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"I like the jabra elite 65t with comply foams. It has a hear through features so you can be aware of traffic sounds. I think they make a sport version too
"ANC : Yes | Wireless charging : No | IP Rating : IP57"
"Jabra has come out with newer headphones for runners, but the Elite Active 75t remains a strong contender on our list because you can usually find it on sale and because Jabra nailed the shape here. Credit that to the angular build that nests snugly in the outer ear canal, without giving you that tightly sealed, high-pressure “thud” with each footstrike. The sound quality is crisp, dynamic, and full—rivaling Apple’s AirPods Pro—but these Jabras will cost you less and offer about 90 more minutes of battery on a single charge."

"Just got my Plantronics BackBeat Fit and LOVE them!"

"I use the Plantronics backbeat fit's. Id highly recommend them. They're very good, they hook into your ear so they won't fall out, good sound."

"I can’t wear most in-ear headphones because none of them fit me properly (tiny ear canals?), but the Plantronics BackBeat Fit mostly stay in, sound fine, and have decent battery life:"
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Research
Notes
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Anker Soundbuds
- Lightweight
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Powerbeats 3
- Never let the user down
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Bose SoundSport Wireless
- Extremely comfortable, stays in place, and is durable
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Aftershokz Trekz Air
- Expensive, but allows user to still hear what’s going on around them
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Skull Candy
- Paid 15 dollars and they work fine
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Taotronics Bluetooth Earbuds
- Runs under $30 on Amazon
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Tranya True Wireless Headphones
- Cheap and battery will last for a few hours
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Plantronics BackBeat Fit
- Positive reviews
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Jabra Elite 65t
- Has a hear through feature
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Bose IE2 SoundSport
- Great sound quality, lasted 7 years
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OnePlus Bullets Wireless
- User was very happy with them
"I use Aftershokz Trekz Air. They’re expensive but you can hear what’s going on around you while still hearing music/podcast."
"I’m a fan of the bose soundsport wireless. They stay in my ears pretty well. They only have 4 ish hours of battery though."
"+1 on Bose SoundSport. I used many other options before i finally settled on SoundSport as my favorite by a far margin. PoweBeats, like the Bose, sounded great, but I found Powerbeats to be extremely uncomfortable when using them for long periods. The Bose is extremely comfortable, stays in place, and is durable. SoundSport is the best, in my opinion."
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Aftershokz Aeropex
- Situational awareness retained
- Can be used for yoga videos/meditations, phone calls, dog walks, and household tasks
- Not great sound quality, but good for pumping up jams
- May drop down the back of the head and rest on the neck
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Powerbeats Pro
- Good battery life and pumping bass
- No active noise cancellation
- Charging issue with the case
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AirPods Pro
- Great battery life
- Transparency mode
- Apple phone not required
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Jaybirds
- Don’t fall out
- Hard to ruin with sweat
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Jabra Elite 75t
- Good sound and battery
- Water resistant
- Good for phone calls
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Beats Earbuds
- Cheap
- Good sound quality
- Don’t fall out
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Samsung Galaxy Buds
- Ambient noise feature
- Fit snug in the ear
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Plantronics Backbeat Fit
- Good for average runs
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Aftershokz
- Customer service is great
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AirPods
- Great battery life
"aftershokz aeropex, not the greatest sound quality but the situational awareness you retain with them can't be beat"
"Have you tried using them with a hat or a headband?"
"Another +1 for aeropex. I've only had mine for two weeks but they have made my beginner running life SO MUCH BETTER. I'm a healthcare worker who can only fit in runs at night, and am a woman, run alone, and am constantly concerned about safety. Being able to hear other sounds has made me so much more confident."
