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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Ok for the price
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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The noise cancelling isn't as great as I would like. The fit is great and does allow for you to move and exercise, but tapping to stop or change the music is a bit iffy,
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I just needed something to replace an old pair of ear buds I used for running, exercising, hiking, or going to the gym. The Jlab - Epic Sport ANC 3 had everything I was looking for. I needed it to go around the ear so that it holds. It also does not slip out. These stay in place. Sound quality is great. Ear pieces are comfortable also.
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I have tried an absolutely insane (at least to me) about of wired headphones, wireless headphones, wired earbuds, wireless earbuds, surround sound systems, soundbars, and everything in between all of those. I have always found some that are just good enough sounding, or just good enough fitting, or just good enough durability to make due for a few years before I then have to replace them with another pair. I am hoping that these last much longer than any of the rest of my wireless earbuds & time will tell if that is true. As the title says they sound great & have a great build quality too. They aren't super flimsy, or overly bulky, they are just right for me.
Unboxing & Syncing
Getting the earbuds synced to my phone & my work laptop was super easy. I unboxed them, started the sync up, and downloaded the app to my (iOS) phone. This took me no time. But since I have a lot of experience doing this I wanted to test by having my girlfriend sync these to her Android phone. She too was able to do this in under 2 minutes. For someone who is not a techie at all, this is great.
Unboxing & Syncing Rating: 5/5
ANC & Pass-Through
I will not use earbuds, or headphones, that do not have ANC. I've tried but I've gotten so used to great ANC that unless they have great ANC I just will not use them. I am delighted to report that these have some of the best ANC & Pass-Through I have experienced to date. Seriously, this is make or break for me because whether I am sitting at my desk working, or going to the grocery store, or washing my car, or working around the house I have to have either the ANC on (if doing loud things) or Pass-Through on (so that I can talk to my SO or be aware of what is going on around me). Failing in either of these two categories would have made me want to check these in the trash. It passed with flying colors
ANC & Pass-Through Rating: 5/5
Sound Quality
I listened to a variety of YouTube videos (gaming, cars, tech, true crime, etc), as well as listened to various forms of music (both videos and just music; the music was Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Pop, Country, some Classical, and even Christmas music over the Christmas season) and while the speakers did not have ear splitting bass, I find this a plus because I am almost in my 40s now and so ear splitting bass just isn't my thing anymore. That said the bass did not sound distorted, or even hollow, it sounded very pleasant. As did the highs & lows. The Christmas music was a really nice experience because with them I've noticed it has a lot of crisp & clear vocals with all kinds of different instruments, and beats, and these kept up nicely with it. It made wrapping gifts, and grocery shopping a breeze!
Sound Quality Rating: 5/5
Fit/Ergonomics
These being hooked/looped over the ear and then going into the ear meant that I was able to get a proper seal in my ear but also had the security of it being hooked/looped over the top of my ear. I wasn't 100% sure how I would like it because I genuinely love my few earbuds that have wings on them(they go in the ear and then the wings press against the cartilage of your ear to stay in place), however, what I noticed with my other wing having earbuds is wearing toboggans would cause the earbud to slide out ever so slightly before falling out. That does not happen with these earbuds. Also, when wrapping & grocery shopping, like I mentioned doing previously, I was able to move around and these never moved. Whether I was up, down, bent over, leaning sideways, whatever, these just stayed in place. I even got under my car & changed my transfer case fluid & these never moved one bit when I had my car on jackstands & lifted with a jack about 10-12 inches off the ground. Big win for me in this area.
Fit/Ergonomics Rating: 5/5
Battery Life
With the case having a built-in battery that of course means the earbuds have an insane amount of battery life-per se. I was able to get an entire day of constant use (with ANC on) out of these before needing to throw them in the charger. And then I only had to charge the case once per week. Of course, I used it much more on the weekends compared to throughout the work day, but still that was the experience I had with them. One thing that does worry me, and it goes for all of these types of earbuds that have a charging case, is that the earbuds are constantly being recharged up to 100% when in the case. That has to degrade the batteries in the earbuds and so that will probably be a problem once they get on up there in age. Something to be mindful of with all of these types of earbuds.
Battery Life Rating: 5/5
Summary
So, is there anything with these that I would change? I personally hate messing with the EQ because I can never get it truly how I want it. I could probably Google it & figure out some to set for myself, but I actually like it when the developer/maker of earbuds & headphones have EQs already set for specific content (Country, Pop, Rock, Rap, Vocal, etc) because it takes the guesswork out of it for me. But I know that I may be in the minority here. (Yes, I know it has 'Signature', 'Balanced' & 'Bass Boost' but I think having options like I outlined above would be better; surely the app isn't limited at only having 4 EQs with the last one being a custom one set by the end user....but maybe I'm wrong). And so I wish the app had this option, but I can't really fault the earbuds because that's more an app thing I guess. So other than the EQ settings within the app there isn't anything else I'd change with these earbuds. JLab really knocked these out of the park. I absolutely love them. I'll be picking my girlfriend up a pair because I let her try them for a few days & she loved them too. Will make a nice Valentine's Day gift for her.
Summary Rating: 25/25