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QCY Crossky C30 Open Ear TWS Earbuds (White/Black) $53.99 Delivered @ QCY AU via Amazon AU

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n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 17/01/2025 - 20:37 amazon.com.au (634 clicks)
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a new release from QCY.
these were $69.99 when they got listed on Amazon AU less than a month ago until now.
now $59.99 comes down to $53.99 with 10% coupon ticked.

just know what you are getting, these are open "earcuff" style earbuds like Bose Ultra Open ($295 ATL). they don't actually block your ear canal so bass is on the light side but you can hear external sounds around you better.
(the end that goes in your ear actually leaves a gap, so it's not blocking outside sounds)

reasons to get these:

  • you want to let in more sound and have awareness of sounds around you
  • you want them to stay in your ears. they will stay in even when changing clothes, normal airpods style TWS won't.
  • they are more comfortable than normal airpods style TWS or in ear IEM style TWS.

reasons NOT to get these:

  • because they aren't blocking your ear at all, bass is on the light side (even after custom EQ in the app the bass might not be enough for you.).
  • because they let in outside sounds you need to turn the volume up a bit more, and when you do others can slightly hear your video/music.
  • no ANC (obviously).
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  • nuggetbro on 17/01/2025 - 20:45
    +2

    Ok, short review for anyone interested.

    The open ear design is great for 4 groups of people.

    1. People who don't like having anything in their ear.

    2. People who use iems and need to rest their ear canal

    3. People who like to share with different groups of people, including young kids.

    4. People who like to hear their surroundings.

    I have had them for about a month and think they are great value. They aren't high end audio and I don't think can compete with IEM style tws, but for calls or to listen to podcasts or tvshows they work. Surprisingly people don't complain a lot about noise spillage but probably wouldn't use them in a super quite office.

    Battery seems solid and seem to hold charge well. If you have any questions pass them over and I can try to answer.

    • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 17/01/2025 - 20:50
      +1

      one youtube review I watched basically said, for $295 the Bose Ultra Open's aren't worth it because there's not much of an actual difference in terms of function and sound.

    • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 17/01/2025 - 21:09
      +1

      ok might as well admit it.

      it’s stupid I know but I didn’t want to reveal to ozb users I paid a higher price for these to get them early.

      yes sound quality is “good enough” for me after using the custom EQ to raise the bass and completely lower everything else above that.

      battery life is also great and as claimed I saw 50% left after 3 hours in my ears.

      the touch sensors are at the back which prevents accidental presses. you can customise the combinations they do as well in the app which is great.

      and the best part, they stay in your ears! have not had them drop once.

      also one tip, they have a cute light purple colour in other markets. for some reason australia only gets black and white. 🤷‍♀️

      maybe one odd thing I noticed, the volume can get really loud. I mean in quiet environments I barely use 20% to 30% volume. In a loud environment I was using 40% but I couldn’t feel comfortable using them any louder.

      • navshaf on 18/01/2025 - 13:16

        Are they comfortable to wear for whole day?

        • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 18/01/2025 - 16:56

          yes they are very comfortable but battery life is 5 to 6 hours of use so I think you will want to put them in the case to charge at least once a day. you might get 7 hours if they are not playing anything and just in your ears but I would consider lasting all day to be at around 8 hours.

          running down the tiny batteries inside close to 0% everyday will destroy battery health. if you want them to last years like I do I always put them back in the case to charge before 30% battery level.

  • ozlurker on 17/01/2025 - 21:13

    Glad to see open earbuds are getting more popular. These styles are what I use exclusively, can't stand iems in my ear canal.
    I use the Huawei free clip and shockz bone conduction, pretty much have one of them on most of the day.
    Now I'm waiting for Samsung and Sony to get in.
    If you want Huawei knockoffs try sanag, the s7s is not bad, bass is too strong and the treble a bit muddy but for the price it's quite good. At least till more manufacturers jump in.

  • belongsinforums on 17/01/2025 - 21:20

    My qcy died in 3 months. Wouldn't recommend

    • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 17/01/2025 - 21:23

      tbh I have tried TWS from many budget brands and getting a pair with bad battery in the earphone was something that can happen on a budget.

      the best thing to do if faulty is return them (which is why I post Amazon), and try your luck again.

      it even happened to a lot of Sony TWS during covid because they had battery shortage and had to change to a cheaper battery supplier.

      • belongsinforums on 17/01/2025 - 21:24

        I have old sammy earbuds. They never died but the holes filled with crap and I can't get it out. Used for years

    • navshaf on 18/01/2025 - 12:57

      So sorry to hear about your loss!

  • xdirex on 17/01/2025 - 21:23

    Excellent post and informative comments. Nice one OzB! 👏

    My QCY T13 still impress after 2.5 years (and I have some nice high end IEMs and speakers.

    • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 17/01/2025 - 21:29

      yeah I have had occasional budget TWS fail on me, but returned with full refund without issue.

      the ones that were good still working though. I have a pair of Taotronics from 3+ years ago, they still refuse to die (I will have to look up my order history I’m sure it’s been even longer).

      the Taotronics battery lasts only under an hour though (down from 3 hours) so I use them when I know I will be taking them out quickly like in the morning. but it’s a waste to throw them out so I keep them as a back up pair. paid about $45 they were regularly $69.99 on Amazon so similar price to current QCY.

