Are these the best-sounding $50 earbuds I've tried? My answer was clear within minutes

• The QCY Melobuds N70 earbuds are available on Amazon for $50.
• These budget-friendly earbuds deliver rich bass, smooth mids, and crisp highs.
• While not exactly audiophile-grade audio, they're some of the best-sounding $50 earbuds I've ever tried.

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You might not have heard of QCY, but the company recently sent me its newest offering, the MeloBuds N70, and there's nothing mellow about them. These earbuds rock.

For those who don't know, QCY is an audio company from China that focuses on performance-oriented products at budget-friendly prices. QCY was founded in 2003 and is focused on optimizing the production of its earplugs.

Those optimizations have paid off. The MeloBuds N70 are on sale for $50 on Amazon, and I can attest that they sound as good as earbuds twice the price. 

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