Best bluetooth earphones in different price ranges

The sale of Bluetooth earphones has seen an incredible surge in recent years, going from 46 million units in 2018 to 300 million in 2021, impressive numbers that help us understand why the offer is so wide today.

This seemingly monstrous figure actually reveals that there is an enormous capacity for growth, given that more than 1 billion smartphones are sold every year: in practice, one pair of Bluetooth earphones is sold for every four smartphones sold. For those who today find themselves among the three users who have not yet decided which earphones to buy, we have very useful suggestions, because you can find excellent quality devices even at reasonable prices.

Our advice at 249 euros, Jabra

Let’s start from the top. If today you want to buy earphones that have really interesting audio quality and technical features, the available selection is practically infinite, there are dozens of models with a Premium positioning, i.e. top audio quality and very high prices. On any online shopping site, if you apply a filter with a price above €200 you will still have dozens of results.

We have selected among the “rich” proposals Jabra Elite 10: they are very small earphones, which almost disappear inside the ear. I’m the classic in-ear model which combines the automatic noise reduction “active”, the one obtained through an algorithm, with the passive one, i.e. the isolation that is given by inserting the earphones into the ear.

Noise suppression can even reach 42 dB, an intervention which at the time of presentation was among the best on the market, but after some time today it represents a fairly common figure. The work of thealgorithm that reduces external noise can be adjusted through the application Jabra is adapted to different conditions of use: it will be more aggressive when you are on public transport, softer when you use the earphones in a context such as the office or a restaurant.

To capture the voice and optimize conversations, six microphones are used, three for each earphone, which are combined together using another extremely sophisticated algorithm, capable of isolating the voice from environmental noise, to optimize listening to our interlocutors.

A particular advantage of earphones Jabra Elite 10 is represented by their application, which contains many customizations, the most relevant of which is equalization control. for us this is a fundamental detail: many earphones are controlled by an application that allows you to highlight the bass, increase the presence of the treble, make the sound more neutral, but using standard configurations, which cannot be modified.

In the case of Jabra Elite 10, the equalization control is personalized, with the possibility of adjusting each individual frequency band and the final result is more than good. We don’t say excellent, because these earphones pay for the choice of having a small size driver, 10 mmwhich in the current market does not represent a prominent detail.

This means that the presence of the bass is important, they are well pronounced and control distortions well, but they do not have that “push” that is instead guaranteed by other models in circulation. It is one of the compromises to be accepted to have excellent quality, but Don’t go overboard on the price.

There drums it’s good: 6 hours on a single charge and 27 hours in totalincluding the remaining capacity that is accumulated by the case.

Small flaw of this product: the audio in conversation is not the best, you need to have a somewhat high tone of voice to be heard well; if you use a low voice, noise suppression systems tend to be a little aggressive and “eat” some words.

However, taking into account all the details in the field, from size to autonomy, from the compactness of the case to the charging speed, up to the quality of listening to music, the earphones Jabra Elite 10 they really are a great purchasing option.

Audio quality at 69 euros, Redmi Buds 5 Pro

Redmi Buds 5 Pro they really surprised us, even more so because we began our test without any expectations. In reality, we were able to experiment with many interesting features, which in this price range, around €70, make it one of the most competitive proposals.

The first concerns their case, which is made of vegan leather and is now available in different colors. We are talking about a compact case, which can be kept comfortably in your pocket and which becomes essential for extending the autonomy of the earphones thanks to the battery inside.

The other detail to highlight is the ability to apply a automatic sound reduction that reaches up to 52 db: it is easy to make a comparison with the Jabra model, which we have just talked about, which instead stops at 40db.

Other elements, however, are of inferior characteristics, for example the fact that There are only two microphones on each earphone, for a total number of four, which are all used together to improve the quality of the conversation. It must be recognized that the result is excellent: our interlocutors, while testing the earphones Redmi Buds 5 Prothey always told us to hear our voice perfectly.

The battery is surprising: we even reached 10 hours of battery life with a single charge of the earphones, which is truly a record. Obviously we must also add the residual autonomy of the case, thanks to which we reach a total of approximately 30 hours.

Music listening is good, with the only detail that didn’t drive us crazy being the quality of the bass: it’s there, but as often happens in products made in Asia, there is a predominance of mids and highs, which are not part of the our musical taste, but this takes little away from the overall evaluation of Redmi Buds 5 Pro, which satisfied us.

Other details are instead of a higher category, for example the fact that noise suppression can be adjusted according to the condition of use where we find ourselves, but also the presence of transparency modethe one that allows us to hear the sounds around us while we listen to music.

Another detail to underline, Redmi Buds 5 Pro can be connected to two devices simultaneously, thanks to the presence of Bluetooth 5.3

The best low cost earphones, CMF Buds

Our most interesting low cost proposal in the field of the best Bluetooth earphones is undoubtedly that of CMF Buds, which are sold at the price of €39.99. You don’t have to look for them in Italian shops, because they can’t be found, these are earphones that can be purchased only and exclusively online.

We want to exaggerate by saying that, overall, CMF Buds can be considered for their value for money the best buy of the moment in the wireless earphones segment.

It’s worth telling that CMF Buds is Nothing’s low-cost branda new reality in the world of technology with extremely interesting proposals: the CMF brand currently only produces audio accessories, which stand out for their particular design research and extremely aggressive price.

For starters, they come with a 12 mm diaphragmit is easy to make a comparison with the Jabra model we told you about, whose size stops at 10. Having a 10 mm diaphragm means being able to guarantee full-bodied, warm sound, with present and soft, extremely round bass.

With the’ you can control all the parameters, there is automatic noise suppression, there is a technology called Clear Voice Technology for calls with excellent conversational voice quality. In short, they have all the useful features to please and compete with higher level products, despite the lower price.

There drums it promises eight hours of battery life on a single charge, but in reality it lasts a little less, in line with other products on the market today, such as AirPods which are positioned at a decidedly higher price.

A small flaw, because no one is perfect, is that of the maximum volume that they are able to reach, which is not very high. This is the only detail that made us turn up our noses a bit, but otherwise we liked CMF Buds, at 39 euros, a lot.

A recommendation for choosing earphones

We can give one final recommendation: when buying Bluetooth earphones, you shouldn’t trust offers costing just a few euros, because the technology that the best products include cannot be had for prices that in some cases are just over €10.

You need to check that there is a support application, that sound equalization can be managed, that there is full compatibility with the Android and iOS worlds and also which version of Bluetooth is on board the earphones.

All the earphones we talked about today allow you to connect two devices simultaneously, because they adopt advanced technology: a nice convenience when using computers and smartphones together.

Most of the low cost Chinese proposals are filled with dated technology, do not guarantee assistance, do not allow you to adjust the sound equalization, offer very poor bass and an average sound of very poor quality. In short, the earphones all look the same, but they are not.