I don’t ever wear headphones or ear buds unless I’m on an airplane. Hate having things in/on my ears.
On airplanes, any over the ear headphones that don’t touch my ears are fine.
Bought these cheapies for $520.
TWS i12 5.0, 3 hour battery, recharge 4 times. Not great sound but good enough for simple listening. Edit: They automatically pair with iPhone, iPad, etc. like AirPods.
Mostly used in sauna 80C and hot tub. No worries about damaging them because so cheap.
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Wow those look crazy similar to regular airpods.
JVC cheap earbuds, in ear, connect to my device with a wire. Model HAFX7MB.
The wire is a hassle, but sound quality is excellent for $8.99 USD. I find that (1) sound quality quite good, and (2) for phone calls others can hear my voice clearly (probably because mic is closer to mouth).
And they’re cheap! I buy 3 or 4 at a time so I always have extras.
The way others hear my voice on phone is of primary importance to me. I can’t have professional / business / client calls where my voice sounds muffled or distant. So although this is not the question asked, I added the phone call criteria because it’s so important to me, and because I want to listen to good music when I’m not on a call.
So looking at headphones with excellent audio quality for both music and phone … the choices get very expensive and not always as good as a connection with a wire. And I always break shit or lose stuff. So for $8.99 I buy a bunch of these and I’m happy.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B073R2X1MY/ref=psdcmw_172541_t1_B073R2RSB2
Edit: after writing this I received a gift of SOUNDPEATS Truefree2 in-ear Bluetooth wireless earbuds. Sound quality is good! These are inexpensive but work well. I guess that I prefer in-ear rubber earbuds.
Reviews say that call quality/microphone stinks. But these are about $30 or $40, so if I want it all I guess I’m going to spend money, or have a wire connecting me to my device.
This is one reason why I buy cheap models for daily use. Surprisingly, it still works even after a dunking and a picture of the dunking!
I have the Sony WH1000xm3. I love them. Great noise cancelling. Very good sound. Very comfortable. Really good on long noisy flights.
I have jabra 65t earbuds. They have very good sound but they just don’t fit my ears very well. I have tried all three of the supplied tips. Eventually they fall out of my ear. Not ideal. But I imagine that I am the exception for fit. The new jabra 85t now have noise cancellation.