The times when good headphones with ANC and a great sound cost 200 euros and more are finally over. As this model shows in the test, you can already get good headphones for less than 100 euros that deliver an impressive sound.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1-Design and control of the headphones
2-Wearing comfort of the 1More SonoFlow
3-Sound and ANC of the headphones
4-Battery: running and charging time
5-1More SonoFlow in the test: the conclusion
Anyone who is interested in a pair of new headphones should know JBL, Sony , Bose, Sennheiser or Teufel. But there are also manufacturers that many are not familiar with. This should probably also include 1More. According to its own statement, the audio brand made it its task many years ago to offer consumers high-end headphones with studio-quality sound, a sophisticated design and excellent workmanship. Everyone should be able to enjoy music for little money. With the first over-ear headphones, SonoFlow, you are now entering a completely different market than with the previous in-ear models.
DESIGN AND CONTROL OF THE HEADPHONES
Is it a coincidence that 1More headphones look similar to the more than three times more expensive Sony WH-1000XM5? Possible. But Sennheiser’s top model, the Momentum 4, also hit almost the same notch in terms of design. One might see this as design for the masses – which is absolutely not meant in a negative way. On the contrary. The 1More SonoFlow not only look chic, they are also well made.
The headphones are controlled via four buttons – there is no touch operation. So you don’t run the risk of triggering actions if you accidentally tap it. You can feel the buttons blindly and after a while you figure out which button is responsible for what. Louder, quieter, play and pause as well as switching from ANC to transparency mode, in which ambient noise is amplified: all this is easily possible with the 1More SonoFlow.
WEARING COMFORT OF THE 1MORE SONOFLOW
Not only the design and the operation made a positive impression on us in the test. The wearing comfort is also extremely high. The soft cushions nestle against the head and completely enclose the ears. The headband of the headphones is designed in such a way that on the one hand it keeps the contact pressure so low that the 1More SonoFlow does not sit on the head like a screw clamp. On the other hand, it doesn’t press down on the head from above. This means that the headphones are comfortable to wear for several hours.
SOUND AND ANC OF THE HEADPHONES
But design and wearing comfort are not everything when it comes to headphones. If the sound is bad, it doesn’t help if the headphones are comfortable to wear. But the 1More SonoFlow does not disappoint here either. To be honest, before the test we didn’t expect that headphones from a relatively unknown brand could deliver such a good sound for so little money.
In comparison, for example to the Sennheiser Momentum 4 ( here in the test ), fewer details can be perceived and the sound is a bit narrower, more compressed and the fine dynamics are sometimes missing. But, to stay with the analogy, it provides a broader and deeper stage. It therefore appears a bit more open and individual instruments can be located in different areas. The tuning is rather temperamental, the sound is lively and the bass is well presented. It’s fun to listen to music with the headphones. And if that’s not enough, you can move the equalizer sliders back and forth in the 1More Music app to tease out a little more bass, midrange and treble.
Active noise canceling can be switched on if you want to suppress ambient noise. This is not on the level of the Momentum 4 or the Sony WH-1000XM5 (tested here ), which play at the very top. Nevertheless, aircraft noise, a vacuum cleaner or the chatter of colleagues in the office are well isolated.
BATTERY: RUNNING AND CHARGING TIME
The manufacturer promises a battery life of up to 70 hours. But with the ANC off. But even if you turn on the noise cancellation, you can still listen to 7 to 8 hours of music every day for a whole week at work without having to charge the headphones. And if the battery is empty, 5 minutes on the charging cable are enough to be able to listen to music for another 5 hours.
1MORE SONOFLOW IN THE TEST: THE CONCLUSION
Do you have to spend 200 or 300 euros for good over-ear headphones? The answer is: no. The 1More SonoFlow costs just 100 euros ( available here at Amazon ) and delivers good to very good results in all categories. Whether sound, comfort or battery life: There is hardly anything to complain about. And the ANC is pretty effective too.
If you look for the hair in the soup, you will always find it. So there are no frills with the headphones. This way the music doesn’t pause when you stop it. And there is no touch control either. But all these – often unnecessary things – would have driven up the price. And with two devices in parallel, the headphones can still be connected.
