Sony - INZONE Buds

At the end I got the inzone buds. Definitely masterpiece quality sound. 13 hours of battery is also I really nice. After tell Me about the Akg

I’ve used a few different ones, and each has its own vibe depending on what you’re after. **Cleer Audio ARC 3 Gaming** – These are honestly my top choice if you're into open-ear earbuds. They don't sit *inside* your ear like typical buds, so you don’t get that pressure buildup after hours of gaming. **Sony Inzone Buds** – These are more traditional in-ear buds, and I really like the sound isolation they offer. The audio is crystal clear, and I noticed it helps a lot with picking up game details like footsteps or background sounds. **Razer Hammerhead Pro** – These have a super bass-heavy sound, which is awesome for action-packed, fast-paced games where you want explosions and impacts to sound dramatic. So, depending on whether you want an open-ear, snug fit, or bass-heavy experience, it really comes down to personal preference.

Honestly i agree (sorry for necroing post). Unlike the xm5 if you have an iphone, the airpod will automatically link to your iphone once you turn it on. Its not that much more to pair with the xm5 over bluetooth but its still a tad more convenient. I for one opted to just get sony inzone earbuds to pair alongside my airpods pro 2. The inzones are much better for my needs since they have a dongle for ultra low latency gaming.

How are they in terms of static / white background noise? I had to return my Sony Inzone's due to there being too much static noise for my taste

How are these with the mic. i recently purchased the inzone buds for my ps5 and the moment I join a game chat they complain about how bad I sound. Echoey (like if I am sitting in the bathroom) or too loud. About to return these buds to get the steelseries buds. Kinda tired of over the ear headphones

sony inzone buds. Also have the best continuous battery life which is a huge factor for gaming.

I've heard that complaint too. Personally, I don't have any static noise on my buds.

I got a pair of Sony Inzone earbuds for vr and they work well. use a dongle so low latency and good sound for earbuds. good for Zoom meetings too

not as good as a boom mic but about as good as you will get out of earbuds. mic on the vr headset might be better in some cases, closer to you mouth

I ended up snagging in Inzone Buds. No regrets.

The software allows you to customize what the touch inputs do on the buds themselves and also as long as the ally has a usb c port they should work fine with the In zones. If you’re trying to use Bluetooth with the inzones I wouldn’t recommend that for gaming at all. The latency hit defeats the purpose of these earbuds. That said if they still don’t work for some reason the only other option I’d consider is the steel series ones as they have the best battery life after the inzones and will work with iPhone over Bluetooth. Even if you never play long enough to drain the battery in a single session the extra battery life pays off over time as the capacity diminishes. Last option is the soundcore vr10 pros (I believe that’s the name?) for best budget earbuds.

