1More ComfoBuds Z Review – Headphones for Bedtime?

How Much Does it Cost?

The 1More ComfoBuds Z are available now, with an MSRP of £99.99. However, it looks like they’re on sale for just £89.99. Not exactly cheap, but these are a pretty unique and innovative set of headphones, and that’s reflected in the price. Plus, their build quality and performance is on par with was I would expect in this price range, so I think the price is very fair overall.

Overview

1More are one of the coolest brands out there, and they continue to impress me with every product they release. I’ve seen/heard a lot of fantastic headphones over the years, but they’re all broadly trying to do the same thing. This is the first time in a while a product has surprised me.

They’re great headphones at their core, that’s what really stands out. They sound excellent, with plenty of punch, and they handled me tinkering with the EQ without distorting. The headphones playback at 16 bit / 48 kHz and the full-range balanced armature handled everything from I threw at it. Mats Morgan Band, Akercocke, Ghost, and Jeremy Soule all rang through beautifully clear and certainly tested the drivers range.

Plus, the passive noise isolation works well. It’s basically like sticking your fingers in your ears loosely. It worked well enough to block ambient traffic and distant chatter well enough. However, on an evening, the general ambience of the kids iPads, discord chatter, and the tumble dryer on in the next room, all faded away too. By the time you put music on, you’ll only hear loud noises and people talking loudly in front of you asking if you want a cuppa tea for the 5th time. Since they’re so hard to see in my ears, I should have said I was putting my headphones in.

The 1More app was nice too, allowing me to toggle the headphones from normal mode to Soothing Mode. This disabled the ability for the headphones to take calls and turned off the microphone. That means I can sit back, relax, and stay that way. Furthermore, I can set sleep timers for the headphones. There was supposed to be 30 ambient tracks in the app, and I could only see 4, but honestly, it was all I needed. Get cosy, put on the rain sounds, set a sleep time… and yup, I put the Zzzz’s in Comfobuds Z. I should have done it at bedtime, though, as I couldn’t sleep until 3 am after that nap, ha!

Should I Buy Them?

As headphones, they stand up great. They’re super light, slim and comfortable making them very appealing for daily usage. They’re also very discrete and easily hidden in your ear if that’s something that matters to you. However, the ability to lie down on my side while wearing them, the Soothing Mode, sleep timers and the ambient sounds in the app, all take these to the next level. It’s been a stressful period, and these headphones really take the edge off and deliver on their promises. Plus, when I do want to rock out, they have a punchy sound to get the job done.