The best budget wireless earbuds for 2025
Wireless earbuds from Apple, Sony, Bose and other big-name brands may dominate the headlines, but these days you no longer need to spend triple digits to find a quality alternative. If you’re looking to upgrade without breaking the bank, we’ve spent countless hours digging through the bargain bin and reviewing
Skullcandy partnered with Bose for its new $99 Method 360 ANC earbuds
Skullcandy has made a name for itself in recent years with well-featured budget earbuds that don’t sound awful. Although its new Method 360 ANC earbuds are launching with a “special $99.99 introductory price” (that will eventually go up to $129.99) making them one of the brand’s most expensive offerings, the
Sony brings premium features to its WF-C710N budget wireless earbuds
Sony has announced a successor to its budget-minded WF-C700N wireless earbuds from 2023. The new WF-C710N still lack a memorable name but introduce improvements like upgraded active noise cancellation and features borrowed from Sony’s more premium earbud offerings. And despite the rising cost of many electronics, the WF-C710N are available
Best earbuds deal: Save $30.95 on the Beats Fit Pro
SAVE OVER $30: As of March 20, the Beats Fit Pro are on sale for $169 at Amazon. That’s a 15% saving on the list price. Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is just around the corner, but you don’t need to wait for the official launch to find great deals and
Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro are the first to deliver on Qualcomm’s promise of Wi-Fi earbuds
Xiaomi has given a European launch to its Buds 5 Pro, the first earbuds to use Qualcomm’s S7 Pro chip to stream audio over Wi-Fi, in addition to Bluetooth, with no increase in power consumption. Qualcomm announced the technology in October 2023, and this is the first hardware to launch.
Cleer’s open-ear earbuds get new features for gamers
Cleer’s Arc lineup of open-ear earbuds have always been impressively well-equipped with features, but now the company has added some bells and whistles designed with gamers in mind: The $190 Cleer Arc II Gaming and $235 Cleer Arc 3 Gaming earbuds are available in either black or white finishes starting
