Noble Falcon Pro Review

User Experience

My experience with the Falcon Pro has been very positive so far, as I haven’t come across any problems. Overall it’s a great experience with easy connection and good sound, which is the most important aspect.

First and foremost, the fit is improved and feels more rigid and flush. The ergonomics of the new earpieces certainly plays a huge role here. However, I don’t think the supplied tips are good enough for a flush and comfortable fit, just like the original Falcon. The supplied tips are the same, but I still don’t find them comfortable.

But this is a subjective matter since not everyone’s ears are the same. But for me, it’s better to use aftermarket tips for a deeper and flusher feel. This way I managed to provide myself very good isolation levels despite the absence of active noise canceling technology. The earpieces sit in my ears comfortably as well. So it’s not an issue to have them in for a few hours.

The Falcon Pro now has a single ID when pairing with your devices. The original Falcon had an independent connection for L&R earpieces. This time there’s a single choice and once you pair that ID with your phone, both earpieces connect at around the same time.

Noble Falcon Pro

The range overall is quite good but don’t expect to hear them from the other side of your house. The battery life is claimed to be 10 hours and my experience has been consistent with that figure.

The case has a USB type C port for charging and you have 4 LEDs for the battery information. It has about 30 hours of battery life so you can charge your earpieces about 3 times before hooking it up to a wall charger. Charging time is about 1 – 1,5 hours.

Operation

The Falcon had buttons on both earpieces for controlling things like volume and tracks as well as answering phone calls. This time with the Falcon Pro, there are no buttons and the operation is swapped with a tap-sensitive approach.

When the music is on, a single tap to either earpiece stops the track. Another tap makes the song continue. The same thing applies to calls for answering and hanging up. For controlling the volume, you need to tap the left side three times for cranking it up. For lowering the volume level, you need to tap two times. At first, this is not quite easy to get used to, but after an adjustment period, you become very familiar with it.

For skipping a track you need to tap the right earpiece twice. For the previous track, you just tap three times. You don’t need to tap the faceplate areas, tapping anywhere on the earpiece is enough. However, the tapping function is not very sensitive so make sure to tap with a certain pressure. This is not a touch-sensitive operation. It is all about tapping with the right amount of force.

Noble Falcon Pro

After the push-button operation of the Falcon, this tapping mechanism seems like an improvement but it has its cons. Firstly, as I said, this is not a touch-sensitive operation so you need to tap with the right amount of pressure. Secondly, sometimes the earpieces do not shut down and they keep operating even after putting them in the case. When the case sustains a certain “tap” or a small hit, the earpieces start to play music inside the case. This wouldn’t happen too often in my opinion, but it’s a small quirk nevertheless.

On the positive side, the Falcon Pro has a master swap function. Each time the power is on, the one with the most remaining battery power is automatically switched to the master earphone to prevent the battery from running out, enabling longer playback time.

Noble Sound Suite

You can set up those tap assignments above based on your preferences on the “Noble Sound Suite” app, which is on AppStore or Google Play. With my Android phone the application did not show up though, so I just found the apk file to install it. This can vary with different phones or regions.

Noble Sound Suite

The application is sleek and it’s very simple to use. On the main screen, you have basic information like the battery levels of both earpieces and the audio codec type. You get general settings for language and firmware version information. The “Key configurations” setting lets you set up the button assignments as you like. In the “EQ setting”, you have a classic 10-band equalizer. You can save up to 3 EQ settings. There’s also the “Hear Through” switch below, which lets you use that function.

The review continues on PAGE 3 with sound quality.

4.4/5 - (58 votes)
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A keen audiophile and hobby photographer, Berkhan is after absolute perfection. Whether it is a full-frame camera or a custom in-ear, his standpoint persists. He tries to keep his photography enthusiasm at the same level as audio. Sometimes photography wins, sometimes his love for music takes over and he puts that camera aside. Simplistic expressions of sound in his reviews are the way to go for him. He enjoys a fine single malt along with his favourite Jazz recordings.

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