Customer Ratings & Reviews

The connectivity and sound quality are excellent. JayBird definitely improved their connectivity issue with this set.

Cant get the left earbud to sync with the right. Tried everything

Wife lovs these, and she is not a tech person at all! Hot a good black Friday deal on them.

These are perfect for the runner or gym go-er. Never worry about the sweat, not wire. Great sound. Great product!

The sound is awesome. This earbuds comes with an equalizer and it does make a difference. I love them

Sometimes difficult to control when on or off. But my wife loves them and uses them all the time. Handy rechargeable box.

This is an incredible new version from the previous version. Will definitely recommend to family and friends!

Works like a charm and the battery last long. Perfect for working out and the call quality is great.

Overall sound and ease of use was great but had a difficult time fitting my ear and staying in place.

No issues since purchase, sound quality is solid, no troubles connected to any devices through BT.

I've been using Bose headphone for a while and had a friend that was always happy with his Jaybird earbuds. I got these on sale to see if they are any better than "SoundSport Pulse" so I can start using them for working out. they are actually one of the worst earphones that I ever had in my ear. I have noise-canceling Bose headphones as well their wireless Soundsport model, got a pair of Sony earphone for about a 6th of the retail price but the Jaybird Run XT is worse than all of them. Overall, in a few minutes of usage and side-by-side comparison, I found the following Cons: - Poor audio quality (overall) - Lack of Bass (tried diff EQs nothing that satisfied me) - Audio quality gets even worse when you have the volume all the way up - noticed the audio sometimes drops from the left ear for a split second and recovers - you can hear a high pitch (very sharp audio) when rasing the volume past 75% Pros: - cool, cute case that has a built-in battery - The pairing process was pretty easy and straight forward - lightweight earbuds Overall this is a No for me and there are better brands out there if you care about audio quality

Never come out and have the best battery life of all the headphones I’ve ever had.

Worth every penny! The sound is great the battery is average but overall the quality is worth it.

I bought these for my teenage son. He uses them especially for running and working out. Great pair of ear buds.

I bought this Bluetooth. Easy to use and comfortable is clear.I recommend this item to buy it .

Purchased when they were a Deal of the day and they were a great price. Sound quality is great.

Has changed my work out experience! Paired with my Apple Watch for comfort and ease with no hassle of wires.

First true wireless. I didn’t like the look of the air pods. These are real small, and battery lift is great

Love these headphones. They fit perfectly and I don’t hear outside noice.

