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Updated January 10, 2024·

If you value sound quality and game performance, the Antlion Kimura Duo is superior, but it lacks wireless capabilities and scores lower for calls and meetings. The Creative Labs Outlier Pro, whilst having slightly less sound quality and not as suited for gaming, offers better convenience with wireless connectivity, active noise cancelling, and is more versatile for varied activities like exercise and air travel due to its higher portability and sweatproof certification. It also boasts a significantly longer battery life, supports wireless charging, and is optimized for both Android and Apple devices, making it a better all-around choice if you need these features, especially considering it comes at a lower price point than the Kimura Duo. 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 Creative Labs Outlier Pro
  • Very good for phone calls
  • Very good for exercise
  • Very good for air travel
  • Very good for podcasts and audiobooks

Key differences

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Music

8.0
Kimura Duo
Outlier Pro
5.9
The Antlion Kimura Duo is very good for music, while the Creative Labs Outlier Pro is poor.

Gaming

8.5
Kimura Duo
Outlier Pro
5.3
The Antlion Kimura Duo is very good for gaming, while the Creative Labs Outlier Pro is poor.

Phone Calls

5.2
Kimura Duo
Outlier Pro
8.3
The Creative Labs Outlier Pro is very good for phone calls, while the Antlion Kimura Duo is poor.

Podcasts and Audiobooks

5.0
Kimura Duo
Outlier Pro
8.9
The Creative Labs Outlier Pro is very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Antlion Kimura Duo is poor.

TV and Video

7.8
Kimura Duo
Outlier Pro
5.5
The Antlion Kimura Duo is good for TV and video, while the Creative Labs Outlier Pro is poor.

Noise Reduction

6.0
Kimura Duo
Outlier Pro
8.3
The Creative Labs Outlier Pro is very good for noise reduction, while the Antlion Kimura Duo is only fair.

Battery

N/A
Kimura Duo
Outlier Pro
10.0 Hours
The Antlion Kimura Duo does not have a battery. The Creative Labs Outlier Pro has 10 hours of battery life.

Cost

$150
Kimura Duo
Outlier Pro
$50
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The Antlion Kimura Duo has a price of $150 and the Creative Labs Outlier Pro costs $50.
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Key similarities

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Build Quality

9.0
Kimura Duo
Outlier Pro
9.0
The Antlion Kimura Duo and Creative Labs Outlier Pro both have excellent build quality.

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How the Antlion Kimura Duo and the Creative Labs Outlier Pro compare to other earbuds and headphones

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Spec Comparison

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Antlion Kimura DuoCreative Labs Outlier Pro
Antlion Kimura DuoCreative Labs Outlier Pro

GENERAL

Price
$150
$50
Brand
AntlionCreative Labs
Release Date
June 1, 2022April 1, 2022
Form Factor
EarbudsEarbuds
Connectivity
WiredWireless

SOUND

Music Score
8.1/105.9/10
Phone Calls Score
5.3/108.3/10
Gaming Score
8.6/105.4/10
TV and Video Score
7.8/105.6/10
Exercise Score
4.4/108/10

PERFORMANCE

Battery life
N/A10 Hours
Wireless charging
N/AYes
Charging time
N/A1.5 Hours
Bluetooth version
N/A5.2
Case Battery Life
N/A45

FEATURES

Active Noise Cancelling
NoYes
Noise Reduction Score
6/108.4/10
Virtual Surround
N/ANo
Android App
N/AYes
iOS App
N/AYes
Mic Quality
8/108/10

BUILD AND DESIGN

Build Quality
9/109/10
Comfort score
8.4/107/10
Size
LargeLarge
Weight (headset or single earbud)
21.5 Grams7.2 Grams
Microphone style
BoomIntegrated

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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 Outlier Pro

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Forbes

Brad Moon | September 2022
"If you listen to music for extended periods such as commuting and work, and you hate having to pause to charge, give the Creative Outlier Pro wireless earbuds a try. You should be able to enjoy your tunes all day, or longer, without interruption."

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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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