I love my Soundcore Q45s. 2 years of everyday wear & they are holding up better than my last pair of beats. I can’t wait to buy their next premium release when it drops… right after Dudes Headphones Refund Might Expire upload their review of course
You two are so much fun to watch. Great humor and excellent descriptions, tests, and breakdowns. I own several of the pairs on your list and like them for different reasons. Keep up the good work!
I havnt tried the q45 but did have the q30 and the build quality was horrible. They seemed good quality out of the box but 6 months later they fell apart. They were used a lot (about 14 hrs per day) but they were never abused. They spent all day being worn as designed then placed on a headphone stand to charge at night. When I say that they fell apart, I mean it literally. The oval side pieces popped off and a LOT of the plastic band broke into tiny pieces. Others have had the same complaints in comments for the q30 and since the q45 resembles the q30 I am hesitant to try them until others can confirm the build quality can hold up to all day use. My family has owned 3 other Soundcore earbuds that we use daily and we all Love them, so it was dissapointing to see how badly their over ear headphones failed. Hopefully they fixed the quality for the q45 but just figured I would mention this experience.
@@onitramt77 i own q45 , it is my first headphone , it was also never abused , it fell apart same way you told tooo , i thought it was because i had a bigger head size made it to get crack on the sides and small pieces of plastics broke and came out of the hole , felt like better to put a little more on xm5 rather than spending this much and see it break into pieces in around 4 months .
Same here with Q30, I barely use daily for Teams and some casual music listening while working. The first points of failures are ear pads, head cushion and plastic hinges at the top next to the head cushion. Plastic parts on the sides and speaker cups are doing ok, despite they are already 3 years old. Generally all that fake leather is going to wear out at around 1-2 years max no matter the brand and the only option is to replace the ear pads using velvet, velour or some mesh material instead. For that top "leather" head band cushion there is material sleeves you can put on that part to cover it or try to diy repair it using again some velvet, velour or mesh material. Despite all of this inconvenience I still believe those Soundcore products, be it Q30, Q45, etc are still good value buy, you just have to be aware those flaws and be ready either to get something new past 1-2year mark or be ready for some major repairs. And to be clear this holds true for like 90% of similar products at this price point. You cannot expect high functionality + high quality = low price, this is not how capitalism works, sacrifices have to be made somewhere.
Totally enjoyed the comparisons. I have the Tozo H2 and thoroughly enjoy the ANC and sound quality. Pretty comfy overall. Will compare with Edifier W700NB arriving tomorrow. Thx!!
Both your top picks are fantastic. But I agree with Rohan, man. The 1MORE SonoFlow is STILL the best value hi-res wireless headphones in the market. If you get aggressive with that EQ and add a ton of treble, you'll get great sound that can rival the flagships (because it doesn't distort with EQ). 👌
This list goes to show how far budget ANC bluetooth headphones have come in the past few years. I bought a pair of budget hybrid ANC headphones a few years ago and they were close to unlistenable. Poor audio quality, lots of hiss, no ambient mode, poor mics, no app. Now I would probably be more than satisfied using any of these alongside my Sony xm’s. Just purchased the Earfun Wave Pros for $60 and I’m blown away how much value you can get now. Good balanced audio quality, very good ANC with little white noise, a feature rich app and a nice hard case to boot. The only negative I can think of is the DSP is not available in wired mode which seriously degrades the sound quality but other than that it’s really only a step or two behind the class leaders which cost five to ten times as much. Well done Earfun!
Idk but when you said "Namaste" i smiled and just subscribed. Thanks for the video, it came perfectly cause i was tired of searching headphones under 100$.
Now this is purely from my experience. I just bought the Bose QC Ultra and imo the premium you pay(300€ more than the Soundcore Q45 I have) is definitely not worth it. I’m not an audiophile by any means, but that really saddened me. I might try the XM5s and if I don’t achieve a different result I will stick with my budget headphones
Great reviews! I love to keep an eye (ear?) on the budget end of the market, and you've nailed all the important features (for me mic quality is particularly important), and done it in a really succinct and engaging way with great production. Keep it up guys!
Excellent review - in depth, ears in. A shame about the false claims on things like battery life. Some company's are more reliable. Also good to know how long get updates for. Sony and Apple have a great track record. I've had some earbuds that have never had an update and ones were the app is appalling (like with my Edifiers).
Great review. Just had the Soundcore Space 1 delivered yesterday. Seems quite good. Have enjoyed the sound after doing the hearing test. Some great items. I did think about about the 1 More and the Earfun that has great early reviews. Would love a review of the Jlab Lux when time permits; great early reviews after the USA release; I love their buds that punch above their price point.
Goeie vergelijking, thanks! Hebben jullie al eens iets Fresh 'n Rebel getest? Ik kan er helaas weinig goede reviews van vinden, maar qua features voor de prijs lijken ze erg interessant.
@@DHRME Klopt, Davina deed een tijdje terug nog de reclame voor ze. Ik heb zelf de Clam 2 ANC gekregen vorig jaar en zou graag een iets betere set willen hebben, maar dit is mijn eerste draadloze headset met ANC en heb dus geen idee of ik er al op vooruit zou gaan met bv. de Q45 of de 1more Sonos, of dat deze van ongeveer dezelfde kwaliteit zijn en ik dus meer uit moet geven om er echt op vooruit te gaan. Anyway, bedankt voor de vlotte reactie, ik houd jullie in de gaten 👍
Hi guys, first of all I Iove your review and thank u for the many hours, days, weeks of hard work making this video. What is the difference between 1more sonoflow and 1 more sonoflow pro? It is worth to buy the pro?
