Panasonic ErgoFit In-Ears vs Periodic Audio Be

The Panasonic ErgoFit RP-HJE120 (2013) is a great Canal Earphone for its $10 asking price.

The Periodic Audio Be, however, is merely passable at its $299 price point. If you're considering buying a Canal Earphone in the $270 range, you might want to check out some of its competitors.

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

As for the Periodic Audio Be, 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 HomeTheaterReview.com, Head-fi, and PCmag enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

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 Periodic Audio Be.

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 Periodic Audio Be got its highest, 10, score from reviewers at HomeTheaterReview.com.

Lastly, in order to better compare them to the rest of their competition, we averaged out their review scores. The Periodic Audio Be managed to get 8.6 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. Periodic Audio Be 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.