JLab - JBuds Pods ANC

I have a pair of Jabra Elite 4 from 3 years ago that is hands down the best ANC I've tried so far. But they are getting old, Jabra exited the earbud market so support is scarce (they don't seem to be recognized by their app anymore.) so I'm looking for replacements. I tried the Sony WF-XM5s and Sony WF-C710N and despite both being well reviewd I personally found the audio profile in both to not be to my liking and the ANC to be weak enough to not even really be useful. Honestly it's kind of insane to me how well reviewed the XM5s because for the money they weren't worth it IMO. I've liked JLab stuff in the past so I tried JLab JBuds Pods ANC & JLab Epic Lab Edition and while I found the audio in both to be to my taste the ANC in the JBuds wasn't very good and the Epic Lab was better but still not as good as the 3 year old Jabra. I tried the Creative Aurvana Ace 2 based on Soundguys review and while the audio was good and the ANC was ok they arrived defective and started All 5 pairs I've tried also had a case that was awkward to get the earbuds out of them. I use an Android phone so I have no desire for Apple Airpods. What other options are there out there with good ANC?

I just got the Jlab jbuds pods ANC, and I can tell you right now to keep your money. Everything about them screams cheap and rushed onto the market. Sound quality is terrible, along with the ANC with annoying app glitches. It's a shame because the fit is amazing. I'm in the process of returning them.

Count me as # 3. These are amazing, especially for the price. I recently purchased the new Jlab Jbuds Pods ANC, thinking they were going to be a competitor to the L4NC, and I was enormously disappointed. The Soundcore stomps the Jlab out in every category. I've read tons of good things about the Earfun Air Pro 4, but I have yet to purchase them. I tried at the Earfun website but they wouldn't accept my card (Walmart Visa) for some odd reason (Yes, I have plenty of money to cover these ten times over) and I refuse to let Amazon blackmail me into buying their ridiculous Prime service. Anyway, sorry about the rant, but long story short, the L4NC are astoundingly good. As a matter of fact, for the money, I think they're the best buds on the market today.

They are reasonably priced, and they all are small cylinder earbuds. The sound is good for the price with good battery life. OP wanted something for kids under 16. If these get misplaced it is less of a bad deal. The Jbuds line is their medium line. It includes the Jbuds mini. They have a bit better sound quality. So, something like the JLab Jbuds ANC is really good from 40 to 55. Edited for typos

People like the Soundcore X10 or X20. I have liked the jlab earbuds. Their sport models seem decent. The Jlab Jbuds line is their medium tier. They seem worth a bit extra for me, but the Go buds are usually a really good value for less.

The JLab is reasonable and always gets at least 7 hours on a charge. JLab Go Pop is a good cheap one .The JLab Jbuds line has better sound quality for $50. Earfun has good battery life too. I bought Earfun Air 2 recently. 👍

get noise cancelling as a feature. touch controls, too, unless you can do it from your watch. I have soundcores and they work great. I have the over the ear style of earbuds, so I don't have to worry about them falling out during jumping jacks or burpees. jbuds I tried and personally, couldn't keep them in my ears, even trying all the sizes of tips. they seemed very top heavy to me, they had great touch control, though.

I will warn you the highest end ones we offer (epic) are more bulky than the go and jbuds. I grabbed all 3 pairs and it looks like (height wise) go is 14.5mm, jbuds is 16mm, and epic is 18mm. I found the epic sport earbuds to be too bulky to use in my helmet for skiing, not sure if motorcycling helmets have any more clearance though.

I think so. I have two pairs, the ANC and the Standard and I love both of them. ANC is a nice little boost for sound insulation but it's not HUGELY different if the price point is a concern.

I've some Jlab ANC buds and have zero issues with latency. They just work flawlessly with multiple devices.