ENDURO ANC Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones

Absolute quality. The long battery makes it perfect for WFH, gaming, travel and everything that comes with being quarantined inside. Super comfortable and easy to use. Incredibly satisfied!

I’m a bit of a headphones snob and these are top of the line. Sleek design, crisp sound (the EQ adjustment in the app is clutch), and the battery life is wild. Can’t recommend highly enough.

I got this pair last week and have been wearing them nearly every day for about 4-5 hours a day and I’m still sitting above 50% battery. It’s crazy how far ANC battery life technology has come.

Pros:
– Punchy bass, but it isn’t muddy (looking at you Beats…)
– Active Noise Cancellation is superb! (WARNING: Your significant other might think you’re purposefully ignoring them if they don’t try the ANC while listening to something themselves. I seriously almost got in a fight with my girlfriend because these cancel sound so good… Thanks Cleer Audio?)
– Near perfect comfort (I’ve never owned a pair of closed back headphones this comfortable. They’re honestly giving my open back Sennheiser PC37x’s a run for their money in that department)
– Solid BT Mic (Better than most wireless headphones. It does pick up ambient noise a bit, like my blue switch mechanical keyboard, but that’s an issue with every wireless headset that doesn’t have a dedicated external mic on a stem. If you have a normal keyboard, a relatively quiet space, these are perfect for zoom calls)
– Literally no sound leakage (Remember how I almost got into a fight? Well that’s partially because my girlfriend didn’t hear that System of a Down was blaring in my ears despite standing 3 feet away from me, so she thought I was just purposefully ignoring her and not that I was just incapable of hearing her over Serj Tankian yelling in my ears).
– The aesthetics… just wow. Sleek, minimalistic, but still enough flash to make a statement without looking like you’re trying to make one (*Cough* Beats *Cough*). Honestly, before the AirPods Max came out, if you removed the Cleer Audio Badging and stuck an Apple silhouette on these you wouldn’t think twice if someone told you this is what Apple’s new headphones would look like.
– Battery life: I already told you in the first sentence, mate. These bad boys only need me charged once a week if you’re going to use them for your 9-5 job. That’s incredibly impressive.
– Build Quality: Solid. Aluminum band (plastic interior for the size adjustment mechanism, but it’s thick and just a solid slab parallel to and flushed against the aluminum band so it isn’t a snapping threat… actually really smart design to brace the plastic with metal). These are headphones that are built to withstand being tossed around a bit, which makes them perfect travel companions and likely the only piece of electronics that will survive the airport crew’s luggage shot putting contest they seem to always hold with my suitcase whenever I fly.
– Controls: Very good. Personally I prefer to control volume with a wheel or dial, but I know others that prefer a button. It’s literally a personal preference and not a slight against the design. As far as buttons go, they’re in an easily accessible spot and feel nice to press. At the end of the day they at least didn’t join the trend in using inaccurate and unintuitive touch based/gesture controls (looks at my buddy’s Sony WH-1000XM3’s he left over here the other day)… *shudders*.
– Price: You’re getting more than what you paid for. These are easily $200 headphones and that’s me being conservative. I’d put these in the $250+ range and they compete against a lot of the overpriced sets as well (Bose, I’m not saying you’re bad, but you’re not $300 good, let alone $379…)

Cons: (Yes there are cons, I’m not biased.)
– Mids are pretty good, but aren’t sparkly. (Note: This is a problem with almost all closed back earphones. They have reduced soundstage due to the fact that they are closed. Noise reverberates against the closed shell, it’s physics. You can compensate for that by creating a deeper earcup so there is extra space for the sound to separate and sound more balanced. Lower frequencies, like bass, will almost always overwhelm your mids/highs in small closed off spaces. The only pair of closed headphones that actually kind of have solved that issue really well are the Airpod Max’s, but they’re like $550 and well… I’m not about to compare these to something $400 more expensive. Let’s just say I rather have these and the extra $400 in my pocket). ——————–> DISCLAIMER: The app they have for these does have an equalizer. I haven’t messed with it yet, but some tweaking in there might help get those mids/highs singing where I want them to.
– I mentioned that they were NEAR perfect comfort. I think the ear cups are stellar. I have slightly above average sized ears, yet the ear cups feel great. I don’t get ear fatigue at all. The one area I wish was a little more comfortable was the headband. It isn’t bad by any stretch of the means, but it does slightly hurt after a few hours. The padding is good, but I think it comes down to the band being slightly narrower than other pairs I’ve used. This means there is less surface area to disperse the the pressure. These are supposed to be optimized for travel, so I get the decision to go with a narrower headband is to reduce the bulkiness of these, but I think just a slightly wider headband would have made these absolutely perfect for my comfort preferences.

I honestly don’t really have anything too critical to say about these headphones. They’re honestly solid and an INCREDIBLE value. You’re easily getting $250 headphones for $150. I would snatch these up before a pair of overpriced Bose Quiet Comforts or Sony WH-1000XM3 (seriously, who names these? I’m pretty sure saying the name out loud triggers extra captchas to appear on websites to make sure you’re not a robot).

