Looking for Bluetooth over ear headphones at 2k

Jee

Hi, the title pretty much says it all. Looking to get a decent wireless over ear headphone for my sis around 2 to 3k. There are certainly no trouble finding one but there are just so many options I am quite overwhelmed on what to pick. Nothing particular, just the usual good neutral sound quality, fairly comfortable and decent battery.

The main reason she wants one is that the ear buds seems to be a bit painful on ears during continuous use and gets a bit icky. I on the other hand give a lot of importance to sound quality but its hard to find reliable reviews for cheap headphones. I usually check crinacle for audio devices but he doesn't bother with cheap stuff so would like to get some recommendations from experts here. And if something is significantly better at 4 or 5k I wouldn't mind stretching the budget a little and maybe get one for myself as well.

B_the_B

You could also try non in ear tws earbuds. Moondrop has recently launched a model called block. It's available for pre-order rn. I use their space travel tws earbuds and they're excellent.

But if you want to go the headphones route, check out sound core q10 by anker.

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Or step up some more for the noise cancelling variant by the same brand

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Kubdya Khavis

B_the_B said:
You could also try non in ear tws earbuds. Moondrop has recently launched a model called block. It's available for pre-order rn. I use their space travel tws earbuds and they're excellent.

But if you want to go the headphones route, check out sound core q10 by anker.

How's the battery life on Space Travel? I recently opted for Sony WF-C500 instead of Space Travel solely due to the battery life. EQed it with wavelet.

B_the_B

Kubdya Khavis said:
How's the battery life on Space Travel? I recently opted for Sony WF-C500 instead of Space Travel solely due to the battery life. EQed it with wavelet.

It's pretty good. I don't think the case holds a lot of charge though. I get 3-4 hrs with just the earbuds and the case will be able to top it up 2-3 times. You can still get the space travel because they're so cheap. And the sound quality in normal mode is fantastic (both the ANC and transparency mode let wind noises through if there's even a decently strong wind, and it's irritating).

Jee

B_the_B said:
You could also try non in ear tws earbuds. Moondrop has recently launched a model called block. It's available for pre-order rn. I use their space travel tws earbuds and they're excellent.

But if you want to go the headphones route, check out sound core q10 by anker.

She specifically asked for over ear as she finds iem a bit painful on the ears. The anker you suggested looks pretty good so I think I will get that, thanks for the help.

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B_the_B said:
It's pretty good. I don't think the case holds a lot of charge though. I get 3-4 hrs with just the earbuds and the case will be able to top it up 2-3 times. You can still get the space travel because they're so cheap. And the sound quality in normal mode is fantastic (both the ANC and transparency mode let wind noises through if there's even a decently strong wind, and it's irritating).

TWS for less than 3k is nuts, how does it compare to moondrop chu 2? I tried airpods and amazon basic tws before but wasn't a fan of them, airpods was alright with some eq but still not that good compared to chu.

Jee

blr_p said:
Or step up some more for the noise cancelling variant by the same brand

Amazon.in

Oof that's quite expensive, I was looking more at 2k range so the other model suggested looks good enough to me. If I end up liking this one enough maybe I will get the anc version for myself

B_the_B

Jee said:
TWS for less than 3k is nuts, how does it compare to moondrop chu 2?

Sorry, I haven't tried Chu / Chu II. Spacetravel has been my introduction to Moondrop. I tend to use IEMs only when traveling / during work outs.

Kubdya Khavis

Jee said:
TWS for less than 3k is nuts, how does it compare to moondrop chu 2?

Actually there are quite a few decent options around the 3k mark. I got my Sony WF-C500 for 2.9k. Skullcandy Dime 3 has decent review from rtings. Its also available on autoeq project if you want to tweak it. Both CMF Buds and Buds Pro have decent reviews for people who like bass boosted V signatures. QCY Melobuds and Soundcore R50i ANC are good options too. Moondrop Space Travel is generally regarded as the best sounding tws in its price range. But its bang average on all other fronts especially the battery life. Only 3-4hrs of battery life on the buds with no fast charging. After a year its going to go down further as the battery starts to degrade. Also no IP rating so could potentially get wrecked by sweat. A good buy if you have 3k lying around unsed and dont mind buying something else in a year or two.

If you want to play around with the sound signature then I would suggest getting a pair of tws that's either listed on autoeq or listed on squiglink by a reputed source. That way you can autoeq it to your liking. That's what I've done with my Sony tws and its made a big difference.

B_the_B

Kubdya Khavis said:
Actually there are quite a few decent options around the 3k mark. I got my Sony WF-C500 for 2.9k. Skullcandy Dime 3 has decent review from rtings. Its also available on autoeq project if you want to tweak it. Both CMF Buds and Buds Pro have decent reviews for people who like bass boosted V signatures. QCY Melobuds and Soundcore R50i ANC are good options too. Moondrop Space Travel is generally regarded as the best sounding tws in its price range. But its bang average on all other fronts especially the battery life. Only 3-4hrs of battery life on the buds with no fast charging. After a year its going to go down further as the battery starts to degrade. Also no IP rating so could potentially get wrecked by sweat. A good buy if you have 3k lying around unsed and dont mind buying something else in a year or two.

There are a couple of other drawbacks too. The ANC and transparency mode are just name sake and don't really do a good job in either of the modes. And like I mentioned already, it lets wind noises through in both the modes which can be irritating ( but because they're IEMS there's always passive isolation, in the normal mode).

But the SQ in the normal mode is worth all those drawbacks . The bass is really full and meaty without being bloated. The vocals (male and female) come very cleanly without being veiled. The highs are not sibilant and just well rounded off. I don't like to splurge on headphones /earphones but I own several pairs collected over several years (Jabra revo, Skullcandy grind wireless, Koss porta pro, Sennheiser PX-80, Sennheiser HD-250BT, Sony WI-C100, Apple AirPods 2ng gen, Vido earbuds) and if I was to rate them purely on SQ terms, the space travel would be top / tied for top with the Jabra revo.