Buy It For Life
Earbuds
Updated May 23, 2024
Buy something that will last.
Here's a curated list of the most
durable and high-quality earbuds and the best place to get them.
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Sony WF-1000XM4 Earbuds 
High-quality wireless earbuds known for their exceptional sound quality and noise-canceling capabilities.
- Excellent sound quality
- Effective noise-canceling
- Good battery life
Anker Soundcore Earbuds
Affordable wireless earbuds with good sound quality and battery life.
- Affordable price
- Good battery life
- Decent sound quality
I’ve had good luck with Anker Soundcore earbuds. Sound great, not crazy expensive and good battery life.
– unknown
– unknown
Basically everything Anker makes is quality, and 1/3 to half the price of name brands.
– HyruleJedi
– HyruleJedi
I have my soundcore earbuds from 5 years ago. Still works perfectly. The newer ones have even better battery life now.
– TheRiteGuy
– TheRiteGuy
Jabra Elite Earbuds
Durable wireless earbuds with excellent fit and sound quality, ideal for physical activities.
- Excellent fit
- Durable
- Good sound quality
I have been using my jabra elite pro 7 for 2 years now and still love them.
– Puzzleheaded-Cup-854
– Puzzleheaded-Cup-854
I've had my Jabra Elite 75t's for 4 years. Use them on avg 2-5 hours every freak'n day. Still rock solid.
– afriedma
– afriedma
Vote on the Jabra Elite 7 pro as well (also as I like their sound).
– Swiftstormers
– Swiftstormers
Apple AirPods Pro
Popular wireless earbuds with effective noise-canceling and seamless integration with Apple devices.
- Seamless apple integration
- Effective noise-canceling
- Good sound quality
My apple airpod 1's have lasted 3 years and are still going strong.
– randomguyjebb
– randomguyjebb
My Apple AirPods Pro have lasted almost 2 years.
– BubuBarakas
– BubuBarakas
My OG gen 1 AirPods are still what I use for running.
– beg1naga1n
– beg1naga1n
Shure SE215 Earbuds
High-quality wired earbuds known for their durability and replaceable parts.
- Durable
- Replaceable parts
- Good sound quality
I have a set of the Shure SE215. I've had them for 6 years of heavy use in pro audio.
– MNMingler
– MNMingler
I have the same pair of buds and they're going strong after 8!
– hoxhorsehive
– hoxhorsehive
I bought my current set of Shure e2c earbuds in 2006 and they work just as well now.
– nalc
– nalc
Fairphone Earbuds
Ethically produced wireless earbuds with easily replaceable batteries.
- Replaceable batteries
- Ethical production
They gotta be repairable and good for me to care if I'm spending that much money on it.
– AnotherPersonsReddit
– AnotherPersonsReddit
– Miami199
– ninjump
– JD3982