Earbuds Archive

In the past few years, the wireless earbud market has seen a massive explosion in variety. This isn’t just a fad or a matter of preference. It actually comes down to the quality of the technology itself. As recently as 2015, wireless earbuds were, to put it mildly, a joke. The sound was tinny at best, and you couldn’t listen in stereo. About the only …

Just a few years ago, no serious music fan would consider a pair of wireless earbuds. For one thing, older protocols only supported low-bitrate audio. For another thing, you could only get single-channel sound, not stereo. So when Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the iPhone 7 would be wireless-only, people thought he was crazy. Wireless was for toys, not for serious listeners! But Tim …

When selecting a pair of wireless earbuds, it can be very confusing to determine which you should buy. The market seems to be over-saturated with thousands of brands, models and varieties – and that’s because it is! In fact, if you were to search for “wireless earbuds” on Amazon, you’ll see over 20,000 results. There’s one good thing about having this many options – you’re …

Earbuds are becoming more and more common and important every day. Even if you can’t work with your earbuds in, chances are you still listen to music at the gym, or even just when you want a little privacy. They’re useful for hands-free calling, and the smaller design of earbuds makes them more portable than headphones. But for such a common technology, there’s still a …

These days, Bluetooth earbuds are everywhere. There’s good reason for this. While in years past, Bluetooth didn’t offer good audio, modern Bluetooth earbuds utilize True Wireless Stereo (TWS). This technology replaced the low-bitrate, mono audio of older earbuds with crisp, clear stereo. Then Apple came along, and their AirPods revolutionized the earbud market. So, with all the earbuds on the market today, how do you …