Top 6 Sports Earbuds in 2024 (with CUSTOM SCORING)

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Summary

TLDRThis video reviews and ranks six sports earbuds across 12 key categories, such as comfort, running suitability, and water resistance. The Sennheiser Momentum Sport, Jabra Elite 8 Active, and Beats Fit Pro are highlighted, with the Jabra Elite 8 Active emerging as the best overall due to its well-rounded features. The review also covers aspects such as sound quality, controls, noise cancelling, case and battery life, and overall value, providing a comprehensive guide for those seeking the best earbuds for sports and training. Notable points include the customized scoring spreadsheet and the specific recommendation of the Beats Fit Pro for running enthusiasts.

Takeaways

  • 🎧 Jabra Elite 8 Active is the top-ranked earbud for sports.
  • 🏃‍♂️ Beats Fit Pro are highly recommended for running.
  • 💧 Most earbuds have strong water resistance, with Elite 8 Active excelling.
  • 📊 A customizable scoring spreadsheet is available for detailed comparison.
  • 🔊 Sennheiser Momentum Sport offers the best sound quality.
  • 📈 Heart rate and body temperature tracking available with Momentum Sport.
  • 🥇 Best value awarded to Jabra Elite 8 Active.
  • 👂 Comfort varies greatly; Momentum Sport noted for some discomfort.
  • 💡 Wind noise reduction features differ among models.
  • 🔌 All earbuds tested support one earbud use with mono mode.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    The video begins with an overview of the scoring and ranking of six sports earbuds across 12 categories, focusing on aspects like comfort, secure fit during running, and fit for weight training, among others. The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is highlighted as the newest contender among models like Jabra Elite and Beats Fit Pro. The host mentions how personal experiences, such as ear shape, can impact comfort, and discusses issues with the fit of various earbuds during activities like running, outlining specific noise issues and stability metrics under different conditions.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:10:00

    The discussion continues with categories such as weight training suitability, IP ratings for dust and water resistance, and battery life aspects. Each earbud's design influence on performance during intense physical activities is discussed, with different scores allocated based on capabilities like waterproofing and shock resistance. The scoring for battery life and case durability is summarized, noting specific advantages like thinness or bulkiness of the cases, and whether they have water or dust resistance, contributing to overall practicality in sports settings.

  • 00:10:00 - 00:15:00

    Categories related to user interaction, such as controls, connectivity, and call quality, are examined next, highlighting features like mono mode usage, type of controls (physical or touch), and earbud responsiveness. The video evaluates app customizations, extra sound features, and noise-canceling efficacy. Each earbud’s capability to deliver clear calls in various environments, adaptability in noisier conditions, and ease of switching between different audio modes are quantified and scored, offering insight into their versatility for multiple uses.

  • 00:15:00 - 00:21:34

    The final categories covered include transparency mode effectiveness, sound quality, and a summary of overall scores. Transparency mode and automatic wind noise reduction features are analyzed. The video concludes by explaining the adjustable scoring system available in a downloadable spreadsheet, allowing for personalized prioritization of features. Final scores for each earbud are presented, noting the Sennheiser Momentum Sport for its sound quality and features like heart rate monitoring, and the Jabra Elite 8 Active for its overall value. A motivated conclusion includes an appeal for community feedback and further exploration into different earbud types.

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Video Q&A

  • Which earbuds were reviewed?

    Sennheiser Momentum Sport, Jabra Elite 8 Active, Beats Fit Pro, Soundcore Sport X10, Jabra Elite 4 Active, and the older Sennheiser Sport.

  • What are the top-ranked earbuds according to this review?

    The Jabra Elite 8 Active ranked highest, followed by the Sennheiser Momentum Sport and Beats Fit Pro.

  • What categories were used to evaluate the earbuds?

    The 12 categories include comfort, running performance, weight training suitability, water resistance, and more.

  • Which earbuds are recommended for running?

    The Beats Fit Pro are recommended as the best earbuds for running.

  • Are there cheaper alternatives mentioned in this review?

    Yes, the Soundcore Sport X10 and Jabra Elite 4 Active are mentioned as cheaper alternatives.

  • What was the main issue noted with the Sennheiser Momentum Sport earbuds?

    There was a clicking sound in the left earbud during running, possibly due to the heart rate and body temperature tracking feature.

  • Are there spreadsheets available for comparing earbuds?

    Yes, a customizable spreadsheet for comparing all the details is available through a link provided in the video.

  • Which earbuds stood out for their sound quality?

    The Sennheiser Momentum Sport stood out for their superior sound quality.

