timmmay:

 

I just returned the WF-1000XM5 because it was really large, painful in the ear, the XM6 looks quite large as well.

 

I'm replacing Jabra Elite 5, for use on outdoor calls, as the noise cancellation straight out doesn't work on teams calls most of the time, and they're pretty loud in the wind.

 

The XM5 had great sound quality, great noise cancellation, but if you can't keep them in your ears it's not much good to you. I also had and returned the Technica AZ100 which was better than the Sony, but again too large and painful. Bose QuietComfort Ultra v1 were terrible in the wind, a gentle breeze sounded like a hurricane, and they felt weird. I'm going to try the Sony Linkbuds S and / or the JBL Live Beam 3 next, but also interested if anyone has suggestions for someone who apparently has smaller outer ear (concha - the little bowl outside the ear canal) than average.

 

Where are you buying from that let you return used earbuds?

I lost one of my current set of Xiaomi earbuds (4yo), bought a new pair of Sony WF-C710Ns. They felt a little too big and then accidently went through the wash in a pocket... So I'm still wearing the remaining Xiaomi while contemplating what to try next. Retail stores don't generally have their full range available to demo and I'm assuming they won't let you pop open multiple boxes to try/compare. Don't want to spend $$ on another punt or go for cheap ones I don't mind throwing away.