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Water resistance (IPx): typical values for audio

Half of audio in the catalog have water resistance (IPx) below IPx5, and 80% fall between IPx4 and IPx7 (813 models with data).

MedianIPx5
Median 2026IPx5
Typical rangeIPx4 – IPx7
Models813
Distribution

How water resistance (IPx) is distributed

09418828237623456782: 163: 34: 3765: 1926: 247: 1768: 26Median IPx5
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Water resistance (IPx)IPx4IPx4IPx5IPx6IPx7

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median water resistance (IPx) by year

IPx0IPx2IPx3IPx5IPx62020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest water resistance (IPx)

1 Xiaomi Sound Play
Xiaomi · 2026
Sound Play
IPx8
IPx8
2 JBL Reflect Aero TWS
JBL · 2022
Reflect Aero TWS
8 hActive noise cancellingIPx8
IPx8
8.0
4 Creative Outlier Free Pro
Creative · 2023
Outlier Free Pro
10 hIPx8
IPx8
7.9
5 Shokz OpenSwim Pro
Shokz · 2024
OpenSwim Pro
15 hActive noise cancellingIPx8
IPx8
9.6
6 JBL ENDURANCE PEAK 3
JBL · 2022
ENDURANCE PEAK 3
10 hIPx8
IPx8
9.3
7 Shokz OpenSwim
Shokz · 2022
OpenSwim
8 hIPx8
IPx8
6.9
8 JBL Grip
JBL · 2025
Grip
14 h16 WIPx8
IPx8
8.9
9 Soundcore Boom 3i
Soundcore · 2025
Boom 3i
16 h50 WIPx8
IPx8
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