I've owned MANY Bluetooth sport headphones. Some truly wireless, others not. I've owned PowerBeats 2, Sony WF-1000X, Sony in-ear sport headphones, Bose Soundsport (not truly wireless), Anker brand, Rowkin Ascent, JLab Audio Epic Air (the worst of them all). They all have pros and cons and some flaws. NONE are perfect. The one common theme among them all is that the sound quality doesn't match traditional headphones or high end (non-active) Bluetooth headphones. If I had to pick, the best sounding one I've used is the Sony WF-1000X. The one that stayed on my ears the best was the PowerBeats 2 (almost exclusively because of the ear "hook" design). TIP ON FIT So I'm assuming if you're reading this, you're interested in truly wireless sport headphones, or at least just Bluetooth sport headphones that are connected together with a cable. If you've never purchased any, I cannot emphasize enough that you need to take TIME to make sure that the headphone tips are the best for your ears. All of the headphones I mentioned above come with alternative tips. Take your time in finding the right ones. It makes ALL the difference in the world, don't just rely on the ones already attached. In some instances I found a better fit with one sized tip in one ear, and a different sized tip in the next. But you need to experiment when you first open the package.Put them in your ears, make some silly faces and see if you can feel them come out, lean your head from side-to-side, go walking, go running. If they don't fit properly, not only will the sound not be as pleasant, but there's nothing more annoying than fiddling with headphones while you're on the move. TIP ON CONTROLLING YOUR MUSIC Another word of caution is user control or changing songs from the headphones themselves. When i go running, I carry my phone in my hand. I change the music, adjust the volume, all through my phone. I never (at least almost never) use the buttons on the headphones. They're too small and finicky. And I'm a bit superstitious, I'm afraid if I try to hit a small button, I'll ruin the fit in my ear. I say this because if you are generally someone who runs with your phone in a sleeve on your arm and you control the music with your headphones, your experience might vary. Obviously with such small headphones, there just isn't a lot of real estate for buttons. And for touch sensitive buttons (like the Rowkin Ascent) don't even get me started. Those are too inconsistent to use when you're standing still. The Jaybird's buttons do have a tactile feel (they "click") which makes it easy to find, and to change songs you tap twice to go forward, three times to go back a song, and once to pause. Pretty simple. I don't change the volume on my headphones, that I almost always set and forget. So if you like keeping your phone away and changing songs on the device itself, these headphones should be okay for you. I found them responsive, but I just don't prefer to control my music with the headphones. STORAGE CASE All truly wireless headphones come with a charging case. This is essential to charge and to make sure you don't lose them. Every case that came with truly wireless headphones offer the ability to charge the headphones at least once. This is nice because when you're done with a workout, you pop them in, and they recharge for the next use. Downside to most cases, you don't know how much battery you have. And it's not something you think about until you're ready for your next workout, but luckily most cases (the Jaybird in particular) offer the ability to quick charge your headphones if they're dead, giving you an hour for 5 minutes of charge. I've not tested the whole "does 5 minutes equal one hour," but I've plugged them into my USB port in my car on the way to the gym and was able to get through my workout with battery left. A big concern about the cases though, is how many times can they charge your headphones and is it reliable. I say this because the Rowkin Ascent just stopped holding a charge. I could fully charge it, and all of the battery (the case was supposed to give you 50 hours of playback time) would drain within 3 days of non-use. This was unacceptable. The Sony WF-1000X, arguably the best sounding headphones of the group, had a terrible case. After a month or so of use, the headphones would only charge to 70% (as indicated on my phone) and they would mysteriously turn on and connect to my phone while they were in the case. Plus, the case would only charge the headphones maybe once: it had terribly battery life. It's also nice for the case to turn the headphones off when you put them in the case. What I mean is, you get done with your workout, you put the headphones in the case and they turn off and begin charging. Some headphones would remain on, and you would have to manually turn them off. The Jaybird so far, is the best of all worlds. It charges the headphones twice (reliably) before the case needs to be recharged. The headphones automatically connect when you take them out of the case and disconnect and turn off when you put them in. It's also very small which I prefer (it's a pill shape, but small form factor). It's just flat out reliable (so far...) CONNECTION RELIABILITY Another big factor in buying ANY Bluetooth headphones is reliability of the connection. Truly wireless headphones can be even trickier with random drop outs depending on what pocket your phone is (or what hand your carrying it in). As an example, the Epic Air and Sony WF 1000X were notorious for dropping and skipping if my phone was in my right hand or right pocket. It had something to do with the main connection (BT goes to the one ear bud which shares a connection with the other). I can't adequately explain the science behind it, but I'll just say that it was annoying. And it was persistent, it wasn't just a hiccup in the specific headphones I owned, it was truly a design flaw (IMHO). The Jaybirds didn't have that issue. In fact, during my first 2 weeks of use (while outside running and inside lifting weights) I didn't experience any skipping or dropouts, regardless where my phone was. Again, this is big plus in the Jaybird's favor SWEAT PROOF Another important consideration when buying BT headphones, how sweat proof are they really. They are all "active" headphones, but some failed where others succeeded. For example, I shorted out the JLab Epic Air headphones due to sweat. And your told to dry off the charging connections before you put them in the case (which sounds reasonable) but despite my best efforts, one ear bud shorted out. Same for the Sony WF 1000x. I generally wipe off the ear buds before I put them in the case, but I'm not going to blow dry them. I found no problems with the Jaybirds. A quick wipe of the connections, I put them in the case and 2 weeks in absolutely no issues. A big plus for me. SOUND QUALITY As I mentioned in the beginning, sound quality takes a hit with any truly wireless headphones. But of the group, Jaybird sounds average. There isn't much bass to speak of, but that's okay, I just want music when I'm working out, perfect fidelity isn't necessary. The better fit you get in your ear, the tighter the bass and the better the sound. CONCLUSION I went through all of this detail because I use Bluetooth headphones for working out A LOT, and I have just had terrible difficulties in finding a good pair. The wireless versions (Bluetooth but the ear buds are connected by a wire) were always pretty reliable, but I liked the truly wireless earbuds. I don't like wires, but that's just my personal preference. But with the JLab Epic, Sony, Rowkin, they just didn't hold up their end of the bargain. Whether they stopped working, or stopped charging, they just didn't seem to work long term. The Jaybird truly checks off all the boxes for me. They sound pretty good, enough battery life for a long workout (if you're running an ultra marathon or Ironman, look elsewhere) the case charges up quickly and they have a reliable connection and ear fit (if you put the time in). They are also reasonably priced. I can't say that over time, sweating or charging won't diminish the quality or somehow force them to break, but they've certainly lasted longer and without any issues than any other truly wireless sport headphones I've owned. That's why I have to give it a glowing recommendation (obviously I can't compare these to every single option out there, but I've tried enough to say that this should at least make your list of options should you be in the market for truly wireless active headphones).