RHA T20 (2015) vs JLab Epic Air Sport (2018)

The RHA T20 (2015) and the JLab Epic Air Sport (2018) are decent Earphones at their respective price points, but don't manage to stand out from their direct competitors in any meaningful way. We suggest that you also look at some alternatives that can be found for around $250 or $85.

If you're still interested in learning a bit more about the RHA T20 (2015) and the JLab Epic Air Sport (2018), however, read on for a summary of what we could gather about them:

While the RHA T20 (2015) wasn't able to make it to the very top of any roundups from sources that perform quality hands-on testing, it still got featured in a large number of them. Head-fi, Techradar, SoundGuys, HomeTheaterReview.com, PCmag, What Hi-Fi?, TrustedReviews, Headfonics, Audioholics, and Wirecutter (NYTimes) have all deemed it worthy of a place on their respective shortlists.

As for the JLab Epic Air Sport (2018), 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 Headphone Review, SoundGuys, and Wirecutter (NYTimes) 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 SoundGuys, preferred the RHA T20 (2015) over the JLab Epic Air Sport (2018).

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The RHA T20 (2015) was liked best by Head-fi, which gave it a score of 10, while the JLab Epic Air Sport (2018) got its highest, 9, score from Headphone Review.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Earphones on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Earphones being 7.3 out of 10, whereas the RHA T20 (2015) and JLab Epic Air Sport (2018) managed averages of 8.5 and 8.7 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct RHA T20 (2015) vs. JLab Epic Air Sport (2018) 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.