 Date, hindi naman talaga ako gumagamit ng earphones. Pero ngayon, araw-araw konog ginagamit ng ROG-CETRA. Ano nangyari? What turned me from a skeptic to someone who now looks for them daily? First answer, they make my life a lot more convenient and bearing them with different devices is hassle-free. Long answer means having to talk about... Apo. Kaya magsimula, dapat alam mo na pinala ni ASUS yung item na to for review, but they had no say in what we had to say about it. Apple originated the current standard for wireless earphones with their AirPods, so any similar product, kailangan ikon para sa kanila. Hindi ako Apple user, truth be told, medyo Apple hater ako. So for this review, I recruited someone na Apple lover. Dedicated Apple user siya, laptop niya, cell phone niya, tablet niya, lahat Apple. So of course, AirPods gamit niya for everything. Daily niya ginagamit yung AirPods for all of her online meetings as well as for consuming other media, videos, music, etc. Tinago ko yung AirPods nito ng Apple die-hard na to, and sabi ko, wala kang choice. Gamiten mo yung ROG-CETRA. And it worked out pretty well. Paring was hassle-free to all of her Apple devices. Audio quality, both were hearing and speaking were equal to the AirPods. In some situations, range was even better with the CETRA. Through a closed door, the AirPods would always get cut off. Pero using the CETRA, paminsan may signal pa rin kahit nakasara yung pinto. Hindi na nga niya hinahanap yung AirPods niya. The CETRAs are equal to the quality of the AirPods, but they are roughly just half the price. Grabe talaga tagan yung Apple. Although to be fair, very distinctive din kasi talaga yung style ni Apple. And because these are earphones, you will be taking them out of the house inevitably and people will see you walking around with them. The CETRA's clamshell is a bit bulkier than the AirPods case, so there is a bulge if you have the case in your jeans pocket. The earphones themselves look pretty good. All black with RGB trim on the side. This gamer aesthetic, black plus RGB gets criticized sometimes kasi bado'y tingnan kung puro RGB lang yung item. But the CETRAs is tasteful RGB. The lights are just used for accent, a playful touch that doesn't overwhelm the look and doesn't scream look at me. So yeah, I felt kind of cool using them in public. The AirPods do feel heftier and more solid. The CETRAs also have a premium feel but are lighter. Yung nabagit kong diehard Apple tester kanina, prefers the more solid feel of the AirPods, the slightly weightier feel of them in your ear. Both earphones are quality, personal preference nalang talaga kung gusto mo lighter or heavier. Danotayos sa aesthetics, how is the CETRA on the tech side? Traumatize na ako by Bluetooth because over the years there have been so many devices which should connect pero ayo lang talaga nila. At di mo alam kung bakit, di mo rin alam ano gagawin mo, nakakainis. Walang ganun na frustration with the CETRA, I tried them with multiple devices and pairing was hassle free every time. And then repairing them to a device it already knew was also hassle free. I cannot stress how stress free this made my life. As I mentioned earlier, sound quality was excellent compared to the AirPods or diehard Apple tester did not notice any difference. For me, I really enjoyed using them. Calls were clear and watching videos. The sounds were crisp and vibrant. You really appreciate more the subtle audio cues with music and the sound effects with headsets. But I was surprised to hear the same sound detail I was used to hearing from headphones reproduced accurately with the CETRA. The CETRAs continue ASUS's tradition of excellent noise cancellation. Hard to describe pero pagdagamit mo, it's like those movie scenes where the character withdraws from the world and everything is muffled. The noise cancellation is another feature which I was initially dubious about pero sobrang effective pala niya. One feature na to be honest, hindi ko na subukan was game mode where supposedly it reduces latency so the audio is perfectly in sync with what's happening on screen. Yes, I know it was my job to look into all of the features pero hindi ko talaga kaya. Hindi talaga ako mobile gamer and my sentiment is if you're going to be playing something which requires no lag between audio and screen, malamang FPS yun and the only proper way to play an FPS is with a PC. End of story. My gripe about the CETRA is applicable to wearables in general. It's bloody confusing to go through their options. Want low noise cancellation? Which ear do you tap and where and how many taps and how long? This is not the CETRA's fault but a flaw in all wearables since physical interaction space is so limited. Controls necessarily get funneled through weird combinations. Parang minimemorize mo yung proper sequence para special attack sa arcade. There is an app for the CETRA to help customize sound levels. Magandarin saan na if they included the option to customize your own gestures. That would help a lot with the learning curve and make it more intuitive for new users. In conclusion, 4 out of 5 candies for the CETRAs, the product I did not think I would need but they just work so well that I naturally started using them and prefering them over my other options. They are a worthy competitor to Apple's Airpods with the same, if not better quality at around half the price. Paminsan may nagtatanong kumikilala ba kami ng computer shop na trusted yung hindi kalolo ko hin? Actually meron kami. Full service PC store ang hardware sugar. Nagbabenta kami ng PC components. 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