I wanted to try the Sony Inzone earbuds, got some used for $50. Specs say they have the same drivers as the XM5 and, they probably do? They sound good, I just don't know if they are XM5 good. Might be the silicone ear tips hampering it and lack of LDAC. Why did I get them? Just looking for the perfect earbud for PC use / phone use. 12+ hour battery life on Bluetooth / PC was a selling point for me. It holds up. After 3 hours they are both at 78% with ambient sound and custom eq on. Anyone else have these? I have some issues, wanna know if someone else does too. 1. Changing the volume on my phone there is a slight delay between the two, there is also a delay between the two when voice notifications sound off. Is this normal? Not syncing up? "Blu-blu too -ooth con -on ect-ct ed-ed." 2. PC connection doesn't allow me to pause / play YouTube, or volume up / down. These control options only work on Bluetooth, and not the dongle. Is this right? 3. I already got one random disconnect after the first hour. Was listening to a podcast on the dongle and it just randomly stopped. Hope it doesn't happen all the time. I'll now do a quick comparison to the other USBC "Gaming" all-in-one buds that I've tried. Sony Inzone buds - 12 hour continuous battery life is huge, no matter what settings are on. Best sound quality of them all. Best mic of them all. Downside is no wireless charging, large case that doesn't hold much of a charge, and I'd say ambient mode is too quiet. Steelseries Artic buds - Best ear fit for me. Functions and controls are the best. Best total battery life at 10 hours per charge and another 30 hours in case. Wireless charging. Smallest earbud and case. Downside is friends will sometimes complain about the bad mic quality, ANC is barely there, and case feels kinda cheap. Jlabs Epic Lab - Best Build quality. Nice aluminum case. Includes foam tips. Not many options for sound settings but they are rock solid. ANC / Transparency mode get the job done. Downside is battery life isn't as advertised, Maybe 5 hours at most with another 24 hours or so in the case, they don't stay in my ear sometimes falling out, and their mic sounds a little robotic. Also for whatever reason I get like 100 notifications that it's connected to my phone every hour. Anker Oculus P10 - Affordable. Best sound Quality for it's price. Cool LED lights. USBC passthrough that works on most devices. Downside is notification sound will set off auto switch, USBC dongle isn't compatible with any cases, no ANC/transparency, and a short battery life at around 3 hours. Overall, I would like the Jlabs the most if they would stay in my ear and not annoy me every minute with a new notification that they are connected to my phone. I would like the Steelseries more if their mic was a better quality. I would like the Sonys more if they had wireless charging and a smaller case with a bigger built in battery. I feel like after weighing the Pros and cons, the Sonys might be my new favorite. They have really come down in price for a used pair probably because of their limited Bluetooth connection to most smart phones. Can't beat $50 right now for a used pair though.

If the akgs are a hundred bucks more in your area versus The Inzone, probably keep the Inzone. But Inzone feel like a only use at your house type of bud. AKG are more of a use at your house and take with you to work kind of Bud. There's also the steelseries gamer buds that's another great option. Sony Inzone have a pretty big case and not a lot of charge in them. They do last like 12 hours on a charge which is crazy. Mic is still pretty good. Once you custom eq them, bass is booming, mids are pretty detailed, highs could be a little more sparkly but they work. The dongle is kind of huge. lol. The one problem I have with them is when they go into a standby mode and come out of it, the mic stops working, both on Bluetooth and with the dongle. I don't know if you have that problem or not but I do. So like if I'm in a Discord chat and I mute for 20 minutes and come back, I have to put the buds back in the case and take them out for the mic to work again. Inzone buds are great for your home. Set them next to your computer, use them mostly with that. Connect them to your phone's Bluetooth when you need to. You said the akgs are like a $100 more, then are they then worth it compared to the Inzone? You get better mics when connected to the dongle. You get better sound quality no matter how it's connected. You get a cooler dongle that's smaller with more features. Case is still kind of big but still pocketable if you want to take it with you to work. I think the ANC is better on the Inzone but the transparency is better on AKG. One of the problems with the AKG is you can't fully customize the touch controls on them. Makes them difficult to use with one bud. So if you want to use them for work or maybe you can have one bud, the controls either have to be play and pause and skip. Or switch between ANC, transparency or off. They don't seem to remember which mode you're on. So if you want them with transparency, but like to be able to pause your music like I do, with one earbud you have to go into the app each time and turn on transparency. Unless I missing something that's what I have to do. Another pair to look at is the steelseries gamer buds, the Xbox version. They work on everything including PlayStation 5. See how much those are in your area, I think they're better than the Inzone if they are similarly priced. The case is smaller, you can take them to work with you. They have physical buttons. You can quickly switch between Bluetooth and dongle. You can quickly mute your mic as well, and switch between sound modes. They're more secure, more comfortable. I would say they have less of that boomy bass but better highs than the Sonys. They have a cool PC app with a lot of features on it. There's a Sonos feature that opens it up to a lot of customization. Game volume, Discord volume, Mic volume, and operating volume can all be customized. Or you can turn it off and not have to mess with it. Pretty long battery life with them too. Like 10 hours on a single charge, I think another 30 in the case. Problem with them though is the mic is just good. It's not bad but it's not great. Like other people you talk to are going to think you're on earbuds and not a headset like the AKG. The case feels kind of cheap too but it works. ANC doesn't work at all with sidetone turned on. With it off, it's just decent. It works but it's not great. Transparency is really good on these with sidetone turned on. If I were to rate these three? AKG - overall 8.8/10. Mic 9/10. Sound 9.3/10. Battery life (8 with ANC, 4 with dongle) 8/10. Case 8.7/10. Inzone - Overall 8.4/10. Mic 8.2/10. Sound 8.7/10. Battery life (12 hour continuous + 12 hour case) 9.1/10. Case 7.3/10. Steelseries Xbox buds. Overall 8.6/10. Mic 7.5/10. Sound 8.7/10 battery life (10 + 30) 9.3/10. Case 8.9/10 Yeah that seems about right

