Moondrop Space Travel if you're on a tight budget, $30 and sound incredible for the cost. The anc is nothing special though. Hard to beat the Air Pods Pro 2 for sound and anc but that's a lot more money.
What is your budget? Good anc is hard to find (and usually expensive) but just having a properly fitting set with tips that seal well goes a long way as passive isolation is a great place to start to kill noise.
I'm a bit of an audio nerd but anc is not something I've ever cared too much about. The most impressive anc I've heard was in headphones though. I do like my Noble Fokus Triumph and the anc is pretty good, but they're a pricey set (got mine used from a friend for a steep discount).
ive only had the og, theyre superb. was thinking of getting the ultras just to try out. better battery life is nice. but the battery on mine is fine for 95% of situations. and the 5% it just forces me to actually appreciate my surroundings sounds anyways so i see nothing wrong. they have no occlusion effect which is a big positive for iems, they dont give a closed in feel. i rate them 9.5/10 for their price.
Apart from the Linkbuds S, I can't find another competitor here against the Moondrop Robin. It's a shame that Moondrop isn't more well-known.
TBH, Moondrop's Space Travel and the Robin headphones just completely eviscerate the budget and mid-tier market. The Robin's might have the best audio quality when compared to the main brands for consumers (Sony, Apple, Bose, and Sennheiser).
I would definitely be using my Robin's more, but I can't give up how much I love the Technics AZ80s though.
If you want something wireless around this price, the Moondrop Space Travel is one of the better picks. Low-latency mode works well for FPS, the tuning is clean enough for positional cues, and the battery life is solid for longer sessions.
FWIW I recently ran some Reddit sentiment analysis on budget IEMs (Google RedditRecs). You can filter by gaming or budget tiers to see which ones people actually like over time. Disclaimer: some links are affiliate and help fund the analyses.
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