Noble Audio Astrid True Wireless Earphones

Astrid is a true wireless earphone you notice before you hear it. Fine silver lines fan out across glossy black faceplates in a pattern that recalls frost or cracked ice, and the same pattern wraps the lid and body of the charging case, so the earbuds and case read as one designed set. Inside each earpiece is something equally uncommon in true wireless, where one driver per side is still the norm: three driver technologies, a dynamic driver, a planar driver, and a balanced armature, paired with Audiodo hearing personalization that adapts playback to your ears.

Type and Technology

Astrid is a true wireless in-ear monitor with a tribrid driver layout and active noise cancellation. Each earpiece holds an 8.3 mm dynamic driver (polyurethane diaphragm, aluminum-magnesium alloy dome), a 6 mm planar driver, and a balanced armature. Noble is a boutique maker best known for handcrafted in-ear monitors, and it has spent years combining driver types in its universal and custom wired designs. Astrid applies that approach to a wireless earphone.

A Qualcomm QCC3091 chipset runs Bluetooth 6.0. With a compatible phone or player, LDAC and aptX Adaptive provide high-quality wireless playback, and aptX, AAC, and SBC are supported as well. Two-device multipoint keeps a phone and a laptop connected at the same time.

Personalization comes from two Audiodo tools. Personal Sound runs a short hearing assessment on each ear separately and builds a profile that adjusts playback, accounting for differences between your left and right ears and between your hearing and anyone else's. The Equalizer adds control over bass, mids, and treble. For the world outside, Astrid offers active noise cancellation and a transparency mode, plus microphone noise and wind reduction for calls.

Sound Character

Astrid is brand new, and full independent reviews are still to come, so this section describes what the design is built to do rather than passing a verdict. In general, dynamic drivers are the usual route to weight and body in the low end, planar drivers to speed and fine detail, and balanced armatures to precision. Astrid puts all three in each earpiece.

What sets it apart is how much of the final balance is left to you. Personal Sound accounts for how you hear, and the Equalizer accounts for how you like your music to sound, whether that means a little more bass or a gentler top end. Noble handles the acoustic design and Audiodo layers the personal adjustment on top, so Astrid can sound a little different to each listener who sets it up.

Build and Comfort

The earbuds use shaped ABS housings with glass fiber faceplates and a spray-coated, glossy black finish. The Noble emblem sits on each faceplate, and the charging case carries the same silver pattern across its lid and body, with the full Noble logo on the lid. Inside the case, the bays are marked L and R.

Four silicone ear tip sizes (XS, S, M, and L) help you find the right fit. Touch controls handle everyday adjustments, with voice assistant support, and IPX4 splash resistance protects against splashing water. Each earbud has a 65 mAh battery and the case a 500 mAh battery, good for up to 11 hours of playback per charge and up to 40 hours including the case, depending on settings. The case charges over USB-C or wirelessly.

Best For

Listeners who like to fine-tune. If you want playback adapted to your own hearing and an equalizer to shape the rest, Astrid is built around that idea. It pairs best with a phone or player that supports LDAC or aptX Adaptive, the two codecs Noble highlights for high-quality wireless playback. Other sources fall back to aptX, AAC, or SBC, and iPhone owners connect over AAC.

It also suits a desk-and-commute routine: two-device multipoint for a phone and a laptop, active noise cancellation for transit, and a transparency mode for when you need to hear the room. And if you care how your gear looks, the patterned earbuds and matching case give it a look of its own.

What's in the Box

• Noble Audio Astrid true wireless earphones
• Matching charging case
• Silicone ear tips in XS, S, M, and L
• USB-C charging cable

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