Bose SoundSport in-Ear Headphones - Apple Devices, Frost

I've been using these babies for years and NOTHING parallels to the awesome sound quality. Sound is crisp and clear and not overly loud like bass-boosted earbuds (looking at you, Skullcandy).They last, on average, about two years with VIGEROUS daily use before something breaks, which is better than the 6 month lifespan (max) that $20-30 earbuds last. I got my first pair four years ago for Christmas. The right side stopped working after two years, I contacted Bose and in return for the old pair, they shipped me a new pair.That pair also lasted about two years. The sound still works fine, but the buttons for the controls fell off. I'm going to cover them with electric tape and continue to use them for travel & sleep but when I saw this pair for only $40, I jumped on it.Now these earbuds would probably last much longer with someone who isn't me. I'm going to be honest, I am VERY rough with these. I use them to sleep EVERY night. I cannot sleep without them. And then I travel with them a lot, usually with them stuffed in my pocket or in a bag. The fact that they last this long with me is a testament to their survivability. My mom's had the same pair for 3-4 years and they haven't broken and still work fine, and will probably continue to do so.The noise cancellation is pretty good! Not perfect, but enough to stifle what's going on around you so you can focus on your music!

It's amazing, i bought it May 2016 and just today 12th Sept 2019 it stopped working totally, few days back only one side was working and i have to move the plug in order for both to work but today it totally stopped working.About me, i am a heavy workout player, lifting weights, aerobics advance workout, & circuit. So i am total heavy athlete player, despite it stopped working one in a sudden, i do believe that every product has an expiry date (even us human die) and this is one of my favorite headphones since 2010 when it was out and when i saw it in Japan. Till this day i do recommend this one to any athlete who loves quality and heavy duty products.Furthermore, I reviewed their other (none sport) headphone which wasn't made for workout (green one) and just now i realized why it's wires got ripped. However, this one here is top notch and i heavily recommend it for those who believes wireless hurts the brain and into wired heavy sport workout headphones like myself.Btw, i reordered this one again 2 days back, can't hardly wait for it to reach me. And whomever know any sport headphones with noise cancellation that is wired and for heavy workouts, then please share, i don't mean the one like the size of this product here but the one that covers the full ear. Thanks.

I've had and tried a lot of headphones over the years. The original Apple buds were very good in terms of sound quality but, as everyone knows, would not stay in your ears or even fit lots of people. The second round of Apple buds were awful. I had tried some others as well, Phillips (as bad as I expected) and numerous others, and then tried some Bose - a generation earlier than these. Quality sound reproduction is essential, which they had, and the rubber attachments to keep them in one's ear worked extremely well. It was a no-brainer and I used them for years until, as others have noted from time to time, I got shorts in the wiring where it joins the ear plug. Sad to say but, hey, I really got my money's worth and I've had decades of experience with wiring. Stuff like that happens. If it happens within a year, then that's a problem but two or three years, not so much. Anyway, I bought some Beats Tour2 buds from Apple and they fit fairly well (bulky) but the sound quality was not up to par - thin, bass rolloff starting in the lower midrange, and little stereo breadth. My musical likes run all over the place: trip hop, house, jazz, rock, classical, Old School. I would have thought it would be suited for one of those genre but it didn't. This version of Bose has the quality of sound I want, they're lighter and more natural feeling than the Beats buds. Quality feel also. Highly recommend them to anyone who likes music and not just a beat.

I love good sound, and I want strong bass tones and no tinny top notes. These deliver. My husband couldn't understand how a little wired headset could be better than a cheaper version until I made him try them. He now wears these, as well. They are that much better. I've read several comments that actually downgrade their rating because these don't cancel the outside noise, but they are obviously not paying attention - this headset is not supposed to cancel outside noises. They are NOT NOISE CANCELLING. If that's what you want, get a different headset. These are made so you can hear what's going on around you while you talk or listen to music or a book or whatever. I can wear these all day long, sit at my desk and work, answer my phone, hear office noises, listen to an audible book, and I can also drive and hear traffic and sirens, carry on a conversation, whatever. I think it's very dangerous to drive or jog without being able to hear traffic, and these fill all my needs. They are totally comfortable to the point you forget you have them on, and I can even sleep in them without my ear getting sore because I laid on the earbud. I can't recommend these highly enough.