Help with EarPods.

I need some clarifications.  

1. What is your budget?
2. EarPods is a term not familiar.  Please clarify.  AirPods is a trade mark of Apple for a number of models of wireless in-ear headphones.   EarBuds is a general term for either wired or wireless in-ear headphones.  Do you desire wireless or wired in-ear headphones?

 I only use in-ear headphones for casual, mobile, non critical listening.  While wireless in-ear headphones have improved greatly, I have generally found them notbto the SQ potential of similarly priced wired in-ear headphones.  Therefore, I cannot recommend wireless models.  If you are looking at wired products I have the following recommendations:  

• Sure SE846G2: A pro model, rugged construction, flat, clear, detailed sound, good staging but not as good as below.  This is probably not a good choice for you for based on your system and posts, I believe you like a warmer sound.  
• Fiio FT 17:   My current in-ear phone.  It’s a new model.  Don’t get the  old FT 15.  It will probably be too bright for you.  Excellent build, very rugged, sweet, warm, detailed but not aggressive,  excellent bass, deep and wide staging.  
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OK AirPods 3 Pro. I can never remember their name. They sound great... also work well. I sent a pair through the washer and they sounded great after they dried out... they were also clean. Integrate seamlessly with phone. They can work as hearing aids and now do real time language translation. Automatically reduce volume if you speak. I use them at least three hours a day. I’ll often leave them in with noise cancellation on and not listen to anything... it just reduces the ambient noise no matter where I am. I ride my bike down a big hill every day hitting around 35 mph and never had them fall out. And they are comfortable. 

@kofibaffour Not all of them. For example AirPods Pro 3 do not use identifiable DAC chip, but rather integrate a conversion function into a H2 headphone chip. Apple does not publicly disclose the specific technical details of conversion design within the H2 chip. So it’s not separate audio dedicated DAC chip like some High Resolution audiophile earbuds use. 

Well, as usual “high end” is relative in all things audio.  For me, if I want true high-end earbuds for classical I want excellent soundstage capabilities, and for this I’d look to more elaborate, multi-driver wired designs.  In the $1500 range I’d point toward the ThieAudio Prestige LTD or the FiiO FX17 as some solid choices.  They’re above my budget, but in the sub-$500 level and as an example my FiiO FH5s, which uses two dynamic drivers for the bass and mids and dual balanced armatures for the treble, sound considerably more open and three dimensional than my single-driver TinHiFi T5 that, while still decent, sound relatively more congested and squashed (I believe the B&Ws you heard also use a single driver).  As always, it all depends on how deep you wanna dive in but suffice it to say there’s a lot more to be had performance wise as you up your budget.  Hope this helps, and best of luck.

@soix 

Thanks for the recommendations,  Very enlightening.

You’re so right.  High end is so relative, especially with ear phones.  
When I said the sound of the B&W was “wonderful,” I meant relative to earphones I have heard.  
 I was looking for a wireless, so your recommendation won’t work with me