Product Reviews News Issues That Matter About Us Electronics / Audio & Video / Headphones / Stereo Headphone Ratings & Reliability RATINGS Hi - Dennis FEATURES & SPECS Poor Fair Good Donate Very Good Excellent 1-78 OF 135 RATED MODELS SHOWN Test results Design Sports model NA Ear-insert with removable ear bowl supports Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert with removable ear bowl supports, removable cable shortening slide Isolating NA Ear-insert Isolating NA Earbud with ear bowl support ear pieces, removable shirt clip Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert Isolating ○ Type Brand & Model / Price Sensitivity Overall Score Sound quality " Wireless portable stereo headphones OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 86 Samsung Galaxy Buds Recommended Price: $110 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 80 Bang & Olufsen Beoplay E6 Recommended Price: $300 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 76 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 76 Anker SoundCore Liberty Air Best Buy Price: $80.00 Bose SoundSport Wireless Best Buy Price: $100.00 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 76 Jabra Elite Active 65t Best Buy Price: $100.00 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 76 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 76 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 76 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 76 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 76 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 71 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 71 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 71 JBL UA True Wireless Flash Recommended NA Ear-insert with removable ear bowl supports Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert with ear hooks Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert with ear bowl supports Isolating NA Ear-insert Isolating NA Ear-insert with open-front neck collar Isolating NA Ear-insert with open-front neck collar Isolating NA Ear-insert with removeable ear bowl supports Isolating NA Ear-insert with removable ear bowl supports Isolating ○ NA Earbud with ear bowl support ear pieces Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert with open-front neck collar Isolating NA Ear-insert Isolating Price: $170 JLab Audio Epic Air Recommended Price: $150 JLab Audio JBuds Air Best Buy Price: $50.00 Optoma NuForce BE FREE6 Best Buy Price: $100.00 SOL Republic Shadow Wireless Best Buy Price: $50.00 1MORE Triple Driver BT Best Buy Price: $80.00 Anker SoundCore Liberty 2 Pro Recommended Price: $150 Audio-Technica Sonic Sport ATH-Sport7TW Recommended Price: $200 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 71 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 71 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 71 Bose SoundSport Free Wireless Recommended Price: $200 Jabra Elite 25e Best Buy Price: $80.00 Jabra Elite Sport Recommended Price: $220 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 71 Jaybird Tarah Best Buy Earbud with ear bowl support ear pieces, removable ○ Price: $100.00 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 71 NA Jaybird Vista Recommended Isolating ○ NA Earbud with removable ear bowl supports, removable shirt clip, removeable cable shortening clips Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert Isolating NA Ear-insert with removable ear bowl supports, removable shirt clip, cable shortening slide Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert with ear bowl supports Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert with removable ear bowl supports Isolating NA Ear-insert with open-front neck collar, removable ear bowl supports Isolating NA Ear-insert with open-front neck collar Isolating Jaybird X4 Price: $130 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 71 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 71 ○ Ear-insert with removable ear bowl supports Price: $180 Recommended Isolating NA OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 71 shirt clip, removeable cable shortening clips MEE audio X10 Best Buy Price: $80.00 Monoprice True Wireless Earphones IPX4 Best Buy Price: $40.00 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 71 Sennheiser CX Sport Recommended Price: $110 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 71 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 66 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 66 SOUL Electronics Run Free Pro Best Buy Price: $35.00 1MORE Stylish True Wireless Best Buy Price: $90.00 beats by dre BeatsX Best Buy Price: $100.00 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 66 House of Marley Smile Jamaica BT Best Buy Price: $25.00 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 66 JBL Endurance DIVE Ear-insert with 66 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 66 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 66 Best Buy NA Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert with ear hooks, removable ear bowl supports Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert with removable ear bowl supports, cable shortening slide Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert Isolating NA Ear-insert with removable ear bowl supports Isolating NA Ear-insert with ear bowl support ear pieces Isolating NA Ear-insert with removable ear bowl supports Isolating NA Ear-insert with removable ear bowl supports Isolating NA Ear-insert Isolating NA Ear-insert with open-front neck collar, removable ear bowl supports Isolating ○ Price: $80.00 NA Ear-insert with ear hooks, removable sliding cable shortening clip Isolating ○ Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless NA Ear-insert Isolating Price: $90.00 JBL Endurance SPRINT Best Buy Price: $50.00 JBL Reflect Mini 2 Best Buy Price: $100.00 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 66 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 66 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 66 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 66 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 66 ear hooks, neck strap, removable ear bowl supports JVC HA-FX9BT Gumy Wireless Best Buy Price: $20.00 Optoma NuForce BE Sport3 Best