Wirefree (truly wireless) earbuds are one of those ideas that sounds like a dream: Pop a tiny, little earbud into each ear and listen to music untethered from everything. Reality is often quite different. Most wirefree buds are giganto, die after a few hours, and have a bunch of other control and Bluetooth problems. Luckily, that’s changing. There are a bunch of new earbuds that sound fabulous and work (almost) perfectly. After testing dozens of them for the past year-plus, here’s the WIRED guide to our favorite wirefree earbuds.
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