The BEST Wireless Earbuds of the Year: An AUDIO ENGINEER's Review
What are the best wireless Bluetooth Earbuds of 2023? Here’s an audio engineer’s review of the best wireless earbuds of the year for ANC, Transparency, Sound, Working out, Gaming, and more. This list of the top earbuds of the year was not only released in 2023, but of all time. 🤖 Get a Skin or Case for your Phone or AirPods from dbrand: https://myte.ch/70Eh1 (sponsored)
LINKS TO BUY
▶ Apple AirPods Pro 2 (USB-C): https://geni.us/2fyacE
▶ Sony WF-1000XM5: https://geni.us/wOS6f8
▶ Bose QuietComfort Earbuds Ultra: https://geni.us/e3sAI
▶ Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II: https://geni.us/Nz3O8s
▶ Nothing Ear (2): https://geni.us/8pWXpiw
▶ Beats Fit Pro: https://geni.us/gnXqz9z
▶ Apple AirPods 3: https://geni.us/GP9ptW
▶ Google Pixel Buds A-Series: https://geni.us/oe6B
▶ JBL Quantum TWS Gaming Earbuds: https://geni.us/0kjR7
▶ Razer Hammerhead Pro Hyperspeed Gaming Earbuds: https://geni.us/mgeBjB
▶ Soundcore AeroFit Pro: https://geni.us/7r1qUKy
▶ Shokz OpenFit: https://geni.us/EtrhI
▶ Nomad charging stand: https://myte.ch/nomad
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▶ Audio Engineer Tries the World’s Best Headphones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8iK56cd0v4&list=PLCwuVhejHgtjQmUvHCCpsoxiKHwddyZKs&index=3&t=0s
▶ The Definitive Sony WH-1000XM5 Review & Comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WTHBCZBt_E&list=PLCwuVhejHgtjQmUvHCCpsoxiKHwddyZKs&index=1&t=0s
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:46 Best Value Earbuds
2:15 Best Earbuds for Gaming
3:19 Best Earbuds for Working Out
4:26 Best Open Ear Earbuds
5:30 Best Non-in-ear Earbuds
5:38 CORRECTION: These ARE Air conduction. I meant to say “open ear” like the previous category
6:58 Best Earbuds for Transparency
8:12 Best Earbuds for ANC
9:46 The Best Sounding Earbuds
11:25 The Best Earbuds Overall (and my Personal Choice)
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Thank you for the review. I just wish you would also mention call quality. My Sony XM3’s bettery is dying and I hesitate to go with Sony again because they are simply unusable for calls in the street
You are spot on for the Bose Quietcomfort for workouts. I lift, do calisthenics, jump rope and even trail run with them and they never fatigue my ears or fall out. The one caveat is any overhead Tricep work leaves it likely you’ll touch your arm to your earbuds and pause the music.
Ok but what’s the best for an android that’s outdated (only supports aac and sbc) and I go sound quality, some good decent bass, and some nice fit
I have the bose quit comfort 2
The airpods don’t fit well in my ear 🙁
Cant stomach buying the sonys when ive had the xm3 and xm4s which have both suffered from software issues and terrible battery life problems.
Hello, great review 💪 but I need your help… I have actually an amazing headset that I enjoy so much (arctis 7 pro) but I want to switch on earbuds. I’ve tried Sony inzone buds and lately the steelseries earbuds and I’m disappointed, none of them give me almost same quality sound as my headset. I’ve tried the apple pro 2 and sound was way batter for gaming. Then I decided to buy something better than apple’s but I was going to buy denon Perl pro but… how’s latency on non gaming earbuds ? I need your help, very good sound but for gaming only… thanks for your help
Have you tried sansui?
What about the jbl tour pro3?
