Headphone Review for Home Listening Treblab WX8

Treblab WX8 are feature-light, budget, true wireless earbuds with sleek design, durable build, and a comfortable fit. But their main attraction, the sound, is slightly ruined by an overpowering bass.

The initial experience with Treblab WX8 is very positive. They produce great sound quality with nicely balanced midrange and treble.

Furthermore, they’re very comfortable, and the multi-functional touch panel works reliably without touching your phone.

However, they aren’t the most stable, nor do they isolate that well, which limits the situations you can use them in.

So, who would I recommend these earbuds to? Are they worth buying for under $50?

Sound

Star Rating 4.0 Great

Treblab WX8 have one of the best tunings under $50, with very natural tonality and good detail. But the bass can sometimes ruin the perfect experience.

The budget true wireless market is already pretty saturated with bloaty, V-shape-sounding products. Therefore, I love the idea of naturally tuned affordable earbuds.

Treblab came the closest to sounding natural of all other brands. WX8 have great sound quality with almost perfect midrange and treble tuning.

However, someone went all-in on the bass dial. More details about this below.

Bass: A massive boost right up to 200Hz

The bass quantity depends on the song. Listening to rock tunes, such as “I’m Done with You” by Riverside, which is heavy on bass guitar, you can hear a stronger, deeper kick, but nothing too out of the ordinary.

In contrast, switching to more low-end focused “Blast Off” by Gesaffelstein reveals what a bass monster Treblab WX8 can be.

That’s clearly visible in our measurements, showing more than a 10dB boost over the neutral target.

Fortunately, Treblab decided to flatten up the boost right at the beginning of the midrange at 200Hz.

Consequently, the bass occasionally bleeds and only on very bassy tracks.

Otherwise, it has decent control and texture, which means it’s suitable for various music genres, from pop, hip hop, and even metal.

Midrange: The shining star of these earbuds

When Treblab decided to write “Balanced sound” on the box, they probably meant the mid-frequencies.

While slightly recessed in the middle, they play out wonderfully and are very close to what I consider “natural.” Instruments sound full and with good texture, from acoustic ones to electric guitars.

Furthermore, vocals are full-bodied and natural as well, regardless of gender. They’re maybe a little recessed, but that’s nitpicking.

One thing worth mentioning is that the mids are very warm due to the bass boost. However, as mentioned before, the mids can get occasionally veiled by the bass.

Treble: Good detail and texture, but could be more extended

Higher frequencies are also well-tuned by up to 10kHz, adding all the necessary resolution and texture to things you hear the most, like vocals, string instruments, and cymbals.

The latter produce a lovely shimmer and sound pretty realistic, albeit they lack some air.

This brings me to the only minor issue with a treble: the extension. After that 10kHz peak, the frequency curve goes down, ignoring the high freq. details that can be heard.

Nonetheless, you get a pleasant treble without any sibilance. The tuning is also suitable for acoustic music or something smooth like jazz.

Moving to the soundstage, it has depth but almost no width.

While the whistling in the “Lost on You” track by LP sounds spacious, everything from the right and left channels feels like being played directly into your ears.

On the other hand, good treble and slightly claustrophobic soundstage help with imaging. It’s accurate, and with only tiny blurry spots between the right/left and center channels.

Overall, Treblab WX8 are fantastic music players when paired with a non-bassy song. You get a balanced sound signature and good detail retrieval for only $50 (or even less).

However, earbuds can occasionally release the bass beast and make the sound warm and punchy.

That said, the bass is what most people want in their music, so I’m sure most users won’t mind the tuning of Treblab WX8.

Comfort & Fit

Star Rating 3.5 Almost Great

Treblab WX8 are very comfortable to wear with no sharp corners, but they fail to stay stable.

Design-wise, Treblab kept the WX8 pretty simple. Earbuds have an AirPods stem design with a big rounded upper part that fits comfortably inside your ears.

If you have tiny ears you might find them too bulky, preventing them from getting a perfect seal.

You get 3 pairs of silicone ear tips to ensure the most optimal fit. Note that the fit is light, and the bass performance heavily depends on the seal.

But even if you can achieve an ideal seal, the earbuds have issues staying in place.

As long as you don’t move too much, you should be fine. But when you start walking or, God forbid, running, you’ll notice the bass becoming weaker. Add some head shaking to that, and you’ll see earbuds flying off your head.

Unfortunately, there are no ear wings included that would help you with stability.

Treblab WX8 with original silicon eartips are best for stationary activities.

Another thing worth mentioning is that using touch controls can also disrupt the seal, which is annoying.

Durability

Star Rating 4.5 Almost Perfect

Treblab WX8 earbuds offer complete water resistance and solid construction. On the other hand, the case is a bit plasticky and offers no IP rating.

