House of Marley Smile Jamaica vs Grado GR10e (2015)

The House of Marley Smile Jamaica (Wireless) makes for a good, if unremarkable, Canal Earphone for people with a $55 budget.

The Grado GR10e (2015), however, is merely mediocre at its $399 asking price, when compared to similarly priced products, and won't satisfy the needs of most people.

In either case, we suggest that you first take a look at some other options at the $55 and $250 price points before committing to one of these - it's likely that you'll be able to find some better alternatives.

If you're still interested in learning more about the House of Marley Smile Jamaica (Wireless) and Grado GR10e (2015), however, we wrote a summary of what we could find about them:

inews.co.uk, a source known for its hands-on testing and objective methodology, had good things to say about the House of Marley Smile Jamaica (Wireless). It performed great in its "10 best in-ear headphones – how to pick between Bose, B&O and more" roundup and earned the "Ranked 2 out of 10" title.

Taking a look at the Grado GR10e (2015), we found that it hasn't managed to perform well enough to earn a spot in any Canal Earphone roundups done by sources that conduct their own, high-quality, hands-on testing. That alone makes it difficult to recommend.

Lastly, we tried to do a direct House of Marley Smile Jamaica (Wireless) vs. Grado GR10e (2015) comparison of review ratings between these two products, but couldn't find any review scores for the Grado GR10e (2015).

Compared to all other Canal Earphones on the market, however, the House of Marley Smile Jamaica (Wireless) performed great. When averaged out, it earned a rating of 7.8 out of 10, which is much better than the 7.4 review average of Canal Earphones in general.