I’m trying to find a pair between 100-200$,decent sound, a pair that will last, and optionally a pair which aren’t a total pain to repair. Fairbuds are my first choice but they’ve not available in my region so what are my other options?
Moondrop KXXS at 189$ US, may be lower now that their new flagship is out.
Detachable cables, metal construction, great sound for the money.
I’ve had mine for years.
I have a pair of Jabra Elite 4 Active. $80 and the audio quality is good, battery life is good, USB-C charging, no repairability(kind of a dream for earbuds), and the ambient noise cancelling is good except in wind(gets distorted), the passthrough is good as well. The interface for single or dual earbuds works for my needs and the equalizer is adequately tunable to suit my needs. They aren’t an audiophile’s dream, but wireless earbuds aren’t what an audiophile needs.
I have had them over a year and they have absolutely met my needs for wireless earbuds. I would only replace them for better audio quality(buds always lack a clean bass), but the jump in price for better audio does not make sense to me. The price v performance is great and I feel that spending more gets into diminishing returns for the category.
If you want better, you want headphones and not earbuds or have money to burn.
Do NOT get Sennheiser Momentum earbuds. They have extremely high-quality sound for wireless earbuds, but they’re known for breaking/falling apart within months. Both the TW3 and the newer TW4.
You could probably find Samsung Galaxy Buds2 or Buds2 Pro for relatively low prices (within your range at least), if you want wireless ones.
Bose QC earbuds are also pretty good.
The Technics EAH-AZ80 are probably the best wireless ones sound-quality wise that won’t die immediately, but you’ll probably have a hard time finding them for $200 or less.
This guy earbuds.
Honestly my Skullcandy Smokin Buds were $20 and I can’t imagine needing better sound quality or battery life. I’ve had them 6 months and expect at least another year or two of life out of them easily, assuming I don’t lose one in the toilet or laundry.