While you can’t use Bluetooth earbuds in water, it’s great to know they’ll survive if you accidentally drop them in.

Treblab WX8 are true wireless IPX8 waterproof earbuds, which is enough to survive depths of 3 meters for more than an hour.

This is one of the highest water protection you can have on earbuds, and it comes in handy when you want to wash off the sweat under a tap.

You can easily use these for water sports as long as you keep them in your ears.

On the other hand, earbuds aren’t tested for dust resistance. Although, if they survive water, they’ll probably survive a little bit of dust as well.

The construction feels robust and well-glued together, despite being made of what looks like 5 different pieces. More pieces mean more chances for them to open up.

The charging case is decently built with a soft, rubbery external surface. It gives it a more premium-like feel.

However, the case doesn’t have any water or drop protection. Also, the lid and the hinge don’t feel reassuring, so you should treat them with care.

Battery

Star Rating 4.0 Great

Treblab WX8 pack almost 7 hours of battery life on a single charge, with additional 28 hours inside the Qi wireless charging case that supports super-fast charging.

In our battery life test at 50% volume:

Treblab WX8 lasted approximately 6 hours and 56 minutes

That puts the Treblab WX8 slightly above average, although they could’ve done better. Especially since these wireless earbuds lack ANC or similar features that usually drain the battery.

On the other hand, Treblab earbuds offer both Qi wireless and fast charging. The last one is very fast:

It can juice up the buds from 0-100% in just 1 hour

On the other hand, the case needs 1.5 hours to fill up, but it can do so regardless of whether you use USB-C or wireless charging. A LED indicator inside the case flashes orange when you’re at 100%.

Features

Star Rating 3.0 Good

Treblab WX8 only have a few features ranging from a good selection of touch commands to Qi wireless charging support.

You don’t get any customization options or even EQ presets. The only thing worth mentioning is touch control.

They offer a wide array of commands, so you can control volume or call your voice assistant while avoiding the need to use your phone.

Treblab WX8 controls:

Play/pause – one tap on either side

Next track – double tap on the right earbud

Previous track – double tap on the left earbud

Volume up – hold on the right earbud

Volume down – hold on the left earbud

Answer a call – tap on either side

Reject/hang up a call – hold on either side

Voice assistant – triple tap on either side

A minor gripe I have with controls is the auditory feedback they give.

It would be nice to match the number of beeps with the number of presses. Instead, you hear only one beep regardless of the number of presses.

One thing worth noting is the woman’s voice that tells you whether earbuds are turned on, connected, in pairing mode, etc. She sounds incredibly chill and sleepy, which I found very funny.

Noise Isolation

Star Rating 2.5 Average

Due to a light fit, Treblab WX8 don’t passively isolate that much. You can still distinctly hear the outside noise, especially when no music is playing.

Treblab WX8 are one of those wireless Bluetooth earbuds that have a gentle fit. While that helps with overall comfort, it sucks when providing good noise isolation.

While the Treblab marketing material says “passive noise cancelling” (which shouldn’t be confused with active noise cancelling) on their website, this truly isn’t WX8’s biggest strength.

The passive noise isolation effect is minimal. You can still hear most of what’s happening around you.

Consequently, you can’t use these earbuds “as they are” to block outside noise. To do that, you have to play some music, which will help mask the noise.

Bluetooth

Star Rating 3.5 Almost Great

Treblab WX8 offer a stable connection but only an average range. At least you get a lag-free watching experience and minimal lag during mobile games.

Earbuds use Bluetooth 5.1 to ensure quick pairing and stable connection with your smart device. That means you shouldn’t experience any strange stutters or audio cut-offs when having a transmitting device somewhere in the vicinity.

On the other hand, the Bluetooth range is only average. In our indoor test:

Earbuds reached the second brick wall at 40 feet (or 12.1 meters) and ultimately stopped playing.

While most other true wireless earbuds can do slightly better, that will only matter to people who walk around the house when listening to music.

Other connection features include mono mode but no multipoint.

How to pair Treblab WX8?

To pair Treblab WX8, you put them out of the charging case and wait until the LED on the left earbud starts blinking.

To pair them to a new device, again, put them out of the case and wait for the blinking LED. You must disable Bluetooth on all devices you already paired with the WX8.

What Bluetooth Codecs Do They Use?

Treblab WX8 have SBC and AAC Bluetooth codecs. The latter is used by default on both Android and iOS.

You can force earbuds to use SBC on Android devices, but they will go back to AAC after they reconnect the next time.

Is There an Audio Lag?

While there’s undoubtedly a little bit of latency, it’s invisible to the human eye. You can peacefully watch movies and videos on social media without noticing any delay.

Interestingly, there’s only a minor delay in video games. If you aren’t among competitive gamers, you should be more than satisfied by the performance.