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Recently, OPPO officially released its first neck-mounted wireless noise canceling headphones Enco Q1 in China.

Enco Q1 is equipped with 4Mic FF+FB dual active noise reduction technology, with a variety of color matching, noise reduction plus audio playback life of up to 15 hours, headphones sold for 599 yuan, for commuter users also have A certain price attractiveness.

Flexible cloud ring with integrated design

In terms of appearance, the Enco Q1 uses a classic neck-mounted design.

OPPO officially stated at the launch event that the Enco Q1 is designed to be ergonomically designed. So we can see that the Enco Q1 also adds a little arc to the neckline structure, which will give the earphones a better fit to the shoulders of the human body, improving stability and comfort.

In addition, OPPO uses a flexible neck ring design in the Enco Q1. The neck ring structure behind the earphones is flexible and can be pinched into different shapes.

It can also be worn to fit when worn. Whether it is directly in the neck or hidden in the clothing in winter, the neck ring can be adjusted by flexibility to achieve the most suitable mounting state.

Moreover, the OPPO Enco Q1 weighs only 42g, and the lightweight flexible neck ring reduces the foreign body sensation that occurs when the headphones are worn. Compared with the Sony WI-1000X and Bose QuietControl 30, which are made of hard neck ring, the flexible neck-hanging structure can be worn along the clothes to form a variety of fits, and the resulting hard feeling will be Lighter than a hard structure.

Plus, the Enco Q1’s body is very light, and it doesn’t feel much after wearing it. Plus the cloud ring is easy to deform, easy to adapt to wear, and the headphones will not feel tired when hanging on the neck.

In addition, the earphone design of the Enco Q1 has been adjusted.

OPPO officially released the headset, said Enco Q1 uses a design that fits the human ear cavity, and can be worn directly to get good stability. The newly added SoftFit liquid silicone ear cap can also be fitted to the ear to reduce the foreign body sensation while ensuring the comfort of wearing.

It is true that the Enco Q1’s earphone-to-neck structure is not too long. The earphones can be worn stably without the need for a fixed structure such as ear hooks. At this time, the wires will not move, reducing walking. The effect of the “stethoscope effect”.

Also, OPPO’s launch of SoftFit silicone ear caps is also very thin and soft, and does not create a noticeable awkwardness when inserted into the ear. As long as the size is right, the ear cap can fit snugly.

Just because it is too soft, you need to adjust it when you wear it. If the ear caps are not completely fitted, the headphones will be very strange to wear and will not achieve the sound insulation effect officially mentioned by OPPO.

Like other neck-mounted headphones, OPPO has the Enco Q1’s buttons on the inside of the neck. The three different sets of buttons have been surfaced differently, and the text mark is attached to the factory to facilitate user identification and quick access to the headset control. The power button of the earphone also has a classic “OPPO Green” border, which increases the visual recognition of the button.

In terms of appearance, the OPPO Enco Q1 is also a design-oriented headset.

OPPO Enco Q1 body weight controlAlso done well. It doesn’t have a strong sense of presence when worn. Although it has a neck-mounted design, the flexible structure gives this neck-hanging structure a more comfortable feel.

Compared with those with a hard-structured earphone, the OPPO Enco Q1 with a flexible neck ring is also very convenient to store. It is enough to insert the bag at will, even if there is no storage box.

What is dual active noise reduction? Is it enough?

The core of the OPPO Enco Q1 is actually the first dual noise reduction technology introduced by OPPO.

According to the official introduction of OPPO, dual noise reduction is based on a dual microphone structure. The Enco Q1’s headphones feature a feedforward and feed-back dual microphone structure. The feedforward microphone is used to collect outside noise, while the feedforward microphone placed inside the earphone collects information from the ear.

The entire structure, like the WF-1000XM3 previously reported by Ai Fan, the Enco Q1 collects more complete noise information through a dual microphone and then passes it to the digital chip for processing. The digital noise reduction chip processes the audio through a digital algorithm such as the ENC environmental noise reduction algorithm, and then outputs the effect through the headphones.

As can be seen from the official OPPO data, Enco Q1 performs well in the laboratory. Compared to common noise canceling headphones, the Enco Q1’s noise reduction effect is not very different. They said that OPPO Enco Q1’s noise reduction performance in some frequency bands is better than the noise reduction performance of these large manufacturers.

In the actual experience, the noise reduction effect of Enco Q1 is actually enough.

