Jabra - SPORT PULSE Wireless Earbud Headphones with Built-In Heart Rate Monitor - Black/Yellow

I've bought a couple of these devices so far (one for me and one as a gift#. I must say that I'm superbly impressed with them. To date, I've evaluated numerous optical heart rate monitors, and I am especially fond of companies that use PerformTek as the basis for their heart rate monitoring, as I've found this technology to be by far the most accurate and reliable. Several companies have been using PerformTek in their earbuds, and at least one company #Scosche# has used it in their arm bands. But I must say that when it comes to earbuds using PerformTek, Jabra got it right. I'm quite impressed with what Jabra brought to the table with this product -- incredible European engineering in audio, ergonomics and user experience. Also, they made sure that this biometric sports headset works with not only their own native app #which is surprisingly quite good# but also with leading mobile fitness apps #such as MapMyFitness, Runkeeper, Endomondo, Strava, etc.#. Likes: 1) Jabra's ergonomics are quite impressive -- especially considering that they needed to find a way to fit in the heart rate sensor into the earbuds while still having it be comfortable and have good audio. Also, they have several options for ear gels, and they even provide a "fit test" on the mobile app so that you can see which ear gels work best on your ear. 2) Audio quality -- fantastic. 3) Size & weight -- this is the most sophisticated, high-compact sports computer I've ever tested. Jabra packs a lot of power in these lightweight, tiny earbuds. 4# Mobile app -- I have an iPhone, and so I can't speak to the Android implementation. But so far, I've had not a single app crash testing with Jabra's app or anyone else's app paired with the device. Jabra's native app #which is not required for you to use since their device works with all the apps# is surprisingly good as it has a number of built-in fitness tests and a cool feature that allows you to setup your own workout with voice prompts. 5) Extra features -- Jabra added a button on the left earbud that, when you press it, tells you your instant heart rate, cadence and what ever other metric you program it to state. Also, the charge port is hidden in the right earbud. 6) Phone call feature -- I've found that the microphone is quite good and convenient for phone calls. In fact, sometimes I just leave the headset on me post exercise and use the headset as my phone. Dislikes: 1) Cable -- the cable is quite nice, but I do wish it moved more freely over my shirt. 2) Color -- I'd prefer a sportier color, but I understand that this their 1st product. 3) Really, I'm struggling for dislikes, as this is an amazing feat of engineering by Jabra. Bottom line: The Sport Pulse is the most sophisticated, comfortable, accurate and easy-to-use audio sports computer ever developed. If you like to exercise listening to music, and if you like tracking your heart rate zones, you'll love this product: good audio, great comfort and fit and supremely accurate continuous heart rate monitoring.

I have been using this headset for several months now and enjoy it, but can't say I love them. I bought it for the ease of having the integrated heart rate sensor and automatic data readout, both great features. However, I still need a mobile phone to synch it with for GPS, app and data storage and wearing a phone on your arm isn't nearly as natural as a watch. Integrate a medical-quality HR sensor into a watch along with GPS and synch to bluetooth headphones, like these, that perform readout from the app, and you're golden. So, while these headphones perform their job well, they are short-lived. The Jabra sports app doesn't let you log into a website and see your data, and its export to other apps is limited. You can use this app with Runtastic and a few other services, however some functions are missing, such as the automatic readout. The bluetooth tends to disconnect from the phone a couple of times every 120 seconds or so, and if you don't tie back the connecting wire on the back of your neck, the slapping of the wire creates a banging noise in your ears that can be annoying. Overall, I'm happy with these headphones, but only until the perfect running watch comes out (the Garmin Fenix 4 with built-in HR sensor), then I'll just use them as bluetooth running headphones.

These are everything you want in a pair of Bluetooth headphones. The sounds is of a pleasant quality and the volume is great for others like myself that work in noisy environments. I had a one other pair that survived being ran over by a vehicle in a parking lot(glued the pieces back together and they worked like day 1) and dropped in a hot tub(let dry for a few hours; no damage). My only issue is the lack of a mini potato chip clip to clip the cord to the back collar of my shirt. Having this would make a game changing experience for me as the cord will try to grab my neck when I turn my head pulling at one of the buds. Also, I usually only have one ear bud in so the loose one will weigh down and pull at the bud in my ear.

The earbuds take a little getting used to- they are definitely a snug fit. I find it easiest to rotate them back and forth until they are well-seated in my ear. Pairing wasn't seamless, but wasn't too bad either. It took a minute or two of fussing with it. The heart rate performs pretty well compared to a chest strap. The app is generally pretty and the getting started process was pleasant. The in-run app was a little annoying with the breathy voice for pace and heart rate info. By the end of my run, I just wanted her to "spit it out already!" The GPS pace was way off, but I think the distance was right. Fortunately the weaknesses of the product are with the app and could be fixed with updates. The price is a bit steep for the features, but overall a good product.

Ended up getting these when I took my beats blu tooth ear buds back. Those had way to much base that cause them to sound distorted. These are by far superior to those. Sound quality if good and can be great when you get a tight fit and use their app vs itunes. Don't really care for their app because it has to resync each time you open it, but does improve the sound quality. Fit is good, still trying to get the perfect fit using all of the different options. Fits snug without falling out due to fit and weight. Havent lost signal while using. Overall very happy.

Pros: Measures heart rate accurately, done this by measuring myself on the treadmill while wearing the earphones. The speakers from the earbuds is more than loud enough to hear in a crowded gym. The bluetooth signal never gets cut off when my phone was next to me. Cons: Battery life only when comparing to the JayBirds BlueBuds X (8hrs battery life), but the 5hrs from the Jabra is pretty long still. On two occasion the heart rate monitor does not detect my heart rate I had to re-adjust the earphones or get my heart rate up for it to work again.

The sound qualiity is pretty good. They don't slip out of my ears. However, the heart rate monitor is not as accurate as I would like. I've had this for about a month now and there were at least three times that I had to reset the headphones to get an accurate reading on my heart rate. Plus, the app goes to sleep mode. My other fitness app that I used with my Mio watch was constantly on so you can see your heart rate all the time. I would recommend this only if you don't care to see a steady reading of your heart rate.

Fit perfectly, stay in during workouts, and have great sound quality. Only criticism I have is a lack of volume - I'm not hearing impaired, but like it LOUD. They just don't quite reach that level. I tried two other models of bluetooth sport headphones before these and they were awful in comparison. As for the heart monitor, what can I say? It works great and the Android App is very handy to track progress.