I would like to buy new earbuds (for android), I’ve got 2 before a xiaomi one and the Donner dobuds one, the two broke after 6 months… Does someone has any recommandations? My budget is maximum $50 Thank you
My budget is maximum $50
There’s a Dutch weather man who reviews a crazy amount of earbuds as a hobby. They’re all Bluetooth ones though. I found that you get better quality for a similar price if you get a wired one.
Anyway, recommend that you check out https://www.scarbir.com/
He has lists per price range, but also recommendations per usage type. E.g. I bought ones that were less affected by wind noise (during a call).
Thx so much, I will see this website! I know that wired one are better value. But for me wireless is obligatory, cannot go to the gym or do what I want without wireless
Are you after wireless or wired earbuds? And what kind of music do you generally listen to?
I will only buy wireless ones, and I think that I just need the best that I could get in most categories, good ANC, good sound…
Moondrop space travel
Beats fit pro are good but pricy. You can always buy second hand/refurbished from eBay.
Thx
I’m thinking about getting BaseUS Bowie earbuds. Seems like a lot of bang for the buck. At least on paper.
But cannot use the features because of the app… 🙃 requires location, files, phone… And send it to the china
I guess it won’t get through my Adguard home DNS.
I hope for you
See if you can find a friend who owns a particular model and is comfortable letting you try it on. How it fits is the most important thing IMO.
Samsung ones seem reliable, but one big downside is that the app (Galaxy Wearable), has a number of required permissions. The app does not function without them, even if you don’t need those features. I’m not sure what the workarounds are, and maybe you can make do without the app, but here is the list:
- Calendar
- Call logs
- Contacts
- Nearby Devices
- Phone
- SMS
You can read more about the privacy aspect of the popular brands here:
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/categories/headphones/
Skullcandy has been a good experience. Cheap and durable. I’ve had two, a pair of Smokin’ Buds 2 (died from a broken cable, now discontinued), and a pair of Jib True (my current earbuds).
I bought the Jib True five years ago for about $40 and so far they’ve survived a dog, getting dropped in the toilet, and multiple drops onto a hard surface. I haven’t noticed any battery degradation. The audio quality is kinda mid (I used them in a factory at my previous job) and I can’t speak for the microphone, but they’ve served me well. My biggest issue has been some oxidation on the charging pins and contacts.
Seconded.
I’ve got a pair of Skullcandy Mods. The sound quality is decent but not stellar, battery life is good, charge time is good and they feel pretty solidly made. Pretty good deal for $40 on Amazon.
I previously had some of their ANC overears that while not spectacular, were much better than I expected given the price point.
I’ve looked a bit a them my choice for skullcandy would be the dime 3 but I think they are a bit mid everywhere… What’s your thought on them?
Do you want wired or wireless? If wireless check out the Moondrop space travel, if wired then Moondrop Aria, linsoul tin t2, there’s plenty of chifi options that’ll outperform any name brand stuff.
Would like a wireless one, the space travel has good sound quality in my tought but I thought it lacks some features and not so good battery
Check out RTINGS.com, they’re the most data-driven testing site I know of. They have their own frequency response curves they test audio fidelity with.
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I love my buds pro but they came with me phone. Id probable go for the monies if I have to replace them
And do you have some recommandations?
Love my samsung buds 2. Got them for 45 on ebay I believe and even have some ANC
As Samsung bundle them with every flagship phones, there is a plethora of them on ebay for cheap. Most of them are basically new, and for that price is is quite the banger.
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Samsung is a very problematic company for several reasons but chiefly for me, I don’t want to place electronics inside my ears made by a company who has at several points made devices known for catching fire.
