SEPTEMBER 2020 MACWORLD 103wood into the design. Along with their
sound quality and general stylishness,
that’s 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
canceling and other features.
DESIGN AND CONTROLS
They make a good impression even when
they’re in the charging case. The case
itself is unfortunately bulky enough that it
doesn’t fit easily into jeans pockets, but I
kind of like its black, pucky body and the
way it’s crowned with a square of bamboo.
(It doesn’t hurt that House of Marley’s logo
is pretty nifty, too.) When you combine the
Redemption’s 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’s
classier pages.
At least there’s 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’ll 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’s
Bluetooth menu, opened the charging
case, and I immediately got a prompt to
pair the individual buds.
I didn’t mind the hefty charging case soThe charging case next to the USB-A-to-USB-C charging cable that comes with it.