Ear (2)

I've had samsung buds pro once, but they never sat well in my ears. And that is important. Then I bought sony linkbuds s, they were amazing. Sat very firm in the ear, great noise cancelling. But one of the batteries got bad after only a year, lastes only 5 min. Now i have nothing ear 2, pretty good budget in ears. The noise cancelling isn't that great, but they sit very firm in the ear and have lasted 2.5 years now.

I'm using Nothing ear 2, but to be fair the Bluetooth latency kidna sucks and depending on the game is even distracting. I have also KZ ZSN Pro on my main computer and i think i would be better of getting another ones for the Deck.

I use a Nothing Ear (2), while there is a noticeable delay in audio/image due to latency, the game i play is not critic at all. I also have some lying around KZ ZSN Pro, but don't actually connect it to the Deck.

Sony WF-1000XM5 are some of the best out there. I would also recommend the nothing ear 2 or the more budget nothing ear(a) which I personally use and they probably have the best audio quality in that price range. Tho I have absolutely no idea why you would spend 500$ for earbuds and if earbuds priced at that range exist, but all of these are 300$ or and below(ear 2 are 150$ and ear a should be about 90$).

Yeah, the ear(a) sound really good, no complaints about the quality but the ANC is not so good in my opinion, and if I recall correctly the ear 2 are much better in the ANC dep. But the ANC on the Sony buds are by far one of, if not the best out there, the quality should also be comparable or better.

Nothing ear (2) I use

I have the Nothing 2's. Love the sound, the fit, battery life... I hate the controls. The buttons seldom do what they're meant to do. Makes it frustrating.

For gym use plus daily listening, the Sony WF-1000XM5 is a solid all-rounder . It's super comfortable, great fit, and detailed sound, plus the ANC helps in noisy gyms. If you want something lighter and more open-sounding, the Nothing Ear (2) is also a good option. It has clear mids/highs and breathable fit, just not as strong on ANC. Best move is to try them out first (fit + sound) or run some checks on [audiotones.co](https://audiotones.co) so you know which one really clicks with you.

I had both Nothing 2 & Nothing 2024, the price is too high, battery backup is considerably less as compared to others, after one year Nothing 2's battery was dead, less than one hour for backup, Nothing 2024 battery died within one year, the EMI for it lasted longer. The build is good but without a case it's scratches like there is no tomorrow, no warranty if there is any form of scratches, but the earbuds had the best fit of any I had, but I will never buy them again not worth the 8000₹ or so they ask.