  • Do any of the reviewed earbuds track fitness metrics?

    Yes, the Sennheiser Momentum Sport tracks heart rate and body temperature.

  • Which earbuds have the best value according to the review?

    The Jabra Elite 8 Active is considered to offer the best value.

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  • 00:00:00
    today I'll be scoring and ranking six of
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    the best sports earbuds there's going to
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    be a total of 12 categories and I'll
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    cover the basis of what makes a good
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    earbud but also focus on training
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    specific categories like running weight
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    training and the dust and water
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    resistance now the newest Bud on this
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    ranking is the Sennheiser momentum sport
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    the main contenders there are going to
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    be the Jabra Elite a active and Beats
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    fit Pro but I wanted to added some
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    cheaper alternatives like the soundcore
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    sport X10 Jabra Elite 4 Active and the
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    old Sennheiser sport cuz it might be
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    worth saving some money and going for
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    one of those cheaper options you can
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    also customize this scoring and compare
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    every detail nice and easily with my
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    spreadsheet linked below I'll explain
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    more about that later though now let's
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    start with category one comfort and the
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    senisa momentum sport get the lowest
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    score with an 8 out of 10 I would
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    personally score them lower for myself
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    but I don't want to skew the scoring too
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    much here because this is just my
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    experience with the earbuds but the
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    ergonomics are just a bit off they have
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    a lot of bulk and chunking areas you
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    don't want near the nozzle the actual
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    feel in the ear is okay minimal suction
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    pressure and they advertise it's a
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    semiopen fit but it's just a regular
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    inar fit regular ear tips what they're
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    talking about there is the acoustic
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    relief channel to improve airf flow on
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    the earbud which will reduce body Bor
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    noise from heavy breathing and the
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    impact you make on the ground when
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    running but back to the fit if I use any
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    of the three sizes of included wing tips
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    I get pretty bad discomfort after about
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    20 minutes and I tried using the wing
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    tips over multiple days to see if my
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    ears would adapt but the same issue
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    happened and I do have larger than
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    average ears so it could just be my ear
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    canal shape you can put on a cover so
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    you don't have to to use a wing tip and
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    the comfort is much better still not
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    amazing but I can wear the earbuds for
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    long periods without my ears being in
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    agony the siser sport also have this
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    issue it's a very chunky earbud but it's
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    not as bad so they get an 8.5 same with
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    the Elite 4 Active they have a bit of a
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    deeper fit with some slight suction and
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    pressure in the ear canal the rest of
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    the buds get a score of nine that just
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    have a much lighter feel in the ear and
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    they're buds I can wear for long periods
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    with no issues now keep in mind this is
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    how the buds fit me I've tested over 100
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    True W ear buds and I rarely get issues
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    with discomfort but I speak to some
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    fellow reviewers that have the momentum
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    Sport and they had no issues with
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    comfort so keep that in mind but now
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    let's talk about how secure the bud stay
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    in first starting with running cuz
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    there's a lot to this so I took all the
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    earbuds for a run and I tracked things
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    like body born noise so hearing your own
