9 Pro earbuds fit better and were more comfortable than the T12 earbuds, especially when placing my ear on a pillow. Even though they’re similar in size, the T12 earbuds seem to stick out of my ears more. They may work better for people with larger ears.- The earbud buttons on all models are very sensitive. They’ll trigger if you accidentally touch them with your arm, hand, etc.- When skipping tracks, I’ve found it’s easier to just lightly double-tap the earbud button with the palm of my hand, or even my arm, than to try to locate it with a finger.I hope this review has been helpful!

I have AirPod Pros, but they do not work well with Windows computers and VMWare, so I cannot use them for work. So, I have been trying out tons of wireless headsets and earbuds. Honestly, most of them are super expensive and horrible in one way or another. So, at $60 and promising features similar to my AirPod Pros, I was pretty skeptical, but took the plunge.Pairing and Bluetooth ConnectivityFirst off, you can use just one earbud if you want. And pairing both earbuds with one another is seamless, and in some cases better than AirPods. Even though I have had these for 2 days,I have been using them almost non-stop minus sleep. I am always listening to music or on calls for work. I use an IP Phone on my computer, and I have had no issues with the Bluetooth connection dropping.However, Bluetooth range isn’t that great. I can talk maybe 15ft away from my computer before I start getting connectivity issues. No only that, but the connection will bounce between earbuds as well, making them mostly unusable. So, my advice to anyone using these is to make sure you don’t need to venture far from your connected device. As a note, I did try pairing this with my iPhone and a MacBook and both had the same issue.Sound QualityI am breaking this into 2 categories: Phone calls and Music.For phone or audio calls, the earbuds are pretty clear, but not perfect. I typically need to turn off transparency mode. Thankfully, it’s super easy with 2 taps on the left earbud. I do NOT recommend using these for phone calls if you are just using 1 earbud.For music, it’s exactly what I expected from $50 earbuds. Music is clear, and surprisingly, a lot better than audio from phone calls, which is confusing. However, if you want good bass and super clear sound, these are not for you. But these are way better than any other in-ear buds I have tried. They actually are almost as good as regular AirPods. They definitely don’t compare to the Pros though.I really love how well they can switch between audio from apps, although that is more OS-specific (Windows, iOS and MacOS all had the same result). Although, I did have to unpair these from my other devices, because I would get all sorts of device switching, which was really bad when I was in an important meeting.Battery Life8 hours of battery life is definitely not accurate. So far I have not gotten more than 6 hours. I was afraid of even getting 2 hours initially because the first 20% seems to drain really quick, then it slows down. Charging is super quick though, which is very convenient.Fit and Comfort and WorkoutsThese earbuds come with a few extra sizes for tips. I have pretty standard ears, so the tips that come out of the box fit perfectly for me. Also, the earbuds fit really well. I tried doing a HIIT workout and a yoga session and they stayed in my ears just fine, although once they start getting sweaty, they definitely start losing their snug fit and I did have readjust a couple times towards the end of my workout.Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) and Transparency ModeFirst off, Active Noise Cancellation, or ANC. I am floored at how good the ANC is at this price point. They are better than all of the top-of-the-line headsets I tried, including Logitech, Jabra, and Plantronics. Yes, it still picks up background noise and if you have kids yelling, a loud TV, or someone else is talking nearby, it will definitely pick up this noise to a certain extent, but it’s not super loud either for the listener on the other end.Transparency mode at this price point usually is garbage for other headsets and bugs I have tried. Even though this is nowhere near as good as AirPod Pros, it’s pretty amazing. To be clear, it does a good job at tuning out noises around you, NOT in front of you. For example, I could not hear one of my cats meowing loudly or my wife while she was on a work call. However, I could lightly hear my computer fan when it kicked on, as well as my keyboard clicks (keyboard has loud buttons). If I turned to look at my meowing cat, I could then lightly hear him meowing. But this is typically how most non-transparency mode works. In regards to Transparency mode being on, it’s really good. Something you need to keep in mind though it any “bone” noises will be heard no matter what. So, if you are chewing something, it’s going to sound super loud because you are using in-ear earbuds and the bone noise is amplified. So, ignore that, since it doesn’t apply. What’s important is that I can easily have a conversations with someone without needing to remove the earbuds, which is key for transparency mode. Again, not as good as my AirPod Pros, but it works and at this price point, there really isn’t any decent competition, or at least from my testing.OverallTo wrap it up, I love these earbuds and that they work perfectly with Windows and VMWare, which my AirPod Pros could not do. I will definitely be using these going forward for work.