I'm currently using the Sony Inzone Buds with my Steam Deck. They've worked really well for me, and the mics are fine for when I'm playing MMORPGs with friends and need to communicate with my party.

So I’m in the same boat as OP. I’ve tried the Arctis gamebuds (ok on Bluetooth but couldn’t get the dongle to work and had a whining sound in one earbud). Tried the Sony Inzones and they couldn’t keep the BT connection nor the 2.4ghz connection well. Tried the Sennheiser Momentum 4. Better Bluetooth connection than the others but still a noticeable delay. My existing AirPods Pro are pretty good compared to all the above but latency is noticeable. Then we come to the PrismXR Vega. Bluetooth similar to the AirPods. I think they’re more comfortable. But the killer for me is that the dongle just works with no fuss. No noticeable delay. The sound is pretty decent. And for a great price. The main downside is that the single blocks the other port off - but I’ve ordered a 90 degree USB C adaptor that should solve that.

Niche product, it's for people who want to use earbuds instead of a headset to game, but hate bluetooth latency, these have latency on par with 2.4 GHz gaming headsets while still having a lot of battery life. Keep in mind the case is quite big so I only use these at home, I don't take such expensive and clunky earbuds outside of home. The ANC is quite good too. If you don't care for ANC and super long battery life, you're better off with something like the Middle Rabbit SW5 which is way cheaper, or Soundcore VR P10. Do keep in mind 2.4 GHz mode drains battery a decent bit faster than Bluetooth, so the Inzone Buds long battery life is genuinely useful for longer gaming sessions, especially a year or two down the line with battery degradation. I have used these daily for over a year and they still have good battery life. I got these because headsets give me headaches and I play games where audio latency can be problematic.

About a month or so ago I bought the Sony inzone buds that share compatibility with Playstation and pc and even mobile if you have LE on yours. I use them exclusively for console and they are great. I recommend them over any other 3rd parties and even the Playstation branded ones.

They are, based on my research too. The pulse buds seem to have comfortability issues due to the design, and last much less on a charge, whereas the inzones, for the same price, not only last much longer on a charge, but they have more features too. I'm very satisfied ever since I got them, ngl, and I wasn't expecting that to be the case to this extent.

If you want just gaming headphones get the Inzones they’re worth it. I use them for my Xbox, ps5 and now ROG Ally and they work well

I did that. Sony Inzone have static/ white noise issues and JBL Quantum TWS sounds terrible. Razer Hammerhead or the ROG Cetra are much better than the ones from "reputable audio/gear manufacturer" ive listed.

They dont work wurh portal though

I've had mine for a year. Battery life is still amazing, audio quality is good. ANC is good enough but I too suffer from included tips not sitting in my ear all that great. I also find if I insert the left bud incorrectly, I get moderate discomfort if I keep it in for long periods of time. I also do not use the built it mic because it's not very good. Still recommend them over wired or over ear.

I use the Sony Inzone Buds. Don't like cables. Need ANC. And close to 0 latency. They last twice as long as the headset. And have a Bluetooth mode if you need it.

The Sony Inzone Buds are pretty good for the Portal

How are the Steelseries Arctis Gamebuds sound quality and battery life? I'm thinking of getting them, I have the Sony Inzone Buds but the sound quality is not great and somehow they don't sound better than my WF1000XM3. I've played around with the eq so it's a lot better but still don't sound as good as my WF1000XM3 and the WF1000XM5 I borrowed from a friend. Any feedback would be appreciated so I can make my decision. Thank you.

