i have been a skullcandy stan since like 2010, they have always been a solid budget choice and last a long time. my very favorite pair of theirs has been the Push Active. the fit, quality and price hit for me and i have used them for several years. however, the last couple pairs i had have stopped pairing, only showing up as "Tile" in the BT menu.

i replaced them with some Smokin Buds due to my tightened budget, and they worked alright for a month or so, but now there is no media audio. they still produce audio because when i put one in i get the "connected" message.

i just want a comfortable pair of earbuds for work that are sweat resistant, noise blocking, preferably with the over-ear hooks. i dont need outstanding audio quality, i primarily listen to audiobooks and podcasts while working. my budget is 50 bucks give or take.

i havent had the need to look outside of skullcandy til now, and looking at options online is very overwhelming for me. any reliable brands would even be a great starting point for me.

cheers!

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[–] 1 point 56 minutes ago

I just repurchased a pair of Altec Lansing Nanobuds 3.0. They're only $17 a pair rn, so I bought a pair for me and then a pair for my husband.

I had bought my original pair years ago while at an airport after I'd realized I left my normal pair at home. Only reason I'm replacing them, is because my holder fell out of my hoodie pocket while bicycling on Friday. They still worked just fine after 3 years of regular use.

Unfortunately, they do not have the over ear clip that you'd prefer though.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 hours ago (1 child)

    Seconded for Soundcore. I rock the Space A40 and they're a great daily. Good price range and a neutral soundstage. Decent separation for the price, for sure. Get the app for a little hearing test and it'll EQ to suit you... Which you can then adjust to your actual preference.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 hours ago (1 child)

    BT shocks openrun they're conduction so you'd need ear plugs but tbf outside noise doesn't really affect them. You could pop ear plugs in.

    Linsoul zero 2's are the best budget earphone I've brought not Bluetooth though.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 hours ago*

    I disagree with this suggestion. They said they have a tight budget and want noise blocking headphones. Shokz are great (especially for audiobooks and podcasts) but they are expensive and specifically designed to not block sound. They sound muffled and weird if you use ear plugs.

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  • [–] 4 points 14 hours ago*

    Anker soundcore. They run in the $30-99 range, have all sorts of types that include buds, over the ear, etc. Some models have decent ANC. They also support being paired to 2 devices at once, which is really nice if you use your earbuds with more than one device. Lots of high end models still weirdly dont support dual connections like these $60 earbuds.

    I use the sport x20 model mostly because I hate "stick in" earbuds. The ANC on them is solid for the train or general commuting, but isn't up there with brands like Bose/Sony. Good enough for an office environment in my experience, but not "full" silence.

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  • [–] 1 point 14 hours ago

    Oddly, JLab Go Air Pops are $10 on sale and extremely decent.

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  • [–] 5 points 22 hours ago

    I actually keep coming back to Sony earbuds, because they seem to be the only brand that still makes the earbuds controlled by buttons instead of capacitive touch. Had the Sony WF-C500 for a couple years and they still work perfectly fine, but I recently bought a pair of WF-C510 because I wanted multi-connection Bluetooth (so that I can use my PC, tablet and phone audio without fiddling around and re-pairing all the time). They were like 35 bucks.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Take a look at Scarbir's website he has a really extensive list of earbuds, often the more lesser known and cheaper bang for the buck brands.

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    Oh boy I love how Lemmy thinks that we need to have a system for handling users posting relative links for some reason. But specifically for relative links that change based on the viewer's instance. Because under no circumstances will someone put in a URL without https://

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  • [–] 2 points 21 hours ago

    The best I've ever had is soundcore x20. They can take a beating, comfortable with adjustable hooks, have sound that's enough to get you in the range between goregrind and dub, and have a decent anc, and usb-c charging port . The only downside is that battery is weakish.

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  • [–] 2 points 21 hours ago

    Earfun make some pretty good budget earbuds. Great value.

