Closer Examination, Build Quality and Comfort

The 1MORE Triple Driver BT In-Ears are based on a popular neckband design I personally prefer to the ear pieces being connected by a thin wire with a built-in remote control, and even to not having any cable connecting the ear pieces at all (think Apple AirPods or Jaybird Runs). The idea is to have the wire that connects the ear pieces loop through a thick, rubberized band we can then put around our neck, sort of like an open necklace. I find this approach very practical since the neckband is light and comfortable—so much so that I can easily forget I'm "wearing" it. When I want to stop using the headphones, I can simply pull them out of my ears and let them drop on to my chest without having to worry that they'll fall to the ground, get stepped on, or lost. You'll never be as carefree with "fully wireless" headphones, which are incredibly easy to misplace and require you to carry their charging dock/case around in your pocket. Some might consider this to be a faux-wireless design, but let me assure you, that's not the correct way of looking at it. Not having a wire between your pocket (phone) and your head (ears) is incredibly freeing. Once you get used to it, you'll be hard-pressed to ever go back to using a traditional, wired pair of headphones.


The controls are located on the left side of the neckband. Here, you'll find a power button (hold it for two seconds to turn the headphones on or four seconds to turn them off), an oval button whose edges can be pressed to control the volume, and a round multipurpose button. By pressing it once, you can pause whatever is currently playing or answer/hang up a phone call. If you want to decline a phone call altogether, you'll simply hold this button. Double-clicking it will make you jump to the next song, while triple-clicking it takes you to the previous song (or the beginning of the one that's currently playing). The buttons are pleasantly clicky, and the variations in their shape makes them very easy to "locate" and use without looking. As far as wireless headphones controls go, 1MORE did a great job here.


The USB-C charging port is hidden behind a small, plastic door. This is the only part of the 1MORE Triple Driver BT In-Ears that strikes me as somewhat finicky and potentially problematic, construction-quality wise. The door is held in place by a small piece of rubber, which could in time wear out and leave you with an open hole. The headphones will still function normally, but their pleasant aesthetics will undoubtedly degrade. I'm not saying this will definitely happen; over the course of a couple of weeks I spent with these headphones, everything held together perfectly. Just be aware that it's a possibility.


The three speaker drivers (per ear piece) are encased in an aluminium alloy, which looks luxurious and feels incredibly durable. They fit inside the ear canal comfortably and aren't prone to falling out at all—so much so that 1MORE didn't feel the need to develop an additional system that would secure them even more, such as an ear loop or rubber "wings". From the second you push these inside your ears, it becomes very obvious that the company knows what it's doing in the in-ear headphone department.


In case you aren't perfectly happy with the stock ear tips, comfort, fit, or performance-wise, there are eight other replacement ear tips you can try on. The silicone ones come in five sizes: 10 mm, 11 mm, 12 mm, 13 mm, and 14.5 mm. The remaining three pairs of ear tips, available in 11 mm, 13 mm, and 14.5 mm sizes, are made out of foam, a material preferred by some users (me included), both in terms of comfort and general acoustics. As always, you should aim to find ear tips that seal your ear canals completely without causing any discomfort. For my ears, those were the 13 mm foam ear tips.


If you don't like the idea of carrying your headphones around in your pocket, 1MORE has got you covered: they supplied a soft carrying pouch.

Battery Life

Depending on your preferred listening volumes, the 1MORE Triple Driver BT In-Ears will offer you between six and seven hours of playback. As they support fast charging, 10 minutes of charging will provide them with enough juice to last for another two hours. A full charge (0%–100%) takes about an hour. You can check on the remaining percentage of the battery in the Bluetooth settings of your smartphone at any time. You'll also get notified about it by a female voice through the headphones themselves. The virtual lady won't tell you the exact remaining percentage, but, rather, gives you a more general: "Battery high", "Battery medium" or "Battery low, please charge" notification. She talks a bit more often than necessary, especially once the battery drops to 20%; she interrupted a number of songs for me, only to tell me something I was already well aware of. Even though there's an app called 1MORE Assistant, that can be used to play local files, use an equalizer (only for the audio files played though the app), and update the firmware of the headphones, the app sadly doesn't offer an option to silence these voice notifications. I don't know if that's something that could be added (removed, to be exact) by a firmware update, but if that's possible, 1MORE should definitely implement it.

Microphone Performance

Between the Play/Pause button and volume button is a built-in pinhole microphone. It does a good job of transferring voice during phone calls and making it understandable to whoever you're talking to, which is essentially its only purpose. There's no way to use it to control your smartphone's voice assistant, which is somewhat of a missed opportunity.