Panasonic ErgoFit In-Ears vs Lypertek Tevi

The Panasonic ErgoFit RP-HJE120 (2013) is a great Canal Earphone for its $9 asking price.

The Lypertek Tevi, however, while a reasonable product for $99, doesn't stack up against its competitors quite as well. If you're considering Canal Earphones in the $75 range, you might want to check out some better options.

The Panasonic ErgoFit RP-HJE120 (2013) has done great in a couple of roundups conducted by highly trusted sources that perform objective in-depth testing, like CNET, Rtings, SoundGuys, and Tom's Guide - it earned the "Best wired earbuds under $10" title from CNET, "Cheapest Earbuds With Decent Performance" from Rtings, and "Bang for your Buck" from SoundGuys. Any product that's held in high regard by such reliable sources should be considered by anyone that's looking for a Canal Earphone at this price point.

Moving on to the Lypertek Tevi: 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 Techradar, TrustedReviews, AVForums, Head-fi, Tech Advisor, Headfonics, and Wirecutter (NYTimes), enough for them to include them on those lists.

We conducted an analysis of all of the review data that we could find on these two products. First, we focused on sources that tested and rated both of them, like Head-fi, and learned that they all showed a preference for the Lypertek Tevi.

Then we took a look at the highest review scores that these two Canal Earphones received. We found that the Panasonic ErgoFit RP-HJE120 (2013) managed to earn a rating of 8 from CNET, whereas the Lypertek Tevi got its highest, 10, score from reviewers at Techradar.

Lastly, in order to better compare them to the rest of their competition, we averaged out their review scores. The Lypertek Tevi managed to get 8.9 out of 10 - considerably better than the 7.4 review average of Canal Earphones in general - whereas the Panasonic ErgoFit RP-HJE120 (2013) earned 7.2 points.

It should be said that doing a direct Panasonic ErgoFit RP-HJE120 (2013) vs. Lypertek Tevi comparison might not be entirely fair due to the difference in their prices - some sources don't put much weight on value for money and thus tend to give better review scores to more expensive products.