Wireless earbuds for less than R1,000

[Jan]

Best wireless earbuds under R1,000 in South Africa

South Africans looking for the best bang-for-buck wireless earbuds will find plenty of high-quality options below R1,000.

Top-of-the-range earbuds like Apple's AirPods Pro or Sony's WF-1000XM could set you back over R5,000.

 

[G.A.S]

I don't think there was any reason to abbreviate Active Noise Cancellation in the article...

 

[xrapidx]

I've sadly had 3 of those on the list in two years, currently on Anker Life Note 3 XR - which seem pretty decent.

Xiaomi Redmi Buds - death by washing machine.

Anker Soundcore Life Note 3i (two days old) - MIA after being left on Jeep Wranger fender before heading out.

 

[backstreetboy]

Washing machine will kill all of them.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

still miss my Skullcandy wireless inked 2's
got stolen recently from me, and they worked well, and the warranty was quite good.

 

[mpdjhb]

Surely "sound quality" is a metric that should be included - even if the journalist gave their own opinion on the quality.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

these work well and come in under R1,000 depending on the model, bought from Takealot in the past, not sure who stocks it these days:

SOUNDPEATS Wireless Earbuds, Bluetooth Headphones, Speakers for Sound.

SOUNDPEATS is a renowned brand dedicated to providing high-quality wireless earbuds that enhance the way people experience music and sound. With a commitment to innovation, superior sound engineering, and user-centric design, SOUNDPEATS continues to redefine the audio industry. Warranty Service...

soundpeats.com

 

[Gudnews]

JLab Go Air Pop Wireless Earbuds Black

32+ Hours Bluetooth® 5.1 playtime 8+ Hours in each earbud Small charging case Custom EQ3 incredible sound Touch controls Built in USB - no cables 2 Year Warranty

www.incredible.co.za

Hard to beat that 2 year warranty.

 

[xrapidx]

Washing machine will kill all of them.

It took three tries.

 

[princeradebe]

 

[Lupus]

Temu has a whole bunch

 

[FiestaST]

Was gonna mentioned Temu yeah, those oks are flooding the market with sub-R150 buds.

 

[Lupus]

Was gonna mentioned Temu yeah, those oks are flooding the market with sub-R150 buds.

Even lower

 

[Dan C]

Temu has a whole bunch

Like this post from the Temu thread.

 

[LCBXX]

I've sadly had 3 of those on the list in two years, currently on Anker Life Note 3 XR - which seem pretty decent.

Xiaomi Redmi Buds - death by washing machine.

Anker Soundcore Life Note 3i (two days old) - MIA after being left on Jeep Wranger fender before heading out.

All of those Anker buds perform on par with some R2k buds.

Temu has a whole bunch

All of the buds I've ordered from them (<R250) were kak. They play out of sync, one stops working/charging, charging cases come apart. They never worked long enough for me to even complain about audio quality.

What's worse is many of them sell on Takealot for R400+ and have stellar reviews!

 

[Lupus]

Like this post from the Temu thread.

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Is it under 1000?

 

[Dan C]

Is it under 1000?

R1001 with taxes and shipping.

 

[Lupus]

R1001 with taxes and shipping.

True

 

[Lupus]

All of those Anker buds perform on par with some R2k buds.

All of the buds I've ordered from them (charging, charging cases come apart. They never worked long enough for me to even complain about audio quality.

What's worse is many of them sell on Takealot for R400+ and have stellar reviews!

The free one I got wasn't bad, used a different case design and goes for like R300 on takealot

 

[xrapidx]

All of those Anker buds perform on par with some R2k buds.

All of the buds I've ordered from them (charging, charging cases come apart. They never worked long enough for me to even complain about audio quality.

What's worse is many of them sell on Takealot for R400+ and have stellar reviews!

I had two of the cheap crap from Banggood, pretty much the same experience as the Temu ones.

The one set required a firmware update on arrival, it updated the left, failed on the right, and then wouldn't update the right because it wasn't the same version as the left. Neither worked anymore because apparently you had to have two active for audio. Try explain that to Banggood who insist on a video.