THE BEST HEADPHONES AND EARBUDS

“The number one priority for a wireless headphone is physical comfort in/on the ear. Even if a wireless headphone sounds fantastic, it won’t matter if they aren’t comfortable after an extended listening period,” said Michael Orland, associate music director of the hit television show American Idol. Whether to buy wireless earbuds or wireless headphones is a personal preference, Orland adds. “It largely boils down to what you’re listening to and where you’re listening. Do you like the smaller form factor of earbuds? Do you want earbuds that are waterproof, since headphones are not? Or do you prefer headphones for better noise cancellation and a fuller sound?”
Regardless of your activity—be it commuting, working out or chilling at home—there’s a pair of headphones or earbuds for you. We’ve rounded up the very best wireless headphones and wireless earbuds you can buy right now.

​BEST WIRELESS HEADPHONES OVERALL

WISSONLY HI RUNNER

Wissonly is a headphone brand that attaches great attention on health, and that does not hurt the ears. Their team is also the first one to design non-in-ear headphones that are used to listen to songs. They began to explore the application of bone conduction technology to Bluetooth headphones as early as 10 years ago. After 10 years of accumulation, they have made great progress in the sound quality improvement and sound leakage reduction of bone conduction headphones. And these technologies are applied to their Wissonly Hi Runner headphones, their flagship product.
In order to solve the problem of sound leakage of bone conduction headphones, wissonly developed full closed sound leakage reduction technology. They comprehensively improved the vibration of the headphones, body design, software optimization and other directions. They finally reduced the sound leakage by 90%. In terms of sound quality, most of the bone conduction headphones have average sound quality, but the sound quality of Wissonly Hi Runner is undoubtedly better in bone conduction. They used a large-sized vibration unit, and through structural optimization, and finally increased the effective vibration area, so that the sound range was wide. The official claimed sound quality reach the HIFI level, but I don't think that they reached. They are just close to the HIFI sound quality, which is enough to satisfy me.
The excellent performance of these two characteristics, sound leakage reduction and sound quality, makes Wissonly Hi Runner have the basic conditions to become an excellent bone conduction headphone. Their other configurations are also very good. They are with a built-in 32GB of memory, and can play music even without connecting the phone. You can use them as an MP3 player. They support IPX8 waterproof level in swimming, even in underwater scenes that do not support Bluetooth, they can be used with MP3 function.

​BOWERS & WILKINS PX7 S2

The Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2 headphones have an elegant design and are comfortable to wear. They also carry high-quality components which produce impressive audio noise cancellation. B&W’s mobile app makes it easy to pair the headphones, select audio presets or manually adjust the audio equalizer.
These headphones feel surprisingly lightweight. After just a few minutes, you can forget you’re wearing them. The six built-in microphones do an excellent job at mitigating ambient sound during music playback and hands-free phone calls. While wearing the headphones, you can also use the touch controls to turn on, off or adjust various features without tinkering with the mobile app. The Px7 S2s come with a high-quality hardshell case for transport and storage.

​SONY WF-1000XM4

The Sony WF-1000XM4 wireless earbuds have good active noise cancellation, thanks to Sony’s Integrated Processor V1. This same chip also enables Hi-Resolution Audio, on-device up-scaling of your compressed music and automatic wind reduction. Beamforming microphones focus on your voice, while bone conduction sensors add further clarity by only detecting vibrations from speech. If you want to hear the ambient sounds around you, the WF-1000XM4’s transparency mode has adjustable ambient noise detection. Go out in the rain without worrying about damaging these earbuds; they have an IPX4 rating for water resistance.

BOWERS & WILKINS PI7 S2

The Bowers & Wilkins Pi7 S2 have a modern and classy design that sets them apart from the competition. The style complements business attire in an office setting. These wireless earbuds offer active noise cancellation (ANC). Four microphones (two per earbud) help mitigate ambient noise and improve hands-free calling. The Pi7 S2 earbuds are waterproof, with an IP54 rating. They also come in your choice of four finishes—storm grey, cloud grey, sage green or spring lilac. The wireless charging case fits easily in a pocket and can extend the earbuds’ battery life by up to 19 hours. Each earbud has a 9.2mm driver, which delivers excellent audio with aptX support.
We found the Pi7 S2s to be extremely comfortable, well made and designed to stay in your ears even when you're moving around. The battery life, however, could be better. You get up to 5 hours of continuous playtime per charge, with ANC turned off. On the plus side, just 15 minutes in the charging case provides an additional 2 hours of playback.

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