Review: Samsung Level Wireless In-Ear Headphones

The moving/jumping free email newsletter ad in the lower right screen is incredibly irritating and distracting. I like what you have to say, but this steers me elsewhere.

I agree with the "dog collar" as I call it with the Bose noise-cancelling. It's the reason I bought the same ones you have, and I love them. I haven't thought of buying anything other than Bose for a very long time.

Also, I'm guessing the first article you did yielded a lot of click-thrus and commissions, hence another article with lots of links to Amazon for everyone's buying pleasure. I didn't buy thru your link, but I hope you make lots of money on this latest article too!

IMO if you’re an Apple guy you should get a pair of BeatsX. Like the AirPods, it has an Apple A1 chip that syncs perfectly and connects instantly with Apple products, but doesn’t look dorky as hell. Decent sound quality, 8 hours of battery life and nice and compact. Have had mine for a few months and I can’t say enough good things about them. They’re $149 like the Bose but definitely worth it.

@Seamus forgot to mention the best part : they’re $40 off on Amazon today! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZUH820?tag=b0c55-20

If you think the Bose beat in ear buds for sound quality, listen to one of the high end Shure in ear headphones. SE425s list for $299 and SE535s list for $499, SE846 for $999. I gave up my Bose for the equivalent of the SE425s (they were SCL-4s back then) and they blow away the Bose in sound quality. Drawback is that the noise reduction (which is sound isolation, technically dfferent ( http://blog.shure.com/noise-cancellation-or-sound-isolation-whats-the-difference/) are they need to be playing music to be effective in reducing the sound.

However, you can sleep with them on a side sleeper, so I vastly prefer them on overnight flights.

I pre-ordered the X phone and looking to buy a wireless earbuds, funny how your article released the day right after the pre order of X phone. What I’ve read so far is the compability of beatsX and cheaper than Apple earbuds. I’m not a fan of beats so I’m still looking. I have a pair of bose QC25 on the ears and their sports ear phones, love both, so I’m tempting to get their wireless

Also for the headphones, you should try out SONY MDR1000x, I have both the QC-35s and these Sony ones, and trust me these are way better, though Bose is slightly more comfortable.

I'm with you, the collar is a deal breaker.

For in-ear headphones I use SE535 ltd, they are great. For over-ear headphones, I have-not found a pair that suits my ears well. I use MW60 a lot lately. They are great in terms of sound quality, but I get `migraines` if I keep using it more than one hour.

I tried QC30 and didn't like the collar. But the biggest disadvantage of QC30 is that once the battery dies, you can't use them at all. I got QC20 instead and couldn't be happier. They're light and in-ear so I can sleep wearing them. Noice reduction is great. They also sit snugly so they block the noise even when turned off. Battery life is the same 8-10 hours but if the battery dies, I can still use them to listen to the music.

Favorite, in-ear, noise cancelling headphones? I have a pair that are okay and were expensive but I'd like to hear others' experiences. I don't care for the Bose over ear because they seem heavy/bulky for me (small head) but I want the option on a plane to use noise-cancelling to better hear the music or movie dialogue.

Honestly, I can't use wireless IEMs unless they have a collar. The kinds with the wires always end up dragging on my neck no matter how I tie them up. Maybe it's just my skin or my sweat that makes them drag so much but they always fall out. Neckbuds are the only thing that work for me. To each their own, I guess.

try the Jaybird X3. It's more sports-focused, but its sound quality is way more better than the Samsung Level

For an all-purpose set of earphones, I found that the Shure SE215 Wireless are the way to go. Decent enough sound; good battery life; bluetooth, although you can switch out the cable for one that plugs into IFE systems if needed; and since they're designed for musicians, they can handle a little bit of sweat etc. during a workout (although I wouldn't make them my primary workout pair, it's enough to prevent having to pack a second pair of earbuds when I want to exercise when traveling). And they are inexpensive enough that if I leave them on the plane, it's not a devastating loss.

samsung=blergh.

Try Airpods!