Disclaimer: KBEAR sent me a free pair of the Stellar for review. I am not affiliated in any way with KBear or any sellers. Introduction The appeal of earbuds over IEMs is that their standard design makes them 1) comfortable for most people, 2) open-back; letting the listener hear their surroundings and avoid microphonics, and 3) easy to take on and off. For these reasons, I enjoy earbuds for casual, quick listening where sound quality isn’t the priority; such as going for a quick walk or when I am in the room with someone who I may need to chat...

Design and Fit Etymotics are famous for their deep insertion IEMs, which provide the best isolations out of all IEMS. This comes at a cost of comfort for some individuals. However, I will say that for me and a few other individuals who tried my ER2XR, they fit surprisingly well and I was able to wear them for 1+hour without discomfort. The ER2XR comes with two sizes of triple flange eartips and foam eartips to help find the best fit. If the included tips do not work well, a lot of people have had good success with the more recent Etymotic...