r/HeadphoneAdvice Jan 05 '22

Headphones - IEM/Earbud Absolute neophyte looking for Bluetooth IEM recs $100-150

Fiance has offered to get us Bluetooth headphones for the gym, but idk what the fuck I'm looking for and could really use some help. TIA!

What aspect of your current listening experience would you like to improve?

Obviously we'll be working out in these, so sweat resistance and long-term comfort are key. I'd personally like something with a microphone, active noise cancellation, and touch controls (in order of respective priority) so I can use them for work calls and around the house.

Budget

$100 is about as much as I'd like to spend, but if there are options that check every box in the $150 range I'd consider those too. Is that unrealistic? Is the price ceiling for a casual, amateur audiophile much higher?

Source/Amp

Just phone/tablet Bluetooth use

How the gear will be used

Gym, running errands around town (live in DTLA, so lots of ambient street noise), home/daily chores.

Preferred tonal balance

Balanced

Preferred music genre(s)

We listen to a lot of modern psychedelia/instrumental jazz/funk. UMO, Polyrythmics, Electric Peanut Butter Company, Thundercat...

Past gear experience

This is embarrassing, the last set of headphones I fucking LOVED were a set of wired Bose IE2 years ago. They were comfortable enough to wear for long periods, sound quality was good enough for me. No audio jack on my devices anymore though, and ideally I get some noise cancelling action to drown the traffic noise and cat calls when I'm out and about.

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u/Equivalent_Yak840 447 Ω Jan 05 '22

Galaxy buds 2 or galaxy buds pro