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Aftershokz Trekz Titanium headphones
- Utilize bone conduction technology
- Allows you to hear the world around you while running
- Comfortable and stay put
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Jaybird x3
- Wireless headphones
- Good fit and sound
- Connect to phone automatically
- Good battery life
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Plantronics BackBeat Fit
- Practically indestructible
- Good battery life
- Fit well
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Apple earbuds
- Perfect shape to stay in ear
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Insignia wireless earbuds
- Easy to connect
- Foam tips for comfortable fit
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Apple AirPods
- Stay in ear perfectly
- Good battery life
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Jabra Elite Sport wireless earbuds
- Good sound
- No issues with sweat
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JBL Reflect Mini BT
- Surprisingly tough
- Great battery life
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Taotronics
- Good battery life
- Make sound when moving, but doesn’t bother
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Sony XB50BS Extra Bass Sports Wireless In-Ear Headphones
- Bestbuy protection
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Hellas Urbanears
- Incredible
- Will never run with any other headphones
"I recently started using the Aftershokz Trekz Titanium headphones and have really been enjoying them. They utilize bone conduction technology so if you’re running on the road your ears are still open to the world around you. It’s been great. I can hear the birds chirping, cars running before I can visually see them, conversations without any issues, leaves bristling in the wind. I would definitely check them out. If you go on their website you can search for dealers in your local area and there is even a function that will allow you to filter it so you can see which dealers have a demo model for you to actually try."
"Cannot recommend these enough. They've been an absolute blast. I can even hear my podcasts when it's windy."
"Finally made the jump to the wireless Apple headphones. Stay in my ear perfectly - the Apple wired were always my favorite and I’ve been SO excited about the AirPods. Except I want to call them “air buds” and my husband constantly reminds me that was a movie about a dog who played basketball.
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Aftershokz
- Bone conduction technology so you can still be aware of your surroundings while running
- They come with various earbud sizes so you can find one that fits
- Good customer service
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Plantronics Backbeat Fit
- Hooks into the ear so it won’t fall out
- Good sound
- Does not block out ambient sound
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Jabra Elite 65t
- Falls out when sweating
- Falls out more and more
- Blocks out sound if you go up a size
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Beats Wireless
- Falls off when doing core exercises
- Low sound
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Jaybird Vista
- True wireless
- Easy to switch songs and pause
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Jaybird Run XT
- True wireless
- Easy to switch songs and pause
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Bose SoundSport
- True wireless
- Easy to switch songs and pause
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Adidas RPT 01
- Over-ear headphones
- Comes with control button on the side
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QCY T2C
- Cheap
- Decent sound quality
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Anker Soundcore Spirit X
- Cheap
- Very comfortable
- 18 hours battery life
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AirPod Pro
- Noise cancelling
- Stay in ear nicely
- Able to get wet with a light rain or heavy sweating
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Jabra Elite Active 75t
- Hear through feature
- Fit perfectly
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Regular AirPods
- Comfortable
- Not noise cancelling
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JLaB Air Buds
- No additional details given
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Headband
- Holds earbuds in
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Galaxy Buds +
- Noise cancelling
- Have a control button on the side
"I prefer over-ear headphones and bought the Adidas RPT 01. They are headphones made for working out. I use them running and they never fall off. Great sound also. You can remove the ear pads and wash them. They have a control button on the side that you can program to do certain things."
"If you're after headphones that don't fall out when running and don't block out ambient sound, it has to be Aftershokz."
"100%. I had the Trekz Titanium ones for about 2 years and recently upgraded to their Aeropex. The new ones are incredible. You don't even feel them."
