Aukey Key Series T10

This earphone sounds like a warmer, thicker, sharper sounding Apple Airpods Pro. It lacks clarity, focus, and isn't very snappy or punchy. It's very flat and non-delineated. You can't tell what instruments are playing - but voices do come clear. There's a tiny bit of air but it mostly just closed in. "Blobby" comes to mind. Timbre accuracy is terrible. Grainy, veiled, muffled, incoherent, the list goes on.

Overall, just a muddy, rough, dimension-less sound. No detail, no flair, no bass, no treble. Extension is also poor on both ends of the spectrum. Every recording sounds confusing and disoriented. For what it's worth, it's still easy to listen to and the dense coating might appeal to some. I don't think sound quality was the goal of this earbud. Maybe packaging? Given its price tag, I don't think they will be selling many of these buds.

Comparisons

  • Apple Airpods Pro: Both don't sound that great (especially for their price points), but the Aukey has a more solid, warmer, and fuller sound. Lyrics are more intelligible and the timbre sounds more accurate.

Who should buy this?

If you want an inconvenient carry case and have tiny fingers to take the buds out. Or crappy, muddy, sound. Or throw away $110. As far as sound quality is concerned, it is most definitely not worth the money. But somehow - it has such positive reviews on Amazon (shrug).

RankBrandModelIPXBattery (buds/total)Codec# of DriversDriver TypePrice
1SoundcoreLiberty 2 ProIPX48 & 28 hoursaptX211 mm Dynamic, Custom Knowles BA, $110.99
2Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2IPX47 & 28 hoursaptX17mm Dynamic$249.00
3Master & DynamicMW07 GOIPX610 & 22 hoursaptX110 mm Beryllium$199.00
4BeatsPowerbeats ProN/A9 & 24 hoursAAC112 mm rigid aluminum linear piston driver$249.95
5Jabra75tIP557.5 & 28 hoursAAC16 mm Dynamic$179.99
6SoundcoreLiberty 2 AirIPX57 & 28 hoursaptX26 mm Diamond-coated Drivers$99.99
7SoundcoreLiberty Neo (Original)IPX75 & 15 hoursAAC16 mm Graphene$35.99
8SoundcoreLiberty Neo (Upgraded)IPX75 & 15 hoursAAC16 mm Graphene$39.99
9JaybirdVistaIPX76 & 16 hoursSBC16 mm Dynamic$179.99
10SonyWF-1000XM3N/A6 & 24 hoursAAC16 mm Dynamic$229.99
11BoseSoundSport FreeIPX45 & 15 hoursAAC??$199.00
121MoreTrue Wireless ANCIPX56 & 22 hoursaptX210 mm Dynamic, BA$199.99
13Jabra65tIP555 & 15 hoursaptX16 mm Dynamic$149.99
141MoreStylish True WirelessN/A6.5 & 24 hoursaptX17 mm Dynamic$99.99
15SamsungGalaxy BudsN/A6 & 13 hoursAAC15.8 mm Dynamic$114.00
16SamsungGalaxy Buds+IPX211 & 22 hoursAAC2?$149.99
17Sennheiser Momentum True WirelessIPX44 & 12 hoursaptX17 mm Dynamic$299.95
18EdifierTWS NBIPX411 & 22 hoursaptX113 mm Graphene$119.99
19HiFiMANTWS600IPX45 & 35 hoursAAC18.5 mm Dynamic$99.00
20AukeyKey Series T10IPX57 & 24 hoursAAC1? Graphene$109.99
21AppleAirpods ProIPX44.5 & & 24 hoursAAC1?$249.00
22EnacfireE20IPX54 & 88 hoursSBC1?$49.99