 Trash. Trash. Trash. Okay, so before I dig into Raycons, I wanna talk a bit about what the company is and why I decided to select these as a pair of headphones to really go after. So a lot of people have called it Raycons. I've seen a lot of ads for Raycons by a lot of YouTubers and honestly, that's cool. This is definitely an ad read. But for me, there are so many things that they do not do right. Now, if you're watching me for the very first time, definitely hit the subscribe button and also notification bell and also like this video so you can watch more video content like this and you can support the channel. Now, Raycons have been around for a while and we've got the everyday buds now, that's what they call them and the performance. These retail for $79, this retail for $109 and they do have one more pair that resists for $149. Now, there are some things that Raycons do do well. Now, both of these earbuds have wireless charging built in. Which is great, the performers have IPX rating and they also have come in a very small form factor. So they're nice compact and they fit really well. So for a lot of people that sounds like, well, it hits a lot of the marks that I would like for a pair of earbuds, not so. So they promise some really good battery life and I would say in terms of the battery life, I've had good to make. So the everyday buds promise about 32 hours of battery life. The performer promises about 40. I got close to 40 on the performer. I got way less on the everyday buds. So I'll put it at that. Now, why am I so peeve about Raycons? You're still wondering like, okay, look, Thunder E, tell me why are you, why do you think they're trash? Why are they terrible? Why won't you support them? Because they sound like trash. Honestly, they sound absolutely horrible. This takes me back to the early days of Beats headphones and I've been a fan of Beats in the past because they sounded super bassy and that's what you get here. So besides them really tuning up that bass to maybe 105, it also has some very, very bad mids and also the highs are almost non-existent. So let's put it this way. You're listening to a song or maybe you're about to listen to the new Kanye songs that's coming out and all you can hear is the beat just cranked up and you can't hear a word of what he's saying. That's what it sounds like using the everyday buds. Now, the performers are a little bit better, so things a little bit clearer, but everything is still very muted with sound. So you don't get that good sound experience. So even if you're working out in the gym and you're trying to get pumped and energized and you listen to your favorite track, it sounds completely different from what you actually listened to in the first place. Now, the other thing also to note about the audio quality is that the sound stage is really not that great in general and when it comes to microphones, they are average at best. They're not bad, but they are just pretty average at best for the microphones, which leads me to believe why do a lot of people like Raycons and why do they actually sponsor a lot of videos? It means they must be making money. I mean, that's the only reason I can think of. And I think maybe it's just convenience and also a great marketing push, right? They've got some really nice colors. You can pick the various colors for either the everyday or the performer from red to black to blue. I think they've even got like a white and the color matching is pretty nice. So you open it up, you see that red and black. This is black and black there. And it's something that people can pick up and use quite easily. Now, I'll say this, just don't buy them. Honestly, you can save your money and I have some options for you. Mind you, none of these guys are sponsoring this video. Actually, no one is sponsoring this video. And I've got some really unique options that I think will help you in your listening experience. Okay, so I've got five options for you that I think will hit the mark. Now, the everyday buds are 79, they were $99 and I've got two priced at $99, you absolutely love. First off are the Pixel Buds A. They're compact, they're effective, they sound really good and they pair well with your device. Great battery life, doesn't have wireless charging on there but will give you some nice clean sound. Next up are the new Amazon Echo Buds 2. Really nice, simple compact form factor. Again, works well with Alexa integration so you don't have to actually touch your headphones to use, sounds absolutely amazing at that price point. Also has wireless charging built into the device and I think they are really solid. So $99 that will give you that. Now if you wanna just spend a little bit more than at $109 or maybe even $149, I've got two that will fit that mark. These are better than anything Recon's actually offer. Even the $149 headphones. I've got the Beats Studio Buds here which are absolutely awesome. This is the first time I've truly enjoyed Beats headphones. They've got some nice active noise cancellation, got some really good audio. They're really throwing that bass in there but it's well balanced overall. I think you will like it. Some really great sound stage and again a nice compact fit to it. USB type C charging even though it's an Apple product. So at least you've got that built in there as well. Then we've got the Nokia Buds here. These here have a price that also $149. They are very bassy. They're much bassier than the Beats Studio Buds. They give you that if you want that rich bass sound with of course some nice audio. Now the highs are not too great but they still do deliver quite well and you've got about five hours of active noise cancellation on each earbuds as well. So $149. Now I separate all that away and honestly if you had to pick just one to buy there would have to be the Sennheiser CX wireless buds. These are absolutely amazing priced at $129. Now they give you some very rich and clean sound. These sound just similar to the more expensive brethren but still keeping a lot of that. Doesn't have active noise cancellation but you've got some really clear audio. Great microphones to boot as well. You've got some really nice solid battery life and it's priced at $129 from Sennheiser. You really cannot go wrong. Honestly this is probably the cream of the crop here in this price range to pick up and then you've got other options to boot. Okay so when all is said and done you have options to pick from whether it be things from Beats, Amazon, Google, Nokia or even Sennheiser. I'm saying this because not trying to diss Raycons but I want them to do a better product. Right now it just doesn't compete with anything in the price range in the market or even things priced lower. I didn't mention companies like Edifier as well as also Earphone who makes some really solid headphones or even Taukronic as well. And you guys know them so I'm just saying look guys if you want to spend $99 or $149 on pair headphones you've got options just not the Raycons. So thank you very much guys. So don't forget to like, share, subscribe and always enjoy your entertainments.