Nothing gets a lot of attention around its smartphones nowadays, but audio products are what made a name for the company. Over the past week, I’ve had the chance to check out the Nothing Ear (3), the fourth-generation earbuds from Nothing, and I’ve got mixed feelings.
Nothing Ear (3) arrive as a successor to last year’s Nothing Ear which, if you caught any of our coverage, means these have big shoes to fill. Nothing Ear balanced stellar sound quality, useful features, and an affordable price perhaps better than any other earbuds on the market. It’s a lot to live up to for a successor, especially when the path forward isn’t exactly obvious.
In many ways, Nothing Ear (3) follows the blueprint established by the past few generations.
The hardware design is essentially identical. The case is still a little bulky, but the change to a metal bottom half is appreciated. Over the past year, my Nothing Ear’s case has picked up tons of scrapes and scuffs. I’m not convinced that the plastic top half of this latest case will be any different in that regard, but I’m hoping the bottom half will fare a bit better with time.
The earbuds themselves feel the same as prior generations, though the very minimal cut to thickness in the stems does lead to a slightly more comfortable wear. Battery life is also still about the same. Nothing claims 5.5 hours of battery in the earbuds themselves with ANC turned on, and 22 hours in the case, which roughly lines up with the testing I’ve done thus far. The ANC is still underwhelming, as was the case in the past, but I will say that the transparency mode is excellent. It feels more natural than any others I’ve tried in recent memory.
But, what’s actually new this year? Mainly two things.
Firstly, there’s the sound quality.
Nothing Ear (3) have a new sound profile that you’ll either love or hate. Where Nothing Ear had a very neutral sound profile, Ear (3) is extremely rich, for better or worse. This primarily comes from the low ends, where bass is noticeably heavy even with any enhancement settings disabled. The “Balanced” EQ has noticeable “booms” in some songs. It’s a quality that, even with enhancements, wasn’t easy to replicate in last year’s release. So if you like those low-ends, it’s great news. However, it does tend to feel overwhelming at times. Certain songs just have too much punch under this new profile, and ironically, it’s pretty hard to get rid of that. Even if you use the custom EQ to minimize low-ends as much as possible, there’s still a noticeably strong punch in certain songs. Using the “basic” custom EQ, dropping the bass to -3 or lower while boosting the mid and treble to your own tastes brings some welcome balance to the sound profile, at least in my opinion.
But the beauty of the Nothing X app is that you have a lot of control over the sound through the basic…
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