Just a heads up these *do not* support normal A2DP Bluetooth, your device *must* support LE-Audio, which, outside of phones built in the past 2-3 years, is a very small list of devices. That said, the USB dongle works really well on Android devices, but the earbuds themselves don't stay in the ears very well if you're moving about. Microphone(s) kinda sucks balls. Sound quality and latency are pretty good though. Range is actually pretty good *if you're within line of sight*, but as soon as you're on the other side of a wall, door, even if the dongle is in your back pocket, behind a monitor/TV, or behind your PC, you'll get choppy/digital-sounding audio and eventually a dropped connection, it's not great. Like OP said these are kinda niche and I *love* mine despite their shortcomings, but they're really hard to recommend.

I have a few gaming earbuds. Reason is I need ANC while gaming and want consistently low latency, which means they need to feature a 2.4Ghz connection (which is usually via dongle). I had the Razer Hammerhead Hyperspeed, JBL Quantum, Sony Inzone and now the Cetra Speednova. The Cetra win hands down as they combine good ANC, decent sound (you can eq them as well) and decent battery life. The weaknesses of the others are: JBL Quantum: Terrible battery life (like 2 hours with ANC on), don't fit my ear well. Razer Hammerhead Hyperspeed: Decent tbh, but they have weaker ANC and when the case is connected to my PC to charge it causes weird issues sometimes. Sony Inzone: Slightly weaker ANC, don't fit my ears well and have the worst constant white noise ever. Without ANC they already have a really high noise floor and with ANC on there is another layer of white noise. They are unusable to me for that reason even though they seem to be the best in all other regards especially with their incredible battery life. That leaves the Cetra, which fit my ears really well and have good anc. The battery life is not as good as the Sony ones but still decent. In general: Don't buy gaming earbuds unless you want to game with them. For gaming though the Cetra are the best in my book so far. I am thinking about giving the Razer Hammerhead Hyperspeed Pro (they have much worse battery life as well though) a shot though.

I picked up the Prismxr Vega T1's and the Sony Inzone Earbuds and considering the Prismxr's are less than a quarter of the price of the Sony's.. They sound much better musically to my ears.. much deeper bass extension, less hollow sounding overall. The microphone is much better on the Sony Inzones tho but not by much. The battery life of the Sony's are 12 hours vs the 6\~ on the Prismxr. Sony's have noise cancelling and it's a pretty decent implementation of it.. but I don't need NC. Based on price alone, i'm returning the Sony Inzones, the Prismxr's are amazing for $59, don't sleep on these. Edit: Apparently PrismXR Vega T1's are just rebranded Anker Soundcore VR P10's because the Anker app detects them as such and can control them as well.

the song inzone buds are absolutely beast! you can use them for playstation or pc.

Sony Inzone Buds worked great for me. It uses 2.4GHz so virtually 0 latency.

I use Sony Inzone Buds. Pretty expensive but I like them. Mic quality is atrocious, but I think that will be the case for all earbuds. The built in mic on the Quest isn't too bad.

Pulse explore is literally your only choice on the portal. Other than that you’re using wired headphones. I used a set of Sony wired earbuds (the best ones I could find) and they still weren’t great. I’ve since got a set of Inzone buds (Sonys PC focused gaming earbuds) which work great with the PS5 and sound way better than the Pulse explores. They’re 2.4ghz as well so zero lag, and come with an adapter that plugs into the USBC port. No good for the portal unfortunately though. I did try on its USB port lol.

That's great. The inzone was fantastic for me but without the dongle, they only work with Bluetooth LE devices... And that means when I swapped from the galaxy fold 5 to Oppo Find N5 (which just released..). Worked with only one of my many work devices also. going to try these!!

