Ordered these headphones two months ago when they released. I'm a pretty serious cyclist and I have used these nearly daily for my rides, which last anywhere from two to six hours. I also live in a tropical part of the US, so I tend to sweat a lot.
Before these earbuds, I was using Shure wired earbuds for my rides. Those earbuds were not necessarily meant for my type of training, especially when I sweat as much as I do when I ride. I landed on the Bose SoundSports for their proposed protection from sweat and their earbud design. I have used Bose SoundSports a couple of generations ago and I always preferred their emphasis on fitting the concha of the ear as opposed to the traditional inner ear canal fit.
Pros -
* The fit is quite comfortable for me. I cannot stand traditional IEMs for their extremely uncomfortable fit (just my opinion), especially if I plan on using them for several hours straight. The size earbud I chose is close to the original SoundSports I used four years ago. After a couple of rides, I could hardly feel them. The tight fit also prevents any wiggle room or potential for falling out, so when I'm in the drops or sprinting I'm not concerned at all about these running away.
* They are not completely sound-proof, which is great for me when I need to listen to traffic and other people while riding. This means I can start a ride wearing these and not have to take them off other than to talk to people and to take breaks.
* The automation is really useful actually. Automatically detecting when the right earbud has left my ear to pause music, then detecting when I put it back on to resume music is probably my favorite of this aspect. Answering calls by putting on the earbud is okay too, but in reality by the time you open the case and put on the earbud (plus the time it takes to connect to your device) your incoming call has probably already ended. But, going back to the first bit of automation, there's honestly no better feeling than riding up to a friend, taking out the right earbud, and stopping your music with little to no effort. I'm sure other earbuds do this too, but I'm new to the true wireless scene.
* The touch controls make riding without pulling out your phone an easy feat. The option to skip tracks with a double-tap on the left bud, play/pause with a double tap on the right bud, and now a swipe up or down to adjust the volume all help me keep my attention on the road.
* The call quality is amazing, according to everyone I call while wearing these. I speak softly and mumble sometimes out of habit, but these earbuds adjust and pick up even the softest of rumblings I might mutter. They also amplify my voice enough to be heard by everyone involved in a call, thus improving my ability to articulate points beyond belief. These earbuds have made it into my daily carry because of this.
* So far, these have been completely impervious to sweat. I'm almost afraid that I'm going to break them in time because since buying them two months ago I have not had a need to clean them in any way (besides the actual rubber earbuds). Hopefully, these will continue to resist all the sweat I throw at them (which is a lot considering that I wear jawbreaker glasses and have helmet straps pooling sweat around my ear).
* The battery life is strong and perfect for my use. Since my typical training ride lasts anywhere from 1:45 to 2 hours, I never have to worry about battery life. Even during my extra long rides, I can very easily take a break from my music, let them charge for 30 or so minutes, and continue my ride without care for battery life at all.
In-betweeners -
* The sound quality is a bit more trebly than the Shure earbuds I used. This isn't necessarily a bad thing for me. I definitely don't mind more or less bass than usual. Some people might choose against these for this reason.
* Being a Bluetooth device, the connection between the earbuds and your device cannot always be perfect. I went from using wired to wireless and I had to learn this the hard way. I believe it's a fact of life for me now, but this is something that will only get better with time (I hope). Intermittently, my music will cut in and out as if I'm getting a call, then resume as normal. My phone also seems to be the culprit with a lot of other Bluetooth issues. Using IP voice comm apps like Teams or Discord will cause the microphone to produce this "shrill noise". I can work around this by using those apps on my work phone instead, so I definitely don't blame the earbuds at all for this. Otherwise, the call quality is excellent.
* These are very reliant on the Bose app. Because I am just getting into the latest generation of Bose products, I was really unaware of this aspect before buying the earbuds. Not saying this would've deterred me, but it does make joining the product to other devices a little more complicated. It's definitely possible to connect these earbuds to your phone without the Bose app, but doing so makes you lose out on all of the extra functionality and the earbuds play at a much lower volume than they're capable of with the Bose app.
