Raycon E50 Truly Wireless HEADPHONES REVIEW

The Raycon E50 are decently stylish headphones. They have nice accent colors that stand out, depending on the color variant you pick. They don’t protrude much out of the ears but have a glossy finish, which is prone to fingerprints.

The Raycon E50 are fairly comfortable in-ears. They don’t enter the ear canal deeply and feel very lightweight. However, the rigid stability fin might be bothersome for some people, especially after wearing them for a while. On the upside, they come with 5 additional tip options, which is great.

The control scheme of the E50 is decent and fairly straightforward. Unfortunately, it can be quite difficult to pair them, but once they’re paired, you shouldn’t have any issues. You can play/pause with a single tap, skip tracks or go backward with double taps, and increase/lower the volume with triple taps, which isn’t ideal. The buttons are decently clicky and the headphones offer audible feedback as well.

Like most in-ears, these are very breathable. They don’t trap heat inside or around the ear, and you shouldn’t sweat more than usual when working out with these.

They're very portable as the two buds can easily fit in pockets. They also come with a nice small charging case for when you’re on the move.

The Raycon E50 come with a decent hard charging case. It has a unique lid that is completely magnetic, which means you could easily lose it as it’s not attached to the case. The case feels solid enough to protect the headphones, but the material used feels a bit cheap. On the upside, it's very small and can easily fit in pockets. The newer Raycon E55 have fixed the design of the case with a lid that doesn't come loose, which is a welcomed change.

The Raycon E50 are decently built truly wireless headphones. They're compact and dense enough to survive a few accidental drops without too much physical damage. However, they're made of cheap material and are prone to fingerprints due to the glossy finish. On the upside, they still feel solid and are rated IPX4 for water-resistance, which we don’t accurately test for as of right now. For slightly better-built truly wireless headphones, check out the Raycon E100.

These headphones are stable thanks to the physical fins they have. They don’t move around too much with head movement, which is great for physical activity. However, if the fit doesn’t suit you, there are no different fin size options, which you can get with different sports-oriented headphones like the Jaybird Vista.

Like most in-ears, these headphones have excellent frequency response consistency. Users won’t have any issue getting a consistent sound every time they use the Raycon E50.

The bass performance of the Raycon E50 is decent. It's well-extended and will be able to reproduce the deep thump and rumble of bass, but not as well as some other similar headphones. It also lacks low-bass, making it a bit shy on the intensity of the thump and rumble. Additionally, there’s a major tilt favoring high-bass, which results in a very boomy and cluttered bass.

The Raycon E50 have a decent mid-range performance. The overemphasis in the low-mid is the continuation of the high-bass, which makes vocals and lead instruments noticeably cluttered. On the upside, the rest of the range is well-balanced and vocals and leads will have the right intensity and projection.

The treble performance of the Raycon E50 is mediocre. The low-treble range is fairly well-balanced, but the overall response is noticeably under our target curve, especially in higher frequencies. These headphones lack detail and brightness, and due to their boomy bass, they have a fairly dark sound profile.

The stereo imaging of the Raycon E50 is great. The group delay is under the audibility threshold, which results in tight bass and treble ranges. Also, the L/R drivers of our test unit were well-matched in frequency, amplitude, and phase response. This is important for the accurate placement and localization of objects (voices, instruments, video game effects) in the stereo image. Note that these results are only valid for our unit and yours may perform differently.

The soundstage of these headphones is poor. This is because creating an out-of-head and speaker-like soundstage is largely dependent on activating the resonances of the pinna (outer ear). The design of in-ears and earbuds is in such a way that fully bypasses the pinna and doesn't interact with it. Also, because these headphones have a closed-back enclosure, their soundstage won't be perceived to be as open as that of open-back earbuds like the Apple AirPods 2 Truly Wireless 2019, Google Pixel Buds Wireless, or the Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless.

The noise isolation of the Raycon E50 is sub-par. They don’t isolate in the bass range, making them a sub-par option for commuting if you’re looking to block out the deep rumble of a bus or plane engine. They do a decent job against mid-range noises like ambient chatter, which means they can be used in an office setting. They also do a good job of blocking out treble frequencies like sharp S and T sounds and the noise coming from an A/C system.

The leakage performance of the Raycon E50 is excellent. Like most in-ears, most of the leakage is in the higher frequencies, making it sound a bit thin. However, the leakage isn’t loud and won’t be very audible, unless you’re blasting your music in a very quiet environment.

The recording quality of the Raycon E50 integrated microphone is poor. Speech recorded or transmitted with this integrated microphone feels muffled and lacking in detail. Speech is understandable in very quiet environments, but the audio quality is poor.

The integrated microphone of the Raycon E50 is sub-par. It has trouble separating ambient noise and actual recorded speech, meaning it's quite hard to understand speech when in a moderately loud environment like a busy street. The Raycon E50 are better-suited for very quiet environments.

Update 11/15/2019 : The Raycon E50 need to be disconnected from a source to turn off after 8 minutes, which is very common for Bluetooth headphones, and it doesn't have a smart power saving feature to save battery when no content is being played, but the buds are still connected to your source. The text and the review have been udpated.

The Raycon E50 have just under 4 hours of continuous playback with a single charge, which is slightly disappointing. Weirdly enough, the buds were still playing content when placing them in the case, so be sure to turn them off. You can also use any bud while the other is charging, and the case holds about 4 extra charges.

There's no dedicated companion app for the Raycon E50.

The Raycon E50 are Bluetooth 5.0 compatible, but can’t connect to multiple devices simultaneously, which could have been useful at the office if you often switch between a PC and your phone. Also, they don’t support NFC pairing for a quicker and easier pairing procedure, which would have been nice considering the difficulties we had pairing them sometimes.

As expected, these truly wireless headphones can’t be used wired. The provided micro-USB cable is only for charging the case.

The Raycon E50 come with a hard charging case that can recharge the headphones. They hold the equivalent of about 4 extra charges according to the manufacturer. You can power the case with the included USB to micro-USB cable.