The problem this type of products solve is that some people like myself prefer earbuds to over-ear headphones but most earbuds use Bluetooth and Bluetooth sucks for gaming. Latency is one of the issues and the other big one being forced into mono (handsfree) when trying to use the built-in mic to communicate. I had a pair of Soundcore P10. Loved it. Cheap, decent audio quality, comfortable, gets the job done. I liked it a lot and gifted several to my friends and they all loved it. I found out about Sony Inzone Buds like a year later and decided to get a pair for an upgrade. They aren't bad but they have some problems: \- Tried those with different sizes of tips and even third-party ones, still very difficult to keep them sitting in my ears tightly. \- Since they don't fit perfectly all the time, the ANC performance is greatly hindered. Even when they do fit, the ANC is still way worse than my Airpods Pro's. The bar is a bit high but owning both I can't say the comparison isn't sharp. \- The touch control, while comes with a dedicated desktop (and mobile) app for customization, doesn't work very reliably. Also cannot do media control (pause the song etc.) when connected to PC using the dongle, which is ridiculous. The audio and mic quality is quite a bit better than those of the Soundcore P10's. But overall I think it's a product with premium price and offer a less-than-premium experience.

I have those too and love them! Amazing with my ally x. The only drawback is that they need dongle to work with my iPhone 15 pro max. Is there a workaround?

Can anyone compare these to the sony inzones. I love the inzones and ill never go back to a conventional headset but these have my attention for sure.

if you want something wireless try the Sony Inzone buds. I use these with VR and it's seamless. They sound good too. case is a little cheap feeling but otherwise I recommend them.

My favorite so far are my Beats Fit Pro. They’re in ear earbuds but with the transparency mode on you can hear what’s going on around you. Or, if you don’t want that, there’s also active noise cancellation. 

I occasionally use noise canceling while running on paths near major roads, but now I’m worried about bears. 

Sony Inzone Buds, got them 2 weeks ago. Love them, not as noise canceling tho, but block out the AC behind me pretty well. Read good things about Steelseries Arctis Gamebuds and there's also the ROG Cetra but can't say much about them

From the pictures they do look a bit slimmer than the Sony buds. Hope you like them then!

I use the Sony INZONE buds, connected to my PS5 directly through the USB receiver (the USBC dongle doesn’t work with the Portal). The range and latency has never been a problem when I’m using my Portal in another room in the house. When I’m on the go, you can never go wrong with the classic wired Apple EarPods.

I have had my inzone earbuds for two weeks now and I love them! I have used JBL Tws before and battery is bad. Seems like every other earbuds have same battery as JBL some have 1h more. Inzone buds have 11-12h which is amazing double than competition I only use them for chill games so dont know how good they are for positioning sound! If u want earbuds and play long sessions inzone is the only choice if u dont want to get two pair to switch when battery runs out 😅 For gaming u really need earbuds that offer 2.4ghz dongle otherwise u will get noticible latency

Sony inzone buds. With the dongle that you can plug into the USB C port there is minimal delay, like 30ms or so.

They don’t sound or even feel open. I think it’s just the bass vent. They’re very comfortable.. they just need better EQ options. I have basically everything, and nowadays I use Airpods 4 ANC (comfort is insane) and Pro 2’s (gym). Oh and Sony Inzone Buds for gaming. The Jabra 8 seem okay, but I find that stem design is too deep.

I picked up Sony inzone ear buds as a refurb from Amazon to try with my PS5 since I use glasses and hate headphones. They have an usb-c adapter and should work on the portal. I have not tried with my portal yet Way more comfortable than pulse explore. Like new refurb was $95. I cleaned them and the tips with Clorox wipes but use my own tips from other ear buds. I don’t use them for music. Won’t work with my iPhone via BT. You need the adapter.

Sony Inzone. They are much more comfortable than the pulse. Explorer. They work great with the PS 5

This. Inzone buds are really good. I even use them on my gaming pc now. Used AirPods Pro before on my SD and it was ok.

Perfect for laptop and steamdeck gaming. Audio quality is above my AirPods Pro, Microphone quality is decent for earbuds. I like them a lot, I even use them at home on my desktop sometimes, when I’m sick of wearing my absurdly heavy Audeze Maxwells.

