Reference to your review was my opening statement... it was what spurred me on to buy the buds.
I was initially disappointed because I had pairing issues (my bad) and ignored the noise reduction. When I tried them recently for the noise, I was impressed which is why I posted this and basically backed up your review.
There may be better out there, but in my opinion these are the best I've encountered and have no intention to try elsewhat and will stick with them.
I do get annoyed when people offer better alternatives without the effort to post a review on their offering.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD