Final VR2000 Gaming Earbuds Review

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I have to say I’m mightily confused by the numbering strategy of Final. The Japanese manufacturer previously launched the VR3000 earpieces around the same time that Meta’s Quest 2 appeared, and now, with the arrival of the Meta Quest 3 we have a brand-new set of VR-focused earbuds called… the VR2000? Perhaps it’s part of a strategy to launch the VR Zero alongside the Quest 5?

Confusing numbering aside, Final are an authority on audio, and the VR2000 benefits from many years of the company’s expertise in research and development. Paired with a VR headset, the VR2000 offers an unparalleled window (for your ears) into an alternate dimension, but it might not be what everyone is looking for.

The VR2000 is a wired earbuds, so anyone that needs a 3.5mm socket filling will be in luck. In the box you get the VR2000 itself, a selection of eartips, a choice of rubber ear hooks and a little felt bag for keeping everything in. The body of each earbud on the VR2000 is fairly bulbous, sitting beneath the earbud tip, and they might prove to be too heavy for some ears were it not for the wire being designed to run up and around the user’s ear.

Being honest, I’m not always sold on over-ear cabling, but Final have included a set of soft rubber canals to run the wire through, making the entire proposition much more comfortable and appealing. Fitting these to the cables is easy enough, but getting them to sit in the right place will probably require some trial and error based on how far from the earbud itself they need to be. Once completed, you have to become accustomed to twisting the VR2000 into place so that the earbud fits snuggly within your ear.

This all makes it sound as though the first experiences of the VR2000 are somewhat finicky,