MASTER & DYNAMIC MW07 PLUS
If there was a prize for best looking, the Master & Dynamic MW07 Plus would undoubtedly run away with it. These earbuds look every bit as good as the stylish stainless steel charging case they come in.
Made of handcrafted acetate, the MW07 Plus looks the part of a fashion accessory, with 10 hours of playback and a case to boost that up to 40 hours. They have quick charge support. It does 50% charge in 15 minutes, and a full charge in only 40 minutes.
The charging case has three LED indicators to reflect battery status of each earbud and the case itself. A green light indicates the battery is between 70%-100%, amber indicates 30%-69%, and red indicates 1%-29%. If nothing is lit, that means the case and your earbuds are entirely depleted.
Small physical buttons on the top of each earbud give you access to the usual playback and volume controls. Holding down on either volume button will activate ambient listening mode and active noise cancelling respectively. This works pretty well, though we do feel the noise-cancelling is slightly behind the AirPods Pro and WF-1000XM3.
In terms of audio, the MW07 Plus' strengths are in the region from mids to highs, as the earbuds turned in a great rendition of Rebeca Pidgeon's Spanish Harlem. Pidgeon’s vocals are sweetly rendered and have good weight to stand separate from her backing instruments, and there's good depth to the piece. The piano in this piece is particularly well rendered, as are the accompanying strings.
The MW07 Plus produced an energetic performance of Pharrell William's Happy that would get most people dancing. There was nice pace to the piece, with good naturalness in the claps of his backing singers. Our only complaint would be that the bass could do with a bit more body.
With Santana’s Riders Whole Lotta Love, we were pleasantly impressed by the MW07 Plus' delivery. There's good detail right from the start, and a nice wide soundstage. It almost feels like being surrounded by the band, with Santana working his guitar right to your left.