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House of Marley Redemption ANC true wireless earbuds review<\/h2>\n

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Will you be redeemed by wearing the Redemption ANC buds from the House of Marley? Likely not, but if you\u2019re concerned about the usual Earth-unfriendly methods of making devices like this, you\u2019ll probably at least walk away with a load off your conscience.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re not biodegradable, but they are <\/em>made from recycled silicone, and House of Marley even found a way to work sustainable materials like bamboo and wood into the design. Along with their sound quality and general stylishness, that\u2019s a good reason to be happy about these buds, but it may not take long before you start worrying about the shortcomings of some of the active noise cancelling and other features.<\/p>\n

Design and controls<\/h2>\n

They make a good impression even when they\u2019re in the charging case. The case itself is unfortunately bulky enough that it doesn\u2019t fit easily into jeans pockets, but I kind of like its black, pucky body and the way it\u2019s crowned with a square of bamboo. (It doesn\u2019t hurt that House of Marley\u2019s logo is pretty nifty, too.) When you combine the Redemption\u2019s case with the colorful nylon USB-C charging cord it comes with, the whole package looks a little like something you might find on one of Etsy\u2019s classier pages.<\/p>\n

\"redemption<\/a> Leif Johnson \/ Macworld<\/small>
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The Redemption ANC charging case next to the USB-A to USB-C charging cable that comes with it.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At least there\u2019s sort of a good reason for that big case. The Redemption ANC buds can last an impressive seven hours on a single charge, and the case grants three more full charges. A row of four lights along the front ensures you always know just how much of a charge is left in the case, and on the back you\u2019ll find the USB-C charging port itself, perched right above the Bluetooth pairing button. Pairing should be easy enough without it for the initial setup: I simply opened my iPhone\u2019s Bluetooth menu, opened the charging case, and I immediately got a prompt to pair the individual buds.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t mind the hefty charging case so long as I kept it in my bag\u2014but unfortunately, the buds themselves are pretty hefty, too. They look a lot like Apple\u2019s first-generation AirPods aside from the black body and the wood running down the stem, but they\u2019re also noticeably thicker. And that\u2019s without the three different sizes of rubber ear tips they come with to help with the ANC, as well as a pair of wraparound ear fins that help keep them in place. I\u2019ve always worried about my AirPods falling out even during a brief jog, but to my surprise, the Redemption buds stayed in even during a brief run down the block. They also have a water resistance rating of IPX4, so they\u2019ll shrug off sweat from a workout but not a downpour on a rainy day. Still, they\u2019re quite big. You\u2019re never going to forget they\u2019re in your ears.<\/p>\n

\"redemption<\/a> Leif Johnson \/ Macworld<\/small>
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The Redemption ANC next to Apple\u2019s regular AirPods for comparison. The Redemption case is also considerably thicker than the AirPods case.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like the AirPods, you control the Redemption ANC through a series of taps on the stems. Two taps on the right stem plays or pauses your music, two taps also allows you to answer or end a call, and three taps let you skip to the next track on your music. (Sorry, you can\u2019t use them to repeat a track.) On the left bud, two taps activate voice assistants like Siri or Google Assistant (depending on your phone), and two taps also let you decline a call. If you tap three times, you can turn on the active noise canceling, turn on the ambient mode, or turn both features off. Want to pause without pausing them? Just pull one of the buds out of your ears. Whew<\/em>.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a lot of info to digest, and a lot of it didn’t click until I went online and watched one of House of Marley\u2019s instructional videos<\/a>. Fortunately, it\u2019s easy to learn the controls, but they\u2019re not so intuitive that you\u2019ll easily figure out their full range on your own without some frustration.<\/p>\n

That said, you\u2019ll probably end up frustrated anyway because of the finicky controls. At least a third of the time the Redemption buds interpreted my three taps for turning off the ANC as two taps, so I\u2019d end up having an unexpected chat with Siri. I had similar troubles with the right bud when I was trying to skip forward to the next track. Even after several days with the Redemption buds, this never stopped being a problem.<\/p>\n