what and how

Some time ago I tried other headphones from Commo, now I got acquainted with an older and more sophisticated model. Under the cut – similarities and differences, as well as my verdict on Commo Immersive.

The box on the outside is almost the same as the previous model, only, of course, the inscriptions correspond to the differences in functionality. But inside, something has been added: a bag for storing headphones. A small thing, but nice, especially when there are technical experts in the house who passionately love to make their professional bite on everything that is not nailed down. Well, of course, the box is again dense and strong, our technical expert does not get into others.

In terms of specifications, the two models differ only slightly: the noise-cancelling version lasts 30 hours less than the One, but that's not surprising given the additional features.

So, the story with the sound in Immersive is exactly the same as in the younger model. These ears are not stars from the sky, you will hardly be able to listen to lossless, close your eyes and find yourself at a concert, but, to be fair, no one claimed such a level. The sound is simply smooth, Commo Immersive does not demonstrate any problems at extremely high or low frequencies, so if you just need a workhorse without any claims to studio quality – why not.

The kit includes a neat mini-box with a USB-C charger and a 3.5 mm cable, which will turn the Bluetooth headset into regular headphones if you need it. As with the One, I found no difference in sound with or without a wire.

On the left there is a button that turns on the transparency/noise reduction mode, under it there is a light indicator and a charging socket. On the right are the keys for playback control: start/pause, volume up/down, they also switch songs. Below is a socket for the 3.5 cable. The plastic is pleasant to the touch, soft touch, all that, the ear pads and the inside of the headband are made of eco-leather. Perhaps this is not the most durable option, but, for example, on the One model, after about 3-4 months of testing, nothing was torn off, although my husband, to whom I adjusted them, regularly wears them either on work calls or while watching or listening to something. The only thing is that it is a bit hot if you do not sit directly under the air conditioner, but I am hypersthenic, I am always hot when it is not -25.

As for the noise reduction and transparency modes, they work quite well for headphones in this segment. The noise reduction was tested when a robot vacuum cleaner was driving around the apartment, and also outside, while I was walking to the bus stop past a two-lane highway. External sounds are almost inaudible, unless that legendary Chepyrka passes by during a break between songs, the owner of which sawed off the muffler so that the car suddenly turned into a racing car. The transparency mode, however, works better the lower the volume of the content in the headphones, but still, with it, the surrounding world is quite audible than without it. However, I don’t really understand this feature at all: if I want to hear what’s around me, I’ll take off the headphones.

The complaint about Immersive is exactly the same as about the previous model: only short sounds are used to indicate mode changes or on/off switching. There is no information from them, and if you need to understand whether the ears are on, you either need to look at the light or check the status in the computer or phone settings. The same is with the noise-canceling mode: this “beep” does not explain anything, so you just have to listen carefully and figure out for yourself whether transparency is currently activated or not. I don't think that adding a couple of words like “on”, “noise reduction” and others to the firmware is such a problem.

Unlike the One, the Commo Immersive has another feature that turns off the music if you take the headphones off, and then, accordingly, everything turns back on when you put them on. In my opinion, this function is a bit crude, it did not always work. For example, once I moved one half of the headphones away from my ear to hear what my husband was saying, and the music paused. I put the ear pad back in place – it continued. But taking the headphones off and placing them on the neck with the headband, which should be the trigger, worked every other time. In addition, if the headphones, having correctly paused the music, lie on the table for some time or hang on the neck, say, more than 7-10 minutes, the auto-wake will no longer work.

But One had a hot-switching feature: pause music on your computer, turn on a video on your phone, and the sound still goes to the headphones. Immersive didn't have this feature, but to be fair, no one described this topic in the description for either.

So, to sum up everything said above, Commo Immersive for their ~7 thousand (at the time of writing) are quite normal in-ears with noise cancellation, if you are not a picky audiophile. They hold a charge for a long time, the sound is smooth, the noise cancellation suppresses noise (surprisingly)), they sit comfortably, do not get dirty and come with a good big box for your tech experts.