I watch a lot of YouTube. Whether I’m nerding out on my hobbies, or losing time watching people build tunnels under their houses, the Google-owned video service is streaming someplace in any respect hours.

If you have spent any period of time on YouTube up to now, you are most likely conscious of Raycon’s Everyday Earbuds, which have been promoted by all of the influencers presently strolling round on planet Earth. As WIRED’s resident headphone reviewer, they appeared just like the schwag that content material creators get in trade for sponsorships to assist pay for cameras and modifying. Those plasticky-looking buds can’t be any good, proper?

At the behest of coworkers, and with a dose of real curiosity, I made a decision to purchase myself a pair of the $80 earbuds on Amazon and provides them a shot. They’re not one of the best I’ve ever used, however my expertise reveals that we should not essentially decide a e-book by its cowl. Color me impressed with these buds.

They’re small and have good battery life, a compact charging case, and an IPX6 sweat and water resistance ranking that make them completely usable, er … day-after-day. If you’re available in the market for a pair with a small case that you just gained’t fear an excessive amount of about when understanding, I’d nonetheless most likely go for some cheaper JLab buds. But in case you see somebody sporting these round city, otherwise you purchased some already, know that they’re nonetheless higher than standard AirPods.

Celeb Sightings

Raycon is a model obsessive about being seen. It has an entire section on its website devoted to celebrities which have worn one model of its earbuds or one other. It may very well be simply an try to show to would-be patrons that these people didn’t throw them on for a fast picture op earlier than placing again of their AirPods Pro. Then once more, who is aware of? Some of those celebrities would possibly really just like the earbuds as a lot as I did.

Especially in case you’re coming from Raycon’s older, clunkier buds (the corporate routinely updates these with out … actually telling anybody, however these are the late 2022 mannequin), the Everyday Earbuds are completely first rate. They are available in a compact, egg-shaped charging case that simply matches in my pants pocket and helps wi-fi charging. You get about 24 hours of cost from the case, with the buds themselves holding round eight (relying on the quantity you hear at). The passive noise isolation is akin to gentle noise canceling, however there isn’t any lively noise cancellation occurring right here.