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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 (987 models with data).

MedianIPx5
Median 2026IPx5
Typical rangeIPx4 – IPx7
Models987
Distribution

How water resistance (IPx) is distributed

011623234746323456782: 193: 34: 4635: 2286: 397: 2008: 35Median 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 JBL Endurance Peak III
JBL · 2022
Endurance Peak III
10 hIPx8
IPx8
6.0
2 Nothing CMF Speaker M
Nothing · 2026
CMF Speaker M
18 h35 WIPx8
IPx8
8.1
3 TOZO T10 2024
TOZO · 2024
T10 2024
10 hActive noise cancellingIPx8
IPx8
9.0
4 Soundcore Boom 3i
Soundcore · 2025
Boom 3i
16 h50 WIPx8
IPx8
5 Jabra Elite 8 Active
Jabra · 2023
Elite 8 Active
15 hActive noise cancellingIPx8
IPx8
9.4
6 Shokz OpenSwim Pro
Shokz · 2024
OpenSwim Pro
15 hActive noise cancellingIPx8
IPx8
9.6
7 Soundcore Sport X20
Soundcore · 2024
Sport X20
12 hActive noise cancellingIPx8
IPx8
9.3
8 Head Bone
Head · 2025
Bone
11 hIPx8
IPx8
9.2
9 Tribit StormBox Micro 3
Tribit · 2026
StormBox Micro 3
24 h13 WIPx8
IPx8
9.7
10 JBL Go 5
JBL · 2026
Go 5
10 h5 WIPx8
IPx8
5.4
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