Design and features:This Bluetooth wireless noise canceling portable ear-insert model provides very good sound and excellent active noise reduction. Its ear plug-like design and electronic noise canceling feature reduce both outside noise and sound leaking out into your environment. The headphones work with or without the noise canceling feature being turned on. You can use the noise-canceling feature without listening to music. The TONE Free® Fit TF8 has a volume control plus an integrated microphone and player function controls. Additional features include - either earpiece can be used alone for one ear monitoring of Bluetooth streamed audio and telephone communications. Has Plug & Wireless mode that enables you to use the charging case with supplied mini cable to transmit Bluetooth signal to headphones from devices that do not have Bluetooth capabilities. Charging/carrying case has built-in rechargeable battery that the manufacturer claims can be used to recharge the earphone batteries for an additional 12 hrs. of listening time for a total of 18 hrs. with ANC On or an additional 20 hrs. of listening time for a total of 30 hrs. with ANC Off. Has UVNano charging case; when earbuds are placed in charging case mfr. claims Ultra Violet lamps built into case helps kill up to 99.9% of bacteria on speaker mesh. Manufacturer claims water and dust resistance of (IP67) for earphones only. The earphone noise cancellation control default setting switches between ANC and ambient sound monitor (Pass-through) modes by touch control on either earphone. ANC can be set to High or Low modes and Ambient sound can be set to Listening mode (monitors all ambient sounds) or conversation mode (monitors ambient sounds in the vocal frequency range). Has touch controls for volume, music player play/pause and next/previous track, call connect/disconnect, and ambient sound monitoring. Has power on/off and Bluetooth pairing alert tones and low battery voice announcements. Allows simultaneous connection of two Bluetooth devices (to switch between connected devices stop sound on device and start sound on the other). Has quick charge feature: 5 min of charging will provide 1 hr. of playtime. Has Plug & Wireless mode that enables you to use the charging case with supplied mini cable to transmit Bluetooth signal to headphones from devices that do not have Bluetooth capabilities. Supports Google fast pair and Swift Pair (alternate to traditional Bluetooth pairing methods). Has auto pause feature that stops audio playback when either earphone is removed from the ears and resumes when they are replaced in the ears. Game mode can be switched on to reduce the latency of the ear buds. Supports Google Assistant and Siri voice assistants when used with Bluetooth devices that have those capabilities. Bluetooth connected Apple mobile devices using iOS Version 5 and above will show the battery level. The LG TONE Free app download for iOS and Android mobile devices can be used to enabled of disabled the auto pause feature, enable and disable touch controls and customize touch control functions, toggle ambient sound monitoring on and off and switch between monitoring modes, check earphone battery level, update the earphone's firmware, and provides a guide for headset button functions. The app also provides customizable EQ with several preset options and a "Find my earbuds" feature. The TONE Free® Fit TF8 comes with 3 pairs of earpieces and 3 pairs of ear bowl supports in various sizes, Charging cable, USB-C to Aux cable, Quick Start guide.
Sound quality:We found the TONE Free® Fit TF8 delivers sound quality that falls in the very good range - it reproduces music and voice very well although it does have some noticeable sonic quirks and excellent active noise reduction. With the noise cancelling mode engaged and the EQ preset in the LG Tone Free app set to bass Boost (as received state of the earphone) the bass (as in bass drums, bass guitars, stand-up bass, etc.) has good impact and goes deep, but is somewhat prominent and boomy, and a touch tubby. The midrange (voices, guitars, horns, etc.) is fairly even but is somewhat hazy, a bit grainy and congested (think sonic traffic jam), although it is a bit dark overall the upper midrange is a bit prominent and a touch edgy, and the bass can crowd the midrange a bit. The treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is extended but is a bit smeared and sizzly (sounds that should have a delicate shimmer have a sound reminiscent of bacon frying), and the upper treble is a bit prominent. While the sound has a good sense of liveliness, it is closed (sound-wise it's obvious you have something plugging your ears) and does a decent job of recovering room ambience. Mixed character - warm bass with coolish upper midrange and upper treble. The overall sound can be summarized as somewhat bassy, generally somewhat hazy and a bit dark, and a touch edgy. The tone settings of the app have a noticeable effect on the sound of these earphones. Noise Canceling: Excellent noise reduction across the entire frequency range with the low frequencies reduced the most. Orientation changes the noise reduction characteristic - when the noise is coming from the front a bit more high frequency noise can be heard. The noise canceling feature does not produce any background noise that can be heard when there is no audio program to drown it out.
Comfort and Fit:This is a hybrid ear insert/ear bud design - the earpieces seal the ear canals but they don't insert into the ear canals as far as typical ear insert models, and they are supported by ear bowls with ear bowl supports like a ear bud model rather than the ear canals.
Small
Users with small ear bowls might find that the earphone body feels a bit bulky in their ear bowl and that they stick out too far and feel like they may lever out of place, but that they will stay in place during casual use and are stable during vigorous head movement.
Medium/Large
Users with medium and larger sized ear bowls will probably find that this model stays in place with no problems for casual use and that they are stable even during vigorous head movement.
Incidental contact with the touch controls can cause unintentional playing and pausing.
