Regardless of the situation, place and surroundings, a bit of music can add joy or even inspire you in life. If you are looking for earphones, chances are you’re not happy either with your phone capabilities or bundled earphones.
That said, audio enthusiast literally has dozens of options available in all possible form factors and at all price points. Amid the True wireless earbuds and Bluetooth headphones, the in-ears are indeed making a comeback. Mumbai-based FUTURE recently launched the CLAW J3 earphones in India targeting the entry-level. We’ve been testing it out for a few weeks and here’s what we think.
Design
Most of the headphones under Rs. 1000 doesn’t hold well when it comes to design. However, Claw J3 is an exception. At this price point, this has got to be the most impressive pair of earphones. On the design front, it looks minimal yet solid and it has a 1.2m soft Anti-Winding TPE cable making it much more durable and reliable. It comes with different sized ear buds (S/M/L) in box to fit your ears.
The driver chambers are made of metal and are very durable, which is a surprise considering the low price. It’s worth mentioning that, the entire earphone unit sits snug inside your ear and the flat outer shell ensures that it has an extremely low profile. Furthermore, the Y-splitter on the cable also has a look of the metal casing, which seems to be purely for aesthetics.
Moreover, an in-line remote can be found on the right side. We found the buttons hard to press down, more so if you are trying to reach them in the middle of an activity.
Sound quality
Coming to the audio quality, these headphones offer fairly good audio quality with a good amount of bass. With Claw J3, the company has opted for 10mm audio drivers that have a frequency range of 20Hz – 20KHz. We tried it with various devices including POCO F1, OnePlus 6T (with connector) and Pixel 3.
Since the CLAW J3 is designed with high bass-driven sound technology we had an idea on how it sounds. The Claw J3 earphones produce bass that it overpowers the mids and highs on especially on OnePlus 6T, but balances well between on MacBook Air. Having said that, these pair of earphones can get really loud as well. The call quality over the mic is good if not great.
Conclusion
FUTURE has done a good job with the Claw J3 earphones and these are one of my favourites in the entry-level segment. It is designed and marketed to be bass-heavy, and we found the claim to be true. Having said that, it won’t appeal to everyone.
At Rs. 790, the earphones are comfortable and offers sound great. And if you enjoy some thump in your music, Claw J3 is a good option for the price they command. It comes in Gold, Black and Silver option and is available on Amazon India.