I tried Creative Labs’ next gen solid-state driver earbuds and they surprised me in 3 ways

When you think of solid-state technology, you might first think of computer storage, but you’ll be hearing a lot about it in earbuds from now on as companies consider switching from complicated speaker drivers to the best earbuds to those without. all the tricky parts.

One company that has been at the forefront of the race to develop a solid-state speaker driver system is xMEMS, a Californian company founded in 2018 by the former vice president of Knowles Corporation, which deals with advanced audio processing.

Thanks to a collaboration with audio brand Creative Labs, the technology has finally found its way into a number of real earplugs and, as we wrote earlier, to change the way we listen to sound in a resounding way.

The Creative Labs Aurvana Ace and the Aurvana Ace 2 side by side

The Aurvana Ace and the Aurvana Ace 2 earbuds look no different from regular earbuds. (Image credit: Future)

I got a taste of the exciting new earbuds during a demo with Creative, and was immediately impressed by the increased power of the next-generation dual 10mm dynamic drivers. But you’re probably more interested in whether they sounded as good as the best wireless earbuds?