Sol Republic - Shadow Wireless Earbud Headphones - Rich Gray/Rose Gold

I use my headphone mostly on my runs. Noise reduction is out of this world. One of the sides is sliding of my ear, don't know why. Neck bar is well balanced to keep it on my neck during run. Great headphones

As soon as I saw that this was available at Best Buy. I saved up some money and went to the closest store to buy it. And I'm really happy to have bought it, because I use it most of the time. It's comfortable and the quality is great.

Overall, these are absolutely great for all genres of music. Deep bass, high treble and good midrange punch. Only con is that the neck portion seems a little small and tends to slide around when moving around. Otherwise great purchase.

I like them and did very good sound sound yes I can recommend a friend

Received advice on purchase from Best Buy associate. Very helpful!

Really like to love these BT heaphones. They sound great, looks good and fit snugly inside the ears comfortably and without pain. But disappointingly, Sol Republic missed the most important part of owning BT headphones...BT RECEPTION! The BT signal of the Shadow is weak and sensitive to movement. I've tried 2 pairs and they both performed identically. It annoyingly cuts in and out when placed in the back pocket of my jeans while walking or doing other activities. I have to mention that there isn't a problem with BT signal when placed in front pockets. Took them on a 30 mile bicycle ride and it did the same thing the entire way. Mind you the distance between the phone and Shadow was just less than two feet from the inside of my jersey's back pockets. Other than that, everything is up to par with more expensive BT headphones. For those complaining about the collar falling off, look for an appropriate size S-biner or any closed type hook to hold the 2 wires together (see picture) keeping the collar from twisting/falling. Problem solved! My rating for each category. Sound 5 Fit 4 Design/functionality 3 Durability 4 Battery life 4 BT Reception 2 Looks 4 Call quality 5 Charging time 5

SOL Republic makes the claim that the Shadow Bluetooth headphones offer "wired-equivalent" sound - and I'm inclined to agree. While they are not in the same class as a high-end set of UltimateEars in-ear monitors, the Shadow has clean sound, with clear highs (probably thanks to AptX technology) and deep, solid bass. They are not the most neutral set of headphones out there - they are definitely bass-oriented - but they don't sacrifice performance at other frequencies to achieve their bass performance. Comfort-wise, I am using the gels that came preinstalled on the Shadow - the headphones come with four different size soft ear gels, so most people should be able to find a good fit. You'll want to find a get that gives you a tight fit in your ear, otherwise you'll suffer from poor bass. Thanks to the in-ear monitor design, these do a decent job of isolating you from surrounding noise. While they won't make your last-row seat on the CRJ into a Zen meditation room, they are good at keeping normal room noise from intruding into your music. SOL Republic claims eight hour battery life, and based on my use, that sounds reasonable. The battery lasts through a typical workday for me, albeit at a fairly low volume level.

The sound quality with this one is excellent. Good true base. I would've ranked it five stars, however, the only issue I have with it is while working out it is hard to stay in place. With proper fit of the earbuds, they stay in. But as I said the wraparound is a bit more flexible than others. Not low-quality, just hard to keep it in place. Over all the sound quality, battery life, and use is very good. No issues so far. Owned for about six months.