Most good all rounders have stems. It helps with the call quality. And the buttons are dead, can't recall any good recent earbuds with tactile buttons besides Sony C510.
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Sony WF-C510
Just cheap enough ($50) so I don’t worry about breaking them and the feature set I need which is: clear sound, TWS and transparency mode
Got ZS-10s and ZSNs somewhere, along with Moondrop Aria
After using decent enough TWS ones I am not coming back to wired IEMs but you do you 😄
Hey OP. I have like 10 pairs of buds im addicted to them and can give you some advice.
Stay away from skull candy and some budget buds from big names.
I prefer to find and use low to mid range buds that performs way more than I need them too.
Anker R50i NC... great buds it's got a lil stem that can be annoying if you not used to buds with stems .
I can recommend 3 buds in your budget that actually add up to R700 (yes you can get 3 awesome buds for your budget)
Anker a20i R300 incredible corruption
Redmi buds 6 play R199 takealot
Jlab go air pop R199 pick n pay online
I've found that rotating buds helps with extending their lifespan abit. Bear in mind that most buds aren't really designed to go more than 2 years we just haven't the perfected the tech yet the small batteries do degrade over time and it's extremely common.
However if you set on getting one moerse pair of buds the Sony c510 is the best you can get for R800 . Currently on sale at incredible and amazon for R800 unfortunately yellow colour only. Hope this helps
i always bought cheap ones then just recently i splurged and bought a pair of [Sony Wf-c510s](https://www.microcenter.com/product/685426/sony-wf-c510-true-wireless-bluetooth-earbuds-black) because they have multi point, it was a total game changer... tbh i didn't even know that noise canceling ear buds were even a thing, also having the app and being able to adjust the eq is rad, price is right, totally worth the money
Shokz is good but I don't like the sound, for ultrarunning I want to be able to shut off the outside world and listen to some 'good' music.
Sony WF-C500/WF-C510 have been my go to, they cost between 30-50€ for a pair, seem to withstand heavy rain and sweat, sound OK (a lot better than bone conducting like Shokz) and most importantly they last 10 hours on a charge.
this and WF-C500 if you can still find them, they sounded a bit better.
10hrs battery life and sturdy, my go to ultra headphones. They cost like 40€ so I'm not too worried about losing one or breaking them
In daily life i use AirPods Pro 3
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Apple-integrated, great ANC, but fit issues & poor Windows support.
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