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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you primarily need earbuds for music and gaming and don't mind them being wired, the Antlion Kimura Duo offers very good sound quality and comfort with excellent build quality. However, its built-in controls are poor, and while it excels in sound quality for music and gaming, it isn't well-suited for calls. In contrast, the Baseus Bowie MA10 is a budget-friendly wireless option with very good mic quality and is optimized for exercise and air travel due to being sweatproof and providing fair noise isolation. It has an integrated mic and good battery life but offers lower overall sound quality, making it less ideal for immersive music and gaming experiences. Choose the Antlion for high-quality wired audio and gaming, and the Baseus if you require a cost-effective, wireless solution with good features for an active lifestyle. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Antlion Kimura Duo
Very good for music
Very good for gaming
Good for TV and video
Advantages of the Baseus Bowie MA10
Very good for exercise
Very good for air travel
Key differences
Music
8.0/10
5.8/10
The Antlion Kimura Duo is very good for music, while the Baseus Bowie MA10 is poor.
Gaming
8.5/10
5.3/10
The Antlion Kimura Duo is very good for gaming, while the Baseus Bowie MA10 is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
5.0/10
5.7/10
The Baseus Bowie MA10 and Antlion Kimura Duo are both poor for podcasts and audiobooks, though the Baseus Bowie MA10 is somewhat better.
TV and Video
7.8/10
5.8/10
The Antlion Kimura Duo is good for TV and video, while the Baseus Bowie MA10 is poor.
Noise Reduction
6.0/10
6.7/10
The Baseus Bowie MA10 and Antlion Kimura Duo are both only fair for noise reduction, though the Baseus Bowie MA10 is somewhat better.
Battery
N/A
8.0 Hours
The Antlion Kimura Duo does not have a battery. The Baseus Bowie MA10 has 8 hours of battery life.
Cost
$150
$23
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
The Antlion Kimura Duo has a price of $150 and the Baseus Bowie MA10 costs $23.
Build Quality
9.0/10
8.5/10
The Antlion Kimura Duo has excellent build quality, while the Baseus Bowie MA10 has very good build quality.
"Antlion Kimura Duo aren’t packed with features, but the ones they offer, work incredibly well. Especially the boom mic delivers very clean call quality with no distortion. If you explicitly look for gaming in-ear monitors with a reliable microphone, Antlion Kimura Duo are your best option."
"Even if the Bowie MA10 only had some of the features and performance they offer at double the price, they’d be a helluva good value. But given that they far exceed any other earbuds at this price, if you’re looking for an ultra-affordable set of wireless earbuds and you don’t mind their big charging case, you just can’t go wrong."
Get a great deal on the Antlion Kimura Duo or the Baseus Bowie MA10
About Antlion
Antlion Audio is an American company based in Oregon. Founded in 2011 by Jimmy Console, an engineer and physician, in order to create and offer better solutions for voice communication, specifically a microphone which could be used with any set of headphones which materialized in the very popular ModMic. The company has since expanded to include a wide variety of wired and wireless products.
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