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UGreen Max5c: $25 NC Headphone Review

Rate this noise cancelling headphone:

  • 1. Poor (headless panther)

    Votes: 7 5.0%
  • 2. Not terrible (postman panther)

    Votes: 18 12.9%
  • 3. Fine (happy panther)

    Votes: 72 51.4%
  • 4. Great (golfing panther)

    Votes: 43 30.7%

  • Total voters
    140
Thanks for the tip (pun intended). I've already tried memory foam, but still have issues. I'll try these next.
This was a great piece of advice. The Earpods have been very secure in my ears since I started using them. So thanks again!
 
Has anyone find or test/use other pads that are not pleather? I listen now with the Max5c.

I can not say that are so good in sound just ok I can say. Have you preferred any EQ Profile? I keep for now the classic one.

Good fit, mic, battery life seems really promising and nice design and materials.

Just wish to get the sound results that Amir describe to the review, that they seems to be a 400$ pair of cans.

I mostly listen with my HD600 so that is my comparison if can be. I just was looking for a budget wireless close back with bass when I need it.
 
Has anyone find or test/use other pads that are not pleather? I listen now with the Max5c.
On my pair the pads do not seem removable. All ANC Wireless headphones (that I know of) use pleather pads for an airtight seal. Changing to cloth would greatly change the sound and reduce ANC.

"I can not say that are so good in sound just ok I can say. Have you preferred any EQ Profile? I keep for now the classic one." The classic, electronic, and treble eqs sound best to me. I usually use treble.

"Just wish to get the sound results that Amir describe to the review, that they seems to be a 400$ pair of cans."

I am guessing Amir was comparing them to $300 Wireless Closed Back ANC headphones, not $350 passive open back headphones. The sound is totally different. That said, I concur that they sound very nice. Other cheap Wireless ANC headphones do as well. I particularly like the Edifier W830NB and Baseus Bowie 30 Max. These are pretty comparable. Like DACs, Wireless ANC Headphone performance has trickled down to where you get very little extra performance or comfort for $300 than you do for $50-$100. The $300 do often look nicer (and provide more status).

Note FOR U.S. Buyers - I got mine from UGREEN via Walmart. It took a bit over a week to arrive but I purchased over Black Friday Weekend so it may be less time now.
 
Curiosity got me once again. I ordered one for €29. If it's as good as reported I'll give it to my son. Otherwise it will be returned.
 
First impression (after setting the EQ profile to Classic): Wow! This one definitely belongs to another price class! Strongly recommended for all those out there on a budget.
 
Bought 4 previously. 3 for the boys and 1 for the wife. They can enjoy the music and for online meeting since the mic performance is good.
My wife declined. She hates the look of women wearing headphones in public. To each his own.
 
My wife declined. She hates the look of women wearing headphones in public. To each his own.
True but my wife loves it because of the clarity of the internal mic and the flexibility using on her notebooks for her online meetings. The mic performance is quite amazing whether you are using the USB cable or connected through Bluetooth compare the one I bought for her before from Logitech and Sony. These includes the boys when they are using it for their online group study. You can hear the mic performance though this review

 
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No problems using a bluetooth connection with Windows 11 here. Check your bluetooth settings on both ends. What's nice is that they keep the "classic" sound profile I loaded on the android app.

And I also use Alternative A2DP Driver for LDAC. Very much worth the few dollars!

Hello can you help me please, as I can not find out what is wrong here:
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Hello can you help me please, as I can not find out what is wrong here:
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Alternative A2DP Driver FAQ​


What does the "3rd Party Driver" error message mean?
Back in the day, Windows' out-of-the-box Bluetooth support was very limited and did not include A2DP support. To use A2DP, you had to install a 3rd party driver. But, that's history. Windows 10/11 supports A2DP out-of-the-box, and you no longer need to install a 3rd party driver. More importantly, the 3rd party drivers used in the past are too old and not fully compatible with Windows 10/11 and shouldn't be installed.

If you see this message, it means that you have such an old A2DP driver installed on your PC. Please uninstall such driver before using Alternative A2DP Driver.

We cannot provide instructions on how to remove such a driver, as the necessary steps may vary depending on which 3rd party driver you have installed. If you don't know how to remove it, please find someone around you who can help you.

Try to uninstall any Bluetooth software or update the Alternative A2DP Driver. You can check it Visit Product Website
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Alternative A2DP Driver FAQ​


What does the "3rd Party Driver" error message mean?
Back in the day, Windows' out-of-the-box Bluetooth support was very limited and did not include A2DP support. To use A2DP, you had to install a 3rd party driver. But, that's history. Windows 10/11 supports A2DP out-of-the-box, and you no longer need to install a 3rd party driver. More importantly, the 3rd party drivers used in the past are too old and not fully compatible with Windows 10/11 and shouldn't be installed.

If you see this message, it means that you have such an old A2DP driver installed on your PC. Please uninstall such driver before using Alternative A2DP Driver.

We cannot provide instructions on how to remove such a driver, as the necessary steps may vary depending on which 3rd party driver you have installed. If you don't know how to remove it, please find someone around you who can help you.

Try to uninstall any Bluetooth software or update the Alternative A2DP Driver. You can check it Visit Product Website
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I can not find out any other 3rd party software or something I have for A2DP the same version:
I check the message too here: https://www.bluetoothgoodies.com/a2dp/faq/
But do not know how to solve the issue
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Ok try to go to Device Manager, go to Bluetooth and uninstall the device then restart the pc
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It should start with the Windows Standard Driver. Is the Bluetooth device built in or an adapter? If its an USB pull it out from the USB port then reinstall it after restart the PC
 
Sorry @Berwhale I post before to two threads. My fault.

By the way I install the Bluetooth device (Ugreen Max) restart the pc but again I face the same issue.
 
Sorry @Berwhale I post before to two threads. My fault.

By the way I install the Bluetooth device (Ugreen Max) restart the pc but again I face the same issue.

I noticed the Intel Bluetooth SDP Server drivers installed in your post in the other thread. I think these are old and can be removed, they may be causing the issue (they are not installed on my system which has an Intel Bluetooth chipset installed) - Maybe try disabling SDP driver first.

Another thing to try is removing old and unused devices with Device Cleanup Tool.
 
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