Panasonic RX-S500W NC vs Jabra Elite 25e

The Panasonic RX-S500W NC makes for a good, if unremarkable, Earphone for people with a $140 budget.

The Jabra Elite 25e, however, is merely mediocre at its $79 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 $140 and $85 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 Panasonic RX-S500W NC and Jabra Elite 25e, however, we wrote a summary of what we could find about them:

The Panasonic RX-S500W NC got praised by SoundGuys and PCmag - two highly trusted sources that perform in-depth hands-on testing. It was awarded the "Best mid-range" title from SoundGuys and "Best for Strong Bass" from PCmag in their respective Earphone roundups.

As for the Jabra Elite 25e, 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 Rtings, PCmag, and Reviewed enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Earphones, including PCmag, preferred the Panasonic RX-S500W NC over the Jabra Elite 25e.

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The Panasonic RX-S500W NC was liked best by SoundGuys, which gave it a score of 8.4, while the Jabra Elite 25e got its highest, 7, score from PCmag.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Panasonic RX-S500W NC, with its 7.7 average, performed considerably better than most Earphones - the mean score for the product category being 7.3 out of 10 - while the Jabra Elite 25e managed an average of 6.8.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Panasonic RX-S500W NC vs. Jabra Elite 25e review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.