Beoplay Eleven

I had the exact same issues with EX (loved the sound though)so it seems that they learned nothing. Connectivity was a disaster. Hoped they fixed things with eleven but nah.

I’ve been checking out in-ear headphones recently. I love the Elevens and their sound (not too much bass and incredibly well balanced), plus features like the wind guard are really useful for me, as I spend a lot of time outdoors. As others have said, though, the noise cancelling is garbage. It was clearly at the bottom of their priority list. And if noise cancelling is your main requirement, the Bose QuietComfort Ultras are insanely good. Just not quite top-tier on audio quality (despite being close).

B&O Eleven are an excellent choice where sound quality is awesome. B&W PI8 is solid choice. Noble Amadeus, Rex5, and Encore are great. Devialet Gemini II are real audiophile level. Your husband would do well with any of these, I own all of them though I do prefer wired IEM’s above Bluetooth.

Had these when their first came out and was truly left speechless. They are junk compared to the PI8s. I bought them thinking they would be on par with the H100 in quality as I use those daily and was just not impressed. Sent back and kept the PI8s for the gym and H100 for everything else. Edit: they are literally just the Ex Gen 2 IMO. Even says EX on the case and ear bud stickers.

Airpods pro 2&3 Sony xm5&6 Huawei freebuds 4 and 5 Status pro x Denon perl pro Technics AZ80&100 Bose Ultra Nothing Ear Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Soundpeats H3 Bowers and Wilkins Pi8 B&O 11 And many many others. Guess it's more than 20 not 15

My top picks & ratings for best sounding TWS: 1. [9.7] ($450) Noble FoKus Rex5 2. [9.6] ($500) Devialet Gemini II 3. [9.3] ($250) Status Audio Pro X 4. [9.3] ($400) Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 5. [9.2] ($400) Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Eleven 6. [9.0] ($300) Technics EAH-AZ100

Let me give a +1 for the Technics. I have Pixel Buds Pro, B&O, Shure SE535, and the Az100. The only 2 I still use are the Technics and Shure, and the Technics are likely 98% of the time. The excellent battery life, charging speed, and sound quality are just really hard to beat.