I have been an audio reviewer for 20 years. My time as a freelance headphones panelist at Wirecutter , and the multitude of reviews I’ve written for sites like Reviewed , Digital Trends , IGN , and now The Verge , have given me the chance to listen to hundreds of earbuds. Some were truly excellent, and some were pretty hideous. Honestly, they tend to blur together as I move from new earbud to new earbud. But when something worthwhile comes around, it gets and holds my attention. These are the