Sony - WF-SP700N

Of the choices, I have tried the Sonys (the 700n model with buttons) and they have ANC and sound as good as their linkbuds S. Also in the price range is the Soundcore Space A40s which have surprisingly good sound and ANC for their price.

Had used Sony WF-SP700N for 4 years, love its noise cancelling. Find its biggest problem is battery life. It only lasts about one hour after taking out of the case.

Sony XtraBass is probably better than the regular Sony...I paid $40 and $15. (The magnets not that strong and I've found them in the back of my shirt, almost lost them) Beats Flex has strong magnets to hold it like a necklace....you won't lose them but Sony sounds much better. I haven't tried Bose, what's wrong with them. Is the magnet weak? I want the open ear earbuds...but they're like $250 There's neckbands with small speakers or I can throw something in my hard hat (once my phone fell out of my hard hat, just a Bluetooth speaker) I had the Sony open ear buds 🕳️ but they broke exactly 1 year after I bought them....

Very good point, and I can agree based on having tested the Sony WFs :D

Tried multiple buds below 5k, almost all the popular ones, the best ones stood out Oppo Enco Air 3 pro (costed me 3300). Better than Realme 6 pro buds , oneplus 3 & 3 pro & others as well (my friends had them). They worked great & still working after 2 years although I changed them with Sony WF700 (costed me 5000). So yeah go with your budget. Next I would definitely go for Apple buds pro 3 (not vfm for everyone).