I just ordered a set from Apple and I can’t get these to stay in my ear.
I got two pairs from logitech, but the max volume on those was far too quiet.
I got a dongle from Google to use some old AKG earbuds I had, and the inline controls rarely work.
Hoping to find something that has good quality audio, inline controls, decent volume, and eartips that stay in (and/or can be swapped). Preferably somewhere at or below the $20USD mark.
Thank you for any recommendations.
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I don’t use any myself, but these might be helpful:
Thank you very much for this post. I realize you gave me the right answer to the wrong question, because of my poor wording. My mistake. I have updated my original post. I should have specified I am looking for “earbuds” rather than “headphones”.
regardless: these articles are helpful. Thank you!
Ah! You may want to consider just getting a USB-C DAC adapter and pairing it with your preferred earbuds. I’ve heard the Apple one works well with Android devices.
I would think that would be the preferable option, but I haven’t had any luck with the 3 that I have tried. I’ve tried one from Google, and two from Logitech. The Logitech ones both were too quiet, and all 3 seem to have occasional missed-triggers with inline controls when my home screen is locked. For some reason, only Apple’s USB-C Earbuds have behaved consistently well. I would be willing to settle for those, but they just keep slipping out of my head.
In fairness: I haven’t tried Apple’s specific dongle with my other earbuds. But I haven’t felt much confidence with dongles in general thus far. If I can’t find a USB-C set of earbuds that ticks the original post boxes, I may just have to gamble on that dongle.
Thank you again for this suggestion.
I’ve heard that Apple’s dongle is better than the others, but haven’t tried it myself. Otherwise, there are some more serious DAC around: https://www.amazon.com/TempoTec-Sonata-HD-PRO-Android/dp/B084YX4MZD. Best of luck!
Inline controls should work fine with a dongle, I’m guessing your AKG’s or dongle are defective
I have two phones. One has a headphone jack and isn’t compatible with my carrier. The inline controls work fine on that phone. If I plug in the USBC dongle I got from google, the controls will pause, but won’t play again if the screen goes to sleep. Same for the USB-C Dongles I’ve gotten from Logitech.
My primary phone has no headphone jack. the configs I’ve tried above all yield the same results.
2 phones, multiple earbud sets, and 3 different USB-C dongles. Same behavior across stock android, LineageOS, and GrapheneOS.
When I tried the earbuds from Apple, the controls work great. but they keep slipping out of my ear.
That’s why I’m looking for earbuds that terminate into a USB-C jack.
Do you use a USB-C to 3.55mm adapter? If so, what phone and set of earbuds have you had success with?
This is the Original Poster:
I have found what I believe works for my needs and wanted to share.
https://moondroplab.com/en/products/jiu
An additional item that aided me in my search was learning the vocabulary. When I searched for “earbuds”, i kept finding the wrong items. When I searches for “In Ear Monitors” or “IEMs”, suddenly i found appropriate results.
Good luck to everyone out there!
