Decent affordable earbuds?

Do you have any suggestions from personal experience?

I used to hate things stuck in my ear, but since the onset of COVID learned to appreciate them, and they no longer bother me.

My first -- and best cheap earbuds were (2020 or so) CCZ Yinyoo Melody for $20, which were by far the best! I wish I understood that and was more careful, but at some point the cable broke and I thought they were disposable, and now can't find them...

Since then, I tried to replace them but they did not sound nearly as good in 2024. I went up to a $49.99 Linsoul KZ ZS10 Pro, but not so good. Just got $22 KZ ZSN Pro 2 (someone recommended them), and while better high end, low end is suffering.

Do you have a favorite hopefully ~$100 or less?

Nov 30 · 2 weeks ago

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I got a pair of Baseus BP1 Pro ANC earbuds for under $30 on Amazon. The noise cancellation is meh but the sound, to my old and damaged ears, is better than any earbuds or headphones I've had in the past. YMMV of course.

I usually get Skullcandy earbuds (They're usually I think 3 dollars, but I mainly get these in stores irl)

i don't use ear buds, i prefer something big that covers whole ear, but i know there are pine64 buds, and nothing buds, i guess, from company that makes nothing phones.

i personally try to support pine64 because it is a cowpany which gives as hardware, and tells us to do whatever we want with the software. hardware is not locked down so i want to support them and if i have to buy something they also sell, like usb to ethernet adapter on a charging station, i get it from them.

heaphones though i understand, should be good and different people like different sound signatures so i never tried and can't advice.

Not earbuds, But I use sony MDR-7506 since forever

I have a pair of soundcore open ear earbuds. Sound quality is good, the open ear design means nothing goes in your ear, and they're comfortable enough that I forgot I'm wearing them. I was initially worried they'd be prone to falling out, but that's never been a problem.

I was also worried that the open ear design would make for worse sound quality, but they sound good.

The pair I got (v20i, I think) was only $25.

My only complaint is that they're 100% wireless. They hold a charge for a long time and charge fast, and I've never had issues getting them connected to anything, so that hasn't been a real problem in practice. but I'd still prefer the option to plug them in sometime.

They also let outside sound in a lot, being open ear. That was a selling point for me because it let's me hear cars when I'm walking or cycling, but if you use earbuds to block out background noises, open ear might not be for you.

I am very happy with my Baseus Encock WM01 Plus

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