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My favorite xMEMS earbuds just got a worthy successor, and they're beyond comfortable

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Creative Aurvana Ace 3 earbuds ZDNET's key takeaways The Creative Aurvana Ace 3 earbuds are available in the EU for $149.

These earbuds deliver brilliant sound unheard of at this price point.

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I previously reviewed the Aurvana Ace earbuds from Creative and found them to be quite good. So when I got the chance to review the next iteration of those earbuds, I jumped at the chance. I assumed the new earbuds would offer the same kind of sound that the Aurvana Ace 2 produced.

Boy, was I wrong.

Also: These headphones solved my biggest issue with listening to music while running

The third iteration of the Aurvana Ace earbuds -- the Aurvana Ace 3 -- is a massive upgrade to the previous version… and that's saying something. Let's dive in.

My experience

As soon as I paired the earbuds to my Pixel 9 Pro, I opened the Spotify playlist I use to test earbuds and hit play. Oddly enough, the out-of-the-box sound was flat and unremarkable. I immediately thought something was wrong. First, I checked the seal on the earbuds, but that was perfectly fine.

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