Best Bluetooth Earbuds for Sound Quality (2024)

The Momentum Fours are rated for 30 hours of total playtime and 7.5 hours per earbud charge.

With fast charge support, about 10 minutes in the case will give you approximately an hour of use with these earbuds.

Battery protection mode ensures that the case and earbuds charge more slowly and do not exceed an 80% charge.

It supports Snapdragon sound lossless audio and Bluetooth LE audio.

Bluetooth 5.4 support is here, ensuring good audio quality.

Orac Cast is a technology that allows for broadcast channels to which you can connect, similar to a Wi-Fi network.

The ANC surprised me. It's not uncommon to use earbuds that claim to have ANC, but they often do a somewhat subpar job.

Adaptive noise cancellation allows it to scale up and down depending on your environment.

ANC is good, but it is not as good as industry leaders like Bose, Sony, and Apple.

The comfort of these is enhanced by the silicone wing tips, which will help keep them in your ears if you're doing anything more dynamic.

The Momentum True Wireless 4S are comfortable but large, making them uncomfortable to lie down on your side with.

These are some of the bulkiest buds that I've tested. As you can see, they are proper full-on ear pebbles.

Sony estimates you'll get around eight hours of use from these buds on a full charge, even with the noise canceling switched on.

You will only get around two full recharges of the buds before the case itself needs to be recharged.

It's Bluetooth 5.3, of course, as you would expect from a premium pair of true wireless earbuds.

I was ridiculously impressed with the stability of that connection, even though I had the streaming set to prioritize the audio quality of a performance.

Sony is marketing the WF-1000XM5s as the best noise-canceling true wireless earbuds.

One aspect of the noise cancellation experience on these buds that has been significantly improved is the reduction of wind noise.

They certainly feel really comfortable to wear.

The only minor aspect of their design that I haven't liked is the polished plastic material.

The battery life is rated at a fantastic and increasingly standard 30 hours.

A 15-minute charge delivers seven hours of playback.

This battery life is by no means class-leading, but it should keep the vast majority of users very happy.

Bluetooth 5.2 is compatible with all of the audio codecs you'd care about.

The PX8s are also compatible with Qualcomm's aptX, aptX HD, and aptX Adaptive codecs.

The noise canceling is very, very good.

The transparency mode is pretty good, but it's still not as good as the AirPods Max.

They are reassuringly well-designed, and they are clearly made from very nice materials.

If you combine that with soft leather and plentiful padding, you get a very nice, comfortable pair of headphones.

The Momentum Fours are rated for 30 hours of total playtime and 7.5 hours per earbud charge.

With fast charge support, about 10 minutes in the case will give you approximately an hour of use with these earbuds.

Battery protection mode ensures that the case and earbuds charge more slowly and do not exceed 80% charge.

It supports Snapdragon sound lossless audio and Bluetooth LE audio.

Bluetooth 5.4 support is here for enhancing the audio quality.

Orac Cast is a technology that allows you to connect to broadcast channels like a Wi-Fi network.

The ANC surprised me. It's not uncommon to use earbuds that claim to have ANC, but they often do a somewhat subpar job.

Adaptive noise cancellation can scale up and down depending on your environment.

ANC is good, but it is not as good as industry leaders like Bose, Sony, and Apple.

The comfort of these is enhanced by the silicone wing tips, which will help keep them in your ears if you're doing anything more dynamic.

The Momentum True Wireless 4S are comfortable but large, making them uncomfortable to lie down on your side with.

These are some of the bulkiest buds that I've tested out. As you can see, they are proper full-on ear pebbles.

The battery life on these is not impressive at all. In fact, on a full charge, and without using the noise canceling, 8K, and all of that, you're only going to get five hours on a single charge.

It does have fast charging, but it's not really anything special here either, because with a five-minute charge, you're only going to get 45 minutes of use.

Bluetooth 5.2 is using a Qualcomm 5141 chip, and when it comes to Bluetooth codecs, this pair has aptX Adaptive.

Multi-point connectivity on these devices—give me a second. I'm going to figure this out, and we'll make sure it's working properly.

The noise canceling on this pair is actually very good; it's just not in the same ballpark as Sony or Bose.

The 'no compromise' means it doesn't compromise your audio; it's not destroying your audio.

It is a very unique way of applying, you know, having this type of setup when it comes to the wing and ear tip combination.

The touch controls here, um, I guess I'm not used to having this type of surface because I always find my finger falling off the side.

