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If you want a pair you can keep using hour after hour without ever waiting on a charger — and you want the option of open-ear or in-ear depending on the moment — choose xzqioue 2; if you need rich, immersive sound with real active noise cancellation and a retro over-ear design, choose 1MORE HQ36.
• xzqioue 2 — biggest strength: A genuinely unusual two-in-one setup. You get open-ear buds with ear hooks and in-ear headphones in the same package, backed by a large-capacity charging case rated for up to 60 hours of total use.
• xzqioue 2 — biggest trade-off: It leans on Bluetooth 5.4 and Adaptive Noise Cancellation, but the open-ear half of the design simply can't seal your ear canal the way a closed on-ear headphone can, so isolation won't match a dedicated ANC headphone.
• 1MORE HQ36 — biggest strength: Hi-Res Audio with LDAC, a dual-magnetic 40mm driver, dynamic spatial audio with head tracking, and QuietMax Hybrid ANC — this is a much more serious audio-first product.
• 1MORE HQ36 — biggest trade-off: It's an on-ear headphone, not a water-resistant sport earbud. The spec sheet lists it as "Not Water Resistant," so sweat and rain are a real concern.
• Who each pick is for: xzqioue 2 is for runners, gym-goers and commuters who want flexibility and marathon battery life; 1MORE HQ36 is for listeners who care most about sound quality, ANC and comfort during long listening sessions.
The xzqioue 2 is built around one idea: flexibility. Instead of asking you to pick a side in the open-ear versus in-ear debate, it hands you both. The open-ear buds with ear hooks sit outside your ear canal, so you stay aware of traffic, other runners and your surroundings. The in-ear headphones give you a more traditional, more contained listen. One pair of headphones, two very different experiences.
Then there's the battery story. The spec sheet lists up to 60 hours of continuous use, with 2 hours of charging to get you through a full day. The portable charging case itself carries an average of 8 hours of its own battery life and recharges in 2 hours. What makes that number more believable than most is the two-pair design — you can swap earbuds and keep going instead of sitting around waiting for a charge. If battery anxiety is your main complaint about wireless earbuds, this is the feature that speaks to you.
The fit is aimed at all-day wear. A high-precision curved semi-in-ear shape combined with zero-pressure wearing technology is meant to wrap your ears snugly without soreness. Add IP54 water and dust resistance and you have something that tolerates heavy sweating, drizzle on a run, and everyday dust. Connectivity is Bluetooth 5.4 with a 10-meter range, and there's advanced call noise cancellation to filter out traffic and chatter on calls. Touch controls and Adaptive Noise Cancellation round it out.
1MORE HQ36: Who It's For
The 1MORE HQ36 goes the other direction entirely. It's a retro-styled on-ear headphone with CD-textured earcups and a compact foldable design — the kind of thing you wear as much as you listen to it. But the retro looks hide modern hardware: Hi-Res Audio Wireless with LDAC lossless decoding, dual-magnetic 40mm composite drivers, and dynamic spatial audio with head tracking that shifts the soundstage as you move. LDAC support is the headline detail here, because it means the HQ36 can receive far more audio data over Bluetooth than a standard codec allows.
Noise handling is the other pillar. QuietMax Hybrid ANC uses dual-channel noise reduction to black out background noise, and a one-touch Transparency Mode lets you hear your surroundings without taking the headphones off. Note the spec sheet lists the control method as button control and the noise control as passive — the ANC and transparency features are what the product is built around, and the physical buttons are how you drive them. You also get a 3.5mm jack, so wired listening is on the table when you want it.
Comfort gets real attention too. At 200 g (about 0.45 lbs) with breathable PU leather ear cushions and swiveling earcups, it's designed to sit lightly through a long workday or a long flight. There's an adjustable headband, a foldable frame, volume control, and an accompanying app with EQ options. The spec sheet lists a one-year manufacturer warranty.
Buy it if you want the best sound quality of the two, you travel or commute in noisy environments and want genuine ANC, or you spend hours at a desk listening. Skip it if you need sweat resistance for hard workouts — the HQ36 is explicitly not water resistant, which rules it out as gym or running gear.
Side-by-Side: Which Should You Choose?
• Best for battery life → xzqioue 2. Up to 60 hours with a swappable two-pair system and a charging case means you're rarely tethered to a cable.
• Best for workouts and running → xzqioue 2. IP54 plus open-ear awareness plus a semi-in-ear zero-pressure fit is made for movement.
• Best for airplane and office noise → 1MORE HQ36. QuietMax Hybrid ANC is the whole point here, and the xzqioue 2's open-ear mode can't isolate the same way.
• Best for all-day comfort while sitting → 1MORE HQ36. At 200 g with PU leather cushions and swiveling earcups, it's built for long stationary sessions.
• Best for staying aware of your surroundings → xzqioue 2. The open-ear buds let ambient sound in by design — useful on city streets, less useful on a plane.
• Best for wired backup → 1MORE HQ36. The 3.5mm jack means you can plug in when Bluetooth isn't an option; the xzqioue 2 is wireless only.
• Best for people who hate choosing → xzqioue 2. Two earbud styles in one box covers more scenarios than any single design.
For me, this comes down to what you're actually going to do with them. If your life involves movement — runs, gym sessions, sweaty commutes — and you want a pair that simply refuses to die mid-week, I'd buy the xzqioue 2. The two-in-one design and the swappable 60-hour battery setup solve a problem most earbuds don't even try to solve.
But if you're buying headphones primarily to listen — on a plane, at a desk, during a long evening — I'd buy the 1MORE HQ36. LDAC, Hi-Res Audio, spatial audio and QuietMax ANC are the features that actually change how music sounds, and that's what I'd pay for. Just keep them away from the treadmill.
Yes, in my opinion. The HQ36 supports LDAC lossless decoding and Hi-Res Audio with a 40mm dual-magnetic driver, while the xzqioue 2 is built around Bluetooth stability and a flexible two-in-one design rather than high-resolution codecs.
Its IP54 rating means it handles light rain, sweat and daily dust. The 1MORE HQ36 is listed as not water resistant, so it's the wrong pick for workouts or wet weather.
The 1MORE HQ36, by design. QuietMax Hybrid ANC with dual-channel noise reduction is built to block background noise. The xzqioue 2 offers Adaptive Noise Cancellation and call noise cancellation, but its open-ear mode intentionally lets ambient sound in.
I don't quote prices here because they change often — use the "Check latest price on Amazon" button on this page to compare current figures. On specs alone, the xzqioue 2 gives you two earbud styles and up to 60 hours of use, while the 1MORE HQ36 gives you Hi-Res LDAC audio and true hybrid ANC. Which is "better value" depends on whether you're paying for flexibility or for sound.
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