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    heavy breathing as well as impact you
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    make on the ground it also tracks how
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    much the earbuds move and make noise in
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    your ear as well as how much wind the
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    microphones pick up with the
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    transparency mode on so I scored all
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    these subcategories on a scale of 1 to 5
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    the lower the score here the less noise
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    so the better so when it came to heavy
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    breathing the Beats fit Pro were the
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    best the jbra Elite 4 and AD active have
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    the most but still a 3 out of five isn't
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    too loud now when it comes to impact on
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    the ground when running the main issue
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    here is that it kind of reverberates
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    into your ear tip and this is a low
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    frequency sound which is kind of loud in
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    your ear canal but it's also going to
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    take away from Bass with the music
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    you're listening to so all the buds here
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    get a 2 out of five it is quite minimal
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    but this is just something to keep in
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    mind when you are going to be running
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    you might want to turn the the base up a
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    little bit in the EQ a unique issue to
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    the momentum sport though is with the
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    left ebud making a slight clicking sound
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    every time I made kind of moderate to
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    heavier impact on the ground I think the
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    reason for this is that the left ebud
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    houses the heart rate and body
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    temperature tracking which I'll talk
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    about later but I'm not sure if this is
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    like a fault with my earbuds only so if
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    you do own a pair let me know in the
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    comments if you have that same clicking
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    issue now the noise the earbud makes in
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    your ear canal just by like kind of
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    moving out of place can also be quite
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    distracting and take away from your
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    music so the Beats fit Pro and soundcore
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    Sport X10 have the least followed by the
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    momentum Sport and the rest of the
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    earbuds with a score of three now
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    probably the most important thing to
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    cover here is how much wind is picked up
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    through the microphones with the
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    transparency mode on cuz it's likely
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    you'll want to be able to hear your
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    surroundings when you're outside
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    exercising now wind getting picked up is
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    inevitable with the transparency mode
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    but some earbuds have a lot more than
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    others and I will have a full category
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    dedicated to the quality of the
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    transparency mode later in the video or
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    you can just check the time stamps below
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    now the senis of sport have the least
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    amount because they actually don't use a
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    transparency mode but they use aware ear
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    tip so that actually l in some sound
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    through the ear tips themselves so they
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    aren't using microphones to artificially
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    pump in your surroundings it's not as
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    clear as a transparency mode but it does
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    get the job done so the Beats fit Pro
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    have the least with a score of two
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    followed by the sound sport X10 with a
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    score of three and the rest of the
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    earbuds have a score of four so when
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    wind hits the microphones it's pretty
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    loud and it's just another sound that's
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    going to take away from whatever you're
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    listening to so you might have to turn
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    the the volume up especially if you're
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    listening to a podcast or low-level
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    music and this was tested on a day where
