52 Macworld • December 2019REVIEW
The pill-
shaped
carrying case
is just okay.
It needs a
pocket for
your Lightning
cable, and
should be a
little stiffercancellation and transparency mode, press twice to
turn noise cancellation off.
You won’t find a power switch or button anywhere
on these headphones. When you fold them up, they
turn off. Unfold and they turn on. Simple, but if you
like to leave your headphones opened up on your
desk, you’ll have to learn new habits.
The right earpiece has a small gap you can see
from the side, because it’s actually a physical rocker
switch. Click the top and bottom to adjust the
volume up or down, or click the ‘b’ logo in the middle
to play/pause music. Double-click to skip forward to
the next track, triple-click to skip back, and press-
and-hold for a second to invoke Siri. I prefer these
physical, tactile controls to the touch controls of my