For the runners/athletes: Best in-ear headphones?

[milov]

Originally Posted by SearChart

Can you still hear your surroundings? I might need an alternative to my iPod for if it bites the dust.

I'm a big fan of the iPod shuffle too. I bought a few backup units. But they are actually more expensive now that they have been discontinued.

I also bought a pair of Sony WF SP 900. Great because they are waterproof and can play music without being paired to a phone.

But I don't enjoy running with them. They wobble too much. And the sound quality was disappointingly poor for the price.

[swils8610]

Speak up damnit!!!!


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[swils8610]

Big fan of Shure.


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[SearChart]

Originally Posted by milov

I'm a big fan of the iPod shuffle too. I bought a few backup units. But they are actually more expensive now that they have been discontinued.



I also bought a pair of Sony WF SP 900. Great because they are waterproof and can play music without being paired to a phone.



But I don't enjoy running with them. They wobble too much. And the sound quality was disappointingly poor for the price.

Such a shame that Apple discontinued them, they must think that everyone prefers to use their phone nowadays, but a phone is just too bulky...

I will try and get a NOS shuffle unit as a backup

[junamuan]

Originally Posted by SearChart

I use a simple iPod shuffle with apple headphones. Used them for 8 years and still going strong. I only listen to podcasts during running these days though. (I run 50-100km a week, depending on the upcoming event).

What podcasts do you listen to, Bas?

I typically listen to Jo Rogan Experience and Marathon Training Academy when running.

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by junamuan

What podcasts do you listen to, Bas?



I typically listen to Jo Rogan Experience and Marathon Training Academy when running.

Joe Rogan is pretty much the only podcast I listen to

[Flex368]

Thank you guys, will check out the suggestions made. The Bose Soundsports seem to be a TRF favorite.

[Carney0121]

Jabra elite active - comfortable, good sound, good battery life, and never drops connection. I use it when I run with my phone in a pocket, and at the gym where I sometimes put my phone down as far as 30 feet away from me

[uscmatt99]

I use Beats X or my Campfire Audio Polaris IEMs for workout. The Beats will fit any ear, but it's trial and error to get tips that fit your particular ear canal the best. The Polaris has a pretty big shell with edges, so it's not as comfortable, but the sound is better.

I use silicone tips and am in between sizes. I've found Spinfit to be the most comfortable. With small tips they stay in but are not perfectly sealed, so I can hear outside sounds. Tradeoff is bass is lacking. With medium tips I get a better seal with great bass, but can't hear squat from the outside world. Foam tips sound the best but are not good with sweaty ears.

As another poster mentioned, custom fit IEMs are the best, but be prepared to pay handsomely.

[crew]

Originally Posted by 77T

Best audio perhaps. But a runner, bike or walker must get a health % of ambient sound for safety.

AirPods and Apple’s wired earbuds do well enough in that regard.

Does anyone recall the first portable speakers that predated the iPod/MP3 stereo earbuds?




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I remember that product, or something very similar to it, from back in the 80’s!
I think the one I recall was called something like “Dog Bones”, or similar. That was a lonnnng time ago!

[CamSLC]

Thread bump.

I smoked my Airpod 1's last week and decided to get the new Airpod Pro's w/noise cancelation. Also wanted extended battery life as my old ones were tapping out at about an 1.5 hours.

The new Airpods have a transparency setting so you can still hear your surroundings or shut them out with the push of a button.

[SearChart]

Originally Posted by CamSLC

Thread bump.

I smoked my Airpod 1's last week and decided to get the new Airpod Pro's w/noise cancelation. Also wanted extended battery life as my old ones were tapping out at about an 1.5 hours.

The new Airpods have a transparency setting so you can still hear your surroundings or shut them out with the push of a button.

Noise cancelling and running sounds like an accident waiting to happen... Be careful!

[GB-man]

Jabra elite active

[JasoninDenver]

Originally Posted by SearChart

Noise cancelling and running sounds like an accident waiting to happen... Be careful!

Been hearing (pun) good things about the Pro noise cancelling while the transparency setting does allow ambient sounds to pass through.

I may try these for cycling (on carriage path) now that they have silicone earbud tips.

[CamSLC]

Originally Posted by SearChart

Noise cancelling and running sounds like an accident waiting to happen... Be careful!

That's the point of the transparency setting, you can toggle back and forth between noise canceling and not.

[GingerS]

Shure KSE1500, 64 Audio Tia Fourte, Campfire Audio Andromeda, Ultimate Ears Reference Remastered, the list goes on
You can spend several thousand USD on a single pair of IEMs