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    it wasn't even that windy but when you
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    are running due to that forward momentum
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    the mics are going to pick up wind if
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    it's windy or not now the Beats fit Pro
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    Jabra Elite 8 active and soundcore Sport
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    X10 all have an automatic wind noise
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    reduction mode which will automatically
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    turn the transparency mode off when the
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    mics pick up wind and then it will turn
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    the transparency mode back on when
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    there's no more wind detected but the
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    issue here is that your transparency
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    mode will turn off so you're not able to
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    hear your surroundings as well now
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    actually can't turn this feature off on
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    the Beats fit Pro it's just kind of
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    baked into the earbuds but it actually
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    works quite well so I explain that in
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    the transparency section so taking all
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    this into account Here's the final
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    scores for running so the Beats fit Pro
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    are the best overall followed by the
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    soundcore sport X10 and sanaz Sport even
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    the dber buzs with that lower score
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    they're still not terrible with running
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    just keep in mind you're going to hear
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    more of that body born noise now
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    category three is how well the buds work
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    with weight training and this is an
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    easier one to score I'm going to give
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    all the buds that have a wing tip a
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    score of 10 the buds without a wing tip
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    a score of nine so if you are able to
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    use the wing tips without any discomfort
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    that's really going to lock the bud in
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    place to the point where you won't even
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    have to readjust throughout your
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    workouts with the buds without a wing
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    tip you might have to readjust here and
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    there for me even with the buds without
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    a wing tip and the momentum sport
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    without a wing tip I'm barely needing to
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    readjust throughout my workouts but if
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    you're going to be doing more explosive
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    movements maybe calisthetics yoga where
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    you're really like leaning upside down
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    and stuff like that you might prefer a
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    bud with a wing tip and another thing I
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    look at when weight training is a Bud's
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    moving out of place when you're maybe
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    leaning over for a row and lying down
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    from a bench press the buds always move
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    out of place quite easily so for me the
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    Beats fit Pro and sanor Sport X10 move
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    out of place the most the rest of the
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    buds aren't too bad but again this is
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    just how they work for me it's really
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    going to depend on how the buds fit you
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    now category four is the IP rating so
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    dust and water resistance so the Beats
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    fit Pro have an ipx4 rating so you only
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    get water resistance the sport X10 have
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    an ipx7 waterproof rating so you can
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    submerge those buds in water preferably
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    by accident senis of sport have an IP 54
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    so you get dust and water resistance the
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    momentum sport bumps it up to an IP 55
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    rating so slightly better water
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    resistance and the buds are also
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    shockproof so they have a higher chance
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    to survive some drops the Elite 4 Active
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    are dust resistant and waterproof but
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    the elite a active go all out military
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    grade so dust proof not just dust
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    resistant waterproof as well as shock
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    proof so welld deserving of a 10 out of
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    10 score there all right category five
