Wireless Headphones

AgronAlum

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Looking for some recs on a pair of wireless headphones for working out in. The Apple ones do not stay in my ear at all. I’m not looking to drop a lot on a pair of beats or AirPods anyways.

I was looking at some Raycons or some Amazon specials.
 

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Pick any highly rated ones on Amazon honestly. They’re not going to be AirPods but they’ll be $25 and be fine for working out.
 

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Pick any highly rated ones on Amazon honestly. They’re not going to be AirPods but they’ll be $25 and be fine for working out.

Alright. The first Amazon ones I looked at kinda weirded me out. Someone on the first page of reviews claimed the company offered them 40 bucks to take down their bad review.
 

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Its tough to find a good pair with earhooks, which is what I need. I wear them running and I sweat a lot. The cheap ones kept dieing on me. I think they were getting sweat in them. I even bought two pair of the nicer JLabs and they both quit working on me too. Finally bought some Beats and they have worked great. I know beats have the reputation of being overpriced, but they really are much higher quality.
 

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The tozo ones on Amazon have been really good for me. Think I spent around $40.

edit: I also have a pair of power beats and definitely prefer the Tozo
 

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For what it’s worth I cant wear normal AirPods either because they don’t stay in but I love my AirPods Pro’s.
 

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This is one of those things where you get what you pay for. I tried going with a cheap pair of wireless headphones for working out -first pair quit working within a week. Returned them for another … lasted two weeks and gave out.

Ended up with Bose Soundsports, lasted two years PLUS great sound quality. These are about $150 today and they will last.
 
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This is one of those things where you get what you pay for. I tried going with a cheap pair of wireless headphones for working out -first pair quit working within a week. Returned them for another … lasted two weeks and gave out.

Ended up with Bose Soundsports, lasted two years PLUS great sound quality. These are about $150 today and they will last.

This was my experience too. Out of 5 pairs under $50 the best one lasted 6 months, and all of their connectivity was spotty. Don’t have the model but they were the MPOW that were wired together and had ear clips.
 

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I’m impatient and I got bored so I went to Target to get the Anker ones above. I ended up picking up these JBLs on sale for 40 bucks (30 bucks off) instead. We’ll see how it goes. Ive had good luck with my other JBL stuff. They seem pretty decent so far. I guess if they **** out I’ll listen and get some good ones.


Thanks for the recs.
 

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For working out, I've had good luck with my MPOW Flame pair. Cheap and "high quality"!
For other uses - yard work, traveling, etc. - I absolutely love my Jabra Elite Active 75t. Best pair of buds I've ever owned. (Android user, can't stand the fit of ear pods)
 

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Maybe not quite what you are looking for, but I have AfterShokz OpenMove bone conduction headphones. They have a band that wraps around your head, hooks over the ears and the "speakers" work by resting on the jaw bone just in front of the ears. The sound travels through your bones, into the inner ear.

The best part is there is nothing in the ear. I hate ear buds, and always find them super uncomfortable, so that is appealing for me, but I concede they aren't for everyone. And they are nice for running and biking because you can actually hear what is going on around you.