JBLEndurance 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 (Black)

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

Love this little case. Hard sided protects my JBL headphones, strap makes sure the JBL case stays in place. Nice flexible inside pocket ensures I never lose my charging cable. Zipper closure and carabiner makes it easy to clip onto a backpack or key ring without losing your headphones. I’ve had this for a couple of months and no issues so far.

long story short- they sound GREAT, easy to use once you figure out the controls. Solid/sturdy. Stay in place well, and comfortable - in general. VERY good Bass, and all around sound. BUT- if you wear glasses (and going to be active) you probabaly shouldnt bother. Almost impossible to get either your glasses to stay put, or the earbuds to stay sealed when working out, running etc. The arms from your glasses will overlap the earhooks of the earbuds, which causes glasses to be moving around while working out, etc. If you try to put the earhooks OVER your arms of glasses, then they dont stay sealed in ear, losing sound quality. Either way, while working out etc, I constatnly was adjusting glasses or earbuds. I would guess that any of the earbud types with ear hooks will interfere with the arms from your glasses, in all fairness to these however. Other than that they are really good.

So far so good. been using them for couple months now. they been cover in sweat and seem to hold up. they fit well around the ear and been good at the gym.

So, first thing’s first: The sound quality is good. It’s a JBL, that’s a given, but it isnt amazing—not as good as I thought it would be for this price point. But, whatever, that’s not my main complaint. My actual reason for immediately returning these is the fact that no matter what I do, they hurt the inside of my ears, and don’t stay in. They keep wanting to fall out under unstressed use of just sitting on the couch and reading a book. I bought these to use at the gym, that’s not going to cut it. I even cleaned my ears thoroughly after taking a shower and that still didn’t make a difference. Also, no matter what I did, I could shave get them in the “lock-tight” position they advertise it to have. When I push them that far up, they just push into my ear, hurt it, then fall out. They are also horrible to wear with glasses, as the band that goes around your ears is very thick for what it is. They aren’t heavy, I’ll give them that, but they’re just…”clunky”, I would say. The case is roughly the size of a Chevy Caprice, and will not fit comfortably in even the biggest pockets of my gym shorts with my extra slim wallet and keys.What also sucks on top of that is the fact that I have to drive OUT OF STATE if I want to return this item. JBL will only accept amazon returns (in my area) if they are at a Whole Foods (ew), or a Staples. Neither of which are remotely near me, to the point of being in another state entirely.All in all, if you have issues with regular headphones seemingly being rejected by your ears constantly like I do with my first generation AirPods Pro’s, then these unfortunately aren’t for you. They might work better if you have a smaller brain cage though, I dunno. Mines pretty big from storing 22 years worth of cat memes and thick hair.

Item was received as described. Simple ease of use. Does not have volume controls built into the earbuds but the other features have performed as advertised. I wear mine at work and the 50h run time is consistent. Charging is quick.