Sony WF-1000X (2017) vs JBL Endurance Jump

The Sony WF-1000X (2017) is a great Canal Earphone for its $69 asking price.

The JBL Endurance Jump, however, is merely passable at its $33 price point. If you're considering buying a Canal Earphone in the $35 range, you might want to check out some of its competitors.

The Sony WF-1000X (2017) has impressed reviewers from two sources that are among the most highly trusted on the internet, namely Rtings and SoundGuys. It did great in their objective hands-on roundups - it earned the "Best Sounding Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds" and "Best wireless earbuds" awards from Rtings and SoundGuys, respectively. That's high praise from such reputable sources.

Taking a look at the JBL Endurance Jump, it got featured in roundups from two reliable sources that conduct their own testing - PCmag and Wirecutter (NYTimes) - but it fell short of earning a top spot in either.

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 PCmag, and learned that they all showed a preference for the JBL Endurance Jump.

Then we took a look at the highest review scores that these two Canal Earphones received. We found that the Sony WF-1000X (2017) managed to earn a rating of 10 from What Hi-Fi?, whereas the JBL Endurance Jump got its highest, 8, score from reviewers at PCmag.

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 Sony WF-1000X (2017) and JBL Endurance Jump managed averages of 7.9 and 8.0 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Sony WF-1000X (2017) vs. JBL Endurance Jump 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.