Athletic headphones come in many shapes and sizes. Most of them are fairly portable, without asking you to give up too much battery power. And they’re comfortable, without being at risk of falling out of your ear the moment you start to move. But there are gradients to things like portability, comfort, and battery life. …
Most people looking for athletic-friendly Bluetooth headphones are trying to find something in the middle. Headphones above cheap junk, and below gross excess. After all, with regular use, even an excellent pair of Bluetooth headphones will ultimately end up with a lifespan of two or three years. That doesn’t quite make Bluetooth headphones disposable, but …
Many portable headphones have comfort problems. To reach those higher echelons of portability, manufacturers strip away as much material as they can. Fabric and padding is replaced with silicone, then forced against or inside your car canal. And that can be cozy, for a couple of hours. But among these exceptionally small headphones, even the …
There’s no such thing as the perfect speaker for every person, in every circumstance. Sound equipment performs different from one room to the next, or from one type of song to the next. And those issues are then layered over what is already the subjective nature of enjoying music. It makes choosing audio equipment hard. …
Not every pair of earbuds is made for every type of listener. From comfort to battery life, every feature an earbud has contributes to some type of listener-archetype. Everybody cares about battery life, but an athlete has different battery demands than someone spending all day behind a desk. When you start to calculate additional elements, …