Best True Wireless Earbuds of 2023 — Audiophile ON

Wireless Earbud Buyers Guide:

A few areas stand out to me when buying this type of earphone. Of course, none of the earphones I have tested are perfect, but if you can find a good balance in these areas, you should have an excellent user experience.

SIze & Comfort

First of all, you want something that fits. 

Many truly wireless earbuds are massive and barely fit inside the ear.

Apple got this right on the Airpods by hanging the battery and receivers from that weird-looking pole that hangs down from your ears. Other companies, for some reason, decided to build outward,s and that meant wide profiles and poor balance. 

Overly bulky earphones will be hard to fit, especially if you have small ears, and the weight distribution at the back end makes them hard to keep in place if you are doing anything more strenuous than sitting still.

I suggest you look for an excellent ergonomic design that will fit snugly in your ears, create a good seal, and not fall out under movement. If you want to see a poor example of design and one of the worst-fitting earphones on the market, look no further than the Master & Dynamic MW07. Conversely, if you want a fantastic fit, then the Kinera YH623 earphones.

Sound Quality

Over the past two years, I have tried around 60 pairs of wireless earbuds, and 50% have sounded shocking. It is terrible by audiophile standards, and anyone could notice that the sound is horrible. Weak and thin bass is the most common thing and is often combined with a drawn-out thin overall sound.

The other fault I see is a lack of volume. Some of these earphones do not get loud enough to make your music sound enjoyable. It can be frustrating to have your book limited; I want earphones that can go a little up from my usual listening volumes, and I don’t want to run my earbuds at 100% due to the noticeable drain on the battery’s resources.

This year we have seen the sound being taken very seriously. The drivers’ standards to produce the sound have greatly improved, and a better focus on tuning.

Bluetooth connectivity weakness

Finally, you might have pairing issues. Yes, some companies have sent me earphones where one of the earbuds lags slightly behind the other during playback. They get crazy when we refuse to write a review or recommend them to our readers. 

At this point, our response has been pretty standard.  If you want a good review of your headphones, make good headphones. Do not just do the bare minimum and expect a positive reaction.

The good true wireless earphone companies have stepped up their game in this area, which has been a revelation. Bluetooth 5.0 is fast becoming the standard of this technology, and many manufacturers have started offering a low latency mode.

Low latency is important if you watch a lot of videos. Latency, in this case, is described as the lag between what you see on the screen and what you hear. So your earphones should be up to time and in sync with low latency enabled when watching a movie, youtube, or gaming.

Battery Life

Battery life on wireless earbuds has always been an issue. You have a minimal product that is doing an awful lot yet still has to remain small and light enough to fit in your ears.

Run time is about 6-8 hours, with further portable playback coming from the integrated charging cases where you charge the earphones. This works well for most situations, but you might run out of juice on a long-haul flight, extended camping trip, etc.