I like the Inzone Buds, they have the dongle for low latency and they sound pretty good imo

If you eq on the pc app it sounds even better

It happens way too often to be able to ignore it, or consider it a normal flaw which happens from time to time with tech. I switched to the Sony Inzone Buds since a few weeks and they have not disconnected once… So it’s obviously a design flaw with the Pulse Explore. I use them for music now on my phone via Bluetooth and they don’t disconnect, so I assume it’s something wrong with lossless audio and the PS Link dongle system… fragile connection. Me personally I hated the feeling of just waiting for them to disconnect randomly. It breaks immersion and is simply unacceptable for more competitive or multiplayer games. My advice; Get the Inzone buds if you want a smooth experience on the PS5, the dongle is smaller and almost invisible, and they sound even better!

I use the Sony Inzone Buds with usb-c dongle. They work great.

For me, I fell them comfy. The only downside is you can only use them over Bluetooth if your device support Bluetooth LE Audio as they aren’t compatible with normal Bluetooth. You can still use them with the dongle in that case. When I want to play more time, I connect them with a dock so I can charge my Ally Z1E at the same time.

I just got the Sony inzone buds and they are criminally underrated. Come with a 2.4ghz dongle but also have Bluetooth LE support which makes them pretty much unique in versatility

if you want earbuds, consider Sony INZONE Bud instead. This is what I am currently using after returned my pre-ordered PULSE Explorer. For me, Sony INZONE Bud is much better because 1. Longer battery life 2. more depth on base sound (maybe now is different since you can adjust in PS) 3. No disconnection (main reason why I returned PULSE) 4. more comfortable on my ears. But I use this for PS5 only. I don't use it elsewhere as I have separate earbud for my cellphone and dont' really play too much on portal either. if you want to be connected with Portal & PS together then maybe PULSE will do the job but expect to get disconnected time to time as far as I know, this wasn't fixed still.

You want something with a 2.4ghz dongle. Sony Inzone Buds or Steelseries Arctic’s Gamebuds would be my choice. The Sonys are cheaper but are more limited in that they don’t support many codecs and so can’t really be used with your phone. The Gamebuds are good. I had a set but ultimately returned them due to the ANC being rather mediocre.

I've bought and returned several. Here are my thoughts on them. Sony InZone Buds - Good sound, good ANC, only support LE audio when not using the dongle so no use with my phone. Steelseries Gamebuds - Good sound, poor ANC, only supports SBC when not using the dongle so poor sound quality with my phone. Soundcore P10 - OK sound, no ANC. Jlab Epic Edition - Excellent sound, OK ANC, supports lots of codecs so good with phone too.

I’d recommend over the ear headphones like the arctis nova 7p. I have the Sony inzone earbuds and although they’re comfortable, they are always running out of battery when just sitting in the case. The inzone buds also make an audible popping sound when the volume of the game you’re playing goes up (not the volume of the buds). Over the ear headphones , like the 7p, work great and when adjusted correctly they fit perfectly over the psvr2.

I 2nd this. The sound is fine and latency wasn't bad.

I love mine! 12 hours is pretty good but I still manage to kill them when I have no work on the weekends lol. Switching to headphones temporarily sucks now, they hurt! My friend actually has 2 pairs of these for the same reason, I can't convince myself to do the same.

I have tried the Sony INZONE Buds  and the Razer they are both good. I think the Inzone was better on the latency for me.

I would always go for a dedicated TWS like the Denon Perl Pro, Technics AZ80, or Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4, with the Creative BT-W5 before any of the “gaming earbuds.” Of your list, I’ve either owned or tested many of these and the VR P10 is the best bang for your buck of all of them. The additional dongle feature works very well; I have one for all of my devices, and switching is easy. Sony’s buds do work well with their platform (and the Portal), but they are simply too pricey for the quality of the tuning and feature set. The only other option I would consider is Steelseries, just given the access to a very wide database of EQ profiles; you’ll likely find one that works for you, and Steelseries has done a genuinely decent job at emulating a parametric EQ in their Sonar app.

