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Noble Audio FoKus Apollo wireless headphone review

Noble Audio

FoKus Apollo

True Wireless

USD

650

MEOWSCORE

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Noble Audio FoKus Apollo Review

The Noble FoKus Apollo is aimed at top-tier wireless headphone makers and has earned its place among them. It is an excellent-sounding set of wireless and wired ANC-capable headphones.

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The FoKus Apollo is Noble’s first forey into the world of over-ear headphones.  The Apollo is a powerhouse of industry leading sound quality and innovation, featuring:

  • The world’s first 1x40mm dynamic driver + 14.5mm planar magnetic hybrid driver speaker arrangement;
  • supported codecs include LDAC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, SBC;
  • QCC3084 chip;
  • Integrated ADI chip combined with 3 microphones per side providing hybrid ANC with a reduction depth of up to -35db;
  • BlueTooth 5.3;
  • Superior transparency mode;
  • Removable boom mic;
  • Onboard mute switch for all microphones, including the boom mic;
  • Excellent call quality with or without the supplied boom mic attached;
  • Multipoint connection;
  • 80 hours of play time without ANC / 60 hours of play time with ANC;
  • Can be played with an included 3.5mm auxiliary cable;
  • Accessories include an EVA carrying case, 3.5mm auxiliary cable, USB-C cable, two prong airline adapter, 1/4″ adapter for headphone amps, a 3.5mm to 4.4mm adapter, and a detachable boom mic;
  • Premium components including anodized aluminum frame, memory foam, premium protein leather earpads that are replaceable, and Alcantara headband material;
  • Compatible with Noble’s FoKus app.

Benefits of the Apollo’s dual speaker arrangement:

Since a planar magnetic speaker’s diaphragm is extremely thin, lighter even than the air it moves, planar magnetic speakers are known for their delicacy and accuracy, without the blurring effects of excessive inertia.  The drawback to such speakers however is that they lack the ability to move sufficient air mass to produce the quality of bass that most listeners prefer.  Dynamic drivers provide excellent bass by moving significant amounts of air, but due to their mass, dynamic drivers cannot provide the crystal clear mid and high frequencies that planar magnetic speakers are capable of.  By utilizing both a dynamic speaker and a planar magnetic speaker the Noble FoKus Apollo provides the clarity of a planar magnetic driver, while retaining the bass of a dynamic driver.

What is Hybrid ANC?

Hybrid ANC is a type of active noise cancellation that uses microphones on both the inside and outside of the headphone to cancel out ambient noise. It combines the advantages of feedforward and feedback ANC, allowing for faster noise pickup and more precise cancellation.

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