Many generic brands are horrible. It’s understandable that people end up buying headphones because they’re familiar with the brand, or because they look really cool. But buying the well-known, cool brand, can be just as dangerous as buying generic. Especially if you end up paying a bunch of money for a logo you don’t care …
When you’re in motion, securing earbuds inside your ear can be tough. For athletics, the most secure designs are typically ear hook designs. The idea is to make it harder for the earbuds to slip out of your ear. That way you can focus on running, and not on readjusting your earbuds every few minutes. …
Athletic Bluetooth headphones are a dime a dozen. You can find several hundred unique pairs within the $20 to $40 range, and that’s only counting headphones made in the past couple of years. One benefit to that higher level of competition is Bluetooth headphones have been getting better. Almost like clockwork, the underlying sound technologies …
True wireless earbuds offer freedom from wires, but they do create new problems. You can end up with poor sync between the buds, or battery management issues related to the use of independent batteries in each bud. There are advantages to staying wired. But for people who love the freedom of being wireless, there’s really …
Portable ear headphones need to stay with you throughout the course of a day. That’s easy to do when you’re sitting at a desk, taking a flight, or are otherwise in a stationary position. But when you start to walk, or enter into athletic activities, suddenly it’s not so easy to get Bluetooth headphones to …