There are a lot of Bluetooth earphones out there, and there are a lot of brands making Bluetooth earphones. On one hand, that’s great for consumers since we’re getting a lot of options to choose from, on the other, it’s getting more difficult to choose a great sounding pair of earphones. Noise is one company that’s consistently making great Bluetooth earphones, so when the TuneELITE (Rs. 1,499) landed at our offices, I was pretty stoked to check it out. After all, Noise is claiming quite a lot with these earphones, and they’re priced at just Rs. 1,599. So, if you’re wondering whether or not you should buy these earphones, here’s our detailed Noise TuneELITE review.

Design and Build

As far as the form factor is concerned, the TuneELITE are your run-of-the-mill neckband Bluetooth earphones, which is fine. The TuneELITE manage to stay out of the way, and I didn’t find myself wanting to take them off every time I stopped listening to music. Part of that is because the earphones are not too ‘out-there’ when you have them around your neck, and then there’s the fact that the TuneELITE come with magnetic earbuds, so when they’re hanging around your neck they just snap together, instead of getting all over the place. I love that.

In every other way, the TuneELITE are a very well designed and sturdily built pair of Bluetooth earphones that I really like.

If there is one place where I feel that the TuneELITE could’ve been better, it’s this. See, everything about the comfort and fit of these earphones is fine. The neckband is lightweight, and doesn’t bounce around while you’re walking, which is great, but the silicon earbuds are where I have my concerns.

Other than that peculiar issue, the Noise TuneELITE are a very well made pair of Bluetooth earphones and if you choose to buy a third party set of earbuds for them, you’re all set for hours and hours of great music experience.

Coming to one of the most important aspects of any pair of earphones or headphones you’ll ever buy — the audio quality. Noise has shipped consistently great sounding earphones for a while now, so my expectations from these were high to begin with, but the earphones sound better than my expectations.

The bass is deep as well, which makes these earphones great for listening to bass-heavy music, but even with a heavy bass, the earphones have a very well balanced treble output as well, so even if you’re not one for bass heavy music, these earphones will sound great to you too.

In terms of connectivity, the Noise TuneELITE use Bluetooth v4.2 which is fine, and pretty much a standard on Bluetooth earphones in this price range. However, the one thing that’s missing here is support for Qualcomm’s aptX HD, so even though the audio quality on these earphones is amazing, and really quite impressive, it would’ve been much better had these earphones support aptX. Plus, it would’ve helped with Bluetooth stability as well.

Battery

The Noise TuneELITE come with a 130mAh battery that’s rated to last up to 9 hours of play time. However, in my usage and testing of these earphones, the battery life was more on the 7 to 7.5 hours of playback time. Don’t get me wrong, that’s still a pretty solid battery life, especially considering the fact that these earphones can get considerably loud, and I was mostly listening to them on over 80% volume.

As with anything you might buy or consider buying, there are pros and cons to the Noise TuneELITE as well. So let’s take a quick look at these.

  • Great sound quality
  • Build quality is at-par with competitors
  • Lightweight neckband
  • Decent battery life

Cons:

Noise TuneELITE Review: One of the Best Bluetooth Earphones in their Price

The Noise TuneELITE are a pretty amazing pair of Bluetooth earphones that get quite a lot right. They have amazing sound quality, the build quality is better than most of their competition, the neckband is lightweight and doesn’t bounce around when you’re walking, and they’re IPX5 rated so you can workout without worrying about sweat messing them up. True, there’s no aptX support, and the charging time is quite a lot, but the Noise TuneELITE are definitely one of the best Bluetooth earphones you can get at this price. That said, these aren’t the only Bluetooth earphones you can consider. The boAt Rockerz 255 (Rs. 1,499) are another solid option to check out, especially if you want better bass. However, at Rs. 1,499 (sometimes available for lower) the Noise TuneELITE are definitely worth a look-see.