Bose QuietComfort 20 (2013) vs Jays a-Jays Five (2013)

The Bose QuietComfort 20 (2013) has managed to impress reviewers from some of the most highly trusted sources on the internet, including PCmag and Wirecutter (NYTimes). It performed great in their in-depth hands-on roundups - it was awarded the "Best noise-cancelling in-ear" title by headphonesaddict.com and "The best wired noise cancelling earbuds" by creativebloq.com in their respective Noise-Cancelling Earphone roundups. That's high praise, especially when coming from such high-quality sources.

As for the Jays a-Jays Five (2013), 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 What Hi-Fi?, Head-fi, and TrustedReviews enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We also performed a thorough Bose QuietComfort 20 (2013) vs. Jays a-Jays Five (2013) review score analysis - it turns out that all of the sources that have tested both Noise-Cancelling Earphones, including TrustedReviews, Digitaltrends, and Head-fi, preferred the Bose QuietComfort 20 (2013) over the Jays a-Jays Five (2013).

Out of all the sources that reviewed them, the Bose QuietComfort 20 (2013) turned out to be most loved by PCmag, which gave it a score of 9, whereas the Jays a-Jays Five (2013) got its highest, 7, rating from reviewers at Digitaltrends.

Finally, we compared their average scores to all other Noise-Cancelling Earphones on the market. We found that the Bose QuietComfort 20 (2013) got reviewed considerably better than most of its competitors - it earned an average of 8.0, compared to the 7.3 out of 10 overall rating of other Noise-Cancelling Earphones - while the Jays a-Jays Five (2013) performed worse than most of its competition, with an average score of 6.3.