House of Marley Smile Jamaica vs KZ ATE (2015)

The House of Marley Smile Jamaica (Wireless) makes for a good, if unremarkable, Canal Earphone for people with a $50 budget.

The KZ ATE (2015), however, is merely mediocre at its $14 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 $50 and $14 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 KZ ATE (2015), however, we wrote a summary of what we could find about them:

inews.co.uk, a review site with a history of doing objective hands-on testing, has great things to say about the House of Marley Smile Jamaica (Wireless). In fact, it's "Ranked 2 out of 10" in its "10 best in-ear headphones – how to pick between Bose, B&O and more" roundup, which points toward it being a good Canal Earphone.

As for the KZ ATE (2015) - Head-fi, a source that conducts reliable hands-on testing, has featured it in its KZ ATE In-Ear Monitors review roundup. However, it didn't make it to any of the top spots.

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 House of Marley Smile Jamaica (Wireless) got its highest, 8.6, rating from SoundGuys, while the KZ ATE (2015) earned its best, 9, score from WIRED.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Canal Earphones on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Canal Earphones being 7.4 out of 10, whereas the House of Marley Smile Jamaica (Wireless) and KZ ATE (2015) managed averages of 7.8 and 8.6 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct House of Marley Smile Jamaica (Wireless) vs. KZ ATE (2015) 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.