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Aftershokz
- Stay on, comfortable, don’t block outside noises, sound fine, decent charge/playing time
- Can hear surroundings plus can use them to chat as they have a built in mic
- Best for podcasts
- Amazing comfort, great sound, incredible battery life, and you can still hear your surroundings for safety
- Can have them on all day and don’t even notice them
- Can listen to music while around others and they are non the wiser
- It’s imperative to be able to hear your surroundings
- Very comfortable and can hear everything going on around me
- Battery is impressive, last way longer than expected
- Can turn them up louder than is comfortable
- Work great for phone calls
- Only use for when you want to be able to hear ambient noise
- Can get pretty loud and still hear all music
- Can use them with earplugs when mowing grass
- Can use them with earplugs on subways/planes/etc
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AirPod Pros
- Can switch from AirPod Pros to Aftershokz and be very happy with decision
- Can listen to music while around others and they are non the wiser
- Volume wise and crystal clear, but no loud thumping base
- Battery life is excellent when it’s not winter
- Bluetooth works well and pairs easily with my Garmin watch
- Very good
- Fall out of ears quickly, although the regular
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Bose sound sport wireless
- Keon is this u
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Earbuds
- I think this type with it around ear will make some pain in 1 hour and this one will be not fitting well
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Audio-Technika headphones
- I tried them they are very good quality of sound but when running I can hear my steps very much
"Aftershokz. Stay on, comfortable, don't block outside noises (bikes, other runners etc), sound fine, decent charge/playing time."
"The superior answer. Amazing comfort, great sound, incredible battery life, and you can still hear your surroundings for safety. Absolute no brainer, the best running headphones."
"I have used my aftershocks for marathon training and for the race and I hardly even notice them other than they are playing music."
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Bose Sport Earbuds
- Comfortable and secure in ears
- Moisture rating is the same as QuietComfort
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QuietComfort Earbuds
- ANC feature is effective at blocking traffic noise
- Can be used for running with ANC level 1 or 2
- Wingtip style cushions are the same on both sets
"I also like the ANC feature that QuietComfort gives"
"I think QC will do so well when I am not running and would especially work so well when I am working"
"Do you have an issue with a thumping noise when you run? I just got the QC ii and every time I take a step there's a distracting noise"
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Beats Fit Pro True Wireless Earbuds
- Excellent sound quality with spatial audio
- Tactile buttons
- Extremely small in your ear
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Jabra Elite Active 75t Earbuds
- HearThrough mode allows you to adjust ambient sound
- Excellent fit; very secure yet comfortable
- HearThrough ineffective in high wind
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Jaybird Vista 2 Bluetooth Earbuds
- Better sound compared to previous model
- Tiny carrying case
- Lots of wind noise with pass thru
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Apple AirPods (3rd Generation) Earbuds
- Open-ear design eliminates the “thud” of footstrikes
- Spatial audio
- Some people have fit issues
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Bose Sport Earbuds
- Button-free design
- Rich sound with deep bass
- Don’t entirely seal out external noise
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Beats Studio Buds Earbuds
- Tactile buttons
- Extremely small in your ear
"The sound has improved thanks to a new driver. It’s not on par with the Pros, because you’re still getting external sounds and street noise, but the bass is deep. The inclusion of spatial audio is a cool feature that makes you feel like you’re in a room with a band—turn your head and
"The coolest feature, however, is one you might have never considered—spatial audio. When you turn your head, the audio rotates so it sounds like the band is in the same spot, just as the sound would change when you swivel your head at a real concert. It’s trippy, at first, so don’t actually trip while you’re running—you get used to the feature quickly. But, it’s not just neat audio effects at play here, as the sound is remarkable for small headphones."
"Jabra has come out with newer headphones for runners, but the Elite Active 75t remains a strong contender on our list because you can usually find it on sale and because Jabra nailed the shape here. Credit that to the angular build that nests snugly in the outer ear canal, without giving you that tightly sealed, high-pressure “thud” with each footstrike. The sound quality is crisp, dynamic, and full—rivaling Apple’s AirPods Pro—but these Jabras will cost you less and offer about 90 more minutes of battery on a single charge."
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AirPods
- They don’t fall out and have a good fit.
- They are worth the cost.
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Aftershokz
- Bone conduction headphones that allow you to listen to your music/podcast and the world around you.
- They may not be what the OP is looking for.
