INTRODUCTION

   Although i tend to avoid using headsets and headphones/earphones during the day when I’m alone at home or at the office (many things can happen when you're not really aware of your surroundings) the exact opposite applies when I’m working out or I’m on the go since time only seems to fly when listening to music. This is also how i test all the headphones/earphones that make it here so as you can imagine under certain scenarios (like when in crowded places or riding on the subway/metro) features like active noise cancelling/cancellation (ANC) can be extremely useful. 1MORE has released quite a few noise cancelling headphones/earphones over the years but today they just announced the successor to one of their best models to date (Dual Driver BT ANC - review here), the Dual Driver ANC Pro Wireless Headphones.

   1MORE specializes in acoustic design and development, smart software and wearable audio products. Born with a profound mission to deliver superior quality audio at a consumer-friendly value, 1MORE has shipped 38 million headphones globally in over 25 countries in just the past 4 years. Additionally, 1MORE’s products have received multiple industry and design awards including prestigious CES Innovation awards, RedDot, iF Design awards and other major industry accolades.

   Just like several of the models 1MORE has released to date the Dual Driver ANC Pro (EHD9001BA) also uses the same neckband design (flexible metal wire covered with soft silicone) which many people seem to enjoy using and others, well not so much. So if you belong in the former category you'll be happy to know that not only is the Dual Driver ANC Pro IPX5 certified (effectively waterproof) but it also features two drivers in each earphone, a large 13.6mm dynamic driver (titanium composite diaphragm) together with 1MORE’s proprietary balanced armature driver (the resulting frequency response is 20Hz-40KHz with 32Ohms resistance - once again 4 time Grammy award winning Luca Bignardi has tuned this model). Perhaps the biggest improvement over its predecessor however is the addition of hybrid ANC, a technology which makes use of a dedicated DSP processor and two high-precision microphones (located both inside and outside of the earphones) in order to catch both environmental and in-ear noises. The Dual Driver ANC Pro actually offer Wind Noise Resistance (WNR) along with 3 different levels of noise reduction (off/up to 35db/up to 20db) which you can use depending on the amount of ambient noise where you're at. Other features include Bluetooth v5.0 connectivity, support for AAC/SBC/Hi-Res LDAC codecs, both wired and wireless use, magnetic earbud covers, playback controls and a 160mAh lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack which gives the Dual Driver ANC Pro up to 20 hours of music playback (while using the AAC codec at 50% volume and with ANC turned off - 17.5 hours with SBC and 8 hours with LDAC). So, let's move forward with today’s review and see what the brand new Dual Driver ANC Pro is capable of.