I have the elite active 65t’s. I love them and they survive all my sweaty trainer sessions
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I have killed a lot of wireless earbuds during the recent three years of intense training. Jabra Elite Sport survived and are now being used by my wife when she’s in the shower/hot tub even under water. They’re bulletproof and the only ones I’m more than certain will suit all people and their ears. They have a lot of accessories with them to make the fit perfect. Now I’m looking for new headphones since my wife stole mine. 
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I had the Jabra Elite Active 75T. They are great when they work. I had multiple issues with them though. Mainly with individual earbud losing almost all volume or refusing to pair. Spent multiple hours with their customer services (which was not great). Replaced two sets. Which sucks because then you are without headsets for a month (they wait until they receive and process your return before they ship the replacement ---- which is again not great). Was in the process replacing a third set (and not happy about it) when customer service rep (in error it turns out) said I could get a refund if I paid $10 for the shipping. I jumped on this offer. Literally had the earbuds at UPS in a hour. Then Jabra tried to not honor the refund — saying it was against their policy to offer a refund. I said that is great in all, but I don’t really care what their policy is since I already paid for the return per Jabra’s instructions. I finally got them to honor the refund, but it was not easy. Hope you guys have better luck. I am now using the Galaxy Buds and they work good. I am done with Jabra.
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Btw - Jabra folks - look at getting the Comply foam ear buds.
They are “grippier” than the silcone ones that come with the buds so it’s less likely ot slide out and also they improve the sound sealing…
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Any chance you can share a link?
Finding lots of hits and not sure which is “right”.
Those are the ones I got. They also cover the hole into the earbud, so it kind of keeps it a bit cleaner too…
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I’ve been using the Elite 65t for a few years, and they’ve served me well. No dropping, still kicking after many sweaty sessions and stay in ears pretty well. Went through a pack of the Comply tips, but I actually like the stock silicone ones they come with. The Comply tips also make it hard to fit in the case, and sometimes the charging pins don’t make contact. I use these for conf calls at work, and am told the mic is much better than in the wired pair I also sometimes use.
I do run out of battery on very long rides, but it’s never been a priority to try to squeeze more hours out of them by disabling features. They stopped charging at one point, but after running a pencil eraser over the contacts it was good as new.
My only real complaint, aside from battery life that could be better and is in the 75t, is that Android doesn’t compensate for the latency so watching videos with them results in a very noticeable delay between video and audio.
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FWIW…
Earfun Air Pros seem to be pretty decent - I have a pair and they’re working well for me so far - and there are plenty of reviews out there (inc. on audio websites**) covering their strong audio quality, good battery life and ANC feature set.
US $80: https://www.amazon.com/EarFun-Cancelling-Bluetooth-Headphones-Waterproof/dp/B08J3XYKFW
UK £63 (with 10% voucher offer applied): https://www.amazon.co.uk/EarFun-Cancelling-Bluetooth-Headphones-Waterproof-Black/dp/B08J3XYKFW
I’d been considering ponying up multiples of this for a major brand but was a bit reluctant as I wouldn’t be using them that much (largely just 3x/week on the turbo). For the price, these seem good value to me considering the high audio quality.
I’ve been using the stock silicone tips but also some INAIRS AIR2 foam tips to help with retention when moving around (one ear canal seems to be a bit odd shaped causing all earbuds to risk slipping out after a while). These seem to work OK too:
UK: £9/£12 per box: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00THKPJ5A/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00
Not available in the US by the looks of it.
NB the Small sized INAIRS tips that I use are actually not that small (vs. the stock silicone ones), but still just about small enough to successfully fit the Earfuns into their charging case and have them charge OK. I think the larger (M/L) INAIRS would be too big and interfere with the charging connection between bud and charging case, so be warned.
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** What HiFi in the UK reviewed the Earfun AIr Pro’s junior sibling (the Earfun Air which doesn’t have ANC) and highly rated the audio quality considering the price, which was what put me onto the ANC-equipped Pros…
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To make long Z2 (6h+) training rides less monotonous (also doing 56KM loops over and over)… wanna get some good cans for on the bike.
Any recommendations what works? I have an iPhone 12 in principal it should be wireless, but I could get a lightning-to-jack adapter of course.
Was looking at AirPods Pro but I am afraid they will fall out my ear during riding.
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Have ridden in AirPods, normal first version and hit bumps etc and they never budged. That said, only ridden in them a dozen times so who knows over a longer span.
Been using these for over a year and they’re still going strong. Survived heavy rain, heavy sweat and freezing temps: Powerbeats Pro - Totally Wireless Earbuds - Beats
Don’t look as cool as the AirPods with the ear hooks, but you get peace of mind.
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I recently bought a pair of JBL Reflect Flow and I really love them for the sound, the very good in-ear fit and the long play time. Before, I had several pairs of plantronics backbeat fit which did not last long enough for my long rides and had inferior sound quality (I had more than one pair because I got replacements under warranty).
I use Aftershokz bone conducting headphones. Means you can still hear ambient noise as your ear canal isn’t plugged. And there’s a big pause/play button on the side which is easy to operate even with gloves on, so can pause if you have a section where you don’t want any distractions (and again, when you pause there’s nothing blocking your ears unlike with buds). I also only use them when I have a Garmin Varia on the bike so that I have good awareness of what’s behind me.
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I’m using cheapo Mpow M9’s. I haven’t had issues with them coming out yet, despite the roads. I go left ear only, but obviously you have the right ear too should battery go.
I alternate between AirPod pro (awesome to have noise cancellation on indoor rides) and aftershokz if it’s raining. Haven’t had any issue with the AirPods falling out, ever, even when I hit them with helmet straps. The battery life isn’t quite 6 hours though, while with the aftershocks it might be.
I can highly recommend these also. The only downside is the size of the charging/ carrycase (somewhat bigger than the AirPods), but might not be an issue if you don’t need to take the case with you. Buds will easily slip into a pocket when needed and won’t get damaged.
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I second this. The new openmove headset is light and easy to use without being closed off from your surroundings: OpenMove - Affordable Wireless Open-Ear Headphones | Shokz Official
AirPods Pro are awesome, and I love mine, but you’re not going to get 6+ hours out of them. The case does charge them, but it takes a while. If you’re talking about indoor rides, they do quick charge to an hour of listening time in something like 5 minutes.
For outdoor rides I use Aeropex from Aftershocks. It’s a bone conduction technology. So you are safe. You can hear what’s going around. Battery can last 8h. For indoor training, I use AirPods Pro.
Thanks! I looked around before I posted, but I might have missed that one.