Love ASMR? These sleep earbuds ‘whisper’ to help you fall asleep

Japanese audio company, Final has just expanded its ZE sleep headphones series with its new ZE500 sleep earbuds. For those who love ASMR, the Final ZE500 offer ‘whisper-like’ voice-led sleep sounds to help you drift off to sleep comfortably and naturally – and they’re surprisingly affordable, too.

Listening to ASMR to fall asleep is one of my guilty pleasures, so the Final ZE500 are right up my street. Designed for ASMR, the Final ZE500 offer sleep stories, soft spoken word and voice-led audio to help you wind down and fall asleep at night.

With ‘whisper-like’ sound, the Final ZE500 perform at low volumes while still being immersive and limiting background noise. The ASMR mode removes touch sounds and voice prompts so your audio will play completely uninterrupted.

In terms of design, the Final ZE500 are earbuds so they sit inside the ear. Wearing this type of headphones can get uncomfortable after a while, and even more so if you’re wearing them to sleep in, but Final has developed a new ASMR Port to solve this problem.

The ASMR Port works by adjusting increased pressure in the ear canal. This relieves pressure on the eardrums so they’re more comfortable to wear overtime and are safer for your ears. The earpieces are also made from soft, lightweight silicone that only weigh 3g per earbud so they’ll stay fixed in your ear all night without giving you any aches or soreness.

The only concern I have for the Final ZE500 is the battery life. Final states that the sleep earbuds have up to 4.5 hours of playback and up to 18 hours with the charging case. Most people sleep for longer than four hours so it’s not a huge amount of listening time, especially not compared to other sleep headphones on the market.

Personally, I listen to ASMR before I go to bed and then turn it off once I feel sleepy enough to fall asleep without any external noise. If you’re someone who does that too, the Final ZE500 could be a great fit but if it’s all night listening you’re after, you might want to consider a different pair of sleep earbuds.

Having said that, I’m going to test the new Final ZE500 to see how they perform, so stay tuned for the full review. The Final ZE500 are available to buy for £69.98 / $74.99 at Amazon and Final. As of writing, Amazon is offering them for just £39.99 in both dark grey and cream colours.