I posted this on the retroid sub and no one really seemed to notice, but I wanted to let yall know about this deal. I spent quite a while researching a pair of good wireless, low latency headphones for use with my RP5. I initially picked up a pair of Sony Inzones on sale for $100 refurb, which had good battery life, decent sound, but no regular Bluetooth codec so I was unable to sync them with my phone. The pair I had really been eyeballing, that seemed to get the best reviews were the JLab Epic Lab Edition, but they were $200. They’re currently on sale for $70. I ordered them Friday night, got them Saturday, and can confirm they are great. Sound quality is way way better than the Sonys and they feel more premium (case is metal and dongle is much more compact). I’ll be returning the Sonys and keeping these. If you’ve been looking for some in this price range, I would highly recommend these https://a.co/d/8xwsRZb

The **Sony INZONE Buds** are great for immersive sound and low latency, perfect for gaming. For a budget-friendly option, the **Razer Hammerhead HyperSpeed** offers solid performance. If sound quality is your top priority, the **Shure SE846 Pro Gen 2** is unmatched but pricey. Choose based on your balance of gaming needs and audio quality!

Holy moly this is a sick feature and looks like this is exactly what I'm looking for. THANK YOU for this! I think I found my next set of earbuds. I currently have sony inzone's but I'm having the charging issue one of the ear buds. Recently purchased a set of Razer hammerheads and they're pretty awful IMO so they are getting returned. How has the battery life been on the JBL's?

Sony InZone buds are basically XM4s tuned for gaming. They're awesome

everyone wants to be an airpod now even though samsung left the "super long battery life" niche open. even the N5 in OP is more like 7~8 hours battery life and that already makes it one of the longest lasting modern buds. there's not much reason to buy them when you can just get an airpod or a galaxy bud. best ones I've found that finally replace the buds+ is the sony nzone, which gets around 9~11 hours, but it requires a dongle and randomly decides to unpair one or both buds.

This is the way.

Still Work with the portal within Range of the ps5. 🤷🏾‍♂️

I bought the Inzones on Amazon, can always return if they don't end up working out, but according to Rtings and everything else I've read I'm pretty sure the ANC will be good enough, and it looks like the most promising option of all the 2.4GHz earbuds. Thanks for the reviews again!

The steel series wireless buds are nice they have a flat usb c dongle, the Sony inzone buds sounds really good too

Me and my friend have tested the Pulse Explore, Sony Inzone, and Razer Hammerhead earbuds, but none matched the sound quality of the ASUS ROG Cetra True Wireless SpeedNova. Spent a week comparing each model directly and reached the same conclusion. Therefore, the ASUS ROG Cetra was our preferred choice.

Inzone Bud. The 2.4ghz adapter basically have 0 latency

The battery on these buds last way too short for the daily gamer. I used two pairs of these JBL earbuds so that I could swap them when one pair runs out, but that got annoying after a year. I now use the Sony inzone buds since it's similar 2.4ghz connection, these last an entire day of gaming on one charge so I only needed to buy one pair. I don't think I'll ever go back to JBL earbuds

I have the Sony Inzone Buds which have been flawless. Any reason to switch to the Arctis? I’m only using these buds for ROG Ally X/Nintendo Switch. The Sonys I’ve had about 10 days, can return them, but I’ve also been super happy.

I’ve found the fit on the Sonys to be excellent. Hmm. Something to think about! I have no need to use them with anything other than my Ally X and Switch. So… hmm again!

Im using sony inzone buds

Be careful, I just got a pair of these and if the charging case hits 0% it'll permanently kill one of your earbuds. I had them RMA'd - same thing happened to the second pair. I love the performance of the sony inzones, but they've malfunctioned twice on me. One earbud just dies and will not charge or connect. Now I'm looking for something with the same performance - good sound, long battery, and 2.4 dongle... But it doesn't have a firmware bug that bricks the product....

AirPods Pro 2 aren't listed but are awesome and super comfy for long periods. I use them with my Samsung phone. Sony's earbuds are also very good. Anker typically performs well for their price, but are not the "best". I haven't been impressed with Jabra and find Beats to be lower performing in terms of audio quality.

Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II are also a great choice if you really need top-tier noise cancelling. They’re a little more comfortable for long periods, but in terms of pure ANC power, Sony edges them out slightly. Both will do an awesome job on those low-pitch sounds that most earplugs can’t touch.