Every year, a new batch of evolutionary sound products hits the market, and this year is no different. The advances in sound quality, delivery, and product design are remarkable, considering the constraints on engineers and designers. The improvements keep consumer options exciting, fresh, and even a bit overwhelming. Having evaluated the portable audio landscape for quite some time, I assessed the latest earbud offerings and present this list of the top five wireless earbuds currently available. Notably, this list does not include Apple's own earbuds, as those are such a default among iPhone users that including them would be redundant. In addition to fully supporting the iPhone with accompanying apps, these earbuds also work flawlessly with non-Apple devices such as Android phones. Here's my list for this year's top wireless earbuds, presented in alphabetical order.
Bowers & Wilkins Bowers & P17 ($399
These earbuds are the most expensive on this list and for good reason. Bowers & Wilkins has created an audio experience tailored for seasoned audiophiles. Each earbud has its own amplifiers with 24-bit Qualcomm aptX adaptive sound and noise cancellation. They also have six microphones for the best call transmission quality I tested. It not only works as a fast wireless charging station but doubles as a Bluetooth base transmitter. This allows you to connect audio devices with wired headphone jacks into the included plug to use it for products that don't have Bluetooth.
This story is from the Summer 2022 edition of iPhone Life Magazine.
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