Fender Mix ZDNET's key takeaways The Fender Mix are available for preorder in Skyscraper Black and Olympic White for $299.
These headphones have several connectivity options, hi-fi streaming options, and a marathon battery.
For the price, they underperform with audio consistency and noise cancellation performance. View now at Fender Audio
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There's a new headphone brand in town. You've seen it before, but probably on a guitar amp or strewn across your favorite rock legend. Fender is the latest player in the consumer audio game, and its new Mix headphones are no lightweight competitor.
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If you're looking for affordable headphones with several connectivity options, solid audio, good noise-canceling, and a marathon battery, the Fender Mix headphones are a worthy option.
Don't get me wrong; they're a solid first try, but Fender has a few kinks to iron out.
Right off the bat, I can say the Fender Mix don't compare to Sony or Bose's flagship headphones in audio or noise cancellation performance. Still, they offer a better experience than those companies' budget options within the $200 price range.
The Mix can achieve up to 96kHz/24-bit audio quality in Lossless Mode, latency as low as 20ms in Low Latency Mode, and are compatible with Auracast, wired, and USB-C audio transmission. Behind the removable left earcup is a wireless transmitter, which helps improve the Mix's audio quality and latency without being tethered to a wire.
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