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Earbuds sit outside the ear canal while you gently insert earphones (or in-ear headphones) into your ear canal. Despite this difference, some brands will market earphones as earbuds or “in-ear earbuds.” Although you may see earphones labeled as earbuds, there’s a clear distinction in the design of the two. Earphones usually fit more securely in the ears, and they may produce better audio quality, while earbuds are easier to clean and may offer benefits in terms of durability. Wireless earbuds typically indicate the battery capacity in milliampere hours or mAh. This formula determines a battery’s storage capacity. For example, an 80 mAh battery lasts for four hours. This means the headphones draw 20 milliamperes of power (80 mAh divided by 4 hours = 20 mA). Elsewhere, the AZ80 – along with their AZ60M2 stablemates – are the first earbuds to support Bluetooth Multipoint across three devices, which is a big bonus if you find yourself frequently switching between input sources. Touch controls are well-implemented and customisable, while the engaging default audio tuning can also be easily altered via the accompanying Technics Audio Connect app.

If you plan on using your earbuds regularly, finding a pair with a charging case you can take with you on the go is a good idea. These cases provide two or more full charges without connecting to an outlet, so you can charge your buds away from home. You can find many earbuds, including a charging case, like Apple AirPods, Samsung Galaxy Buds, and even earbuds from several lesser-known brands. At the premium end of the Bluetooth earbuds market, you're spoilt for choice, though standout, class-leading models are the Sony WF-1000XM5, Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds and Apple AirPods Pro 2. Are premium wireless earbuds worth it?

While we though the audio performance of the WF-1000XM4 was fantastic, with its rich midrange and powerful bass, the WF-1000XM5 are altogether more balanced in terms of tone. Featuring the Dynamic Driver X set-up, the bass performance isn’t as powerful or as fun as the WF-1000XM5 but it’s more detailed and clearer. The midrange a better sense of finer detail, especially with voices, and the high frequencies are sharper, clearer and more detailed. As the market’s best noise-cancelling earbuds overall, Bose’s newest flagship introduced several upgrades such as adaptiveactive noise cancellation(ANC), Bluetooth 5.3, and sound calibration technology for improved sound quality. In our review, we loved the fact that Bose has made the new version one-third smaller than the originalQuietComfort Earbuds, while also developing new ear-tips to help achieve optimal wear for more users.

When it comes to connectivity, the Urbanears utilise Bluetooth 5.2 for a strong tether between the buds and our smartphone, with minimal drop outs in overly crowded areas. The dual mic set-up for calls offered decent clarity but apart from that, there is not much in the way of features. These Urbanears keep things simple.The earbuds form factor means they stay secure in your ears while on running machines and during other vigorous activity. The ‘tap’ UI has been binned in favour of a ‘squeeze’ action on either stem – it is far more direct and assured. Then there is the star feature of the new Pros: noise cancelling. Apple may be the innovator here, but in recent years, other brands have taken the lead in bluetooth headphones when it comes to sound quality, with tech giants introducing their own variants such as Samsung Galaxybuds and ‘serious’ audio companies such as Technics entering the market with wireless earphones designed to deliver high-quality sound. Despite those minor grumbles, the QC Earbuds II are a superb pair of wireless earbuds, and class-leading when it comes to their ability to reduce the impact of external distractions.

Frequency response measures the earbuds’ ability to reproduce high and low tones. Sub-bass and bass frequencies are between 20 and 250 Hz, while higher tones are in the kHz ranges. Calls sound clear, and the battery life is seven hours from the buds and a further 28 hours from the charging case. Amazingly it all feels fairly premium too. The Bluetooth 5.0 connection is solid and stable and for the money, the wireless earbuds offer an energetic and spacious sound.You want top quality sound and have a stretchier budget: If sound quality is top of your list and you can spend a little more, do that. But this is not audiophile-grade. Admittedly, you don’t have to look all that long or hard to identify the areas where the TWS-50s have been built down to a price. Happily, none of these areas impacts the day-to-day experience of SoundMAGIC ownership. No, the plastics used for the earbuds and their charging case don’t feel in any way luxurious. Yes, the digital display on the case that indicates how much battery life it’s holding is tragically (or thrillingly, depending on how old you are) 80s. But where it really matters, the TWS050s are all business. Within the context of wireless earbuds for exercise, the Reflect Flow Pro perform well across the board. They're waterproof, lightweight, comfortable and come with multiple ear tip fin options. Battery life is a very decent 10 hours (or eight with ANC on) while the wireless charging case stores an extra 20 hours. They also produce a lively, detailed sound that makes them easy to recommend. We found these buds operated well across all Bluetooth-enabled devices, but Galaxy smartphone owners get to enjoy cool features like Easy Pairing and compatibility with Samsung's Scalable Codec. It’s upsetting that Bixby (Samsung's voice assistant) doesn’t perform up to its potential, though the mediocre battery life with ANC on is a greater disappointment. Since our review, Galaxy smartphone and Buds 2 Pro owners now get 360-degree audio recording, too.

You’d prefer high-definition wireless sound quality: With support for just low-definition wireless codecs, the They’re not the cheapest buds, but because Sony has combined performance, ergonomics and build quality so effectively, we think they’re excellent value. Other true wireless earbuds may surpass the Sony WF-1000XM4s in particular areas – like noise cancellation – but they don’t offer excellent quality across the board. This is even the case after the release of the newer Sony WF-1000XM5 earbuds, which are fantastic, but we still rate the XM4s as the best all-rounders. Nevertheless, the noise-cancellation performance is the best we’ve tested. The QuietComfort Earbuds II make mincemeat of most sounds that dare come in their direction. While not every sound was removed, they earbuds weren’t far off from leaving us in total total silence. They’re better at suppressing people’s voices, and the new design does help reduce the impact of ambient noise. This is a resoundingly good performance. Design-wise, they’re lightweight at just 3.7g per earbud and incredibly small with three different types of eartips, which means they should suit almost everyone and we certainly found them incredibly comfortable to wear during our testing.

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It turns out there’s no need for any EQ adjustment on the user’s part – Grado has voiced the GT220 impeccably. So they dig deep and hit hard, but control bass sounds well. They unearth a tremendous amount of midrange detail, so you’re never in any doubt as to a singer’s state of mind. And they have enough speed and substance at the top end to keep things moving along at a clip.