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    is case and battery life so with the
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    scoring here I'm taking into account
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    earbud battery total battery charging
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    the case size and if the case has dust
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    or water resistance so to keep this
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    simple here is all the scoring with all
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    the advertised numbers and specs that
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    you're getting so pause here for a
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    longer look and keep in mind this is
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    with noise cancelling on and the siser
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    sport are the only Bud without noise
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    cancelling and all the cases are quite
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    thin except for the siser sport that's
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    the chunkiest case I've ever tested and
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    here's a top down of all the cases so
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    you can see the overall size so Elite 8
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    active is the most compact and thinnest
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    overall all right category six is
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    controls and it's nice to see most of
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    the earbuds use a physical button
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    control only the ciser sport uses touch
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    controls and the new momentum sport use
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    touch controls and haptic feedback so
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    you have the option to tap on the ebud
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    or knee your ear to activate them so you
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    could have your earbuds covered with the
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    beanie or use gloves and still use the
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    controls you can adjust the sensitivity
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    but you still need to press pretty hard
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    on your face and randomly my left ebod
  • 00:07:56
    won't respond and when I adjust the
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    right ebod the controls will activate
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    sometimes
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    now in further testing when using the
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    wing tips I noticed the control
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    sensitivity was much better I think this
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    is due to my pretty large ears so when
  • 00:08:07
    I'm using no wing tip the top of the bud
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    has nowhere to rest so if you have
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    smaller ears and don't use the wing tip
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    the sensitivity should still be okay but
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    again if you can use those wing tips the
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    controls are going to work a lot better
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    now the earbuds with wearing detection
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    are the Beats fit Pro Jabra Elite 8
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    active and momentum sport so this will
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    automatically pause your music when you
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    take one or both earbuds out and resume
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    playback when you put them back in your
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    ear is and all of the earbuds give you
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    the option to adjust volume using the
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    controls it's only an issue on the Beats
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    fit Pro cuz you need to choose between
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    controlling volume or noise cancelling
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    you kind have both at the same time but
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    they do have always on Siri so if you're
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    in the Apple ecosystem you can control
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    the volume and a lot of other features
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    with your voice the elite a active also
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    has the same integration with Google
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    Assistant but only on Android devices
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    now more Niche feature I like to look
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    for with controls is being able to
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    customize the ambient switching so this
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    gives you the the freedom to switch
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    between let's just say noise cancelling
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    and transparency when you're using your
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    controls or add noise cancelling off
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    into the mix or just choose two of those
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    so the Beats fit Pro Jabra Elite 8 and
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    four active and soundcore Sport X10 give
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    you this Freedom so here's all the
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    scoring taking everything into account
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    now if you want to see and compare all
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    the small details like the exact
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    functions and the customization you get
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    it's all on my spreadsheet linked below
