TaoTronics TT-BH042 vs Jaybird X2 (2015)

The TaoTronics TT-BH042 makes for a good, if unremarkable, Canal Earphone for people with a $30 budget.

The Jaybird X2 (2015), however, is merely mediocre at its $38 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 $30 and $40 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 Jaybird X2 (2015), 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 Jaybird X2 (2015): 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 SoundGuys, Rtings, PCmag, Techradar, CNET, and TrustedReviews, enough for them to include them on those lists.

We also wanted to do a direct TaoTronics TT-BH042 vs. Jaybird X2 (2015) review performance comparison, but we, unfortunately, weren't able to find any TaoTronics TT-BH042 review scores.

Finally, we compared the Jaybird X2 (2015) to other Canal Earphones on the market and found that it did much better than its competitors - its review average of 8.0 out of 10 points is considerably higher than the 7.4 review average of Canal Earphones in general.