Honestly the best ive found for me has been the $ 40 altec nano buds from Walmart haha
How is the ANC on nothing ear 2
Follow up question why did you choose nothing ear 2 over nothing ear
Bro looks like the squid game loan shark
I don’t believe it. Nope. Just bc of the ecosystem ?? Nope. Come on. The Bose qc by themselves are better.
I need some earbuds for making Beats on flstudio while I will be outside, ant advice?! ( I use the beyerdynamic dt 990 pro when I’m at home and i bought some KZ ZS10 Pro but they are ass, I can’t hear the bass)
where is the loudest ?
Did you test vivo tws4 hifi?
What about Oneplus buds 3?
I have spent thousands on earbuds trying to find a pair that are comfortable and last a long time (im a machine operator and have an earbud in one ear for 10 hours a day) and i love Soundcore space a40s 10 hours+ on each earbud and I only have to charge the case once a week. Sound about as good as my beats studio buds after some tuning definitely not professional sound but coming from a 300+ pair of bose that kept falling out of my ear it’s a nice change that these are only 50
I recently got the Beats Solo buds as a replacement from JBL tune beams, the solo buds have no noise cancelling but I prefer the sound of the beats because it’s more clear and the price point is relatively similar. Also the beats are more comfortable and sound much better than the jbl’s without noise cancelling. In the next few weeks I will probably pick up a pair of AirPods 3 and later AirPods Pro 2 for ANC. Anyone know some earbuds that are small but stay in ear with great ANC and crazy bass?
I am here to see what can I purchase till the AirPods Pro 3 is released. I was hoping to hear that he would say nothing 2 but, now I have no idea about what to buy temporarily.
Well.. to be honest since I do not want to buy sth like Xiaomi etc. I want to have a pair of good earbuds that could be almost like AirPods so that I could use it sometimes even when I buy AirPods Pro 3
Remember, there’s android users too
The earbuds for working out, Bose, are trash for working out. The rubbery piece causes them to slips out when I sweat while doing an intense workout.
Oh! And the touch feature is annoying as well, any slight bit of moisture on the touch pad causes the ear bud to skip or pause my music.
cool stuff
This is basically an ad for the features of airpods that many competitors also have that are even better
First off, thanks for the content. Battery life is very important for me personally, second only to sound quality, as I work ten hour shifts and need them to last all day. Kind of surprised you only touched on battery life on a few models, but at least I have a good reference to start with.
Devialet Gemini 2 not in the list
Hello, can you please tell me what are the best earbuds for someone who needs a long range in order to be able to move around the house and make phone calls/record audio?
So combination of a long range and mic quality is the top priority as all the earbuds I tried have very bad range and loose incredibly in call quality/quality of recording as soon as I move a bit from my phone.
Open earbuds would be preferable but since the selection is probably limited, any kind would be ok.
I need it for work yet can’t find anything to fit the description, so your help would be greatly appreciated.
I mean, how can you make a test of TWS earbuds, with quality of sound in perspective, without trying the Devialet Gemini
You picked the nothing ear 2 over the Denon perl pros or status between pros?!… Bro….
🚨 *QOTD: Which earbud would you choose for the best of the year?* CORRECTION: None of the options listed are bone conduction. I thought I cut that out. My bad.
LINKS TO BUY
▶ Apple AirPods Pro 2 (USB-C): https://geni.us/2fyacE
▶ Sony WF-1000XM5: https://geni.us/wOS6f8
▶ Bose QuietComfort Earbuds Ultra: https://geni.us/e3sAI
▶ Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II: https://geni.us/Nz3O8s
▶ Nothing Ear (2): https://geni.us/8pWXpiw
▶ Beats Fit Pro: https://geni.us/gnXqz9z
▶ Apple AirPods 3: https://geni.us/GP9ptW
▶ Google Pixel Buds A-Series: https://geni.us/oe6B
▶ JBL Quantum TWS Gaming Earbuds: https://geni.us/0kjR7
▶ Razer Hammerhead Pro Hyperspeed Gaming Earbuds: https://geni.us/mgeBjB
▶ Soundcore AeroFit Pro: https://geni.us/7r1qUKy
▶ Shokz OpenFit: https://geni.us/EtrhI
*ALL of these links are affiliate links
cool earbud
My AirPods 2 broken down just immediately (1 year using) IT did not fell down and I used them twice a week
Soundcore r50i nc " I’m using..it’s only 50$ it’s good maybe?