Cons-
* Taking calls with these earbuds while riding a bike is not possible. The wind blasting into the microphones renders them completely useless during calls, so every call I get (depending on the urgency) will require me to pull over and take a break. This happens at speeds as low as 10-15 mph, so really these cannot function for calls whatsoever while riding a bike.
* While I praised the fit initially, in the beginning, I did have issues finding the perfect size earbud for me. The type of earbud has changed from the earlier generations of Bose SoundSports to now, so I did have a hard time adapting to the different fit. My ears were a bit sore in the beginning, but, as I said before, I eventually adapted and now I can hardly tell I'm wearing them.
There's honestly not a whole lot more I can say about these earbuds. This is all just off the top of my head... All in all, these earbuds have out-preformed in almost every way I expected. I bought them really only to listen to music on my rides without being burdened with a wire, and now I can't imagine not using them daily for calls and such.
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| Price | — | $99.95 | $299.00 | -20% $159.99 List: $199.95 | -36% $159.99 List: $249.95 | $179.95 |
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| Sold By | — | Electronic Express | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Shokz Official |
| connectivity tech | Bluetooth 5.1 | Wireless | Wireless | Wireless, Bluetooth, Apple H1 Chip, NFC | Bluetooth, NFC, Wireless | Wireless |
| headphones form factor | In Ear | In Ear | Open Ear | In Ear | In Ear | In Ear |
| connector type | wireless | wireless | — | wireless | USB Type A, Lightning | wireless |
| noise control | — | active noise cancellation | — | active noise cancellation | sound isolation | — |
| headphones jack | 3.5 mm Jack | — | — | USB | ✗ | 3.5 mm Jack |
| cable feature | Without Cable | Without Cable | Without Cable | Without Cable | Without Cable | Without Cable |
From the manufacturer
BOSE SPORT EARBUDS
Engineered for your best workout yet.
Bose Sport Earbuds are true wireless Bluetooth earbuds designed to energize your exercise with acclaimed lifelike sound and a comfortably secure fit. Get ready to beat your personal best, again and again.
TRUE WIRELESS EARBUDS
They sound bigger than they look.
The proprietary acoustic port design and premium, high-efficiency drivers inside Bose Sport Earbuds deliver big sound from a small acoustic package — pushing you to go one more mile or one more rep.
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Simple touch controls
Bose Sport Earbuds feature a capacitive touch interface, which lets you tap an earbud to play or pause music, accept or reject phone calls and more.
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Up to 5 hours battery life per charge
When fully charged, the charging case (included) can provide two full charges for up to 10 more hours—or a 15-minute quick charge for up to two hours.
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Reliable Bluetooth connectivity
Within 30 ft. (9 m) of your device, you’ll hear whatever your device is playing, while a Bose custom-designed antenna hidden on the outside of each earbud helps you stay connected.
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Total control
The free Bose Music app lets you name your earbuds, set the controls the way you like them, check your battery life and get software updates as soon as they’re available.
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Access settings, updates and personalization through the Bose Music App
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SECURE AND COMFORTABLE EARBUDS
The StayHear Max tips have a unique umbrella shape and an extended flexible wing that keep your Bose Sport Earbuds securely in place, no matter how much you move.
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SWEAT-RESISTANT EARBUDS
Designed to resist moisture from sweat and weather, Bose Sport Earbuds go through rigorous quality testing for durability so they’ll stay in top shape, just like you.
