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I asked an audio engineer which earbuds he actually wears — and it’s not Apple, Bose or Sony

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I asked an audio engineer which earbuds he actually wears — and it’s not Apple, Bose or Sony

I'm just gonna come out and say it: there are way too many earbuds on the market. Heck, there's way too much of everything on the market. I type "earbuds" into Amazon and over 40,000 products come up! How are there so many people making so many earbuds? Most importantly, who's buying all these earbuds? Are there even enough ears on the planet to sustain this?

No, but seriously. There's too much out there. Decision fatigue is real, and I've been using the same AirPods Pro 2 for three years now. What will I do when they break? Probably buy some refurbished AirPods Pro 2 off BackMarket. They might just be the best earbuds... until...

I got to talk with Mehul Kochar, SVP at Knowles, a brand known for making balanced armature drivers. In layman's terms: drivers that make music sound real nice. So, naturally, I had to ask him which earbuds he uses.

The answer made me feel oh-so vindicated — because he started talking about earbuds I gave 4.5 stars and haven't shut up about since. I told you!

Full disclosure: Knowles engineered the balanced armature driver in the Status Audio Pro X, so it makes sense from a business perspective that Kochar recommended the earbuds to me. Of course Kochar wants more people listening to the Pro X — Knowles has skin in the game.

I, however, have zero skin in the game. I review countless audio products: every week I've got some earbuds, headphones, a speaker, or a soundbar on the go.


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