I was ready to call these the best open earbuds ever, and they're incredibly cheap — but one recurring issue ruined it all
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Great acoustics and fit are now table stakes—connectivity reliability is the make-or-break for consumer hardware reviews and returns. If you ship connected devices, treat RF/BT stack testing and edge-case connectivity as a first-class product surface, not an afterthought behind industrial design.
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