EarFun Air Pro 4+

The EarFun Air Pro 4+ sounds like a $300 flagship but costs less than dinner for two. Ignore the quirks, snag it on sale, and enjoy the best budget audio experience I've ever tested.

What surprised us most wasn't just the clarity, but how well the dual-driver system handles everything from shimmering hi-hats to rumbling sub-bass without turning into a muddy mess. The 10mm dynamic driver and balanced armature do serious work, and after a quick tweak of the EQ in EarFun's app, these sound richer than earbuds I've tested at triple the price. The LDAC streaming is buttery smooth, and call quality with the 6-mic array is a standout — voices cut through background chaos like a hot knife through butter. Battery life is excellent too: 12 hours per earbud and 54 total with the case is top of the charts. If I'm nitpicking, the fit could be more secure for intense workouts, and that's where the 70th percentile comfort ranking shows up. But for daily listening and commuting, they're a revelation.

Stacked against the Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro, the EarFun's sound profile is more customizable thanks to that dual-driver architecture and full codec support, while Samsung offers a more polished fit and slightly better transparency mode. The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 sounds equally refined but costs nearly three times as much and doesn't beat the EarFun on battery or ANC. If you want the absolute best call quality in a work-from-home setup, Sony's LinkBuds Fit might edge ahead, but for sheer audio pleasure per dollar, the EarFun crushes them all. New challengers like the Technics EAH-AZ100 and Bose QuietComfort Ultra bring fancier noise cancellation and a more premium in-ear feel, but they still cost three to four times more. The AirPods Pro 2 remain the easy button for iPhone users who want spatial audio tricks and seamless switching, yet the EarFun's raw sound quality and codec flexibility embarrass Apple's aging earbuds on pure fidelity.

Prices across vendors swing from a very reasonable $50 all the way up to a laughable $13,707 — ignore the clowns, stick to the deals. If you can grab these for under $80, and especially near $50, you're practically stealing flagship-tier earbuds. At that price, even the quirks become easy to forgive. The EarFun Air Pro 4+ offers better value than anything else in the true wireless space right now.

The one thing to know about the EarFun Air Pro 4+ is this: it sounds so stupidly good for the money that it makes $200 earbuds look like a bad joke. We're talking a hybrid dual-driver setup, support for every high-bitrate codec you actually care about (LDAC, aptX Lossless, LC3), and adaptive ANC that cancels up to 50dB of noise. The fact that you can snag these for around $80, or sometimes as little as $50 if you catch a deal, is borderline absurd. Our database puts the sound quality in the absolute top tier — literally the best we've seen in this category. No, that's not a typo. These tiny buds outperform nearly everything on the market.

If you're looking for earbuds that feel like they were custom-molded for your ears right out of the box, or you demand absolute single-bud reliability for calls when you're juggling a baby, this isn't it. Go get the Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro instead — they sacrifice a bit of raw sound quality for a fit that feels more planted during burpees and a more forgiving Bluetooth party trick.

If you're willing to spend five minutes tweaking an EQ and can live with the occasional single-bud pairing hiccup, the EarFun Air Pro 4+ is the no-brainer choice in the budget-friendly true wireless segment. It consistently delivers sound and features that embarrass many $200–$300 competitors. Unless top-tier comfort or a 100% glitch-free single-ear experience is non-negotiable, these are the earbuds you buy. End of story.