The low end is emphasized to create an energetic soundscape ideal for hip-hop and rock tracks. I loved how well mids and highs blended, delivering some of the best separation I’ve heard on a pair of wireless earbuds every instrument was distinctive and well represented. The plucked guitars on The Magnetic Fields’ “You Must Be Out of Your Mind” are serene and the distorted vocal layering is reproduced clearly. The midrange is pushed to the sonic forefront and gives tracks proper treble representation. The Fly TWS is a solid addition to the company’s line of reputable audio products, delivering a lively, bass-rich listening experience that you can also fine-tune on the companion app. HK’s track record with sound quality is up there with the likes of Bang & Olufsen and Sony. It was fun asking Google Assistant to grab NFL scores on opening day, hands-free, as well as to open music programs and read text notifications when my smartphone was several feet away. Latency is usually an issue with Siri on MacBook, but I was surprised by how quickly the buds pulled up Apple’s AI Bot and registered requests. Alexa and Google Assistant are both built into the Fly TWS, though you can use Siri as well on iOS/macOS devices. The digital assistant met expectations, providing great speech recognition and ease of use. After playing a YouTube video and exiting the app, I tapped the right earbud to resume Spotify play and was met with an incessant beeping noise that wouldn’t stop until I unpaired the buds. It barely noticed taps or long presses, and swiping to enable the listening modes only worked once in a blue moon. The left bud was even worse and oblivious to the touch. Swiping to raise/lower volume would always be misinterpreted for play/pause, which became frustrating after a few songs, leaving me with little choice but to do it manually on my smartphone. While on-ear detection was very intuitive and the right bud was responsive to almost every command, the volume controls were a mess. How well do the controls work? About 50/50.
On-ear detection is also available to automatically pause music when taking off the buds.
The right is reserved for playback, skip back/forward track, answer/end calls, and volume. The left bud can call out/cancel any digital assistant notifications or enable TalkThru/Ambient Aware mode via swipe or two taps. The control scheme is effective and practical, using multiple tap gestures to perform different actions. This also gives the exterior a caress-friendly feel I found myself fiddling with it as much as anyone would a fidget spinner. The charging case feels weighty despite only being 2 ounces, but I love the combination of soft-touch leather and plastic that HK employs, hitting that sweet spot between refined and sturdy. (Image credit: Regan Coule/Laptop Magazine)
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