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I'm an audiophile, and these $20 earbuds pass my sound quality check


If you've ever wondered how well noise-canceling works on earbuds, this pair makes it more than obvious.

If you're wearing earbuds while being active outside (such as running), I would highly suggest you disable noise-canceling during that period, so you can hear the ambient sounds. Once the full charge was achieved, I opened the case, unlocked my Pixel 9 Pro, and waited a couple of seconds before Quick Connect did its thing. I've tested earbuds that cost four and five times as much as the JLab Go Pods ANC that didn't sound this rich and exciting.

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