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Drop + NuForce Move Wireless In-Ear Monitors - Refurb

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Drop + NuForce Move Wireless In-Ear Monitors - Refurb

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This Refurbished Sale is for B-stock Drop + NuForce Move Wireless In-Ear Monitors. For more information, please refer to the Refurbished Details & Guidelines below.

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Nyakamu

Sep 18, 2021

Verified Buyer

Astonishing discount, almost new.

Before I bought this product, I had the first true wireless IEM in my life as a product of another company. Even though it was an entry model, I was disappointed with the sound quality and functionality, especially the connectivity, and I was wondering if true wireless would be like this. When I tried this product, my thoughts were blown away. Pleasant and nimble sound, uninterrupted connectivity, up to 24 hours of battery. That's only $ 20! My entry model was more than three times more expensive. You can buy it with pocket money. Now I have this in my ears every day. Let's buy it before it runs out.

Recommends this product? Yes

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arpan

Oct 22, 2021

Verified Buyer

Great sound. Sounds much better than expected.

Was definitely impressed with the sound. Got it for my wife and she absolutely loves it. Have already recommended it to 3 of my friends.

Recommends this product? Yes

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Je_Saist

162

Sep 17, 2021

Verified Buyer

A case study more in what went wrong with the competition than anything else

Straight shot, there was no way these were going to compete with the Final Audio TWS buds or the Anker/Soundcore Liberty Pro 2's. For starters, the Drop+Nuforce Move's were being seeded to reviewers in early 2019. The Zolo Liberty+ kickstarter launch was in June 2017 and mine didn't ship until December 2017. The Soundcore Liberty Pro 2's weren't actually announced until September 2019 with shipping in October 2019. Thus it's an unfair comparison to pit the DN-Move's against the LP2's that I have in hand across specifications, features, and capabilities. Rather, it's more a case study in why I keep searching for an alternative to the LP2 buds. The picture I uploaded puts all three next to each other, and it's very clear that Anker/Soundcore has significantly more time in optimizing the shape and construction of their buds and chassis in comparison to the DN-Move and FA-TWS buds. With both the DN-Move's and the FA-TWS I feel I have to "search" for the best angle for the best sound reproduction in my ear. The LP2's are much easier to place in my ear for a comfortable fit, and of course have much better bracing. The 1More/Nubia TWS buds took a similar design approach, and it's one that works. Another aspect is the actual audio-conductive material. In the picture I uploaded it's clear that I have the Anker/Soundcore provided contact rubber on the LP2's, but both the FA-TWS and DN-Move's are lacking their pack in contact surfaces. Rather, both are now fitted with Dekoni's Foam tips, and straight shot, I didn't even try the contact pads that shipped with the DN-Move's. I've only ever listened to them with the Dekoni's fitted. In some aspects Anker/Soundcore's chassis is a technical achievement. The inclusion of wireless charging was easily Anker showing off their expertise in battery designs and charging capability, and the slip/slide cover is easily manageable with one hand. Thus Final Audio, as an established premium/premier/top-tier audio brand, shipping a much more expensive TWS set after the LP2's without wireless charging and with only a basic clamshell chassis are more than just a sore points. It's a staggering set of "You shipped without WHAT?" questions. The lack of wireless charging on the DN-Move's case is not quite as baffling, both because it had a lower MSRP than the LP2's, but also because it was designed and launched months before the LP2's. Likewise, the clamshell design is kind of forgivable. That being said, Anker/Soundcore didn't spend enough time thinking the implications of their case through and thus suffer from a problem the FA-TWS and DN-Move don't have. To be fair to Anker/Soundcore, their buds are not pitched, advertised, or otherwise suggested to be Sport/Workout buds. Thus it's quite likely they didn't think of the specific problem that would result from using the LP2's for workouts in conjunction with the case design. In one word: Salt. Typically delivered through sweat. Take a good look in the photos and compare the locations of the the charging pins on the DN-Move and FA-TWS cases to those on the LP2 case. You'll quickly notice that the LP2 pins are on the very bottom of the case... right where sweat, dust, grime, grit, and other dirt tend to gather. There's another issue, that can be seen in the photo(s), but it isn't as obvious. Anker/Soundcore did the "whole surface is a button" thing on earbuds with the original Liberty Pro's. With the LP2's the button is shrunk and placed on top of the bud rather than a press button on the side. While this is generally more comfortable to use and wear in practice, it also now directly runs into the salt problem during extensive workouts. I've completely lost the button functionality on the right LP2 earbud. FA-TWS's seems to be a comfortable compromise in this area, offering a larger contact surface to control the earbud, that also allows for handling of the bud without triggering non-desired commands. Putting the DN-Move's in is often a parade of listening to tracks stop and start as the button(s) are triggered for commands during basic placement. The practical result is that the LP2's, despite offering generally better sound quality, superior ear fitting, and features that the "Competition" didn't include... have by and large been replaced by the DN-Move's in my day to day use. Okay, part of that is influenced by the refurb price. At $20 I'm not going to cry too hard if I damage the DN-Move's. In fact I'm sorely tempted to buy 2 or 3 more pairs at the refurb/B-stock price point just so I have some spares. If I had spent $130, today, for a set of buds that sounded worse than the Anker/Soundcore LP2's, didn't have wireless charging in the case, featured a "whole surface is a button" design, and didn't have a software-defined equalizer (another + for the Anker/Soundcore) in at least an Android App or a Windows/Linux software package... I'd be smacking the One Star button and initiating a refund. Only... I didn't. I spent just $20 plus shipping... and as far as I can tell... I'm not entirely sure I could distinguish what I got as a refurb or a b-stock from a 2019 launch product.

