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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you prioritize gaming and overall sound quality, the Antlion Kimura Duo is a solid choice with a boom mic that enhances communication clarity. However, consider that these earbuds do not have wireless capabilities and thus may limit mobility. On the other hand, the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS offer good performance at a budget price, but with less impressive sound quality and gaming experience. Neither option supports active noise cancelling, so if you're often in noisy environments or want to eliminate background noise during travel, you might want to explore other models. Keep in mind, the Antlions come with a detachable cable, offering versatility should the original cable get damaged or if you want to switch to a no-mic option, but are more expensive, whereas the Creatives are more cost-effective with a fixed cable. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Antlion Kimura Duo
- Very good for music
- Very good for gaming
Advantages of the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS
- Good for air travel
- Good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Music
8.0
6.6
The Antlion Kimura Duo is very good for music, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is only fair.
Gaming
8.5
7.9
The Antlion Kimura Duo is very good for gaming, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is good.
Phone Calls
5.2
6.9
The Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is only fair for phone calls, while the Antlion Kimura Duo is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
5.0
7.4
The Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Antlion Kimura Duo is poor.
TV and Video
7.8
7.2
The Antlion Kimura Duo and Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS are both good for TV and video, though the Antlion Kimura Duo is somewhat better.
Noise Reduction
6.0
7.0
The Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is good for noise reduction, while the Antlion Kimura Duo is only fair.
Cost
$150
$25
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
The Antlion Kimura Duo has a price of $150 and the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS costs $25.
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Key similarities
Build Quality
9.0
9.0
The Antlion Kimura Duo and Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS both have excellent build quality.
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How the Antlion Kimura Duo and the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS compare to other earbuds and headphones
Spec Comparison
 |  | |
| Antlion Kimura Duo | Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$150 | $25 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Antlion | Creative Labs | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | June 1, 2022 | January 1, 2018 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Earbuds | Earbuds | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wired | Wired | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 8.1/10 | 6.6/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 5.3/10 | 7/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8.6/10 | 8/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 7.8/10 | 7.2/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 4.4/10 | 4.1/10 | |
FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Active Noise Cancelling | |||
Active Noise Cancelling | No | No | |
Noise Reduction Score | |||
Noise Reduction Score | 6/10 | 7/10 | |
Virtual Surround | |||
Virtual Surround | N/A | No | |
Android App | |||
Android App | N/A | Yes | |
iOS App | |||
iOS App | N/A | Yes | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | 8/10 | 7/10 | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 9/10 | 9/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 8.4/10 | 7.9/10 | |
Size | |||
Size | Large | Medium | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 21.5 Grams | 18 Grams | |
Microphone style | |||
Microphone style | Boom | Integrated | |
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Antlion Kimura Duo
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Peter Susic | February 2023
"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."
Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS
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Forbes
Mark Sparrow | December 2021
"These super-affordable wired earphones are some of the best I’ve heard in recent years. For the money they are unbeatable. And before you say: “I can’t use them as there’s no headphone jack on my smartphone!”, they can work with jack-less phones by using the brilliant little Creative SXFI headphone amp which plugs into a smartphone’s USB or Lightning port (with an adapter) and produces the most sublime audio output."
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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.
About Creative Labs
Creative Labs is a Singaporean technology company specialized in the manufacture of multimedia products. They created the world-famous Soundblaster soundcard back in 1989 which was a staple of the gaming community for a long time. Nowadays, besides still marketing their discrete audio systems, they offer a wide array of headphones, gaming headsets and speakers that still preserve that same heritage.
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