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Jabra Elite Active 65t
- Well worth the price.
- Have great bass and they don’t fall out of the ear.
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Bose Soundsport
- Don’t sit deep in the ear but they don’t fall out with sweat.
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Powerbeats Pro
- Fantastic for sport and won’t budge even if you fall out of a plane with them in.
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Anker Soundcore Liberty Neo’s
- Good for their price.
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JBL Reflect Mini 2
- They have ear lock cams to keep the headphones in place and have great sound.
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HELM Wireless
- Available on Amazon.
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Jabra Elite Sport 2
- Water resistant and can increase bass in the equaliser in the app.
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A3453011
- Available on Amazon and $30.
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Jaybird x4
- Sweat proof and water resistant.
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Samsung Buds
- Never budge while running and sound is great.
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JBL Bluetooth
- Good bass and vibration of beat helps Deaf runners keep cadence.
"Aftershokz are bone conduction and allow you to listen to your music/podcast and the world around you. I’ve had mine a couple yrs ago and love them. Game changer."
"Second this. Love them."
"Second this, I can't stand not being able to hear what's going on around me. The only drawback I have with my Aftershokz is that if I'm running along an A road, the fast traffic will drown out the podcast I'm listening to."
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Bose QuietComfort Earbuds
- Continuous battery life: 9 hours
- Charge cycle: ~2
- ANC: No
- Wireless charging: No
- IP Rating: IPX4
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Apple Powerbeats Pro
- Continuous battery life: 9 hours (13 hours without ANC)
- Charge cycle: 2
- ANC: Yes
- Wireless charging: No
- IP Rating: IP55
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Sony WF-SP800N
- Continuous battery life: 6 hours
- Charge cycle: 2
- ANC: No
- Wireless charging: No
- IP Rating: IPX7
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Jaybird Vista
- Continuous battery life: 7 hours
- Charge cycle: 3
- ANC: No
- Wireless charging: No
- IP Rating: IPX7
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Jabra Elite Active 75t
- Continuous battery life: 8 hours
- Charge cycle: N/A
- ANC: Yes
- Wireless charging: No
- IP Rating: IP57
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Aftershokz Aeropex
- Continuous battery life: 7 hours
- Charge cycle: 3 cycles
- ANC: No
- Wireless charging: No
- IP Rating: IPX5
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Anker SoundCore Liberty Air 2
- Continuous battery life: 7 hours
- Charge cycle: 3
- ANC: No
- Wireless charging: No
- IP Rating: IPX5
"Continuous battery life : 7 hours | Charge cycle : 3 cycles"
"ANC : No | Wireless charging : | IP Rating : IPX5"
"Continuous battery life : 7 hours | Charge cycle : 3"
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Plantronics backbeat fit
- Hook over the ear and can still hear traffic and other external sounds
- Waterproof
- Sale on Amazon
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AirPods Pro
- Comply foam tips
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Jabra Elite Active 75T
- Highly sweat resistant
- Good deals on Black Friday
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Bose earphones
- Never had a problem with them falling out during runs
- Sound blocking feature is superb
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Google Pixel Buds A-Series
- Little hook so you can turn them a little outside your ear
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MPow 30 earbuds
- Best fitting and best sounding earbuds
- Over the ear wired headphones
- AirPods
- Aftershokz headphones
- PowerBeats Pro
- Headband earphones
- Otium Bluetooth headphones
- Bose Sport buds
- LG TONE Free FN6 earbuds
- Sound Blaster Jam headphones
- Jabra Elite 85t
- AirPods Pro with transparency on
"AirPods Pro with Comply foam tips. By far the best setup I’ve ever used."
"If your ears get sweat and you have an iphone then youre like me...only things i found that worked were the powerbeats pro"
"I love my Bose earphones!!! I sweat a lot and most brands fall out. These fit well and never fall out. Yes they are pricey, but better than buying several. I've had mine for over 3 years."