Our Verdict
The Monoprice Enhanced Active are a versatile pair of earbuds, with a decent enough sound and isolation performance to handle most use cases.
- Excellent noise isolation.
- Accurate audio reproduction.
- Tight seal, low sound leakage.
- In ear fit not always comfortable.
- Thin cabling.
Average for critical listening. The closed back in-ear design is not ideal for long listening sessions and limits soundstage.
Good for commuting. The in-ear fit coupled with decent noise cancelling is sufficient for most loud environments involved in commuting.
Above-average for sports use. They're compact and easy to carry around on your person. They also have a stable in-ear fit and a good sound, but they might not be comfortable for everyone.
Above-average for the office. They barely leak even at high volumes and they block a surprising amount of office chatter with their in-ear seal.
Above-average for home theater use. They have no latency but they also have a short audio cable. They have the range to watch TV from your couch unless you have an extension cord for the audio cable.
Changelog
- Updated Aug 10, 2017: Converted to Test Bench 1.0.
- Updated Feb 26, 2016: Review published.
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