Anyways, you might not be familiar with Cleer Audio (I sure as heck wasn’t), but I decided to take a flyer on them and am now going to be recommending them in the future and trying out the rest of their catalog after trying this pair out. (Got their Stage BT speaker as well since it was on sale and holy cow that little thing sounds almost as good as my 2 big Sonos speakers in my ceiling. The little guy punches way above its weight. Wish I had that when I was in college throwing apartment parties on the regular haha).

So why 4 stars and not 5? Because they aren’t perfect and can’t compete dollar for dollar with wired headphones. But bang for buck is solid.
The Really Good: value, battery life, Bluetooth connectivity quality & speed are fantastic w/ really solid range
The Good: sound quality, app makes significant improvements. Bumps in mids and highs make a world of difference. Bass is solid but not overpowering.
The mediocre: the carry bag if fine but wish it had a hardshell case
Comfort: Spread the spring steel band to reduce tightness and pressure points. Wish band had better padding and/or web to spread weight distrobution.

I have been using the Enduro ANCs for over 8 months now. Here are my pros/cons:

Pros:
– The battery life is just insane, even much more expensive headphones from other top brands don’t come close to the Enduro ANCs. I don’t think I can ever get used to having less battery life than this. Lasts me anywhere from 1-2 weeks between charges, I like that I can binge-watch a TV show for hours on end without having to worry about my audio cutting out. I hope Cleer continues to include 60+ hrs rating on future products!
– Noise cancellation works great to dull out noises like the washing machine or the fan, and doesn’t seem to reduce the battery life very much.
– The microphone is *very* sensitive, there’s no need to raise your voice even a little in a call. Makes for much more natural conversations.
– Fit and comfort are good. The headphones fit over my glasses just fine and it doesn’t impact the noise cancelling too much.
– Build quality – this thing is built like a tank. I have bumped them pretty hard against a door or the walls a few times since I wasn’t used to wearing bulky headphones before. Not a single scratch on the plastic sides! I would absolute trust these headphones to be left at the bottom of a backpack even without a case.
– Audio quality – I’m not an audiophile so I cannot give a very informed opinion, but these are perfect to my ears. Had to tinker with the EQ to find a setting I liked, and had no issues for both music and movies/shows.
– Multipoint Bluetooth connectivity is great to have at this price point. I frequently have it connected to both my phone and TV, and it can switch between them seamlessly . It even pauses my TV if there’s an incoming call on my phone while something is playing.

Cons:
– I found the audio latency to be considerable sometimes, especially when connected to my TV. This could just be due to my devices, and there are usually ways to compensate for the delay. However I think there is a lot of room for improvement here, and I would switch to wired mode when using this for gaming.
– The hinges and other bending parts on these headphones creak pretty loudly, and this can get annoying to others around you when putting them on or taking them off. This unfortunately gives a bit of a cheap feel compared to the more premium headphones. Would like to see this fixed on future products at this price point!
– The android app sometimes fails to find my headphones and needs to be reinstalled or reset. Not a huge deal as I don’t need to use the app regularly.

Overall, really great product for the price! I would definitely consider Cleer for my future headphones purchases.

I’ve been shopping around for a pair of ANC headphones for a while now, but did not want to spend $$$ on Bose or Sony’s. I wear headphones a lot at work and when traveling so comfort is a must. I also listen to a wide range of music — everything from opera to folk, metal to jazz — and while I’m not an audiophile, I do appreciate looking for and listening to the depth that music can provide. So far I’m really satisfied with these headphones. They are crisp and clear, with good, but not overpowering bass. If there was one small quibble is that when turned off (and listened to in purely analog mode over 3.5mm), the audio quality is really quite flat — not sure about the physics here, but it seems like the headphones rely on the onboard battery to move that 40mm driver. Given the whole-week lifespan of the batteries on these, I suppose that isn’t really much of an issue, but I do wish the sound was deeper in pure analog mode. I guess I know its possible since lots of pure-analog headphones do just fine.

Updated review:
I first complained about the speakers blowing after only owning this for 8 months, but I found out through my other headphones that my audio program was adding in a crackle to my audio, most likely due to it not being supported on windows 11. The speakers are still the same quality as I purchased them.

Cons:
—Very fragile to water. Avoid water at all costs, leaving these headphones off in my restroom when I took a shower once (a 10-minute shower with hot water) caused my right ear ANC to stop functioning.
—The audio is BAD out of the box. The high end is way too loud, sounds like a J curve to me. (I use Black Crow – Brent Cobb)
—Limited profiles and eq adjustment in-app.
—Slight vacuum effect with the ANC.

Pros:
—Great audio drivers, bass sounds great and there is an amazing top range. (Only a little tuning to make it sound amazing)
—The ANC works well, great for plane rides.
—Battery life is superb.
—The controls on the headphones are well thought out and work well.
—USB-C, and can connect to aux ports.