    Missing the tile tracking feature which was honestly fire. Idk how sweat resistant

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Fairphone have some that are repairable and have replaceable batteries. I haven't tried them, so can't couch for sound

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  • [–] 3 points 21 hours ago (1 child)

    I have a pair of Fairbuds, I've had them about a little over a year. I've been meaning to write a review but I have not come around to It yet. But the short and sweet is, They are neat. I love the repair ability of the hardware but they feel like a "beta" product due to the software/firmware. Within 2 months of getting them I had sent them for warranty service. That after doing all the troubleshooting available without a second pair available.

    The reason for the warranty service was that the left earbud just stopped responding, this after; randomly disconnecting, complaining about low battery(even with a brand new battery), randomly lowering volume until completely silent(only the left earbud, device volume did not change).

    Came back after they replaced left earbud, now it worked but still have the same issues before, except now it responds. I want to say that they work most of the time. But things bugg out way to often to say that with confidence. I'm pretty sure all the issues are software or firmware relates but since no new firmware has been released since I got them I can't say for sure. I would not recommend them, based on my experience to someone who isn't in it for the support of the fairphone project.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 hours ago

    Thanks! My current cheap pair of edifiers have been going a few years, but one of the batteries is dying.. Might get another year out of it, maybe the Fairphone ones will be more stable by then..

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  • [–] 11 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    My all time favorite was Jabra Elite 7 Active (or something like that), but sadly they went out of production.

    These days I use Sennheisser Momentum TW4, and they're pretty great. I just miss the fact that my Jabra pair was waterproof.

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  • [–] 2 points 14 hours ago

    I miss Jabra! Cats kept getting a hold of mine, I have ADHD, kept forgetting to hide them and they ate literally ate the tips of two pairs in a row. I eventually transitioned to cheaper buds (Nothing) and more expensive headphones (Sony WH-1000XM4). Function-wise Nothing and Jabra is superior to Sony"s slop attempt at an app.

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    [–] 6 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Cheap shitty ones , you wont care about loosing.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago*

    You can usually get some late-model Soundcores in that range, and I've always found the ones with 4.6 stars or higher to be solid. Their ANC isn't fantastic, and for music they aren't great, but they're my go-tos because I'm a podcast guy and the battery life is pretty good for the price. The Soundcore Life earbuds are the ones I might avoid, but Soundcore Liberty and Soundcore P##i series have been "fine" across the board.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago

    EarFun Airpro4 Plus

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    Last couple of earbuds I got that are cheap, comfortable, worked well were TOZO. Found them.on Amazon. They have ANC but no over the ear hook. About $30.

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  • [–] 1 point 23 hours ago

    I've had good experience with JBLs, using a Live Beam 3 rn. Cheaper ones might be around your price range.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (11 children)

    try soundcore.. it's owned by amazon so you may not want to. i have a pair of the space a40 and they are comfortable and have ANC.. they make a number of different styles and then have different price points in each style

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  • [–] 12 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Woah back up, no they aren't. They are sold heavily on Amazon but Amazon doesn't own any part of them.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

    my bad..apologies... bad brand association. i still bought them though

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago

    I have the sport x20 and while they're above your budget ($80) I just wanted to add my recommendation to soundcore. They're my favorite over the ear earbuds that I've tried so far. They're super comfortable, they stay in my ear whether I'm running or laying down with my head against a pillow, and the sound is pretty good. The only thing I don't like is that the charging case is really finicky and if I'm not paying attention sometimes I dock them to charge and go to use them the next day and they're completely dead. But I like them enough that when I can find a spare $80 I'm hoping to buy a second pair because I'm tired of constantly transferring this case around between my different backpacks for work, school and normal life and then having to go on a treasure hunt to figure out which bag I had them in last when I want to use them at home.

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    [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    I've been very happy with my JBL 130. Nothing fancy, but good sound, excellent noise canceling for the price. For me few earbuds are comfortable but these fit well for me.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    KZ AN-01 earhooks paired with pretty much any KZ IEMs of your choice (buy from AliExpress). It fits your budget nicely and you still get outstanding audio quality whether you need it or not.

    I like a lot of bass, so I use mine with a pair of KZ Decet with Tangzu Sancai wide bore eartips. The KZ Duonic is also a great choice.

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