After noise reduction is turned on, the headphones can eliminate most of the regular noise such as air conditioners and fans. If you take a land vehicle such as a bus or subway, the Enco Q1 can also reduce the impact of driving noise. But compared with Sony’s original WI-1000X noise canceling headphones, Enco Q1’s noise reduction effect still has a lot of gaps.

WI-1000X and Bose QC30 This noise-cancelling earphone can give you a quiet environment. Enco Q1 only eliminates environmental noise and reduces the influence of surrounding sound. If you come across a loud source, the Enco Q1 can only cover up with a larger volume.

For the noise reduction of vocals, the processing of Enco Q1 is actually reserved. In this regard, OPPO’s acoustic team said that Enco Q1 is actually adjusted to adapt to the user experience, and the vocal preservation during noise processing is also based on the safety of wearing.

After all, the Enco Q1 is a noise canceling headset for commuting environments. If all the sounds are completely noise-reduced, it may be inconvenient to use them.

Having said that, Enco Q1 retains the sound of human voice or certain frequency bands, but based on its own noise reduction effect, it is still influential to really go to the street with noise reduction. The Enco Q1 also does not have the “Earth Sound Mode” or “Noise Reduction Grading” function. It only retains the simple mode switch of the noise reduction switch. It is still inconvenient to deal with the daily action environment.

If OPPO can add ambient sound mode and noise reduction grading adjustment to subsequent products, the experience of noise canceling headphones will be further improved. Now the Enco Q1’s noise reduction function can only be said to be sufficient, but it is not complete.

Some details about the connection and manipulation related experience

Like other neck-mounted wireless noise canceling headphones, the OPPO Enco Q1 also uses the same set of physical button control modes.

But the difference is that Enco Q1 uses a combination of volume keys and playback controls. When users switch songs, they must first press the volume button, then press and hold the volume button to switch songs.

This operation is a bit high for the accuracy of the operation. If the rhythm is not correct, it will easily become a large increase or decrease in volume. If the user uses it when walking, the operation accuracy is not high, and such an operation becomes very troublesome.

If the Enco Q1 can use the most common solution, the volume control is done independently with the volume button, and then placing the playback controls on the power button is a lot easier.

Also, the Enco Q1 also retains a separate noise reduction control button to allow the user to quickly control the on and off of the noise reduction function.

There are separate buttons, but the Enco Q1 does not add the common ambient sound mode switch. The noise reduction control only has two switches.The option is not too big.

In terms of battery life, the Enco Q1 plays in 50% volume mode, enabling 15 hours of noise reduction + music playback, and 22 hours of music playback after noise reduction. If used only for noise reduction, the headset also has 22 hours of battery life.

Moreover, the headset does not automatically set to sleep without playing music, and the headset can turn on the noise reduction mode for a long time. In this case, 22 hours of noise reduction can also meet the demand. 15 hours of music + noise reduction, enough to meet daily commute needs.

In addition, the Enco Q1 can be fully charged in less than 2 hours, along with a short-time fast charging mode. In terms of battery life, users should not need to worry about it.

In addition to battery life, everyone is most concerned about the connection performance.

With the neck-mounted Enco Q1, the wireless connection pressure will be much less than that of a true wireless headset. It is equipped with Bluetooth 5.0 support. It also supports fast pairing when connecting to OPPO phones. It is convenient to use.

When connected to a mobile phone, the Enco Q1 also has three different connection modes: music mode, movie mode and game mode. The three modes ensure connection stability and reduce the effects of delay and disconnection in the corresponding environment.

In the course of the experience, we also tested the connection with non-OPPO brands. In the process of connecting the Enco Q1 to the iPhone, watching videos and playing tower defense and card games are not too big a problem. Enco Q1 can also cope with the multi-sound environment.

Enco Q1 can also handle the game of Peace Elite, which requires more stability in sound stability, without significant delays and disconnections.

The official said that the Enco Q1 has improved the sense of sound positioning after the game mode is activated. When connected in the normal mode, the Enco Q1’s positioning performance is good, the user can still hear the azimuth and footsteps, but when the azimuth is switched, the sound still gives a feeling of plane switching. If the sound is optimized, the effect will be better.

However, Enco Q1 is not a wireless headset that focuses on gameplay. Now the performance is enough.

Re-returning OPPO Acoustics

Sound performance is also the main selling point of Enco Q1.

