Best Earbuds [2021]: Bose, Sennheiser, AirPods, Beats, Samsung, Google, & More: Reviews & Comparison
Best Earbuds [2021]: Bose, Sennheiser, AirPods, Beats, Samsung, Google, & More: Reviews & Comparison
David & David tested 13 pairs of earbuds to bring you an unbiased review of the best earbuds of 2021. We tested 13 pairs of earbuds including the Bose QuietComfort Noise Cancelling Earbuds, Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2, AirPods Pro, Google Pixel Buds, and Jabra Elite 75t.
Some manufacturers took liberties with the word “wireless.” Several of these earbuds have wires, and some of those wires are very long. Others don’t call them earbuds at all — they’re “in-ear headphones.”
We didn’t expect to hear a large disparity in sound quality, but there are a few wireless earbuds that clearly stand out as the best in 2021. There are also some earbuds that sound so bad it’s almost impressive.
1. Who Purchased These Headphones? We Did! [0:12]
2. Why You Can Trust Our Review [0:22]
3. Songs We Used For Testing & What We Listened For [0:24]
4. Other Ranking Factors [0:29]
5. The Truth About Amazon Reviews [0:40]
6. The Truth About Pro Review Sites [0:51]
7. Apple AirPods: Review Highlights [1:13]
8. Apple AirPods Pro: Review Highlights [1:38]
9. Beats Flex: Review Highlights [2:25]
10. Beats Powerbeats: Review Highlights [3:16]
11. Beats Powerbeats Pro: Review Highlights [3:51]
12. Bose QuietComfort Noise Cancelling Earbuds: Review Highlights [4:22]
13. Bose Sport Earbuds: Review Highlights [4:54]
14. Google Pixel Buds: Review Highlights [5:30]
15. Jabra Elite 75T Earbuds: Review Highlights [6:05]
16. Microsoft Surface Earbuds: Review Highlights [6:43]
17. Samsung Galaxy Buds Live: Review Highlights [7:20]
18. Samsung Galaxy Buds+: Review Highlights [7:54]
19. Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2: Review Highlights [8:26]
20. Introduction: The Best Earbuds of 2021 [9:06]
21. #3 Best: Bose Sport Earbuds [9:31]
22. #2 Best: Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 [10:33]
23. #1 Best: Bose QuietComfort Noise Cancelling Earbuds [11:33]
24. Introduction: The Worst Earbuds of 2021 [12:33]
25. Dishonorable Mention: Beats Earbuds [12:38]
26. #3 Worst: Microsoft Surface Earbuds [14:04]
27. #2 Worst: Google Pixel Buds [15:09]
28. #1 Worst: Jabra Elite 75T Earbuds [16:28]
It became clear that expensive does not equal good when you’re comparing earbuds. Some of the less expensive options sounded much better than their counterparts in the upper-middle pricing tier.
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Where to buy:
🎧 AirPods: https://geni.us/APqws (Amazon)
🎧 AirPods Pro: https://geni.us/gOAm (Amazon)
🎧 Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2: https://geni.us/cprqE (Amazon)
🎧 Galaxy Buds+: https://geni.us/NowrvK (Amazon)
🎧 Galaxy Buds Live: https://geni.us/Vsd6q (Amazon)
🎧 Google Pixel Buds: https://www.payetteforward.com/go/pixel-buds
🎧 Microsoft Surface Earbuds: https://geni.us/CUIEkv (Amazon)
🎧 Jabra Elite 75t: https://geni.us/CUIEkv (Amazon)
🎧 Bose Sport Earbuds: https://geni.us/KWpb3C (Amazon)
🎧 Bose QuietComfort Noise Cancelling Earbuds: https://geni.us/ZUW7jj (Amazon)
🎧 Beats Powerbeats: https://geni.us/BWhd (Amazon)
🎧 Beats Powerbeats Pro: https://geni.us/wRz9PX (Amazon)
🎧 Beats Flex: https://geni.us/uzFLR3 (Amazon)
Tracks We Used For Testing:
🎵 “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk — Pristine, well-recorded track: Overall clarity, space
🎵 “Jack Of Speed” by Steely Dan — Pristine, well-recorded track: Overall quality, 3D space
🎵 “Weird Fishes” by Radiohead/Noordpool Orchestra — Wide Dynamic Range: Clarity from loud to soft & “big” soundstage
🎵 “Tin Pan Alley” by Stevie Ray Vaughan — Wide Dynamic Range: Clarity from soft to loud & “live” sound
🎵 “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson — Bass: Makes you want to move but not overpowering
🎵 “Morning” by Beck — Bass: Not too much or too little (Goldilocks zone)
🎵 “Brass Monkey” by Beastie Boys — Bass: Powerful but doesn’t get muddy / rumbly
🎵 “Waterwheel” by Kronos Quartet — Dynamic range & space: Sounds like sound is coming from outside your head
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Yall are sleeping on soundcore
Sony Poor Customer Service. I’ve pre-order the Sony WF-1000XM4 when I called to find out when they were arriving Sony Customer Support told me the order was cancelled. I’ve replied I didn’t cancel the order, Sony did! They didn’t care to send me an e-mail or any kind of notification.
