Best sound

The Erato Apollo 7 earbuds are comfortable and offer great sound, but in our tests the sound had a noticeable delay when we watched videos. Photo: Kyle Fitzgerald Pros:

The Erato Apollo 7 earbuds have great sound quality—balanced and clear, with a nice low end. Overall they sound like a good $100 pair of corded in-ear headphones.

The simple button controls allow for track changes, volume adjustments, and voice commands.In our testing, these headphones tied with the Apple AirPods for the longest range.The traditional fit will be comfortable for the most ear shapes.Sweatproof design, with an IPX5 rating.

Cons:

The Apollo 7 is the most expensive of the headphones in this category.They produce a nearly half-second latency delay when watching video.We didn't love the microphone. Callers may think you sound distant.