Recommends this product? Yes

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BlvPika

Sep 19, 2021

Verified Buyer

great for refurb

Works great. I can see why for the main product, the reviews aren't that great, as there are some imperfections and gripes. But for the discounted price, this is a great value. build quality and features are very very nice.

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kondrecklomar

Dec 3, 2021

Verified Buyer

Terrible sound in a lovely package

Ok, i knew the sound wouldn’t be great from the start, but it is terrible. They are nice to have if you need something small, work quite well and the charging case is nice. I find them comfortable too. Glad i only paid 20$.

Recommends this product? No

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w.chase56

Nov 9, 2021

Verified Buyer

Good for work & the phone

Fit - 4 stars Battery - 4 stars Sound - 3-4 stars Refurb quality - 4 stars.

Recommends this product? Yes

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bgump

Nov 2, 2022

Verified Buyer

One dead on arrival.

Will only pair one.

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Wings

Jul 31, 2022

Verified Buyer

Fine at $20, would not pay more

The bad:

Awkward to take out of the case. Difficult to not inadvertently press the buttons. Buttons themselves require more pressure than I would like, driving these deeper into your ears.
Very often don't connect properly when taken out of the case. Forget / find new device is often required. Quite frustrating.
No support for aptx-ll, aptx-hd, or aptx-adaptive.

The good:

Low commitment at $20. But these are frustrating enough to use that I don't think I would pay any more than that.
Good sound quality for $20 TWS earbuds, but it's a pretty low bar.

Recommends this product? No

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entreprenerd

Jul 14, 2022

Verified Buyer

Surprisingly good

I paid $20 from the refurb store, so I was not going to be too fussed if these were terrible. But I have been pleasantly surprised with these. Leaving arguments about bluetooth and connectivity aside, these sound great. Much better than products many many times it's current asking price. Just buy a set!

Recommends this product? Yes

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Mattari

Jun 3, 2022

Verified Buyer

Great for the right price, and they open up better with volume.

So let's get price out the way: $130 price? I wouldn't recommend. Initial Drop launch price of $90? A little pricey, but maybe. $20 refurb? I bought two and wouldn't be against getting another pair. I'd say they're worth about $70-80, but let's break it down. So I own the Drop + Grell TWS1/X, which for me fit well-enough, but I'll say these fit rather comfortably and have a solid fit. They're not going anywhere, so while I haven't done it yet, let me do a shake test right now and confirm: I got dizzy before they even dared budge. Yeah, fit is great! Interestingly, the case has an odd texture. Imagine the roughness of velvet if it was solidified plastic. I'm not sure how to put it, maybe the feeling of a fine grit sandpaper, but it's not a case you're about to launch across the floor like an Airpods case (sorry Apple, but that happens more often than not; actually, I'm not sorry-that's a design flaw on your part). Also, while we're tactile, the button has a nice clicky tactile feel which feels nice but doesn't sound like you're popping bubble-wrap in your ear. To be honest, I think I might prefer the firm yet soft, clicky button these have to most earbuds' options. Now for the sound, which is the only unfortunate hit, but with some comebacks. So if you're into high-treble music like EDM, of which I am, then it's a little muddied on the treble. That said..! Like with many headphones, if you increase the volume, they do open up better, but expect a bit of mud if you like relaxing to lower volume levels. If you like some rock where you're not hanging on with the treble, then you should be fine. For one EDM example, I listened to Alan Walker's Darkside, and I do notice a sharp "S" on a lot of words if you go above about 80% volume, which is a bit of a turn-off for me if not for the fact that 70-80% volume feels pretty nice for these. Mid or bass-heavy songs can shine (My example: Mayday by TheFatRat). In fact, I'm listening to that as I write this review, and I'm just loving how it sounds on these headphones. Cranking up the volume on bass music can be nice with these since they're fairly solid (My example: Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes). My takeaway: For the refurb price, they're easily a steal, and to be honest I initially bought them as "if I drop them, oh well" headphones, but listening around the 3/4 volume mark, they're pretty nice. If you had to give these an EQ to compensate, I'd say my biggest complaint is the "S" sound can be sharp. But otherwise, they are fairly passable on sound quality, and given the comfort factor and less-easy-to-drop case as well as the easy to put them in, I would happily say they'd make great work headphones.

Recommends this product? Yes

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