Rose Technics CERAMICS X: Convenience and Sound Quality for only $45? Too Good to be True?

Pros

• Supports certain Lossless Bluetooth codec like LDAC
• Great battery life
• Good ANC performance
• Good quality
• Not much vacuum/pressure effect when using ANC
• Good app support
• Configurable touch controls on both sides
• Dual device connection & Game mode
• Decent stock tips
• Relatively balanced mild V shaped signature
• 3 preset sound profile (realistically only 2 ...)
• Bass has good impact 
• Well balanced midrange performance
• Decently smooth lower and mid treble with enough sparkle and extension

Cons

• Doesn't support some Lossless Bluetooth codec like AptX 
• Isn't the most comfortable to me, can be slightly large
• Inconsistent detection for app
• Unable to fully EQ manually 
• Meh Transparency mode performance
• Bass is loose and too smoothed over
• Slightly recessed midrange
• Piercing and unnatural upper treble
• Very average technicalities

Disclaimer

• Thanks Rose Technics for providing a unit of the Ceramics X for me to review, but all thoughts and opinions are my own, and are not influenced in any way. 
• Please take this review with only a grain of salt, as everyone's hearing, fit, and gears may differ, so our experience may be different.

Intro

Price(MSRP)

• $45.99

Ear tips

• Stock tips

Packaging

• Rose Technics Ceramics X
• 3 pairs of silicone ear tips (S, M, L)
• Slightly sticky
• Surprisingly comfortable for stock tips
• USB Type A to Type C charging cable

Build Quality

• Build quality of the TWS is decent which has a nice matte finish to it.
• However, the charging case feels cheap, which has a glossy plastic finish.

Fit/Comfort

• Size is slightly on the larger side but not overly large.
• Fit and comfort is alright, but personally can't wear it for too long, only a few hours at most before it starts to get a bit uncomfortable and pain for me.
• But overall is decently comfortable enough to use it casually or over a shorter period of time.

User Experience

User Experience (Others)

• Battery Life
• Battery life is great, I only have to charge it once, or twice in rare cases per weekwith around 3-4 hours of use per day.
• Around 70-80% volume, LDAC
• Charging speed is also excellent, usually within an hour. 

• ANC
• Overall ANC performance is decent, I can still hear some background noises if they get really loud but I think it is already quite good for the price. 
•  I would still like to manage your expectations first, it is nowhere as good as other flagship TWS like Apple or Sony, but they are miles ahead of something more budget oriented like the Space Travel. Plus, they don't have that vacuum feeling like other flagship TWS.

• Transparency 
• It's alright, can be used for shorter conversations but I will usually ask the other party to repeat multiple times if the conversation drags on longer because it gets a bit unclear.

• Call quality
• At first, I try to record the call to try and evaluate after that, and I think that it's pretty clear.
• After that, I use it frequently in actual meetings and calls, and I usually don't have to repeat myself as the other party is able to listen to me clearly.

User Experience (App)

• App takes a while to connect to or detect the TWS, even when it is already connected to the device through Bluetooth already.
• Sometimes I even need to click "Connect Device" manually in the app

• As for the app itself, it offers a wide variety of very useful features such as Dual Device Connection, but I'll go through the important features below:
• Noise Control
• Alternative way to change the ANC/Transparency mode, personally prefer changing it in the app itself as I don't need to rotate every other setting like I do when I long press the TWS.
• Changing preset EQ profiles and BT codecs 
• Game Mode: 
• To be honest, I didn't notice that much of an improvement in terms since it is still a Bluetooth device after all. 
• Dual Device Connection: 
• Very convenient feature, personally use it on both my work laptop and my phone to connect them seamlessly, huge plus in my books.
• Customizable Touch Controls: 
• Another convenient feature as well, managed to map it to my previous TWS that I'm used to, so I don't have to relearn everything. 

• Overall, I'm very satisfied with most of the features that is offered through the app, and it also has a very clean and simple user interface for the user to interact with. 

Sound

• Mild V-shaped 

Preset EQ Profiles

• HiFi (default)
• Quite balanced across all frequencies except the insane upper treble peak.
• Bass is still punchy and not overly bloated.
• Balanced midrange, male vocals and female vocals has decent forwardness and energy to them.
• Treble is harsh, especially for upper treble. Other than that it has decent sparkle and extension.

• Rock (Preferred)
• Basically the same as HiFi except the upper treble is slightly less annoying. (still annoying though)

• Pop
• Sub bass rumbles a lot more, and it just gets in the way and overpower other frequencies.
• Vocals, female vocals especially, sounds a lot more drowned and recessed, not enough energy to achieve a proper balance with the lower frequencies.
• Treble is more dull compared to the previous 2 modes but upper treble spike is still audible to my ears.

Bass

• Slight emphasis on mid bass with still a good amount of sub bass.
• Decent impact and slam, with good punchiness and body.
• Not the most well controlled bass, but its not the worst either.
• Sounds a bit loose, and lacking in details because it sounds so smoothed over.
• Quantity is sufficient and not overpowering, it is also not lacking or bass light is any way.
• Overall, the bass is decent enough, but not really the most textured or detailed bass I've heard in this price range. 

Midrange

• Lower midrange is on the warmer side of the spectrum from the minor bass bleed. 
• Male vocals sound pretty decent, with some body and fullness to it but is definitely less forward compared to the female counterpart. 
• Upper midrange is forward yet still quite smooth. 
• Female vocals are very energetic, but not to the point of being shrilly or shouty due to the sufficient warmth that gives proper body to it. However, it can get a bit much if you're sensitive to it, but that's not really the case for me.
• Overall, the midrange performance of the Ceramics X is pretty good. 
• Good balance between lower and upper midrange, with some emphasis on higher pitched vocals. 

Treble

• Treble is on the more neutral side of things without being too sparkly or dark ... before upper treble at least.
• Upper treble is quite harsh, making it unbearable especially for songs with high hats.
• Lower and mid treble is quite smooth without any noticeable peaks until upper treble again.
• Treble extension is decent overall but can be unnatural due to the upper treble peak. 

Technicalities/Others

• Resolution and detail retrieval is still only decent even with the boost in upper treble. 

• Soundstage has a rather average width with an equally average depth. 

• Imaging and accuracy is average at most as well, mostly stereo with very meh accuracy as notes are not as defined.

• Separation and layering is decent for a single DD at this price range, which gets somewhat congested during busy tracks, but is still acceptable.

• Note weight is good, naturally bodied without being overly thick or thin. 

• Timbre is overall quite natural, except for the metallic-ness that is added from the upper treble peak.

Conclusion

• As a conclusion, I think the Ceramics X is actually a very decent TWS overall, with quite a wide variety of useful features, a good app, and decent sound quality.... with some flaws here and there of course.

• I would recommend this TWS if you're looking for something that has a pretty complete set of basic features and decent enough sound.
• However, I would suggest you to look at something else if you want a TWS that has clean, technical sound or if you're treble sensitive. 

• Personally, I think Rose Technics is definitely stepping into the right direction with the Ceramics X, focusing on the overall user experience and convenience first, even though they are basic at the moment. With some tweaks and improvements to their sound quality, I'm confident that they will do a lot better in the TWS market! 

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