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    now under category 7 connectivity I'll
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    first mention that all the buds allow
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    you to use one ebod at a time where
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    leave the other in the case and they all
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    work in mono mode except for the
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    Sennheiser Sport and sound sport X10 so
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    mono mode will mean that the bud will
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    play the left and right audio Channel
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    when using just one earbud so basically
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    you won't miss anything with whatever
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    music you are listening to again to keep
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    it simple here's the scoring and specs
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    that you're getting for each earbud so
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    only the elite a active and momentum
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    sport have multipoint connection so that
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    allows you to connect two devices to the
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    earbuds at the same time and only the
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    momentum sport have high reses playback
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    with Apex adaptive 24-bit 96 khz the
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    Beats fit Pro does have seamless
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    switching between Apple devices which I
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    use and it has improved a lot over the
  • 00:10:06
    last 2 years it's now actually quite
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    seamless where you don't even need to
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    pause playback before playing it on your
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    other device it'll automatically switch
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    between devices for you where with the
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    other buds that have multipoint
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    connection you need to pause playback
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    before playing it on your other device
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    but for calls that will automatically
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    switch over all right category 8 is core
  • 00:10:23
    quality and I run through three tests
  • 00:10:25
    here a quiet room a simulation loud kid
  • 00:10:28
    setting cuz it's quite SP ertic voices
  • 00:10:30
    and a simulation Windy City with
  • 00:10:31
    construction so here is a scoring taking
  • 00:10:34
    into account the average of all three
  • 00:10:35
    tests now the earbuds that allow you to
  • 00:10:37
    mute the microphone with the controls
  • 00:10:39
    include the befit pro Jabra Elite 4 and
  • 00:10:41
    eight active but the Beats fit Pro are
  • 00:10:44
    the only earbud that allows you to
  • 00:10:45
    toggle between noise cancelling and
  • 00:10:47
    transparency when you're on a call the
  • 00:10:48
    Elite 4 and eight active automatically
  • 00:10:50
    use side tone which is pretty much a
  • 00:10:52
    transparency mode you can turn this on
  • 00:10:54
    and off on calls with the eight active
  • 00:10:56
    but not on the four the senheiser sport
  • 00:10:58
    and momentum sport also give you the
  • 00:11:00
    option to turn Sid tone on with the sore
  • 00:11:02
    sport X10 will'll switch to noise
  • 00:11:03
    cancelling off on a call and then you
  • 00:11:05
    can't change it after that but now I'll
  • 00:11:06
    leave you with all three samples going
  • 00:11:08
    from worst to best all right here's the
  • 00:11:11
    core quality of the senisa momentum
  • 00:11:13
    sport in a quiet room all right here's a
  • 00:11:15
    core quality of the sener sport and a
  • 00:11:17
    quiet room all right here's a core
  • 00:11:18
    quality of the Beats fit Pro and a quiet
  • 00:11:20
    room all right here's a core quality of
  • 00:11:22
    the jbra Elite 4 Active in a quiet room
  • 00:11:24
    all right here's the core quality of the
  • 00:11:26
    Jabra Elite a active in a quiet room all
  • 00:11:29
    right right here's the core quality of
  • 00:11:30
    the sound cor sport X10 in a quiet room
  • 00:11:33
    all right now we're going to see how the
  • 00:11:34
    microphones block out some simulation
  • 00:11:36
    loud kid noise all right here's a siser
  • 00:11:38
    sport with some simulation loud kid
  • 00:11:40
    noise all right here's a siser momentum
  • 00:11:42
    Sport with some simulation loud kid
  • 00:11:44
    noise all right here's a sound call
  • 00:11:46
    Sport X10 with some simulation loud kid
  • 00:11:48
    noise all right here's a Beats fit Pro
  • 00:11:50
    with some simulation loud kid noise all
  • 00:11:52
    right here's the Elite 4 Active with
  • 00:11:53
    some simulation loud kid noise all right
  • 00:11:56
    here's the elite eight active with some
  • 00:11:58
    simulation loud kid noise noise all
  • 00:12:00
    right now I've got some city noise
  • 00:12:02
    construction noise and some simulation
  • 00:12:04
    wind all right this city
  • 00:12:16
    noise noise constru noise and simulation
  • 00:12:20
    all right acity noise construction noise
  • 00:12:23
    and some simulation wi all right we some
  • 00:12:27
    fitting noise constructing noise and
  • 00:12:29
    some simulation wind all right here's
  • 00:12:31
    the sound sport X10 with some city noise
  • 00:12:34
    construction noise and some simulation
  • 00:12:36
    wind all right category 9 is app
  • 00:12:39
    customization and extra features so the
  • 00:12:41
    Elite 4 Active get a score of seven as
  • 00:12:43
    you get a five band EQ some noise
  • 00:12:45
    cancelling personalization and find my
  • 00:12:47
    buds feature which uses location but you
  • 00:12:49
    don't get any control customization the
  • 00:12:51
    befit pro get a 7.5 the settings are
  • 00:12:53
    built into iOS but you can download an
  • 00:12:55
    app on Android you get no EQ
  • 00:12:57
    customization and you can't customizer
  • 00:12:59
    controls except for that long hold but
  • 00:13:01
    you do get ios only features like
  • 00:13:03
    spatial audio always on Siri and audio
  • 00:13:05
    customization through the accessibility
  • 00:13:07
    settings the Sennheiser sport get a
  • 00:13:09
    score of eight with a three band EQ
  • 00:13:11
    soundcheck will adjust the EQ for you
  • 00:13:13
    based on a hearing test and you get
