Features & Opinions3 earbuds you should buy instead of AirPods 5I wouldn't buy the AirPods 5, but I would pick these earbuds instead.
Brady Snyder4w agoEarbuds features & opinions
22 articles
The argument behind the numbers: what our writers think the earbuds industry is getting right, and where it keeps lying to you.
Features & Opinions3 earbuds you should buy instead of AirPods 5I wouldn't buy the AirPods 5, but I would pick these earbuds instead.Brady Snyder4w ago
Features & OpinionsI ditched my AirPods Pro 3 for Sony's WF-1000XM6 and only lasted a weekI thought the more expensive earbuds would win. I was wrong.
Dave Carr2mo ago
Features & OpinionsI thought I'd always travel with over-ear headphones—until nowOne trip made me realize I'd been optimizing for the flight, not the travel day.Dave Carr3mo ago
Features & OpinionsI tested Apple’s AirPods equalizer: Here's what works (and what doesn't)An improvement — if only a small one.
Christian Thomas3mo ago
Features & OpinionsSamsung wants to be the AirPods for Android, and I'm okay with thatSamsung didn't reinvent the earbud. They just finally built one for the other side of the pond.
Adam Birney7mo ago
Features & OpinionsDo people really want wearable AI voice recorders?Wearable AI voice recorders promise hands-free transcription, summaries, and translation — but so do modern earbuds.
Tom Triggs8mo ago
Features & OpinionsThis hidden iPhone setting improved the sound of my AirPods ProApple doesn’t offer a real EQ for AirPods Pro, but this hidden iPhone setting lets you tweak the sound in seconds.Dave Carr8mo ago
Features & OpinionsAfter using the AirPods Pro 3 for 2 months, this one problem is testing my patienceLong-term testing reveals the good, the great, and the genuinely frustrating.Adam Birney10mo ago
Features & OpinionsAirPods Pro 3 beat Sony and Bose in our latest reader pollSony and Bose put up a fight, but readers still chose the AirPods Pro 3.Adam Birney10mo ago
Features & OpinionsWhy you don't like the sound of the Apple AirPods Pro 3Snap back to reality.Christian Thomas11mo ago
Features & OpinionsThe AirPods Pro 3 has better ANC than any over-ear headphonesAirPods Pro 3 beats every over-ear headphone we've tested for noise canceling performance.Adam Birney11mo ago
Features & OpinionsDid Apple change the sound of the AirPods Pro 3?Not really. But kinda!Christian Thomas11mo ago