Update: Again, TOZO customer service is excellent and responds to any issues quickly and positively. They replaced the charger case with a new one where the charger lid pin problem appears to be corrected and should not be an issue for anyone buying their product now.For battery life, I use these ear buds 1-3 hours a day every day and only need to hook up the charger case to recharge it about once every 13-15 days. Very pleased with the battery life.Original Review:I got these TOZO NC9’s because my Cowin over-the-ear noise cancelling headphones (which I really liked) started having problems after 4.5 years of use and pretty extensive traveling with them.This is the first set of wireless earbuds that I have owned (although I have listened to my friends’ Apple and other earbuds also) I have to say that I really love, Love, LOVE these noise-cancelling ear buds! I appear to have pretty average/standard ears as the buds fit very nicely and securely in my ears and I’m using the default ear tips. As they come with six different sized eartips, there is probably one set of tips that will work for you (or you might even want to use a different sized one in each ear if your ear canals are exactly symmetric).The sound from whatever device you’re connected to is very rich and clear, and you can easily pick out little background noises and stereo motion cues with these earbuds that you often can’t pick out when listening to your TV’s or tablet’s speakers. Both Bass and Treble are great–every bit as good as Apple ear buds but for quite a lot less money! No sense giving your money over to Apple executives’ bonuses and shareholder dividends when you can get a great non-Apple product for considerably less and keep that extra cash for yourself!The controls take a little bit of getting used to them, as some commands are done on the left bud and others on the right bud and initially I was getting them swapped or tapping once when I needed to tap twice. But, the buds ‘talk’ to you, letting you know the noise-cancelling mode that you just switched to, so if you did the wrong command, you can quickly correct it and then do the command you originally intended to do. Once you’ve used the buds a couple times, the commands fall into place.My primary purpose for these earbuds is for travel on planes and trains, so the noise cancelling aspect is important to me. I haven’t been able to test them out on a plane or train yet, so I did something a little more demanding: I wore them while mowing the lawn for over an hour. I normally wear ear plugs while mowing the lawn, but it turns out that these earbuds with noise cancellation turned on do a much superior job to my ear plugs–plus I can listen to music, podcasts, radio, books-on-tap, or whatever while I’m mowing and can hear it all very clearly and easily with the mower noise muted in the background. I have also been using the earbuds to stream video while I’m using my (noisy) stationary bike, and appreciate the noise cancellation and clarity of the sound while I’m exercising–it certainly makes the time go faster and more enjoyable with the clear sound versus using my Fire tablet’s external speakers while they compete with the noise from the bike (and no more need to have captions on or have to jump back 10 seconds because I missed some important dialog)!I have connected these buds with a Fire tablet, Samsung Smart TV, Samsung S20 phone, and Dell XPS laptop. All these devices connected easily and without problem, did not drop the connection (unless I walked out of range, but if I got back in range within several seconds, the connection picked right back up), the sound only glitched occasionally when I was at the edge of range (but still better performance than I expected and certainly better than my Corwin headphones). I also made phone calls with these TOZO earbuds, and they work really well–most people did not even notice when I switched to the earbuds in the middle of the call.I haven’t timed the battery life yet, but it definitely outlasts the battery on my Fire tablet while streaming movies, and the charging case tops off the earbuds whenever you put them back into the case. The case has battery level lights on it, so you also know about how much charge is left in the case before you need to charge the case up again. I’ve had the buds for about 3 weeks now, and have been using them 12 hrs/wk and will probably need to plug the charging case in for the first time this coming weekend.I haven’t tried out the waterproof feature yet, maybe when summer rolls around…I’ve only experienced one small problem, and that was with the charging case. The little pins holding in the hinge for holding on the lid started working their way out, and I did not notice this until the lid came off and it was too late/too hard to push the pins back in. So, you might want to check out the charging case hinge and see if the pins on yours have shifted–if so, you can probably get something like a toothpick, fork tine, or a eyeglass screw driver and slide it back in really easily. It’s unlikely that in normal use the pins would start to come out a second time. TOZO customer service was immediately responsive and has helped me out with this issue.Lastly, I like their selection of colors–so much more interesting than just white or black.

