Which Earbuds

Posted 28th Jun 2023
Hi guys

I bought a pair of QCY T17 on the recommendation of and am very happy with my purchase 18 months later.

I want to upgrade to something that features Ambient Sound (to save myself from the wrath of the wife).

Any recommendations please?

I don't listen to music. Podcasts and audiobooks only.
I love the small form factor of the QCY T17, the smaller the better please.
No stem, I would like them in-ear.
Ambient sound is essential.

Thanks again

M
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  1. regancipher's avatar
    Glad to hear you liked the T17 - I'm a big fan too. Happy to have helped!

    If you like QCY, they have a couple of new products - HT05 Melobuds and HT07 Arcbuds. HT05 have stems, but sound great. HT07 are similarly shaped to the T17, although a bit chunkier. Both have fifteen strength levels for ANC and 5 for ambient mode.

    Soundpeats Capsule3 Pro have good, natural sounding ambient mode although again they have stems. I am not so keen on Soundpeats non-stem buds because they are a little too chunky for my liking, although Mini Pro HS is probably their closest to that form factor.

    If you want no stem, Soundcore A3i is probably the best, non-chunky option. They're often on sale, available on Amazon and have good app support.

    Pretty much all of them are reviewed on my YouTube page (although I haven't got round to the A3i yet!)
  2. 001Cisco's avatar
    What price range are you after?
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