  • CyberMurning on 17/01/2025 - 21:54

    Hmm so many on amazon at $50-70 price range, dont know which to get
    Truefree
    Soundcore
    Tozo
    Spundpeat
    Soundcore

    • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 17/01/2025 - 22:04

      when you say $70 range Soundcore I assume you are looking at C30i.

      don’t do it, it’s not clear in marketing but the C30i is not a flexible cuff (the connecting part of QCY is bendy silicone) instead it’s all rigid plastic, so it pinches your ear and is uncomfortable.

      C40i fixes this and is flexible, but roughly double the price of QCY when full price and on sale.

      soundcore seems to do this a lot recently they release a cheaper worse design model first , try to sell them as the new model. then release the actually decent model later so they can charge more for it.

      out of the rest I have had good experience in the past with Truefree (great battery life, good sound, but no app support and bad BT range - 1 room away). Soundpeats is popular for awhile now, good feedback but usually slightly more expensive than QCY overall. recently QCY seems to be trying hard to compete in value segment, I recommend their recent models rather than everything they have on Amazon.

      • CyberMurning on 17/01/2025 - 22:31

        Thanks. Will try this qcy
        I just wish the design doesnt have that bling reflective part. It makes it looks cheap

        What do you think of this

        Limited-time deal: Truefree Open Ear Bluetooth 5.3 Headphones, Wireless Earbuds with Earhooks, ENC Noise-Cancellation, Immersive Stereo Sound by 16.2mm Driver,4 Mics Clear Calls, 45H Playtime, APP Control(Black) https://amzn.asia/d/1WeD1pH

        • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 17/01/2025 - 22:38

          here is some comments on C30i vs C40i from reddit.

          “The c30i's were rigid and did not flex hardly at all. So, if you had big lobes they could ache after a period. The c40i's have a flexible center 'bridge' so they do not fit nearly as tight as the 30's. They include caps to make them fit tighter if needed though. Overall, they are a massive improvement in many ways over the c30i's, especially in sound quality.”

          “I did acquire some of the 40i’s , impressive sound capability from them and they do stay put. Probably the closest thing to a decent sounding open ear headphone yet. One of the only ones I can put a winter cap on with and they sound even better.

          Not sure they will stay with me as the ears do still ache after a few hours , but I’ve been using them with teams daily and like the audio experience.”

          if you want good bass maybe consider the C40i.

          $150 right now though and recently soundcore always seems to be pricing their stuff way higher than it should be.

          • CyberMurning on 17/01/2025 - 22:39

            @n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm: Nah i will try the one you posted first.. thanks!

            • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 17/01/2025 - 22:41

              @CyberMurning: the TrueFree you linked has different design. looks larger heavier, probably won’t be anywhere near as secure in your ear and also less comfortable. the only reason to choose Truefree would be for the long battery life.

              charging case also looks a lot bigger, the QCY case is not that much different to your usual AirPods size case.

      • JamzSlime on 20/01/2025 - 03:38

        ngl that is actually pretty insightful, thanks!

  • Aarent on 18/01/2025 - 21:35

    ngl, my initial thought of the thumbnail image was an adult toy >.>

  • CyberMurning on 18/01/2025 - 22:25

    lol i was still thinking to buy or not but then amazon gave me 30days free trial prime again so yeah why not :)

  • CyberMurning on 19/01/2025 - 14:07

    Arrived. Quite good. Volume very loud.
    When on half volume its kind of defeat the open style as people next to you can hear and you wont be able to hear car coming from behind. Touch control work but there is delay.
    I wish they colour coded better to show which side goes behind the ear even better if slightly different shape.

    • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 19/01/2025 - 16:21

      even with louder volume because it's not blocking the ear canal I think you can still hear more outside noise.

      yes if you turn the volume up too much it reduces the open effect, so good to have it listenable but not too high volume.

      I also noticed very slight delay with touch, but I like that it has a feedback sound. well at least with tap once for volume there is a gentle beep after you touch which is nice for confirmation volume was changed. I also set system beep to lower volume level, default was normal level beep.

      for inserting I just push the small end into my ear like a normal earbud works very well.

      • CyberMurning on 19/01/2025 - 17:26

        Ok something not right i set my beep volume to higher ie the max but couldnt hear any beep.. lol
        Toggle gaming mode give me girl voice say on/exit

        • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 19/01/2025 - 22:16

          I swear after I recently set tap once for volume, and it beeped. maybe I confused it with the “connected” beep.

          I have been adjusting volume by tapping once and there is no beep either.

          haven’t used game mode yet. also spacial audio didn’t really sound better to me so I leave it off.

          • CyberMurning on 19/01/2025 - 23:00

            @n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm: ok so not just me then. yeah no beep.
            me too im not planning to use game and spatial but just giving example the buds can talk, but not beep

            • n3ck3ntry8bort0rgasm on 22/01/2025 - 01:55

              @CyberMurning: I just noticed the light flashes a few times every few mins when charging the earbuds inside.

              first time I have had this feature, usually it’s just stays on for a few seconds when you put the earbuds back, or stays on after you plug in usb-c to charge.

              this flashing way is nice to know, oh earbuds are still charging not 100% yet, and when doesn’t flash after 5+ mins it means fully charged. better than my older TWS’s.

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