  • 00:13:14
    solid control customization the
  • 00:13:16
    soundcore sport X10 get an 8.5 with a
  • 00:13:19
    decent 8 band EQ control customization
  • 00:13:22
    and a built-in kind of meditation timer
  • 00:13:24
    thing the Jabra Elite 8 active you get a
  • 00:13:26
    score of nine you get a five band AQ
  • 00:13:29
    control customization including call
  • 00:13:30
    controls F my buds with location spatial
  • 00:13:33
    audio on any device extras like
  • 00:13:35
    soundscapes Spotify tap to quickly open
  • 00:13:38
    Spotify using your earbud controls and
  • 00:13:40
    you get the always on Google Assistant
  • 00:13:42
    which will also read notifications
  • 00:13:43
    straight to your earbuds and the
  • 00:13:45
    momentum sport also get a nine you get a
  • 00:13:47
    five band EQ sound check control
  • 00:13:49
    customization sound zones allows you to
  • 00:13:52
    set EQ and noise control settings based
  • 00:13:53
    on locations that you've saved but it's
  • 00:13:55
    a heart rate and body temperature
  • 00:13:57
    tracking that gives them the extra
  • 00:13:58
    points I go into detail about this in my
  • 00:14:00
    full review so check it out up here if
  • 00:14:02
    you're interested in that but to sum it
  • 00:14:04
    up it works great in my testing as well
  • 00:14:06
    as any Optical heart rate sensor does
  • 00:14:08
    and it's in your ear so you don't have
  • 00:14:09
    to worry about wearing a fitness watch
  • 00:14:11
    but you can sync it up to fitness
  • 00:14:12
    watches if you like as well as apps like
  • 00:14:14
    straa polar flow zift and a lot more now
  • 00:14:17
    on to category 10 noise cancelling and
  • 00:14:20
    how I test my noise cancelling I Chuck
  • 00:14:21
    on my soundbar quite loud and I'm
  • 00:14:23
    playing simulation plane noise and some
  • 00:14:25
    crowd noise so I'm getting low Middle
  • 00:14:27
    High consistent and inconsistency SS and
  • 00:14:29
    here are all the scores of the plane
  • 00:14:31
    noise and crowd noise test and that
  • 00:14:33
    total score I take the average and round
  • 00:14:35
    it up to the nearest half and of course
  • 00:14:37
    the siser sport doesn't have noise
  • 00:14:39
    cancelling but with the regular ear tips
  • 00:14:40
    it still blocks out some noise because
  • 00:14:42
    you get pretty decent passive noise
  • 00:14:43
    isolation it lets in pretty much all the
  • 00:14:45
    low frequency noise but it does block
  • 00:14:47
    out voices and higher frequencies
  • 00:14:48
    slightly now when it comes to EQ shift
  • 00:14:51
    that's how your sound quality will
  • 00:14:52
    change with noise cancelling on compared
  • 00:14:54
    to transparency compared to noise
  • 00:14:56
    cancelling off and all the earbuds are
  • 00:14:58
    fine except for the soundcore sport X10
  • 00:15:00
    so when you go from noise cancelling on
  • 00:15:02
    to transparency you get about a 15% base
  • 00:15:04
    reduction and with noise cancelling on
  • 00:15:06
    to noise cancelling off it's about a 20%
  • 00:15:08
    base reduction and a 10% treble
  • 00:15:10
    reduction so it honestly sounds like a
  • 00:15:12
    different earbud when you switch between
  • 00:15:13
    the three I know this can be a deal
  • 00:15:15
    breaker for some people so I have to
  • 00:15:17
    point it out now category 11 is the
  • 00:15:19
    transparency mode so here is the scoring
  • 00:15:21
    for the buds the Beats fit Pro overall
  • 00:15:24
    the best and with this scoring I'm
  • 00:15:25
    taking into account how much occlusion
  • 00:15:27
    the buds have so if it has a high
  • 00:15:29
    occlusion when you speak yourself your
  • 00:15:31
    own voice sounds kind of muffled and you
  • 00:15:32
    just get like a blocked ear kind of
  • 00:15:34
    effect so the Elite 4 Active have a
  • 00:15:36
    noticeable amount the rest of the
  • 00:15:37
    earbuds are okay but the Beats fit Pro
  • 00:15:39
    do have the least now white noise is
  • 00:15:41
    another issue this can come across as
  • 00:15:43
    like a hissing sound sometimes it might
  • 00:15:45
    sound like there's an air conditioner on
  • 00:15:47
    in the distance with the transparency
  • 00:15:48
    mode on so again the Beats fit Pro have
  • 00:15:50
    the least and the soundcore sport X10
  • 00:15:52
    have the most so if you're outside you
  • 00:15:54
    won't notice it as much but still the
  • 00:15:56
    sport X10 you probably will notice it
  • 00:15:58
    outside and finally there's the
  • 00:16:00
    automatic wind noise reduction that I
  • 00:16:01
    spoke about earlier again the Beats fit
  • 00:16:03
    Pro does this the best so the mics
  • 00:16:05
    already don't pick up too much win but
  • 00:16:07
    they do pick up a lot it'll quickly
  • 00:16:09
    transition out of the transparency mode
  • 00:16:11
    and within a couple of seconds it'll
  • 00:16:12
    turn the transparency mode back on where
  • 00:16:14
    with the Elite 8 active and Sport X10 it
  • 00:16:17
    usually takes about 10 seconds for that
  • 00:16:19
    transparency mode to switch back on but
  • 00:16:21
    it's nice that you have the option to
  • 00:16:22
    turn this on or off in the apps all
  • 00:16:24
    right now onto the final round sound
  • 00:16:26
    quality and let's start with volume here
  • 00:16:28
    so these are the results results I got
  • 00:16:29
    in my max volume test now keep in mind
  • 00:16:31
    when you start venturing above 80 DB
  • 00:16:33
    you're starting to get into hearing loss
  • 00:16:35
    territory but a lot of people just like
  • 00:16:36
    to know what the loudest ebud is so here
  • 00:16:38
    you go so the momentum sport are the
  • 00:16:40
    quietest at max volume but they still go
  • 00:16:43
    incredibly loud you might just notice
  • 00:16:45
    you have to listen at a slightly higher
  • 00:16:46
    percentage of volume than the other
  • 00:16:47
    earbuds but now onto the sound quality
  • 00:16:50
    itself I'm going to start with the
  • 00:16:51
    lowest Rank and work our way up to the
  • 00:16:53
    highest so we're starting with the jbra
  • 00:16:55
    Elite 4 Active with a score of seven you
  • 00:16:57
    get a pretty well-rounded stock tuning
  • 00:16:59
    slightly Bas boosted you get clear mids
  • 00:17:01
    and the treble is okay it does like a
  • 00:17:03
    bit of that upper treble Sparkle and can
  • 00:17:05
    still get a bit harsh at times you can
  • 00:17:06
    fix this in the EQ a bit and if you want
  • 00:17:08
    to push out some strong base you can do
  • 00:17:09
    this as well next with the score of 7.5
  • 00:17:12
    is the Sennheiser sport this is a unique
  • 00:17:14
    truning with base that's on the boier
  • 00:17:16
    side the subbase is a bit lacking the
  • 00:17:18
    mids are recessed but ver will still cut
  • 00:17:20
    through quite well but the treble is a
  • 00:17:22
    standout it has great detail and some
  • 00:17:24
    nice upper treble Sparkle So this brings