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Great Comfort, Perfect Fit, Stays in Place, Sound Quality Issues (see update)
Update (10-29-21)I have made the decision to keep these and highly recommend to those looking for fit, comfort and sound quality. If you have the sound quality issue I had in the original review you could always return them.Look, controls and app are kind of primitive, in fact once set up I deleted the app.However, the Sound can not be beat and this is what its about, sound quality. Now lets take this one step further, remember these are "work out buds" ?Well, let me say that they are comfortable as heck and the ear pieces that come with them are quite unique so no matter what you do you will always have a good seal and they will stay in your ear!Long story short, I would highly recommend these to anyone, whether they want sport buds or not.The only reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 are the way the controls work (but you will get the hang of them) and the primitive app (which I dont really much care about)If you want something smaller check out the Jaybird Vista 2, great buds too, just different ways.I am enjoying the sound of these Bose.Update (10-25-21)I have seen some reports on the same issue I have been experiencing, I can not confirm this but its possible the sound quality takes a dive after the firmware update which when you download the app you are forced to do.Some have reported what I have experienced. (KEEP in mind at first I heard great sound then it went bad so returned them and got another and still have issues, sometimes good sound and other times bad.) Out of the blue the earbuds sound quality becomes so compressed that some speculate phone compression in the earbud is being activated when listening to music. I have no idea if this is the issue and no experience in this area but it does seem plausible, for some reason the sound becomes warm and flat, void of upper midrange and treble.Anyway, some people said their solution would be to put the earbuds back in the charging case and then remove right away and replace them back in your ears. They say this fixes it. I dont know if this is true but I have tried it and I do know right now they are working great, the only thing is I cant confirm that placing them back in the case and removing is the reason.Anyway, what I have now is that "Bose" sound back and very satisfying I removed the app from my phone and using them without the app. I figured I would try them out this way for a while before considering returning them.I suppose a call to tech support could help, maybe they are aware the firmware update is bad? Possibly be able to replace it with the older working firmware? I dont know, we will see. It was good that I found other comments related to my experience. Who knows? maybe bad luck, but shouldn't happen.I would recommend someone try them out, you have nothing to lose but if you have sound quality issues then just return them, dont look back and go to another brand, but if they work and keep working I think my long review says it is worth it or I wouldnt be trying so hard.They are really comfortable and when working right sound great. I can easily overlook the less then robust phone app and touchy/flakey controls on the earbuds themselves.Or you could just go right to the Jaybird Vista 2 which is another great earbud, that one is a keeper for me but I also like a second set and trying to make these Bose work.(Original review below)So disappointed in these Bose Sport Earbuds,This is my second set after returning the first set directly to Bose thinking the set I got was defective. Well, guess what, this set will be returned to Amazon.These earbuds could have been great, super comfortable and best of all they fit perfect, even for me who sometimes has issues with earbuds coming loose in my left ear. I could do anything in these buds, working out, working around the house and they stay perfect, as well as super comfortable.Just the fact that a company like Bose can turn out a product like this makes me loose all respect for the company and I have known their products since the 901 series 2 many decades ago.I also lost all respect for the so called "review sites" that praise these earbuds with links to sell them to you.Lets face it, the Bose name, makes people feel safe, well, they won't when people like me can show you products like Jaybird Vista 2, Beats Power beats Pro, JBL Reflect Mini NC with far superior sound quality and much smoother operation.Negatives =1. Sound quality is way to warm, percussion instruments sound like they are in the next building, muffled and distant.2. Touch controls are primitive, yeah, once you practice a week or two you can get it pretty good. But OMG I must activate SIRI on my iPhone XR a dozen times a day when all I want to do is adjust the volume, which by the way, adjusts in far too apart increments.3. I don't understand the equalizer, something I would expect from a third rate product, has hardly any effect on the missing midrange and upper midrange/treble.4. Just a miserable experience from the touch controls to the one size fits all app, to the obnoxious sound quality.5. Battery life isn't the greatest either.Positives =1. Super comfortable and stays in place, pure genius the way these sit in your ear.2. Nice case3. Quality feelSummary,If you REALLY need a good fitting earbud where other buds give you a problem these will most likely solve that problem. Don't expect much from the app which is ok with me. I just could not get over the over the top "warm" sound quality but maybe its something you make like but avoid at all cost if you like to hear the crips tones of percussion instruments, symbols ect.Voice comes out ok, front and center, even if warm, don't expect much emotion in the voice. Everything else sounds like its in the next building.Call me crazy, don't know what they were thinking or who was in charge of this earbud development because they forgot about sound quality. I think its so bad it will turn me off to the brand. Way overpriced if you are expecting top quality sound.
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