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Nothing Ear (3a): What $99 Buys
Which sources back which section of this article, and what its evidence base looks like.
Which sources back which section
| Section | Sources behind it |
|---|---|
| What Happened | Nothing's product page and specification sheet; SoundGuys' review (17 July 2026); SoundGuys' launch report (7 July 2026); TechRadar's review (25 July 2026); RTINGS's review (30 July 2026) |
| Timeline | SoundGuys' launch report (7 July 2026); SoundGuys' review (17 July 2026); TechRadar's review (25 July 2026); RTINGS's review (30 July 2026); Earphoneman's Chinese-language report (21 September 2026); Nothing's product page and specification sheet |
| The Argument | SoundGuys' review (17 July 2026); Earphoneman's Chinese-language report (21 September 2026); TechRadar's review (25 July 2026); RTINGS's review (30 July 2026); Nothing's product page and specification sheet |
| What Others Add | RTINGS's review (30 July 2026); SoundGuys' review (17 July 2026); TechRadar's review (25 July 2026); Nothing's product page and specification sheet |
| Conclusion | SoundGuys' review (17 July 2026); SoundGuys' launch report (7 July 2026); TechRadar's review (25 July 2026); RTINGS's review (30 July 2026); Nothing's product page and specification sheet |
What the evidence base looks like
- 6Sources behind this article
- 3Tested the earbuds themselves — two reviews and one lab
- 1The manufacturer, for every specification and every claim marked as its own
- 6Read in full at their own page
| What the source is | How many | How they were read |
|---|---|---|
| An independent review or lab reporting its own testing | 3 | Read in full at their own pages. The lab's detailed results draw themselves in the browser, so only its summary sound values were used |
| The manufacturer's own product page and specification sheet | 1 | Read in full, including the footnotes that state the test conditions behind its figures |
| A report of what another party announced or found | 2 | Read in full: one reports the launch, the other carries a review's findings in Chinese |
Reliable
Reliable, but with an interestWorth believing and reliableWeak on both, and used with careHonest, but thin
Worth believing