Admittedly, this is my first pair of BT ear buds, coming from a pair of wired Sennheiser ear buds that I still use. I wanted something that would free-up my movements while bicycling and wireless is the way to go! I always read Amazon reviews, and will comment on a few that I’ve read:1. TOZO APP: Not sure if other reviews have documented this, but as of my purchase date, the TOZO app DOES support this NC9 model. I decided to download it to adjust the sound. See #3 below.2. FIT: With the various silicone earcap sizes, I’m somewhat confounded by those who complain about the fit of these earbuds. Mine came stock with one of the smaller sizes (I think it was second smallest) and I ended up moving two sizes up, which is about in the middle of the size selection. I have pretty standard, “normal” sized adult ears. The earbuds stay put very well, and didn’t budge when I cut the grass (walking) the other day. I think it’s somewhat impractical to expect ANY earbud to stay in place through vigorous movement.3. SOUND: On first listen, the sound was…..okay. It was decent, but a little on the shrill, glassy side. Good definition and detail, just treble-heavy. This is when I decided to download the app, and to my surprise (and delight) I found that the NC9 was included. I set the EQ to “jazz” (which is a standard EQ setting that I typically enjoy) and it adjusted the sound just fine. Bass extension for a wireless earbud costing $20 was perfectly acceptable. Volume wasn’t bad and is adequate.4. PAIRING: I had zero issues pairing my TOZO earbuds with a couple of phones. Hopefully this will remain the case.5. CONTROLS: They appear to be pretty standard, though I’d agree that they can be touchy if you get your finger around your ear. I don’t mind the voice telling me what mode I’m in. Some people are just……way sensitive to small stuff. I’m not one.6. BATTERY LIFE: I can’t really comment on this yet because I haven’t run them dry and re-charged them. I’ll update this review as I get more hands-on experience with the battery life.7. CASE: It’s an attractive, little case and the earbuds fit in it very well and very easy to get out. This was a consideration for me, as I was looking at other brands and TOZO models where reviewers expressed some disappointment with the difficulty they had getting the earbuds out of the case. As a lifelong nail-biter, the last thing I need is to struggle catching a teeny, tiny edge of my earbuds so I can release them from their case to use them. You want a good laugh? Watch me try to pick up a dime off a smooth granite or tile floor.8. NOISE CANCELLATION: Again, being my first set of wireless earbuds, I have no frame of reference as far as a comparison goes, but these seem to be pretty decent at cutting out outside noise. Do they eliminate ALL outside noise? No. For $20 I don’t expect them to. They should more than suffice for most human beings who don’t carry expectations at the 30,000 foot level. You want a fully noise-cancelling headphone? Buy one. One that covers your entire ear(s). Otherwise, I wouldn’t expect 100% noise cancellation.9. PHONE USE: I didn’t buy these to talk on the phone through, I bought them strictly for music listening while bicycling, mowing the lawn, or any other activity that would make wired earbuds inconvenient. For those complaining about how bad phone calls sound? I just laugh. Yes, you’re technically supposed to be able to receive calls and speak on the phone. But for $20? Common sense should dictate that if one plans on using BT earbuds primarily for phone work, one is going to want to spend a fair bit more than $20. Get real.9. VALUE: For $20? Please. Maybe I was lucky in that mine paired easily right out of the box, I was able to adjust the sound easily through the app that now includes this model…….maybe I’m old enough and wise enough not to let expectations run wild on something (ANYTHING) costing $20, but if these last me a year they’ll be worth it. Would I buy again? You bet. For the money, the fit and sound are very acceptable.

I had lost my previous pair of earbuds and wanted a replacement that didn’t break the bank. These were on a sale price when I discovered them. I was not familiar with the brand, but I had a trip coming and wanted to order something to cover that time.As it turned out, I discovered these earbuds are very comfortable to wear. They stay in my ears better than my previous name-brand buds. The noise cancelling is excellent and I like I can turn off the noise cancelling to have a quick conversation without having to disengage my music. I am not an audiophile, so I can’t speak to those with sensitive music needs, but for me the quality of the sound has been wonderful.I have recommended the TOZO brand to my friends and will likely buy another pair in the future if I happen to lose these on the road.