I’ve order them from Best Buy. I’ve tested the Sony WF-1000XM4 vs the Bose QuietComfort earbuds. The Bose were superior in noise cancellation, calls and in sound volume and better in my ears for prolonged use. I’ve returned theSony WF-1000XM4.
What’s wrong with the jabra elite 75t what eq did you set them to I think there great did you update them
Very helpful review. I was debating on returning my buds live and getting the Bose qc. Your review stopped my debate…the lives go back lol and I’m ordering the Bose. Thank you
I strongly disagree with their choices. CNET gave an Editor’s Choice Award for the Jabra Elite 75T. I owned the Sennheiser Momentum 2’s and returned them. The fact that they didn’t address the LOW VOLUME issue with them says a lot. Barely audible at 50% volume. They sound nice but they sure as Fuk are nowhere near Shure 535s I use as a reference standard. At 50% volume, these are loud! The LOW VOLUME issue with the Senns 2 is a very disappointing deal breaker. The Jabra’s are way more dynamic and efficient. Kept them. You shouldn’t have to max out your device to get respectable sound.
Do more
I would be interested what you think about the skullcandy earbuds (Indy and Sesh). Compared to the others.
sir is it ok to charge the i phone while switch off? plz
It would be nice to see where the Sony XM3 would stand. Amazing video anyway.
Great review, nice to see a review where people just cut to the chase instead of waffling on – very refreshing. The only disappointment was the lack of the Sony wf-1000xm4 or even the wf-1000xm3
WARNING! anyone skipping to the end of the vid, #1 = worst headphones lmao… but yea great vid
You guys are awesome! This review was very helpful!!
U did an amazing job.thanks a lot ♡♡♡
I’m looking for a good in ear cable headphones. I’m not a fan of too much bass looking for a well balanced sound and not tied to any particular brand. Don’t want to pay over $200.00
Thanks for the links but I don’t trust links so ima look em up manually
linguinebuds, in a target near you
I thought you’d be reviewing Tribit latest earbuds… thanks for the review.
Great independent reviews this helps me as I decide what to buy
Juat bought jabra 75lite
Wish I saw this video before pulling the trigger on the Jabra Elite Active 75t. The sound was just bad. My JLab JBuds Air Sport sounded better. Highs are OK but I can’t hear the mids at all. The base had to be turned down by a lot to be able to tolerate the lows. Not just that but the connection is also bad. I can have my phone in my pocket and it would just randomly lose connection. Keep in mind, I only had these for 24 hours. This is a return to the store for sure. $45 restocking fee but I’m willing to take that hit to get these away from me. The cheaper JBuds Air Sport sounds better than this and those didn’t have any connection issues but the best feature at all is I can use either left or right alone. You can only use just the right side with the Elite Active 75t.
You know you made a bad product when the user has a more enjoyable experience with a cheaper product that does the same thing.
Good video. You picked my favorite pair. Although missing from your review, the Sonys. I believe they would have made your top three.
In Japan, JBL club pro+ tws has really amazon reviews between youtuber. Do you think is it worth to buy it?
Lunatics
No Sony review?
These guys are liars.
If you’re going to label your review "Best Earbuds [2021", then you need to widen your field to include the the best (top rated), or qualify it.
What make you a expert in choosing earbuds?
I don’t like that you are telling people not to buy the ones you don’t like 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️.
Time to review the Sony XM4 , The Bowers & Wilkins Pi7 and the Earfun Pro
Just got the Sennheisers for half the price. They had a Euro2021 discount where you get a discount depending on how many goals your country scores… all in all, for $150 they were a steal and I’m super glad I stumbled upon the official site just on time.
I got my Samsung galaxy buds+ for 56 dollars, wouldn’t mind having something with better ANC but I was switching to my iPhone to used my wired iPhone headphones on it. So I consider it an massive upgrade
Where do the galaxy buds plus stand? I kinda want a cheaper pair
If bose can get their case size right 📈
What about status between earphones? Are they any good?
You can adjust the base on many of these
Should have tested oluvs earfun
Hey guys! I bought the Bose QS Earbuds after watching the video, and I got to say that I’m super happy with them. Thank you for your honesty and recommendation 🙂
What are the differences between the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless and the new Sennheiser 2s?
Good content
I own a pair of Airpods Pro and agree with the guys: APP are nice and produce good sound, but when you compare them with big Sony earphones you hear the difference. They sound less 3D, sure fact.
Great video guys. I’m looking for a new pair bc I just broke my bose wireless soundspots. I’ve never found a better sounding pair then bose and was wondering if there was. So ty you just saved me some money or and time. Sticking with the bose.
Thank you for the video, but where is SONY?
Nice sound on your video! Stands out from all the others I’ve listens to!
How about Jaybird Vista 2?
Sony? Hello, Bueller? Sony?
Dude..How dare you make a comparison of over 10 models of earbuds and not include the best of them (at the time)? The Sony WF-1000xm3 would beat the sh*t out of all these in terms of sound quality and noise-cancelling.
Funny, I have a beats audio HP all-in-one desktop and the sound is horrible. I have beats headphones and the sound is horrible.
How about Raycons?
Sennheiser/ sony
Which of the two is more compatible with the iPhone?(sound Quality)
These guys were the best reviewers on you tube for earbuds