JBL Endurance Peak 3 – Dust and Water Proof (IP68) True Wireless Active Earbuds, Pure Bass Sound, Up to 50 Total Hours of Playback with Speed Charge, Ambient Aware & Talk Thru (White)

Really good for price range, but there’s a better option
I was looking for new earphones specifically for fitness with the main usage test being running. I wanted to test across several price points to see which would be most worth the money. I’ve only had cheap running earphones before (though I have nicer cans that I use to listen with in other scenarios and some nice wired in ears for when I perform live). I don’t really care about noise cancelling. My primary criteria were about comfort (and if it can stay in my ear while running), and the sound quality vs price (how much marginal return do I get per dollar). I ended up picking a premium pair because you can really notice how much more digital/fake the audio sounds when testing side by side, the lower down in price you go.(note: a lot of what I put were just notes I was jotting down while testing them. I try to do a more succinct summary in the first line of each option, and then it gets more rambly/random after that)In the running:Sony WF-1000XM4 $189.00 | Beats Fit Pro – $179 | Power Beats Pro – $179 | Jabra Elite 4 Active – $89 | JBL Endurance Peak 3 – $89.95 | Soundcore Sport X10 – $69.99 | JLab JBuds Air Sport – $69.88 | Golrex $29.99 | BMani T16 $39.99Here are my thoughts:Power Beats Pro – $179 (149) – My winner overallSounds great. It is not the best sound I’ve heard in earphones, but doesn’t seem to lack anything. Has good thumpy bass, presence in the mids, and good clarity up high. Nothing to complain about the sound.Big/heavy case (doesn’t matter that much, but I do take these on big hikes so smaller case would have been nicer)I think ultimately will be more comfortable for long use than the Fit pro. The stock medium tips fit fine, unlike the fit pro for some reason.Sounds essentially the exact same as the fit pro which makes senseBeats Fit Pro – $179I wanted this to be my favorite. It’s light, small, has fun color options, and sounds great. But it ultimately was just not comfortable enough to leave in my ears for longer than 45 minutes. This would vary from person to person obviously.Pretty comfortable, but had to switch to the small eartips (only earbuds I had to switch from the medium/stock tips). Stays in the ears well, but I think that the whole thing being in there will get uncomfortable pushing my ears after a while. Really little case which is nice.Really great clarity, feels perfectCan’t find any eq in the app, but I didn’t feel the need to adjust any eq settings either, every band/frequency was very satisfying, so that’s kind of nice not having to set it myselfSony WF-1000XM4 $189.00I believe this has a slightly fuller sound quality to it. Can’t really pinpoint how or why, but seems to be the most superior sound quality of all of them. I thought it might be better bass but that’s not it. I can’t pick a part any individual component that seem superior, it just has an overall fuller soundThere just doesn’t seem to be any way that these are going to stay in during a run. Would be great for any non-exercise application, but just wasn’t what I was looking for. I would choose these if I were looking for just walk around town kind of earbuds.Jabra Elite 4 Active – $89Great clarity and bass out of the box. I am the kind of guy who can only really tell sound differences when a/b testing it. If I only listened to these earbuds, I would have been fully satisfied with the sound quality, the comfort, and the security. It’s only because I tested it next to the premium models above that I decided not to go with this. But if this is your budget range, these are definitely the winners.Excessively comfortable, like the most comfortable of any of the earbuds (premiums included), and feel like they will stay in on a run even though they don’t have any sort of little hook like the soundcore or powerbeats, or over ear hook like the others. Definitely the best ergonomics. Would take this over the JBL endurance or any other in the sub $150 price range.Soundcore Sport X10 – $69.99more satisfying for non edm music than the other options down below. Better separation for instruments and vocals.Compared against JLabs with blue tips in, the bass is more comparable. Soundcore keeps more clarity than on higher end (albeit a little tinny sounding), than JLabsBass is definitely much better than JLabs. It does feel a bit more muddy because of the heavier bass, there may have been better vocal clarity with JLabsEverything else seems fineANC is decentsmall profile is light, really comfortable and stays in the earsJLab JBuds Air Sport – $69.88bigger profile, slightly less comfortable than the Soundcore. Bass is lacking out of the box. There’s better mid and high clarity on these than the soundcore.Bass improves a noticeable amount by switching to blue tips, but you lose some clarity higher upbass feels punchier in edm in these than x10These are definitely more satisfying for thumpy edm music than the x10The sound quality just feels lacking in depth, no matter which eq setting you choose.Has a connected usb charger on the case as a charger (rather than a separate chord to plug into both charger and power), which I don’t think I likeJBL Endurance Peak 3 – $89.95Clear vocals and instruments in mids and highs. Slightly more clear and crisp than the soundcoreNice bass as well, (slightly worse bass than soundcore), less satisfying than the sound core on lyrical song but actually has punchier bass on edmPlenty loud (other reviews saying they don’t get loud)The equalizer app gives lots of controlThis bass is also superior once equalized. So both bass and instrumental/vocals have more clarity. After messing with eq, is better than soundcore.This sounded perfectly fine until compared with higher tier, then when a/b compared it sounded a bit more fake, a bit more digital, definitely enough to notice a differenceGolrex $29.99It is okay sound, probably the best in this price range. If you just want something cheap that will give you sound, these are fine. If you care about sound quality even a little bit, it’s worth it to get a better headset.There is no clarity at any frequency, just a decent amount of noise.Has an attempted cheap premium look with led interfaces.BMani T16 $39.99Sounds way below average, worse than the golrex.Really similar packaging and look to the golrex, so they’re either just copying each other or made by the same people