The battery life of these devices is 16 hours on a single charge.

This is the longest battery life we have seen on any wireless earbuds so far.

This device offers exceptional battery life, with up to 16 hours on a single charge and a total of 48 hours with the case.

These are my first earbuds with Bluetooth version 5.4.

It features Bluetooth 5.4 with a range of almost 100 ft and multipoint connectivity for pairing with two devices simultaneously.

The earbuds also support Bluetooth multipoint, which means you can pair them with two devices at the same time.

You get three modes of active noise cancellation and three modes of ambient sound.

When you enable active noise cancelling and set it to the maximum, it's able to reduce some sounds by as much as 40 dB.

The noise cancellation is not as effective as that of top-tier models like Sony or Bose.

The weight of the earbuds may cause comfort issues for some.

It comes with a variety of ear tips in both foam and silicone for a customizable fit.

The earbuds are somewhat large and may not fit all users well, especially during physical activities.

The Beats Fit Pro provides 6 hours of use, with an additional 18 hours from the case, totaling 24 hours.

If you have ANC or transparency mode on, you get six hours per listen and then an additional 21 hours from the charging case.

In five minutes of USB-C fast charging, you get an hour of playback.

These have Apple's H1 chip, so if you're familiar with AirPods, like the AirPods 3 or AirPods Pro, that's the chip that powers them.

There's an Android app that you can download, which will provide you with almost all of the features, except a few, such as the 'Find My' feature.

Both of these devices feature active noise cancellation and transparency mode.

Active noise cancelling is very good now.

These have a wing tip, which gives you even more security when it comes to staying in your ears.

It does take some getting used to having that wingtip just kind of chill in there. Not gonna lie, it used to tickle at first.

The battery life of these earbuds is nothing exceptional, but it is still long enough to last a full day of normal use.

In our test, we got between 4 to 4 and 1/2 hours with ANC on and using aptX Adaptive.

The Creative Arvana A2 connects to your devices over Bluetooth 5.3 and supports the latest incoming Bluetooth features, such as Oracast.

These buds can connect to two devices at once, so multipoint connectivity is a highlight, allowing seamless switching between the two devices.

The Ace 2's Active Noise Cancelling works effectively.

The noise cancelling itself is pretty average. In fact, we felt that it was almost amplifying the mid-range frequencies.

The earbuds are very light and comfortable.

The buds come with oval silicone tips, and as these kinds of tips usually are, they're quite comfortable.

SoundCore claims 10 hours of battery life on the earbuds without ANC and 8 hours with ANC.

After our DHRME battery test, we got 10 hours with ANC!

The battery life of these earbuds is eight hours, and it extends to 40 hours with the case.

You have Bluetooth 5.3 here on the song called 'Liberty Four NCS' for pairing with your smartphone or streaming device.

These devices can connect to two other devices at once.

I experienced a few skips and stumbles in the Wii audio streaming when I was in a really packed environment.

The NC in the Liberty 4 NC, and the Liberty 4 NC, came in at Tier A, guys!

The active noise cancellation was truly fantastic.

We are not fans of the transparency mode on the Liberty 4 NC.

The Liberty 4 NC has been really comfortable for us.

The comfort of these is really impressive.

The earbuds themselves resemble the classic stem design.

The battery life is rated at up to eight hours with ANC on and 14 hours with it off.

The Jabra Lead 8 Active Gen 2 lasted 9 hours and 3 minutes on a single charge, which is definitely above average for wireless earbuds.

The charging case also provides an additional three charges for the earbuds.

Multi-point Bluetooth pairing is available right from the start.

Bluetooth 5.3 supports AAC and SBC.

I had a couple of instances where one earbud would stutter and drop out a little bit, but putting the earbuds back inside their case and taking them out again fixed the problem.

This device features slightly improved adaptive noise canceling and wind reduction technology.

The noise canceling seems slightly improved compared to the Elite 7 Pro.

The Elite 8 Active Gen 2 has great noise cancelling, even if it's not quite as good as the Elite 10 Gen 2.

Environmental noise is reduced by an average of 80%.

They fit my ears quite well, and I do like that they have physical control buttons.

They are lightweight at 5 grams each and compact, sitting fairly flush with your ears.

I found them quite comfortable to wear for a few hours at a time.

I would have preferred touch controls because each time you press the button, it tends to push the earbud further into your ear canal.