Jabra Elite 10 True Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds – Advanced Active Noise Cancelling with Dolby Atmos Surround Sound, All-Day Comfort, Multipoint, Crystal-Clear Calls – Matte Black

I have been on an ear bud journey as of late. I started with sony XM4, then went to bose QC 2, then to bose QC ultras, then sennheiser momentum 4s, and then jabra elite 10. (zero interest in XM5, outclassed)What I have come to discover is after spending well over 30 hours listening time with the elite 10s, jabra tested 62000 ears and went all in on performance with these buds and they struck wild success. These are phenomenal in most areas that matter. The two best out of all of these were the momentum 4s and the elite 10s and its not even that close.After using them both extensively, the Jabras are a bit better for my tastes. Every time i would hear a song or listen to an action sequence in a video with any other earbuds in, i found myself wanting to re-listen with the elite 10s in.. and it was always better and so impressive.They both sound beautiful.. with momentums you hear a bit more detail and it's more precise but a bit more delicate. The Jabras are much more powerful and intense but it's a bit more harmonious.Tw4s are pretty, Jabras are passionate.I like the intensity and rumbling bass and power you get from the music rather than the fine musical details. I like to feel music, not just hear it.The Sennheisers might be better for some people depending on the type of music you like but they lack bass and fullness. i keep wishing i could click their EQ up 2 more notches on the low and mid but you cant. I even ran a bass test and the Jabra are way better from 200hz down to 20hz.If you were to listen to rap or rock or pop or EDM, the Jabras are much better. they're much more powerful. Especially in the bass and mid range.While you can hear every string on a guitar with the momentum, you can't get nearly the same power from them and if you try to turn them up to max to try to match volume they get screechy.It's almost like you're in a bigger room with the momentums so there's more air and you're in a smaller room with the Jabras so it's more tight, but in a good way.The jabras are also extremely ergonomic and comfortable as long as that rubber coating doesnt peel off.The one bad thing about the jabras is the hear through... the hear through is very bad compared to the momentums and sub par compared to other offerings. it works but its not impressive.overall, these win best ear buds 2024 in my book. just wish hear through could get literally twice as loud and clear as it is.

I have the AirPods Pro 2nd Gen, Bose QCII, Sony XM5 and now the Jabra 10s.AirPods Pro 2nd Gen – I got these first and they score near the top on everything and I probably would’ve stopped here but they just won’t stay in my left ear for more than few minutes before slipping out. There are some good aftermarket solutions that keep them in but they have to be taken off before putting the APP2Gs back into the case.Bose QCII Earbuds – I got these next. ANC is on a completely different level than anything else and the stability bands work great and go back with the buds into the case no problem. The case is definitely large, but I don’t find this that bothersome. For my ears, the sound quality is top shelf and I can get the EQ that I like even though it’s just a 3-band. I was surprised how much better they sound than the APP2Gs. Again, I would probably have stopped here, but QCII has lots of connectivity issues. They are noticeably slower to connect, sometimes only one of the two buds connects and they’ll drop connections randomly when the device is just a few inches away. It seems like this has gotten worse over time too (and no firmware updates with fixes). These would be a slam dunk if they would just make the Bluetooth work well (and with the new Ultras it seems like they are more focused on spatial audio than making BT work)Sony XM5 – I was expecting great things out of these with the ANC being touted as just a notch below the QCII and the sound quality claimed to be the best of the bunch. All I can guess is that that presumes you can get a good seal, which I could not get. They don’t fall out like APP2Gs, but they just don’t seal with Sony or even high-quality aftermarket tips. Maybe they aren’t a good match for the shape of my ears, but they seem very overrated in my book.Jabra Elite 10 – These just came out in the US and were getting good early reviews so I thought I’d give them a shot. The ANC is not Bose level, but in the same class as the APP2Gs and better than the XM5 – they seem a lot less reliant on tip-fit and passive noise reduction. The sound quality on these is amazing and with my preferred EQ these are big step up from the APP2Gs and also better than QCIIs with more detail and a wider, airier soundstage. I definitely was not expecting this level of SQ from Jabra. The Bluetooth seems well implemented on these - they connect super fast and so far the multi-point is flawless for going between an iPhone and a PC.