Great for Running
Problems: case is super slick (in a slippery/bad way). Have to glue something on it to not slide away and break!Adequate: sound quality is above average but not the best. Although, they do stay in your ears and are hard to fall off, given the design, which I can’t say for my top quality wireless earbuds. A good compromise, I’d say.Pros: For the quality, they last a long time! They still work after my 8 hour shifts on a full charge!Not perfect, but for the price, close enough!

Doesn’t fall out
I have had mine for over a year now. I buy a new bluetooth earpiece every year, if they last that long. I have purchased over 7 different styles and brands and these have been the most durable. My main purpose for these are for talking on the phone while working and driving. Here is what I found.The good:- Good battery life. I think I only got low a couple times. I only use one at a time, so I just pop the other one in.- Very durable. I have dropped them quite a few times while pulling them out of my pocket. They get caught on my keys because of the magnet on them.- They stay in my ear very well. Unlike the earbuds, these don’t fall out.- Like all earpieces, you have to get use to having them in your ear. However, it wasn’t that bad.- With the JBL app, you can tune the sound of them. They sounded pretty good, and as an ex-DJ, I love listening to music. The bass is really good and the mids and highs are pretty clear. A lot of the sound quality also depends on what device you have them hooked to.- The charging case is really handy to keep your these charged.- I didn’t use them a lot to block out ambient sound. However, the times I did, they seemed to work very well, as long as you hold them tight to your ear.- You can pair multiple devices to them.- To answer a call, you tap the side once. To hang up, you tap twice. I have not accidentally hung up on anyone due to adjusting the earpiece while on a call, which happens with other earpieces.- Mic is really clear and I have never had anyone tell me there if too much background noise.The bad:- Although you can pair multiple devices to them, the only way to get them to pair with one of the other devices, such as going from one phone to another, you have to turn the current phones bluetooth off so the JBL units will look for a different one. So, if you have it connected to one phone, but the other phone rings, you will have to go through that process to allow the ringing phone to connect.- The charging case is pretty smooth. It can be hard to handle and/or open the lid.- If you have a deep ear, these earpieces will not form a good seal. This makes it hard to block out ambient noise.- The white ones make it look like you are wearing a hearing aid. If I were to buy new ones, I would get colored ones.- You are not able to change the volume on these. You will have to change the volume with your device.- When calls come in, it will not tell you who is calling or what number is calling. So, you will have to look at the phone to see if you should answer it.I have used iPods, Beats, Bose, Sennheiser, etc… I find these to be very nice and competes well with all the other top brands. For the purpose of using it as a handsfree way to talk on the phone, I would recommend earpieces designed more for talking on the phone than for listening to music, such as these JBL units. As for overall sound quality, I liked them. With the free JBL app, you can tune these to your comfort. However, good sound is a personal preference. Everyone hears tones differently.

These headphones have good level of sound, well rounded. And the ambient aware function works really well.

Could be louder. Battery life is incredible