Boult is a known name in the audio industry in India. It makes affordable TWS earbuds, one of which is the Boult Klarity 1, the latest offering from the brand priced at Rs 1,299. Here’s a review of the new earbuds coming from the house of Boult.
Design & Comfort
The Boult Klarity 1 adopts a unique hour-glass inspired form factor with a liquid metal design. The black model we got has a glossy lid that opens upwards and is quite rigid as well, something I haven’t seen much in earbuds costing this much. However, it’s still all plastic. The bottom half has a black matte finish.
The front also has a circular white LED light which lights up when you insert the earbuds for charging. Once you open the case, the earbuds sit upright in the case with magnets holding them in place. These magnets feel strong as well.
The earbuds themselves sport a distinct look with a glossy finish. They definitely look attractive when worn, and the comfort is on par, too. While they didn’t fit snugly into my ear on the first try, they created a good seal after some adjustment. The buds are also IPX5 rated, which means a few splashes or sweat shouldn’t hurt them.
Overall, I was quite satisfied with the design and comfort of the Boult Kwality 1. It looks modern, feels comfortable, and, thanks to its trendy design, should also appeal to Gen Z.
Sound Quality & Features
The Boult Kwality 1’s sound quality depends on 13mm drivers, and it also supports AAC and SBC codecs. They connect wirelessly via Bluetooth v5.4, and because of that, I didn’t face any connectivity issues.
The buds pack “Klarity Sound Signature” and “BoomX technology” for enhanced bass. The bass is evident, and you can feel the thump in each beat. The vocals are decently clear but not the best, as the mid-range frequencies overshadow most of the others. Because of that, the overall sound signature is quite muddy. Even after tweaking the equalizer settings, I couldn’t make the vocals sound clear enough.
It further supports touch controls for play/pause and skip forward or backward commands. You can also pick up calls with a tap gesture. These controls worked without any issues during my testing of the earbuds.
Next, the buds support multipoint connectivity to connect to two devices simultaneously. The feature worked mostly during the review, but the switching between devices was sometimes glitchy. If I were playing music on one device and received a call on the other, the buds wouldn’t let me hear the call and I had to use the phone itself to proceed with the call. It didn’t even notify me of an incoming call on the second device.
The earbuds are claimed to offer a battery life of up to 80 hours paired with the case which is an impressive number. In my testing, the buds could easily last several hours in one go and didn’t require a charge for the case before a week.
Then, you get quad mics with Environmental Noise Cancellation support for calls. Call quality on the buds was below average. The other person couldn’t understand some of my words because of the echo effect. It did pick up a decent amount of background noise as well and the volume of my voice also sounded low on the other hand.