JLab JBuds Air Sport vs KZ ATE (2015)

The KZ ATE (2015) makes for a mediocre Canal Earphone and should be avoided by the majority of people.

In the case of the JLab JBuds Air Sport, however, we were unable to find enough data to come to any meaningful conclusions.

There are considerably better alternatives that can be found for around $20 and $40 available on the market.

If you're still interested in reading more about the KZ ATE (2015), however, here's a quick summary of what we know about it:

The KZ ATE (2015) managed to earn a spot in roundups from two sources that are known for their trustworthy review methodology - Head-fi and headphonesaddict.com - but fell short of making it to the top of their lists.

Moving on to the JLab JBuds Air Sport: it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like Technically Well, Headphone Review, SoundGuys, PCmag, and iMore, enough for them to include them on those lists.

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 KZ ATE (2015) got its highest, 9, rating from WIRED, while the JLab JBuds Air Sport earned its best, 8.9, score from Technically Well.

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 KZ ATE (2015) and JLab JBuds Air Sport managed averages of 7.9 and 7.8 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct KZ ATE (2015) vs. JLab JBuds Air Sport 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.