I wasn't a big fan of the Sonoflow. The main advantage is you can keep LDAC with multipoint, although you must always initiate the connection to the second device manually. I returned it when I got the Q45 and found them superior overall - clearer treble and wider soundstage, and the earcups don't creak or clunk as much. My main gripe is the cabin pressure issue which seems to affect the sound when I shake my head around - the bass increases and dips abruptly.
I never understand why ANC is so important for wireless headphones. I still use the Sony WH-1000XM2 even on a plane, and it does it's work perfect. As soon as you put music on, you don't hear anything from the outside anymore. ok, if you use it for phonecalls it can be handy, but still. Quality of sound is the most important thing for me to buy a headphone.
The Sony wh-1000xm2 IS a wireless bluetooth ANC headphone, that’s why you don’t hear the jet noise when you use them. It has active noise cancellation, still one of the best on the market even though it’s a few years old.
@@viffer94 I know that ofcourse. But what bothers me more, is the fact that sound quality is not priority one for people buying a bluetooth headphone. At the time i bought my XM2, it was because i had a long flight to go and i know the noise is heavy inside an airplane. So for that i bought the XM2, but also the sound quality was exceptional at that time, and i've heard his younger brothers like the XM4 and 5, but i still like my XM2 better. But nowadays everything is important on wireless headphones but sound quality is not prior. And that is why you buy a headphone. For the music. Not for the ANC as number one. Using it outside on the road it is even more dangerous using ANC.
Gentlemen....please get your hands on the Vokalen Hyper Pros and/or Picun F6 if you can. I would be supremely interested to hear your Detailed Happy Reactions. Most Excellent!
so with the eq shifts for some of these headphones. its actually MORE bassy when anc is off? Usually its the opposite. or the colors on the graph labelled in incorrectly
Any plans to review the just launched 1More Sonoflow Pro HQ51 ? They claim big time to beat Bose and Sony at ANC and the battery life was boosted as well. It's available on Amazon Germany right now for about 80 EUR, but i bet it will get cheaper. It looks the same as the original but upgraded drivers and earcups.
Thanks guys nice job the Soundpeats are 50 bucks and probably won't go up much higher than that here in the US. I'd probably go for the earfuns I like the case and they're a good company to deal with at least for me. Thanks again much appreciated. 💯🙏🇺🇸
I found creative zen hybrid 2 at 40€, meanwhile your best picks soundcore q45 1more sonoflow and earfun wave pro are respectively at 149€, 109€ and 79€(soundcore space one are at 99€). What do you suggest, are those headphones worth that much more than Creative Zen Hybrid 2 or I should take the offer I found because it’s greatly convenient?
@@DHRME I have already headphones for gaming, so I would use it pretty much to listen to music outside my house, like in university(so I would need one that doesn’t make too much noise). Other than that I would only use it to watch films, so I would prefer one that has good audio quality, anc and not too much leaking sound.
Which headphone should i buy? I want a headphone which cancels human noise like i am in a train people are talking i want to cancel those surrounding sounds and i am on a budget of $100
for me personally the space ones are not working for noise canceling for me, perhaps because my head is too small for them and they are quite large. I'm in the process of returning them actually because they didn't work even as well as the same brand's (cheaper) q30s. it could be I got a bad batch but who knows.
can you take a look on ugreen hitune max5c, it kinda baffles me as it has adjustable ANC and hi-res on both wireless and wired connections and LDAC like what is happening. and it's around $40 which goes all the way down to $22 on sale
Very nice comparison, but you could have added sony wh-ch720 for reference. Where I live they are similarly priced to most of the offerings in this video except q45 which is much more expensive.
I was looking for a lightweight wireless budget headphones that I intend to mostly use indoors only. Which one do y'all suggest? I was thinking of the Soundcore Space.
About the space one i liked them, sound was good for me, anc is great and the app was good but the hinge broke after 5 months, i only used it in the house always careful, but i returned it .
9:27 big gaslight here? You said the mics hold up well but i could not hear anything during the test. Unless you’re measuring something else, that was a blatant lie lol
in my opinion these are all a waste of money. I spent thousands on budget audio and every single one was trash. Cheap audio always sounds thin and hallow I don't care what anyone says. Save your money and buy something real. You can get the studio pro for $180
Nah bruhh.....I have 400 dollar headphone...they are only a tier above these 100 dollar headphones. Either go expensive or cheap. The in between is not worth it to me.
I've bought Bose, Sony, Beats. and Apple for myself, friends, and family. They look and sound amazing. With that said, they are ridiculously priced. I have over 30 pairs under $100.00. Some are on this list. I'm very pleased with their sound . Some are junk though. I have several in the $100-$200.00 range that I'm considering but I don't think I will ever pay more than that.
@@RatchetRorschach I'm going to go with 1. Vokalen Hyper Pro. 2. EarFun Wave Pro. 3. Picun F6. 4. 1More SonoFlow and JLab Lux ANC. 5. Tozo HT2 and Soundcore Q20i. And dark horse 6. Behringer BH470NC and Monoprice BT-300ANC. No app support like the others but they look/feel great, come with a hard case (JLab, Tozo, and Soundcore - edit: these three do not), and support aptX.
