I really like my Airpods Pro 2. Like a lot. It’s my wireless earbuds of choice. But there’s a million different options now offered today with a bunch of different price points. And I’m not the type to always think this, but maybe there’s something that might fit me better that’s out there today.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:18 What Features I Like
1:24 The Earbuds I Tried
2:00 Earbud Fit
3:45 Portability
4:28 Sound
5:39 Noise Canceling
7:06 Microphones
7:27 App Experience
9:17 Replacement Costs
9:59 Unique Features of Each
11:24 Conclusion

So let’s talk about each of them for all the different things I care about in a pair of earbuds. The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds provide a snug fit, and with the little fins that stick out, it isolates outside noise really well. By far the most robust ear bud. But I will say, the touch functions on the earbuds are a tad sensitive and activates a little more often than I’d like. The Sony WF1000XM5s have these foam like eartips, and you have to make sure you push these buds deep into your ear to get a good seal. Or else the sound quality coming out of it isn’t great. But when it is in your ear properly, they sound great and it’s pretty comfortable. The Beats Studio buds+ feel kind of like airpods pro 2 in the ears. Relatively light and not the tightest fit, but it’s comfortable.

When it comes to sound, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Buds are fantastic. The sound is fuller than the other earbuds and it’s got nice bass to it. Absolutely fantastic. Then sharing second place the Airpods Pro 2 and Sony WF1000XM5. The Airpods Pro 2 provides a slightly more fuller sound but the Sony WF1000XM5s sound really clear. It’s really what you personally want here. What shocked me was that the Beats Studio buds+ sounded good.

In Noise Canceling, the Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Earbuds take the top spot again. Because they already make such a nice seal in your ear with the fins, their noise canceling does well with lower end frequencies. These would be great to use on public transit, or planes. But when the music is turned off, I can occasionally vaguely hear this high pitched hiss from time to time creep in. It’s quiet but noticeable. And it’s a little distracting. I don’t know if this is only due to my pair, but just keep that in mind. Sony WF1000XM5s without setting it up with the app, doesn’t perform great here, but does a lot better when you’re all set up. Once set up, the Sony’s do okay at lowering lower frequencies but are pretty good at handling the higher frequencies. Overall, I don’t think they do as good as the AirPods Pro 2 or the Bose but still pretty good. The Beats Studio Buds+ has good noise canceling as well. Not my favorite, because it seems to have the smallest impact on overall noise canceling. But it does work but against some of the best, the noise cancelling on these are what you expect. My main complaints though, is that to activate it you have to hold a physical button on the earbud, and when you do, you may push the bud deeper in your ear making it slightly uncomfortable but that’s a really minor complaint.

The AirPods Pro 2 and Beats Studio Buds+ both earbuds made by apple, have integration directly into iOS. So you can go into settings, and they’ll pop up right there for you to configure what you need to do. It gets the job done. But the other earbuds take it a bit further. The Bose QuietComfort and Sony 1000XM5s both have apps that control firmware updates, eq settings, how the touch controls on the buds are configured, and adjusting noise canceling functions. I think the Bose app experience is a little prettier and easier to use and I like that you get full customizability on how much noise canceling you get. On the sony app, it kind of looks outdated and ugly UI-wise, but provides the most customizability of all the earbuds I tried. You can do a lot more with Sony’s though it might be a little more confusing if you’re not tech savvy and know what all of these different terms mean.