SoundMAGIC E10 (2011) vs nura NuraLoop Wireless

The SoundMAGIC E10 (2011) is an exemplary product and one of the very best In-Ear Monitors at the $20 budget.

The nura NuraLoop Wireless, however, doesn't seem to have enough data available for us to be able to draw any meaningful conclusions. If you're considering In-Ear Monitors in the $240 range, you might want to check out some other options.

The SoundMAGIC E10 (2011) managed to impress reviewers from two reliable and unbiased sources that conduct their own hands-on testing, namely headphonesaddict.com and Techradar. It performed great in their roundups - it earned the "Ranked 2 out of 8" title from headphonesaddict.com and "Ranked 2 out of 4" from Techradar, which makes it a product worthy of consideration.

Taking a look at the nura NuraLoop Wireless, we found that it impressed reviewers from many sources with a history of conducting objective hands-on testing, such as Expert Reviews, techadvisor.com, slashgear.com, Techradar, and Good Housekeeping. It performed great in their roundups - it was dubbed "Best noise-cancelling wireless earphones" by Expert Reviews, "Best Custom Sound" by techadvisor.com, and "Best Wearable" by slashgear.com; quite an achievement.

Out of the sources that tested and rated both of these In-Ear Monitors, Head-fi preferred the SoundMAGIC E10 (2011), whereas reviewers at TrustedReviews liked the nura NuraLoop Wireless better. Expert Reviews gave them identical review scores.

We also took a look at which sources liked these products best - the highest SoundMAGIC E10 (2011) rating came from Expert Reviews, whereas the nura NuraLoop Wireless most impressed reviewers at Techradar; they earned scores of 10 and 10, respectively.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other In-Ear Monitors on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by In-Ear Monitors being 7.7 out of 10, whereas the SoundMAGIC E10 (2011) and nura NuraLoop Wireless managed averages of 8.5 and 8.4 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct SoundMAGIC E10 (2011) vs. nura NuraLoop Wireless 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.