Raycon The Fitness Earbuds True Wireless Headphones Review

The Raycon The Fitness Earbuds have a very similar look to the Raycon E55 Truly Wireless. Their buds are teardrop-shaped and have a metallic finish with Raycon's logo on the outward-facing side. They come in several color variants: 'Carbon Black', 'Electric Blue', 'Flare Red', 'Rose Gold', and 'Frost White'.

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds have a comfortable fit. They're lightweight and don't go very deeply into your ears. They also come with four differently sized stability fins and five pairs of differently sized ear tips. However, some users may find that the fins could cause discomfort over time.

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds have decent controls. They're easy to use, but they have a small learning curve in order to get used to them. The controls are split between the left and right buds. There are voice prompts for when you've switched EQs, and reached min or max volume. There are also beeps to let you know when you've pressed play or pause. However, there isn't feedback for track-skipping or adjusting volume until you've reached the min or max. If you're trying to activate voice assistant, you may accidentally adjust the volume instead.

On the left earbud:

• One tap: Lowers the volume.
• Triple tap: Skips the track backwards.
• Hold for three seconds: Toggles between 'Pure Sound', 'Balanced Sound', and 'Bass Sound' EQ presets. Also rejects calls.

On the right earbud:

• One tap: Raises the volume.
• Triple tap: Skips the track forward.
• Hold for three seconds: Activates awareness mode so that you can hear your surroundings. Also rejects calls.

On either bud:

• Double tap: Plays and pauses audio. Also answers and ends calls.
• Quadruple tap: Activates voice assistant.
• Hold for three seconds or remove buds from carrying case: Turns on the buds.
• Hold for 10 seconds or place buds in the carrying case: Turns off the buds.

The breathability of the Raycon Fitness Earbuds is outstanding, which is to be expected from in-ear headphones. They don't trap much heat around your ear, so you shouldn't sweat more than normal when using them.

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds have fantastic portability. They're small, lightweight, and should easily fit in most bags or pockets without a problem.

The carrying case is great and is a nice improvement over that of the Raycon E55 Truly Wireless. It has four LED indicator lights on the case to indicate its charge. Two extremity lights turn red to let you know when the buds are charging. If you need to reset the headphones, you can press the button located inside the case. The USB-C port has a cover, and there's a loop on the case's backside so that you can attach the included wrist strap or lanyard.

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds have a good build quality. They're mostly made of plastic and feel like they should survive accidental drops or falls without taking too much damage. They come with a few accessories like a lanyard and carabiner that you can attach to the case. Unlike the Raycon E55 Truly Wireless, they're also certified IPX7 for water resistance, which offers protection against immersion in water. However, the fins and tips seem like they could rip over time.

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds have great stability. They come with four different sizes of stability fins and five pairs of ear tips to help you get the best possible fit. They shouldn't fall out of your ears, even during a higher-intensity workout.

• Raycon Fitness Earbuds
• Charging case
• 5x ear tips
• 4x stability fins
• USB-A to USB-C charging cable
• Lanyard
• Wrist strap
• Carabiner
• Sticker
• Manuals

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds have a very exaggerated v-shaped sound profile when using their default 'Balanced Sound' EQ preset. This sound delivers intense thump, rumble, and boom while vocals and lead instruments are bright and sparkly. However, since both the bass and treble range are highly overemphasized, some users may find they sound very muddy, harsh, and piercing. Luckily, they come with two other EQ presets that you can cycle through: 'Pure Sound', which is advertised as producing refined and clear sound, and 'Bass Sound', which is supposed to deliver more bass.

Note: After performing our sound tests, we noticed that our unit's left driver makes a rattling noise that seems to go away and come back. We think this may be caused by our sound testing at 100dB. However, the lower the volume, the more noticeable the rattling is, and you can even hear it when there's no audio playing. That said, we don't expect users to encounter this problem as it could be related to our testing setup or be unique to our unit. If you experience this issue, please let us know in the discussions, and we'll update our review.

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds' frequency response consistency is fantastic. As long as you get a good seal and fit, you should achieve consistent audio delivery each time you use the buds.

The bass accuracy of these buds is disappointing. The entire range is very overemphasized, which results in intense thump, rumble, and boom. While fans of EDM and hip-hop may enjoy this, other users may find it very muddy. If you don't like a bass-heavy sound and want sports earbuds with a more neutral default sound profile, you may prefer the Jabra Elite 7 Active True Wireless or the Jabra Elite 4 Active True Wireless.

