Out of the box and into my ears, these buds were
easy to sync but uncomfortable, but after a few failed attempts to get the
right fit with the various sized EarWings and EarGels, I was able to get them
to stay in my ears comfortably. What I really liked about the Elite Sports was
that when charging their case, Bluetooth would disconnect, then would
automatically connect to my phone once the case opened. During use, I learned that
one ear bud can be used should you want to be aware of your surroundings, but
be aware that it must be the right side because once the right gets too far
from the left side, the left side will shut off.
I was able to wear these comfortably through a
workout, but got a little uncomfortable towards the end of a two hour flight.
While there are buttons to control the volume, track, and heart rate, the
buttons were very small and would have to firmly press the earbud into my ear
to get the button to click. My only other complaint is probably just a personal
preference but the sound quality, while crisp and clear with various music
genres, was lacking in bass. I am not sure how the sound compares to apple’s
wireless ear buds, but my comparison was with my Bose SoundSport that are
similar in size but wired.
Being that the Elite Sport are completely
wireless I was worried that they would fall out of my ear while active, but
they fit snug and didn’t fall out, dry or sweaty. The amount of features are
plentiful to help justify the heavy price and stand out among the handful of
truly wireless earbuds and the sound quality stays clear at any volume and does
well drowning out noise. These are best fit for active lifestyles with their
ability to effectively stay in my ears, monitor workouts, provide coaching, and
link to my Apple Watch so the phone wasn’t needed to be on me to listen to my
playlist and track my activity. Jabra’s Elite Sport is available now for
$249.99.
