1More Dual Driver ANC Pro vs Jaybird Freedom 2 (2017)

The 1More Dual Driver ANC Pro is a great Earphone for its $149 asking price.

The Jaybird Freedom 2 (2017), on the other hand, is not worth its $43 price tag and should be avoided by most people. We strongly suggest that you take a look at some better alternatives if you're considering spending around $40 on a Earphone.

The 1More Dual Driver ANC Pro has impressed reviewers from two sources that are among the most highly trusted on the internet, namely Wirecutter (NYTimes) and SoundGuys. It did great in their objective hands-on roundups - it earned the "Top Pick" and "Best ANC earphones" awards from Wirecutter (NYTimes) and SoundGuys, respectively. That's high praise from such reputable sources.

As for the Jaybird Freedom 2 (2017), it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at PCmag, SoundGuys, Rtings, and Headphone Review enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We examined all of the review data that we could find and first took a look at sources that reviewed both of them, like SoundGuys, and found that they haven't shown a preference for either product.

Then we checked which sources liked these two Earphones best and found that the 1More Dual Driver ANC Pro got its highest, 10, review score from reviewers at Head-fi, whereas the Jaybird Freedom 2 (2017) earned its best score of 8.9 from Technically Well.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Earphones on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Earphones being 7.3 out of 10, whereas the 1More Dual Driver ANC Pro and Jaybird Freedom 2 (2017) managed averages of 8.0 and 7.7 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct 1More Dual Driver ANC Pro vs. Jaybird Freedom 2 (2017) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.