Skullcandy Sesh vs Adidas FWD-01

While the Skullcandy Sesh makes for a fairly good Canal Earphone for people with a $14 budget, we weren't able to find enough data on the Adidas FWD-01 to come to any reliable conclusions.

In either case, we suggest that you look at some other options before committing to one of these.

If you'd nonetheless like to learn more about the Skullcandy Sesh and Adidas FWD-01, however, we wrote a summary of what we know about them:

The Sleep Judge, a review site with a history of doing objective hands-on testing, has great things to say about the Skullcandy Sesh. In fact, it's "Ranked 2 out of 6" in its "The Best Earbuds You Can Buy Online Right Now" roundup, which points toward it being a good Canal Earphone.

As for our analysis of the Adidas FWD-01 - it's considered to be a great product by two reliable sources that do their own hands-on testing - it earned the "Best near-wireless headphones for the gym" award from Good Housekeeping and "Ranked 2 out of 10" from The Independent, which is no small feat.

We couldn't find any sources that tested both of these Canal Earphones, so we only analyzed how they performed in reviews from different sites.

We first examined which sources rated each of these best and found that the Skullcandy Sesh got its highest, 6, rating from Android Central, while the Adidas FWD-01 earned its best, 8, score from TrustedReviews.

Finally, we analyzed all of their review data and compared their averages to other options on the market. With an average review rating of 7.0 out of 10 points, the Adidas FWD-01 performed similarly to most of its competitors - the overall average review score for Canal Earphones being 7.4 - whereas the Skullcandy Sesh performed worse than most, with its 5.9 average.

It's worth keeping in mind that a direct Skullcandy Sesh vs. Adidas FWD-01 comparison might not be entirely fair because some sources tend to ignore value for money when assigning their scores and thus often give better reviews to more expensive products.