Wired earbuds are trending again. Almost every time I’m out and about, I see more people rocking wires and keeping it old school. Is this a result of the matcha-drinking, tote bag-carrying, vintage shoe-wearing individuals — often referred to as performative males — bringing wired earbuds back into the mainstream? Is it because people long for the days before lossy Bluetooth audio? Is it because we're finally tiring of wireless device-specific ecosystems? Who knows.
But one thing I do know is that wired earbuds can offer amazing compression-free sound and top-tier reliability — often for a smaller cost than their Bluetooth-equipped counterparts. And recently, I managed to test a pair of wired buds that really blew me away.
