Epic Air Sport ANC (2nd Gen)

Just for the sole purpose of sound quality,  Noble fokus rex5 Devialet gemini 2 B&O beoplay eleven Aviot TE-ZX1 Above 4 are on the very expensive side.  Cheaper (from different seller cheap price with promotions  + discounts), around 300, is noble fokus amadeus. It has better battery than expensive rex5. Aviot TE-J2 sound is significantly also better. personally, i am currnetly using 1. JVC HA-FW5100T ; very happy with sound quality + battery + anc (it s a Jan'26 release, on the same price level as new xm6 buds) 2. ATH-CKS50TW2 ; typically it is like 150 - 180 price. last yr Dec, on audio techinca site, it was promo price 110 dollars. last month, i got it very cheap promo price around 89 dollars. it has outstanding battery with anc on. i am very happy with normal sound isolation that it provides. its normal bass i would say headphone level 3. JLab Epic Pods ANC , (it is like one-third the price of AZ100) this is like the most expensive product on JLab lineup, kind of like JLab flagship bud. i also got it in a cheap price. it has 2 yr warranty and JLab customer service is very responsive abt defective products. i plan to use it more on a daily basis. i hvn't had any problems with it so far

Just for the sole purpose of sound quality,  1. Noble fokus rex5 2. Devialet gemini 2 3. B&O beoplay eleven 4. Aviot TE-ZX1 Above 4 are on the very expensive side.  Cheaper (from different seller cheap price with promotions  + discounts), around 300, is noble fokus amadeus. It has better battery than expensive rex5. Aviot TE-J2 sound is significantly also better. personally, i am currnetly using 1. JVC HA-FW5100T ; very happy with sound quality + battery + anc (it s a Jan'26 release, on the same price level as new xm6 buds) 2. ATH-CKS50TW2 ; typically it is like 150 - 180 price. last yr Dec, on audio techinca site, it was promo price 110 dollars. last month, i got it very cheap promo price around 89 dollars. it has outstanding battery with anc on. i am very happy with normal sound isolation that it provides. its normal bass i would say headphone level 3. JLab Epic Pods ANC , (it is like one-third the price of AZ100) this is like the most expensive product on JLab lineup, kind of like JLab flagship bud. i also got it in a cheap price. it has 2 yr warranty and JLab customer service is very responsive abt defective products. i plan to use it more on a daily basis. i hvn't had any problems with it so far

Jlab epic pods anc 8 hours with anc, 12 hours without anc or ldac. Ip55 rated. I found this buying the jlabs Epic sport 4, I couldn't get one side to lock in with the hooks, but in fairness no hook earbuds work for me. I had one side of the sports fail with a lower volume after 1 day. I enjoyed them the first day and returned them. I like the epic pods elite, just wished the app was a little better,it works though. From the marketing literature: The JBuds Sport ANC 4 offers superior playtime, with 14+ hours in the buds (56-60+ hours total). The Epic Sport ANC 3 has 12+ hours in the buds (50+ hours total).

Jlab epic pods anc 8 hours with anc, 12 hours without anc or ldac. Ip55 rated. I found this buying the jlabs Epic sport 4, I couldn't get one side to lock in with the hooks, but in fairness no hook earbuds work for me. I had one side of the sports fail with a lower volume after 1 day. I enjoyed them the first day and returned them. I like the epic pods elite, just wished the app was a little better,it works though. From the marketing literature: The JBuds Sport ANC 4 offers superior playtime, with 14+ hours in the buds (56-60+ hours total). The Epic Sport ANC 3 has 12+ hours in the buds (50+ hours total).

Jlab epic pods anc 8 hours with anc, 12 hours without anc or ldac. Ip55 rated. I found this buying the jlabs Epic sport 4, I couldn't get one side to lock in with the hooks, but in fairness no hook earbuds work for me. I had one side of the sports fail with a lower volume after 1 day. I enjoyed them the first day and returned them. I like the epic pods elite, just wished the app was a little better,it works though. From the marketing literature: The JBuds Sport ANC 4 offers superior playtime, with 14+ hours in the buds (56-60+ hours total). The Epic Sport ANC 3 has 12+ hours in the buds (50+ hours total).

your sony xm5s aren’t broken their mics just suck. everyone complains about the muffled sound. technics az1000 and jbl tour pro 3 will sound a little clearer, but not worth dropping big money for just call quality. they’re sidegrades, not upgrades. for actual improvement on calls, look at jlab epic air or [even tagry’s](https://vorolab.github.io/grab/?q=LPY55865) newer sets. mics blow sony/bose out of the water for clarity.

I will say my Jlab epic air earbuds have lasted almost a decade so just because they are BT doesn't mean they won't last. Also have a pair of Samsung wireless headphones that are over a decade old. And a pair of Harmon Kardon BT headphones that are even older and I gave to my sister and she still uses them.

I have had mine for almost a decade. I don't wear earbuds as often anymore so they mostly sit unused, I actually thought the battery might be dead as they were not used for almost a year but they charged up fine last time I used them. The only thing I didn't like about them was that they could only pair with one device at a time, so if you wanted to say switch from computer to phone you would have to do the paring process again. But maybe that has changed in the last decade. Other than that good sound quality for the price.

JLab Epic Air Sport. Insane battery life, hook over ears so they don’t fall out. i mainly use them for drumming

i wear gun range headphones over them