The Enco Q1 is equipped with a 11.8mm moving coil unit that supports up to AAC audio format and wireless transmission encoding, and is sufficient for the basic wireless audio experience of iOS and Android.

However, the Enco Q1 is a neck-mounted wireless headset from OPPO that does not support HD transmission encoding such as aptX HD or LDAC. OPPO does not support higher quality transport encoding, but may also be based on positioning and practical use considerations.

Enco Q1 is faced with users, and most of them are users who listen to songs on mobile phones. To cope with streaming media services where most of the music does not reach the level of loss, AAC can actually meet the demand. In addition, LDAC and aptX HD transmit a large amount of data, and the pressure on battery life and connection stability will be greater.

As a pair of neck-mounted headphones priced at $599, Enco Q1 is actually acceptable.

When it was first launched, Enco Q1 gave a very refreshing feeling.

When listening to “Emptiness, interlude”, Enco Q1 with its own noise reduction can give people a very clean feeling. OPPO this time focused on the high-frequency and analytical power of the sound performance, the performance of the high-frequency instrument is outstanding. And the details are outstanding, and some very subtle sounds have been restored. As long as you hear the quieter part of the song, you can see the details of the Enco Q1.

Only when dealing with some high-frequency percussion instruments, Enco Q1 did not extend the tail sounds, and it was a bit stiff. But the overall performance is not bad, OPPO also shows the characteristics of the headset itself, the entire effect can also meet the needs of the corresponding price.

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The Enco Q1’s performance is also outstanding when dealing with vocals. Even if the background of the song is complicated, the Enco Q1 can put the vocals in a conspicuous position. However, behind the outstanding performance of the vocals, one can not ignore the sense of cognac brought about by the highlights of the medium and high frequency. It would be better if it could be modified.

In terms of drums, Enco Q1 can also be accurately restored, and the performance of the drums is also very crisp. The low frequency dive of the whole environment is not obvious, and the whole sound tends to be refreshed. If the OPPO can add a little more low-frequency dive and also make the whole sound thicker, the Enco Q1 will look more balanced.

599 yuan “safe” choice

Enco Q1 is a very “safe” product for both users and OPPO itself.

From the perspective of user experience, Enco Q1, which is priced at 599 yuan, has been able to meet this price. The soft one-piece cloud ring design ensures the look and feel while wearing comfort. It must be said that OPPO has achieved excellent volume and weight control in the Enco Q1, and the neck hanging basically does not affect the wearing.

As long as it is not in the hot outdoors, Enco Q1 will be worn for a long time without problems.

Noise and sound are the main selling points of Enco Q1.

Enco Q1’s noise reduction can meet basic travel needs, and it is usually enough to cope with subway, bus, walking and other commuting environments. Moreover, Enco Q1 does not have the pressure to reduce noise. It can be worn in the office for a long time.

Sound performance, Enco Q1 has a 11.8mm moving coil unit, and also supports AAC mode to ensure transmission quality and OPPO acoustic team tuning, to meet the 599 positioning needs basically no problem.

Some users may feel that there is no shortage of aptX, but Enco Q1 has noise reduction function, and it is also positioned at the price of 599 yuan. There are not many neck-mounted wireless headphones that meet these conditions at the same time. Getting started with the Enco Q1 is a safe choice.

For OPPOs too, Enco Q1 can help them attract users, further expanding the awareness of OPPO acoustics at the user level. If OPPO wants to introduce more in the futureAcoustic products, the Enco Q1 became the stepping stone in their hands. In this way, Enco Q1 can also complete the task.

Noisy headphones, the next new battleground for mobile phone manufacturers

It is true that as “noise reduction” becomes a regular requirement from special needs, the demand for noise-cancelling headphones will continue to increase. With OPPO, Xiaomi and other mobile phone manufacturers launching their own brand of noise-cancelling headphones, more mobile phone manufacturers will launch their own products in the future.

These manufacturers will inevitably use their neck-mounted wireless noise canceling headphones as their starting point.

Compared with head-mounted noise canceling headphones, neck-mounted wireless noise canceling headphones have greater environmental adaptability and flexibility, making it easier to attract users who “buy only one pair of headphones.” Compared with true wireless noise canceling headphones, neck-mounted wireless transmission pressure is smaller, development cost is lower, and it is a mobile phone manufacturer with a wider user level.

Comprehensively, the neck-mounted wireless noise canceling headphones market will become the next battleground for mobile phone manufacturers.