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds' mid accuracy is good. There's some overemphasis extending from the bass range and into the low-mid, which can make mixes a bit cluttered. A dip in the mid-mid pushes vocals and lead instruments to the back of the mix, while a small bump in the high-mid can slightly harshen these same sounds.

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds' treble accuracy is poor. Like the bass response, the treble response is very overemphasized across the range. As a result, vocals and lead instruments are harsh and painful, while sibilants like cymbals are piercing.

The peaks and dips performance is alright. A peak in the high-bass adds a bit of boom to mixes. A deep dip in the mid-mid pushes vocals and lead instruments to the back of the mix, while another peak in the low-treble makes their upper harmonics harsh. An uneven mid-treble turns sibilants like S and T sounds alternatingly dull and piercing.

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds' imaging performance is excellent. The group delay falls below the audibility threshold, resulting in tight bass and transparent treble. Our unit's L/R drivers are also matched in amplitude, frequency, and phase response, so objects like footsteps should be accurately placed in the stereo image. Although there's a very small peak in the phase response's mid-mid, it shouldn't be noticeable. However, our results are only valid for our unit, and yours may perform differently.

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds' passive soundstage performance is bad, which is to be expected for in-ear headphones. Due to their design, they bypass your outer ear, which needs to be activated by sound resonances to produce an out-of-head audio experience. As a result, sound is perceived as coming from inside your head and doesn't sound as open as that produced by open-back headphones.

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds' weighted harmonic distortion performance is great. Although there's some distortion in the high-mid, it shouldn't be very noticeable. As a result, all frequencies otherwise fall within good limits, resulting in clean and pure audio reproduction.

Note: A rattling sound appeared after our sound testing, and we expect that it may be related to our testing process, as we test headphones at 100dB. However, we can't confirm this. For the sake of consistency for any possible future retests, we ordered a new pair to ensure they perform the same as this model.

These are the settings used to test the Raycon Fitness Earbuds. Our results are only valid when used in this configuration.

The noise isolation performance of the Raycon Fitness Earbuds is bad. They lack active noise cancelling (ANC) and struggle to block out most sounds like the low rumble of bus engines or ambient chatter. They also have a hard time blocking out high-pitched noise like the hum of an AC unit. However, some users may prefer this design as it allows you to hear your surroundings if you like to run or work out outdoors.

Note: We expected these headphones to do a better job of blocking out mid and treble range noise. However, the buds don't sit properly in our dummy head's ears. The stability fins create an opening when they're placed in the ears. We think this could be the reason why they don't isolate against mid and treble range noise well.

The leakage performance is great. Leakage is mostly concentrated in the treble range, and escaping sound seems thin. If you like to listen to your audio at high volumes in a moderately noisy environment like an office, people may be able to hear some of it, but it shouldn't be too disruptive.

The integrated mic's recording quality is mediocre. Your voice sounds muffled, a bit unnatural, and lacking detail. However, whoever's on the other end of the line should still be able to understand you.

The Raycon The Fitness Earbuds' microphone has an okay noise handling performance. The mic struggles to separate your voice from moderate ambient noise. If you're taking a call from somewhere like a busy street, your voice may be drowned out.

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds have a satisfactory battery performance. They're advertised to last eight hours continuously, but we measured over 10 hours. Their carrying case also holds roughly five additional charges if you need it, and you can even use one bud while the other one charges. However, battery life can vary depending on use, so your real-life experience may vary.

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds have alright Bluetooth connectivity. Unfortunately, they don't support multi-device or NFC pairing. Their latency with PC and iOS devices is also a bit high, so your audio and visuals may fall out of sync, which could be annoying if you're streaming video. Latency is a bit lower on Android devices, though, so you shouldn't notice too much audio lag. However, some apps and devices compensate for latency differently, so your experience may vary.

You can't use these headphones wired. However, they come with a USB-A to USB-C cable to charge up their carrying case.

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds are fully compatible with Bluetooth-enabled PCs. However, you can't connect the buds to PCs in any other way.

The Raycon Fitness Earbuds come with a small charging case. It provides roughly five additional charges, and you can charge them via Qi wireless. It only has a USB-C input to charge the case.