Design and features:This Bluetooth wireless portable ear-insert model provides very good sound. Although it lacks active noise reduction, the ear plug-like design helps to reduce both outside noise and sound leaking out into your environment. The TONE Free FP3 has a volume control plus an integrated microphone and player function controls. Additional features include - Either earpiece can be used alone for one ear monitoring of Bluetooth streamed audio and telephone communications. Charging/carrying case has built-in rechargeable battery that the manufacturer claims can be used to recharge the earphone batteries for an additional 8 hrs. of listening time for a total of 15 hrs. Manufacturer claims water resistance of (IPX4). Has touch controls for volume, music player play/pause and next/previous track, call connect/disconnect, and ambient sound monitoring. Has power on/off and Bluetooth pairing alert tones and low battery voice announcements. Supports Google fast pair and Swift Pair (alternate to traditional Bluetooth pairing methods). Has multi pairing of up to five Bluetooth devices. Has auto pause feature that stops audio playback when either earphone is removed from the ears and resumes when they are replaced in the ears. Supports Google Assistant and Siri voice assistants when used with Bluetooth devices that have those capabilities. Bluetooth connected Apple mobile devices using iOS Version 5 and above will show the battery level. The LG TONE Free app download for iOS and Android mobile devices can be used to enabled of disabled the auto pause feature, enable and disable touch controls and customize touch control functions, toggle ambient sound monitoring on and off and switch between monitoring modes, check earphone battery level, read SMS messages, update the earphone's firmware, and provides a guide for headset button functions. The app also provides customizable EQ with several preset options and a "Find my earbuds" feature. The TONE Free FP3 comes with 3 pairs of ear pieces in various sizes, USB-A to USB-C charging cable, charging cradle/recharger battery/carrying case.
Sound quality: We found the TONE Free FP3 delivers sound quality that falls in the very good range - it reproduces music and voice very well although it does have some noticeable sonic quirks. With the LG Tone Free app EQ presets set to bass Boost (as received state of the earphone) the bass (as in bass drums, bass guitars, stand-up bass, etc.) has good impact and goes deep, but is somewhat prominent and boomy. The midrange (voices, guitars, horns, etc.) is even, but is somewhat grainy, dark, and congested (think sonic traffic jam), and a bit etched (a bit more sharply outlined then it should be). The treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is extended but uneven - the lower to mid treble is somewhat subdued and the upper treble is a bit prominent, somewhat sizzly (sounds that should have a delicate shimmer have a sound reminiscent of bacon frying), and a bit smeared. While the sound has a decent sense of liveliness, it is somewhat closed (sound-wise it's fairly obvious you have something plugging your ears) does a so-so job of recovering room ambience. Mixed character - generally warm with a cool upper treble. The overall sound can be summarized as somewhat bassy, dark, and sizzly. The tone settings of the app do have a noticeable effect on the sound of these earphones.
Comfort: As typical of in-ear models they produce a sense of pressure in the ear canal opening that might be uncomfortable for some. Users with small ear bowls might find that the earphone body feels a bit bulky in their ear bowl and that they stick out too far and feel like they may lever out of place, but that they will stay in place during casual use and are stable during fairly vigorous head movement. Users with medium sized ear bowls will probably find that this model stays in place with no problems for casual use and that they are stable even during fairly vigorous head movement. Users with large sized ear bowls will probably find that this model stays in place with no problems for casual use. Users with larger sized ear canals may find that the largest ear pieces are to small to provide a good seal; if the ear canals are not sealed properly the bass may be reduced. Incidental contact with the touch controls can cause unintentional playing, pausing, and volume level changes. Hitting the stem that hangs out of the ear can knock an earphone loose and cause it to fall out of the ear.
