Black Shark Bluetooth Earbuds with 0.035s Ultra-Low Latency, Dual Environmental Noise Cancelling Microphones, Wireless Gaming Earbuds with Bluetooth 5.3, IPX5 Waterproof, 28h Listening Time

First and foremost - I am somewhat of an entry-level audiophile. I own various triple digit pricetag headphones, both over-ear and in-ear, various DAC devices, and overall have an ear for sound quality. I'm no multi-thousand-dollar spender, but I do have an ear for sound.Now, on to these earbuds. I got them for $20 to use with my Steam Deck. I have a pair of Sony WF-1000XM3 which are fantastic sound quality and amazing for noise cancelling - for music and movies they are absolutely wonderful. However, for gaming, they are terrible - they don't support any low latency codecs whatsoever, meaning gunshots and other sound effects in games typically are heard about a half second before they occur on-screen. This detracts from the experience very badly.I decided to try these because they are cheap, said they have a 5 hour battery life, and ultra low latency.I can safely say I would buy these again. Multiple times even. The bass extension and volume is good, super low sub-bass notes are going to shine, and the highs/treble could use a little more extension too. For music they would be what I call "good enough", but for gaming, the sound quality is honestly "great". The latency is nearly imperceivably low. I tested a few various games and was surprised to see that I actually could not detect nearly any latency. The average user would absolutely be happy with these and even I can say I am definitely going to keep these attached to my Steam Deck case for use with it every single time. The case is fairly small - a little thicker than an Airpods case but not really much at all. The battery life I have yet to test but they claim 6 hours on a charge and 24 hours with the case. The cheapest Razer earbuds get about 3 hours on a charge and are twice the price. The are very comfortable, light enough that you forget you're wearing them, and though don't have any active noise cancelling, passive isolation is pretty good.Basically, if you want to grab a cheap pair of buds for gaming, something that if it disappears one day you won't cry because of the hit to your bank account - wow. You won't be disappointed.

At home I've been using the Razer Barracuda X over-ear headphones, which uses the low-latency USB C dongle. I needed something more portable and cooler to wear in the hot weather. Audio delay is something that has made me skeptical of using Bluetooth for gaming at all, so I was hesitant to try these, but at the price point I was okay with the risk.I'm impressed with the use of Bluetooth 5.2 here. In Game Mode, the low latency sounds just as good to human ears as 2.4g wireless. You can switch to Game Mode with three taps of the right earbud. I do not use these for listening to music, only gaming, but the EQ feels right for most games. Rumbles are rumbly, clinks are clinky, and all the little details and cues are clear. The sound is full and clear, not tinny at all, which I was afraid of from cheaper earbuds. I haven't drained the battery yet, but on a weekend playing on-and-off for about 4 hours, the battery was not even halfway depleted.I'm pleasantly surprised by Black Shark, and I'm very glad I didn't pay the gamer premium for the Razer equivalent. If I lost my over-ear headphones tomorrow, I would be fine with only using these earbuds from now on.

I read everyone's review before buying, and only saw 1 review via YouTube which said this product is better in comparison to the previous models.For the most part I agree with everyone on their positive feedback.I use this for gaming only, specifically on my Steam Deck. I tested this product out on a few games: Witcher 3, Forza 5, Halo Infinite, and Thumper (Musical Game), just to see how it handles on different sound types/environments.I have come up, with my pros and cons.Pros:1) Very comfortable, don't even know it's in my ear playing for extended hours.2) The Directional Audio Cues, is great. A very immersive audio experience, hearing sounds from different location and ranges. Perfect for those First Person Shooter games.3) The Mic has been working great. Others have told me that they hear me fine during gameplay.Cons:I only have 1 that came across. I noticed during gameplay that the audio starts to break up at certain points. I don't think it's the bluetooth signal strength, since my Steam Deck is literally a foot away my face. It seems to happen when anaudio change occurs. Best example, when playing the Witcher 3, I'm having an conversation with some character during a quest. Then when the quest is completed and that celebration/completion song comes up, that is when the audio starts to breaks up.I also noticed this on the game called Thumper, which is a musical game.So this is the only reason I can't give it a 5 star. Otherwise a good product.