SoundMAGIC e11 vs HydroActive Waterproof Headphones

The SoundMAGIC e11 has done really well in a number of roundups conducted by sources that perform reliable hands-on testing, like Techradar, Expert Reviews, What Hi-Fi?, and techadvisor.com - it ended up getting the "The best gaming earphones for music" title from Techradar, "Best cheap wired earphones" from Expert Reviews, and "Ranked 1 out of 11" from What Hi-Fi?. That's high praise coming from reliable sources.

As for the HydroActive Waterproof Headphones, 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 headphonesaddict.com, MakeUseOf, and divein.com enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We tried doing a direct SoundMAGIC e11 vs. HydroActive Waterproof Headphones review score comparison but couldn't find any sources that tested both.

Next, we took a look at which sources liked them best and found that the SoundMAGIC e11 most impressed the reviewers at What Hi-Fi?, who gave it a score of 10, whereas the HydroActive Waterproof Headphones did best in its divein.com review - it scored 8.2 points.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the SoundMAGIC e11 earned an average review score of 8.5 out of 10 points and the HydroActive Waterproof Headphones received an average of 8.2, compared to the 7.4 average of Canal Earphones in general.