Looking for earbuds recommendations

[jiver]

I accidentally washed my samsung galaxy buds live in the washing machine and now they don't work. I was most likely going to buy the same pair again used or refurbished, though I also was looking at an alternative as well. I've tried the buds3 pro and didn't like the feel of them to be honest. The thing I loved most about the live was the sleekness of them in ear not being too noticeable and they way they felt in ear could wear for extended periods of time and didn't feel too bad either if I wore them laying on a pillow. 

[strange13930]

41 minutes ago, jiver said:

I accidentally washed my samsung galaxy buds live in the washing machine and now they don't work. I was most likely going to buy the same pair again used or refurbished, though I also was looking at an alternative as well. I've tried the buds3 pro and didn't like the feel of them to be honest. The thing I loved most about the live was the sleekness of them in ear not being too noticeable and they way they felt in ear could wear for extended periods of time and didn't feel too bad either if I wore them laying on a pillow. 

I got the soundcore p30i for my birthday and I've been loving them, they have surround sound, different modes of noise cancelling and they can connect to 2 devices at once.  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRTYZG5C/ref=twister_B0D5QS3L86?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

[WeltenBummler42]

I'm a pretty big fan of the Nothing Ear (https://nothing.tech/products/ear). Nothing have a really cool design ethos and track record of re-making great products, like the Nothing Phone and I secretly love supporting anyone who's anti-Apple 

 

That said, if there's a risk of you putting your next set through the washing machine again, the Xiamo Redmi Buds 6 (https://www.mi.com/global/product/redmi-buds-6/) are almost AirPod quality but for 1/3 the price.

[jiver]

On 11/1/2025 at 10:48 PM, strange13930 said:

I got the soundcore p30i for my birthday and I've been loving them, they have surround sound, different modes of noise cancelling and they can connect to 2 devices at once.  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRTYZG5C/ref=twister_B0D5QS3L86?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

Tried these out and was honestly not too bad for the price of them. One thing I felt missing though was an app for audio customization and the bass felt a little lacking other than that sounded good.

[jiver]

On 11/2/2025 at 1:13 AM, WeltenBummler42 said:

I'm a pretty big fan of the Nothing Ear (https://nothing.tech/products/ear). Nothing have a really cool design ethos and track record of re-making great products, like the Nothing Phone and I secretly love supporting anyone who's anti-Apple 

 

That said, if there's a risk of you putting your next set through the washing machine again, the Xiamo Redmi Buds 6 (https://www.mi.com/global/product/redmi-buds-6/) are almost AirPod quality but for 1/3 the price.

Tried the nothing and I am loving them quality of them with how crisp they are, great battery life, and I also like how it will do a fit test for you and audio test to make sure everything is perfect for you. 

My thoughts on the redmi is the quality is good for its price the only thing I say is a little lacking is the bass but fine other than that on the quality. One downside for the redmi is the fact that I was unable to get the app through the play store due to region requirements not being available in my country though I had just got the apk instead to try out the app which felt a little lacking. 

[strange13930]

47 minutes ago, jiver said:

Tried these out and was honestly not too bad for the price of them. One thing I felt missing though was an app for audio customization and the bass felt a little lacking other than that sounded good.

there is an app for them, but it's only for ios and android.

[jiver]

2 hours ago, strange13930 said:

there is an app for them, but it's only for ios and android.

oh okay I will have to look for it since I didn't see one originally