Wireless headphones bring about far less clutter and a lot more in the way of convenience. And with the advances in technology, and Apple's new iPhone 7 not having a headphone jack, they are now more popular than ever before. This is great for consumes as this brings down prices and fuels competition.
However it's not all great when you decide to dump the wires and go for a cheap wireless in ear headphones. They do have some drawbacks too. So without further ado, let's take a look at what is good, and what is bad in a pair of low priced in ear headphones.
Battery Life of In Ear Headphones Due to the fact that these headphones are wireless, wired headphones get their power from the headphone jack, battery life is a big issue among wireless headphone users. Wireless headphones power supply comes in the form of either a built-in rechargeable battery, or standard disposable batteries. Built in is always the better option, we feel.
If your headphones that require a wireless transmitter, the transmitter will often double up as a charging dock. This can be ideal and cuts down on more wires.
For Bluetooth headphones, you should look for battery life of around 8-12 hours. This will give you all day playback, and it's also where most of the wireless in ear headphones will fall in to. Remember, though, that battery life is related to volume. The louder your music, the shorter the battery will last. Battery life times that you see on the sellers website will usually show the battery life in the best conditions. So temp and sound volume do alter this a fair bit.
Charge time usually takes 2 - 3 hours on most cheap wireless in ear headphones.
Sound Quality One of the biggest drawbacks against bluetooth headphones used to be that they offered poor sound quality. This was because Bluetooth was not originally intended for streaming high-quality music. With the advances in bluetooth sound quality, this has now changed for the better.
This began with the introduction of the advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP) to enable streaming of high-quality stereo audio.
Even though many people are quick to blame bluetooth for the poor quality of sound, it's important to remember that other things will also affect the sound quality too. Like the quality of the headphones themselves and the audio device being used.
Most of the better known brands now offer a form of wireless in ear headphones and some of them are pretty amazing. Let's take a look at a few of the quality brands, and also some lesser known ones that are perfect for those on a tight budget.
SkullCandy are a low priced in ear wireless headphone brand that have been around now for quite a few years. They always get some great reviews from customers at both Argos and Currys and when you consider you can get them for around £25, this is excellent value for money on some cheap in ear wireless headphones.
GoJi are a fairly new brand of wireless headphones and are selling them at fairly cheap prices. The GoJi GSPINBT16 look great, and also have an in line remote for volume and power. This is something you don't always get on the high end brands base models so it's well worth a look.
Monster are also a fairly new headphones and audio technology brand. They too have some great low prices of in ear headphones, all with features that can rival the better known brands. Currys has some great deals on Monster in ear headphones, so give them a look.
Philips have been around the technology environment for as long as we can remember. They make great quality pieces of tech, for low prices and this is how they've managed to stick around for as long as they have.
Denon are on a great offer right now at Argos. These are really good cheap wireless in ear headphones and Argos are offering £54 off them. Make sure you have a look at them while they're still going.
Onkyo are a new higher end brand and produce dome of the best value for money wireless in ear headphones on the market. The Onkyo E700 are currently on offer with 10% off at Argos and we feel these are the best wireless headphones for around £100 you'll find.
Beats are possibly one of the best known brands right now of audio technology. The wireless in ear Beats headphones are not as well know as the over ear ones, but still a near perfect sound quality and the bass is still just as amazing to hear.
Apple with the iPhone 7 doing away with the headphone socket, Apple brought out there own wireless in ear headphones that you can now buy. They are pretty expensive and far better models can be found for a lot cheaper. Give these a miss, unless you absolutely must have Apple in ear headphones. They are not a bad pair of in ear headphones, just not the best value for money.
Bose known for being the best in quality sound for ages. Bose are a great brand and the quality of sound you get from the wireless in ear headphones is amongst the best around.
JayBird we've saved what we feel are the best wireless in ear headphones to the last. The JayBird X2 are the best in sound quality and also sell for a little lower than the Beats and Bose rivals. Go and give them a listen to at your local Currys store and see what you think.
When it comes to where to get these cheap in ear wireless headphones from, we feel Argos are great for customer service and offering really low prices, and Currys has the added bonus that you can listen to them in store and see just how good the sound quality is.
All the prices of low priced in ear wireless headphones are listed on this page from both Argos and Currys for you to easily compare the prices of the 2 and make sure you're getting the best deal you can find.
If you love your audio equipment and great sound then we also have a page dedicated to sound bars which you can use to get great discounts on sounds bars for your TV. We've also got a handy little section for cheap noise cancelling headphones that you'll probably enjoy too.