House of Marley Smile Jamaica vs Jaybird Run (2017)

The House of Marley Smile Jamaica (Wireless) makes for a good, if unremarkable, Canal Earphone for people with a $30 budget.

The Jaybird Run (2017), however, is merely mediocre at its $99 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 $30 and $75 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 Jaybird Run (2017), 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.

As for the Jaybird Run (2017) - it impressed reviewers at Techradar, a trustworthy source that conducts solid hands-on testing. It did great in its "8 top iPhone X accessories" roundup - in fact, it earned its "An AirPod alternative" title, which, on its own, indicates a certain level of quality.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the House of Marley Smile Jamaica (Wireless), with its 7.8 average, performed considerably better than most Canal Earphones - the mean score for the product category being 7.4 out of 10 - while the Jaybird Run (2017) managed an average of 7.0.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct House of Marley Smile Jamaica (Wireless) vs. Jaybird Run (2017) review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.