TaoTronics TT-BH042 vs Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H5 (2016)

The TaoTronics TT-BH042 makes for a good, if unremarkable, Earphone for people with a $45 budget.

The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H5 (2016), however, is merely mediocre at its $154 asking price, when compared to similarly priced products, and won't satisfy the needs of most people.

In either case, we suggest that you first take a look at some other options at the $45 and $130 price points before committing to one of these - it's likely that you'll be able to find some better alternatives.

If you're still interested in learning more about the TaoTronics TT-BH042 and Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H5 (2016), however, we wrote a summary of what we could find about them:

The TaoTronics TT-BH042 was loved by reviewers at Wirecutter (NYTimes), a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "The Best Noise-Cancelling Headphones" roundup where it was named its "Budget pick", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Moving on to the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H5 (2016): 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 PCmag, Headphone Review, Tech Advisor, TrustedReviews, and Techradar, enough for them to include them on those lists.

We meant to do a direct TaoTronics TT-BH042 vs. Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H5 (2016) comparison of their review ratings, but couldn't because we weren't able to find any review scores for the TaoTronics TT-BH042.

Lastly, we examined how the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H5 (2016) stacks up against other Earphones on the market by comparing their average review ratings. We found that it managed to earn an average review score of 6.9 out of 10 points, which is comparable to the overall, 7.3, average of Earphones in general.