All I want is a great sound set of wireless headphones for the cheapest price. Why is this so hard.
I've tried: PowerBeats 3 - Love the form factor, the controls, the fit. Despise the sound - too much bass too little mid-range. Rememebr when you first hear Meth's Tical album on a megabass boombox - that's what they sounded like.
Apple AirPods - Got them last night. they sound great. Hate:No controls on them - it's a deal breaker.
Uses: Wearing while hiking - so wireless would be best. Needs to have controls (play/pause/next track/previous track/volume up/volume down.) In ear or almost in ear is better - no traditional headphone
Sound quality #1. Durability #2. Battery life #3. Looks #5.The cheaper the better.
Even a pair of fake/clone PowerBeats would work - they just have to sound better than real ones.
"Sound good" to me is Apple Earpod level or better. (That should be easy to best.)
Prefer to spend less than $100 - would spend $200 on a near perfect pair.
I'm interested in ones you have actually tried and liked - there are a million articles on the net - but I've found those reviewers often have wildly different standards than people I know in real life.
4. "I ended up ordering Jlabs Epic (v1) for $23.00" In response to Reply # 0
From Amazon Warehouse Deals.
they arrive today - but I think that if the Beats X headphones that come out soon sound better than PowerBeats 3 that I might give those a try tioo.
I also found I need the controls on a wire where I can use 1 hand and I can turn my head to see them if eneded. Also some controls (even on a wire) are weird.
But I found to skip a track you don't press the button twice quickly, you do a long hold on it. Well if you want to skip 4 tracks in a row to get then it will take several seconds to do it.
6. "Check thewirecutter.com" In response to Reply # 0
I always hype them wherever I can because their methodology is the most comprehensive, informative style targeted for the Average Joe (doesn't want all the expensive bells and whistles nor does he want cheap garbage).