good earbud
I have a friend who got the apple earbuds and after 2 months they stopped playing the sound loud and when you did get it to where you could hear it everybody else in the vicinity could two, he than go another pair, and they broke 6 months later, i don’t recommend them.
I have the problem that all in-ear headphones, except for the Apple AirPods 2, hurt when jogging. With every step, there is a pounding and impact in my ears. I have the same issue with over-ear headphones. Does anyone know this problem and have found a solution?
hows the JBL Quantum’s mic? heard that in any wireless, input and output decreases quality when both are turned on, given that it has a dongle, will it be more better?
And the most important thing in earbuds (Mic) ?
Bose Ultra’s are just on another level when it comes to ANC… I work around heavy equipment daily, and I have to turn my Spotify sound down to make sure my machine still running they work that good!! 😂
Can you do another video like this for poor people? (50 dollars max)
Nothing Ear(2) has a battery issue, with over usage for around a year the battery literally goes depleted. In my case, my left bud works only 27mins at full charge and the right one works only 1hr27mins. You end up nearly spending $120-130 and this is what you get after a year. Sounds pathetic to me. I noticed a similar case with my friend too, so this is actually a battery issue.
I my ofice thers chitty people earing loud radio chanels. I need a anc earbuds to concentrate. Im thinking in bose or more afordable anker p40i im choosing right?
It’s funny how you gave the best sounding to nothing. I am not claiming they aren’t good. But the reason yiubgave it to nothing is cause it is tuned by harman which I understand but I don’t understand how you left out samsung buds 2 pro when it is tuned by akg( harman), not to mention samsung owns harman. I personally used buds 2 pro and had amazing experience with sound quality, I can not talk for their features such as anc or ambience as best in the market but since I only ever cared about the sound and having compared to some of the best in this video including air pods 2 pro is better. Not to mention the build quality of those things are amazing since i dropped more than a 100 times in water and what not and never had any issues. I just think the best sounding earbus should have went to the buds 2 pro , unless there was other reasons why you didn’t give it .
No Jabra no JLab ? Come on man
Thanks for the review! I bought the previous generation these earbuds (WF-1000XM4) in July 2022, and by February 2025, the right earbud’s battery drains much faster than the left. During calls, it only lasts about 30 minutes. This isn’t an isolated issue – search online, and you’ll find countless complaints about the same problem. For the price I paid, I expected them to last more than 2.5 years. My Sony WH-1000XM4 over-ear headphones lasted over four years, so this isn’t just wear and tear, it’s a design flaw, and Sony doesn’t seem to care. I’m highly disappointed with your products to be honest. So honestly I wouldn’t recommend the Sony earbuds at all although they’re great with their noise cancelling feature.
"audio engineer" lmao
I have the AirPods Pro but I don’t find them comfortable at all. My ears ache after 30 minutes of wearing them.
Love your videos. Been trying to find info about the JBL Live beam 3’s. Do you have any opinion on these?
Thanks for this! I’m shopping for new Bluetooth earphones and I’m overwhelmed by the Amazon choices.
Are there any on the market that have these features?
Extra loud (for when I ride my bike. I listen to audiobooks).
Have the ability to be added as a device in the iPhone “find my” app. (Or that has some other app that helps locate them if I misplace them in my house/car). Is that a thing?
Comfortable to wear while sleeping on my side.
Over ear design.
Not too expensive.
Without the quality adjustment ear a vs ear 2 base wise and quality wise and also the bas quality comparison with quality adjusted 🎉🎉🎉