The LG Tone Free FP9 headphones look exactly like the version introduced last year, the FN7, which was the first to introduce Nano UV sterilization for earbuds, which is pretty big in the middle of the pandemic. The new LG Tone Free also has a UV Nano feature, but the rest of the design is mostly the same and even the earplugs themselves have evolved to be sleeker and more compact than before.
Pairing is easy although LG has used an unusual way to do this – users push the earbuds inside the case so they are available for pairing. Once you’re done, and wearing the LG Tone Free, you’ll be shown that this is one of the best noise canceling games you’ll ever experience. This is also normal, providing a layer of silent ambient sound and not creating a vacuum where you can’t hear much at all.
LG Tone Free FP9 (L) along with the older FN7 (R). (Photo credit: Nandagopal Rajan/Indian Express)
To give more context, in my room I don’t hear the ceiling fan screeching, but I am well aware that there are kids playing basketball downstairs.
Then you realize how comfortable it is to wear these headphones. This type of design blends in with the contours of your ears and is anyway smaller than a lot of other earbuds these days. Also, these are very light. After a few minutes of wearing it, you will feel that it is no longer there.
The LG Tone Free app gives you a lot of customization with the earbuds, from being able to lock the touchpads on them to setting taps on each one. Also, you can turn off noise cancellation or switch to ambient mode if you want to be a little more aware of what’s going on around you. But the feature I really liked was the ability to find the earbuds by making them chirp, which is important to me as I’m used to leaving the headphones in different parts of the house once a call is over. You can also use the app to switch to pre-set audio profiles from Meridien or even customize your own equalizer modes.
LG Tone Free provides a more natural sound profile and without amplified bass or other tweaks. Of course, you can tweak it to get more bass if you like it that way, but that’s not a decision someone else would make for you. And I love that.
This does not mean that the earbuds are flat by default. When I listen to a number like Stay by Amie Nathan, the bass in the back can pick up when needed. When you hear something richer, like the opening of Philip Glass, you appreciate how different the experience is thanks to that natural sound profile.
The new LG Tone Free provides a more natural sound profile and without amplified bass or other tweaks. (Photo credit: Nandagopal Rajan/Indian Express)
Then Cody Simpson’s Let Go is the type of number that highlights the diversity of Tone Free. His silky, mountain-like sound under a rainbow was created by the guitar and the rest of the BGM. Hear the layered texture and enjoy every bit of it.
The earbuds last a full day of battery life with calls and music before you need to go back to the case. This can go on for at least three business days without being charged. And remember, the case also disinfects your earbuds every time you put them in there. This is peace of mind for the paranoid.
The LG Tone Free FP9 comes with customizable covers. The review unit came with Ganesha artwork. (Photo credit: Nandagopal Rajan/Indian Express)
Then there’s the customizable cover for the shipping case in case you want to cover it up in your own style. LG sent me one with artwork from Ganesha and it really gave Tone Free a new look. I’m not sure this will become a trend, especially as it becomes difficult to remove the cap on the top once it is glued.
With an effective price of Rs 15,990, the LG Tone Free FP9 offers first-class sound quality as well as a host of unique features not already available in the market. This is one of the best wireless earbuds that money can buy.
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