We almost walked right by 1More ’s stall atCES 2025 , but I ’m glad I blockade in . Sitting there amidst the fellowship ’s existingwireless earbudsand headphones was a set of wireless keister I did n’t recognize . I was move by the figure — they await like a mashup ofSony ’s WH-1000XM5andApple ’s AirPods Max — but it ’s what they do that really catch my attention : They ’re 1More ’s first Wi - Fi headphones , and if all go well , they could be the first Wi - Fi headphones that are priced within reaching for most people .
Their official name is 1More SonoFlow Max Over - Ear Headphones HQ70 . 1More look them to be available by the end of September 2025 . We do n’t have a go at it how much they ’ll cost , but reach 1More ’s reputation for surrender high tone audio frequency at ultra abject prices , my guess is that they ’ll be under $ 300 .
That might seem expensive , and yet , so far there ’s only one other set of Wi - Fi earpiece on the market place : Hed Audio ’s outrageously pricey $ 2,199 Unity . Honestly , I ’d kind of throw up Leslie Townes Hope that any other manufacturer would attempt to make Wi - Fi happen .
Why am I so enthusiastic about Wi - Fi ? Wi - Fi offers much great bandwidth than Bluetooth . While Bluetooth is theoretically open oflossless , CD - quality sound recording ( when your gear wheel is aptX Lossless compatible ) , distances between devices and wireless encumbrance can chop-chop degrade this tie-in back to a lossy level of compaction . Wi - Fi , by dividing line , can easy support lossless audio up to its maximal hi - Re bit - depth and sampling rates , with room to spare .
Better yet , it reach you the power to thread freely without needing to be in Bluetooth reach of your phone . In fact , once a Wi - Fi link has been established , your earpiece becomes a remote control — the earpiece should e able to connect to an internet - based music generator on their own , much like Wi - Fi based wireless speakers such as Sonos .
Unfortunately , Wi - Fi total with one very adult vault to overcome : it ’s very power - hungry , which is one cause why the applied science has been dense to look on wireless headphones .
Still , there ’s reason for optimism on this front with the HQ70 . 1More has n’t released a full set of glasses , but we ’ve been told that in Bluetooth mode , these cans will last up to 75 hours with noise cancellation turned off . That sort of Bluetooth longevity bodes well for Wi - Fi .
Beyond Wi - Fi , it looks like 1More has some interesting plans for the HQ70 . According to a preview text file a spokesperson showed me , there will be representative and gesture control ( in the human body of head social movement ) , camera command , spatial audio , Multipoint , LDAC codec keep , a built - in reminder to stand and a detector to notice falls , plus “ local storehouse with actual - time sports data . ” No idea what that last one mean value , but I ’m sure we ’ll find out shortly .
The HQ70 at 1More ’s booth was n’t a work sampling so I ca n’t offer any insight around sound quality , but I did slip them on my head for a bit . 30 seconds wo n’t tell you much about retentive - condition comfort , but they matte up jolly unspoilt to me .
In a domain where Apple Music , Amazon Music , Tidal , Qobuz , and Deezer all offer clamant access to lossless , hi - res medicine , it ’s sad that there ’s only one set of wireless headphones that can let you hear all of that superfluous detail . It ’s even sad that they cost as much as a decent gaming laptop . Let ’s desire 1More ’s HQ70 push the diligence into new soil .
1More also had a sampling of another as - yet - unreleased product , but this one was more mysterious .
It ’s a Seth of cartridge holder - style open - ear earbuds that look a sight like 1More ’s S20 — which have n’t been launch in the U.S. yet — but it ’s the charging case that wow me . It ’s made from two separate part that magnetically latch together instead of using a hinge . The “ eyelid ” has its own intragroup battery , it ’s own lilliputian colouration touchscreen , and it ’s own speaker .
The touchscreen user interface count a lot like the one JBL created for theTour Pro 2andTour Pro 3wireless earbuds , though 1More says JBL was n’t involved in the development of this unnamed product . The screen can be used for shelling grade and ascendance , and maybe lyrics display , a feature 1More is bring to the S70 AI open - ear earbuds this twelvemonth .
They may also own the ability to do substantial - time translation and transcription , though it ’s not clear to me if you’re able to do this using the earbuds and the touchscreen at the same time .
Little else is know about these singular open - capitulum earbuds — 1More would n’t reveal a price , a launch escort , or even some canonical spec like battery life . However , if we assume these are the S20 , but with an upgraded case , we can expect : Bluetooth 5.4,IPX5 piss opposition , how-do-you-do - atomic number 75 audio with LDAC , 11 mm composite diaphragm drivers , and multipoint .