Buy Price: $20.00 Plantronics BackBeat PRO 5100 Recommended Price: $170 Skullcandy Indy Best Buy Price: $80.00 Skullcandy Push Truly Wireless Earbuds Best Buy ○ ○ Price: $85.00 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 66 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 66 Skullcandy Sesh Best Buy Price: $50.00 V-Moda Forza Metallo Wireless Recommended Price: $150 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 61 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 61 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 60 Jabra Sport Pace Wireless Price: $230 Ear-insert with 60 Altec Lansing True Evo Wireless Earbuds NA removable ear bowl supports Isolating ○ Price: $100.00 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 60 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 60 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 60 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 60 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 60 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 60 Apple Powerbeats Pro Price: $200 NA Ear-insert with ear hooks Isolating ○ Audio-Technica ATH-Sport 50BT NA Ear-insert with ear hooks Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert with removeable ear bowl supports Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert with removable ear bowl supports Isolating NA Ear-insert with ear hooks Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert with removeable ear bowl supports and cable shortening clip Isolating ○ NA Earbud Non-isolating Price: $70.00 NA Earbud Non-isolating Audio-Technica Sound Reality ATH-CKR35BT NA Ear-insert with removable shirt clip Isolating Price: $70.00 Jaybird RUN XT Price: $80.00 JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Price: $70.00 JLab Audio JBuds Air Sport Price: $70.00 MEE audio M9B (2019 VERSION) Price: $25.00 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 56 Apple AirPods (2nd Gen) with Wireless Charging Case Price: $170 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 56 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 51 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 46 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 46 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 46 Sony WI-SP500 Price: $60.00 Jabra Elite 45e Price: $100.00 NA Earbud with open-front Non-isolating neck collar Klipsch T5 True Wireless Price: $200 NA Ear-insert Ear-insert with removeable Isolating ○ 46 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 46 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 46 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 46 Klipsch T5 Sport NA Price: $115 Skullcandy Ink'd Wireless Price: $30.00 41 Ear-insert with open-front neck collar Isolating Price: $30.00 NA Ear-insert Isolating NA Ear-insert with open-front neck collar Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert with removeable ear hooks and removable ear bowl supports, cable shortening slide Isolating ○ NA Ear-insert with open-front neck collar Isolating Skullcandy Method Wireless Price: $60.00 House of Marley Uprise JVC Marshmallow Wireless HAFX39BT Price: $35.00 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 41 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 40 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 40 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 40 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 40 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 31 ○ Skullcandy Jib Wireless Price: $80.00 OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE Isolating NA OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE 41 ear bowl supports and cable shortening clips Plantronics Backbeat FIT 2100 Price: $50.00 NA Audio-Technica ATH-CKS5TW Earbud with ear bowl support ear Non-isolating pieces, ear hooks NA Ear-insert with removable ear bowl supports Isolating NA Ear-insert Isolating Price: $30.00 NA Ear-insert with removable ear hooks, cable adjustment slide Isolating JLab Audio Rewind Wireless Retro NA On-ear with headband Open air Price: $160 ○ Iyesku YK-T02 Price: $35.00 JAM Live Large Price: $20.00 AfterShokz Aeropex Price: $160 NA Bone conduction with neck Open ○ ○ 31 band OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Test OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Test OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Test OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Test OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Test OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Test OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Test OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Test OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Test OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Test OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Sennheiser CX 150BT Price: $80.00 NA Ear-insert Isolating Price: $100.00 NA Ear-insert Isolating Bang & Olufsen E8 2.0 (2nd Gen) NA Ear-insert Isolating NA Ear-insert Isolating NA Ear-insert Isolating NA Ear-insert Isolating NA Ear-insert with removable ear bowl supports Isolating NA Ear-insert with removable ear bowl supports Isolating NA Ear-insert Isolating Sennheiser CX 350BT Price: $300 Jabra Elite 75t Price: $180 Jabra Elite Active 75t Price: $200 ○ JLab Audio GO Air Price: $30.00 Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Price: $150 JBL LIVE 300TWS Price: $150 ○ Altec Lansing Nano Pods Price: $30.00 Google Pixel Buds 2 Price: $180 NA Beats by Dr. Dre Powerbeats Price: $150 NA Ear-insert with ear bowl supports Ear-insert with Isolating ○ Isolating ○ In Test OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Test OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Test OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Test OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Test OV OVEERAL RALLL S CORE In Test ear hooks Anker SoundCore Spirit x2 Price: $80.00 NA Ear-insert with ear hooks, removable ear bowl supports Isolating NA Earbud Non-isolating NA Ear-insert with open-front neck collar Isolating NA Earbud Non-isolating NA Ear-insert Isolating Microsoft Surface Earbuds Price: $200 LG TONE Flex HBS-XL7 Price: $120 JBL Tune 220TWS Price: $100.00 Sony WFXB700 Price: $130 ○