  • 00:17:26
    out things like crashes high hats
  • 00:17:28
    acoustic guitars and orchestration very
  • 00:17:30
    well so it's definitely an energetic
  • 00:17:32
    tuning that works well when training the
  • 00:17:34
    three-band EQ doesn't give you too much
  • 00:17:36
    freedom and you can't really get that
  • 00:17:37
    subbase to a nice level now the
  • 00:17:39
    soundcore sport X10 also get a 7.5 this
  • 00:17:42
    is definitely the most energetic truning
  • 00:17:44
    out of all the buds deep thumping base
  • 00:17:46
    full mid base that is a little bit on
  • 00:17:48
    the boomy side slight recession in the
  • 00:17:50
    mids but the vocals still come through
  • 00:17:51
    well so you get nice detail some sparkle
  • 00:17:54
    but it can get a little bit harsh you
  • 00:17:55
    can reduce this with the EQ but only so
  • 00:17:57
    much but overall if you like a v-shaped
  • 00:17:59
    tuning with some over-the top base these
  • 00:18:01
    are going to be the pair for you next
  • 00:18:03
    with a score of eight is a Jabra Elite 8
  • 00:18:05
    active basically take the elite for
  • 00:18:07
    active and improve everything slightly
  • 00:18:09
    so again it's a slightly base boosted
  • 00:18:11
    tuning that's powerful but you get
  • 00:18:13
    decent overall Clarity you also get
  • 00:18:14
    Dolby spatial audio but honestly like
  • 00:18:17
    most spatial audio it's not great next
  • 00:18:19
    is the beat spit Pro also with a score
  • 00:18:21
    of eight this is the most balanced
  • 00:18:23
    tuning out of all the earbuds so you get
  • 00:18:24
    a tasteful amount of deep subbase the
  • 00:18:27
    mid base is a bit lacking and the treble
  • 00:18:29
    has nice detail but does like that upper
  • 00:18:30
    treble Sparkle the mids are the standout
  • 00:18:33
    though so vocals are at the Forefront
  • 00:18:35
    they're not too forc though so combine
  • 00:18:37
    this with the clean base and you get the
  • 00:18:39
    best instrument separation out of all
  • 00:18:40
    the buds so you can really pick out
  • 00:18:42
    individual instruments and sounds in
  • 00:18:44
    that Sound Stage the only issue here is
  • 00:18:45
    a lack of EQ customization so you'll
  • 00:18:47
    have to use an external EQ so only
  • 00:18:49
    really useful on an Android device but
  • 00:18:51
    you do get spal audio on iOS devices and
  • 00:18:54
    this is slightly better than the Elite 8
  • 00:18:55
    active but still not great but now the
  • 00:18:58
    best overall sound is going to the
  • 00:18:59
    Sennheiser momentum sport they get a
  • 00:19:01
    score of 8.5 so take the Beats fit Pro
  • 00:19:04
    tuning but just give it more energy so
  • 00:19:06
    the mids are also the main focus but the
  • 00:19:08
    bass is richer and so is a trouble you
  • 00:19:10
    get more Sparkle and just has better
  • 00:19:11
    presence overall they have the most open
  • 00:19:13
    Sound Stage as well and if you want to
  • 00:19:15
    turn them into base cannons you can do
  • 00:19:17
    so by chucking on that Basse boost
  • 00:19:18
    special EQ preset and play around with
  • 00:19:20
    the band EQ as well also love the
  • 00:19:22
    ability to quickly base boost the buzz
  • 00:19:24
    just using the controls I have mine set
  • 00:19:25
    to a triple tap on the left earbud so if
  • 00:19:27
    you need a little bit of extra base for
  • 00:19:29
    whatever it is you're doing you don't
  • 00:19:30
    even have to use your phone very handy
  • 00:19:32
    all right but that wraps up all 12
  • 00:19:34
    categories and before I show you the
  • 00:19:35
    final score this scoring doesn't really
  • 00:19:37
    mean much if certain categories matter
  • 00:19:39
    more to you so that's why I created my
  • 00:19:41
    custom scoring spreadsheet free to
  • 00:19:43
    download link below so on there you get
  • 00:19:45
    detailed notes for every single score
  • 00:19:47
    there's a tab with all the main specs
  • 00:19:49
    for each earbud there's also a core
  • 00:19:50
    quality tab with a score for each of the
  • 00:19:52
    three tests but it's a personalized
  • 00:19:54
    scoring where you can have some fun so
  • 00:19:56
    you just fill out a number in the
  • 00:19:57
    importance column and that will change
  • 00:19:58
    the weight of the scoring for that
  • 00:20:00
    entire category zero will get rid of the
  • 00:20:02
    category two to double its importance or
  • 00:20:04
    five will times it by five you can do
  • 00:20:05
    whatever you want in there and once
  • 00:20:07
    you've done that you'll get a new total
  • 00:20:08
    score for each earbud but now here are
  • 00:20:10
    all the final scores so the senis of
  • 00:20:12
    sport are in last place with a score of
  • 00:20:14
    90 a half out of 120 fair enough
  • 00:20:17
    considering they don't have noise
  • 00:20:18
    cancelling or transparency Mode still
  • 00:20:20
    might be worth it with the lowest wind
  • 00:20:22
    noise when running they're really the
  • 00:20:23
    only in rear that does this in fifth
  • 00:20:26
    place with 912 is the Elite 4 Active
  • 00:20:28
    probably not worth it seeing you can get
  • 00:20:30
    the sound call Sport X10 for a cheaper
  • 00:20:32
    price and are overall better in fourth
  • 00:20:34
    place with a score of 96 that's
  • 00:20:37
    definitely the best all round option if
  • 00:20:38
    you're looking to save some money now in
  • 00:20:40
    third place is the Beats fit Pro with 97
  • 00:20:42
    and a half so if running is your main
  • 00:20:44
    priority this is going to be a great bud
  • 00:20:46
    and if you're in the Apple ecosystem you
  • 00:20:47
    get tons of extra features and they just
  • 00:20:49
    work seamlessly now in second place is
  • 00:20:51
    the senisa momentum Sport with a score
  • 00:20:53
    of 100 as long as they fit you well
  • 00:20:55
    they're a great allrounder with the best
  • 00:20:57
    sound quality and you get the heart rate
  • 00:20:58
    and body temperature sensor which could
  • 00:21:00
    be a big one for you as well but the
  • 00:21:02
    best value is going to be the Jabra
  • 00:21:03
    Elite 8 active with an easy win
  • 00:21:05
    finishing with3 A2 and they really nail
  • 00:21:08
    every category the only issue is
  • 00:21:10
    slightly more body born noise when
  • 00:21:11
    running but I hope this video and
  • 00:21:13
    scoring system helps you decide which
  • 00:21:15
    pair is going to work the best for you
  • 00:21:16
    but if you're looking for more Sports
  • 00:21:17
    focused earbuds that don't use an ear
  • 00:21:19
    tip check out my top 10 open earbud
  • 00:21:21
    video right here quick shout out to my
  • 00:21:23
    channel members and all my supporters on
  • 00:21:25
    Kofi I really do appreciate the support
  • 00:21:27
    so thanks for tuning in as always stay
  • 00:21:29
    picky and I'll see you in the next one
  • 00:21:31
    bye now
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