Jabra Elite Active 65t Alexa Enabled True Wireless Sports Earbuds with Charging Case – Copper Blue (Renewed)

I have had a couple of cheapo pairs of true wireless earbuds, mostly because I am worried that they're so easy to lose.These renewed came in at a competitive price point for a better brand name, and I wanted to use something with better on-ear controls. These are great.For running, they provide a nice, secure, low-profile and in-ear fit. They don't loosen up or start to fall out, even with sweat. (These are IPX5 rated, IIRC, so sweat's not a problem). The do sometimes get noisy with a run cadence, which I think is just the eargel making a pocka-pocka-pocka noise. I haven't had a pair of earbuds that haven't done that every one in a while.The sound is fine. Not a ton of bass but well balanced and super clear, There's a cool companion app, but it only has a 5 bands on the EQ.The microphones are good for conference calls. I've had complaints trying to use my other true wireless earbuds, but not these. But that's Jabra's bread and butter so it's to be expected they'd execute that feature well.I like that I have two buttons on the left bud for controlling volume and tracks. And the right button works great for play/pause.Two things I hadn't appreciated when I bought them that I've come to really like:(1) The ambient noise pass-through option. Rather than pulling an earbud out or using only one, you can double-click the right but to toggle a hear-through mode. It's great for when you need to hear things outside of your ear seal.(2) Having multiple devices connected. These can simultaneously connect to both my phone AND my running watch's BT outputs.Finally, my only quibble is the case. The lid is plasticky and snaps shut (no magnet), and is hard to open. You kind of have to squeeze the sides. It's difficult enough that I've dropped the buds a couple of times opening it too violently, because they're not held in by a magnet, either. Alsok it's micro-USB, not USB-C, but it still charges fast enough.At the $45 price point for the refurbished item, you can't go wrong. These are a couple of years out of date and the tech is moving rapidly, so you miss out on the modern stuff like capacity, IPX7, and USB-C fast charge. But these were a premium offering 2 years ago, and they still provide that benefit. Well worth the value proposition.

The passthrough on these earbuds seem vital to the way that we use headphones this day and age. Honestly, I don't know why it's not a standard feature on all headphones, over-ear, earbuds, or otherwise. If they made an over-ear headphone with passthrough, I would buy them in an instant. I find the crowd noise and some of the other noises very soothing, especially in loud screaming crowds, while the passthrough allows me to be aware of my surroundings. I've bought four pairs of these now, one because I lost the first ones I bought, and a couple for friends and family. I recommend them highly for public and social anxiety or if loud noises bother you.Beyond the passthrough, the battery life is 5 hours, but I never end up wearing them that long. Since I'm always in and out of meetings at work, I'm always able to recharge them. That being said, I'm looking at the 75s for the longer battery life for car trips.They also fit a little strangely at first, and I was wearing them wrong and twisting too much, so they were hurting my ears initially, but I got the hang of them after about a week. The sound quality is pretty great as well; Jabra is one of the leaders in headsets, and they definitely hit the nail on the head with this one, again.I pretty much live in these, and won't go out without them. You can also push the button to talk to your phones' assistant, be it Siri or Google, or even Alexa, which is quite nice. I wish you didn't have to push it for so long, since that's pretty much the only thing I use, but that's a small nitpick. Another nitpick is that I wish you could enable passthrough from the headphones themselves, but you have to go through the app. The app is actually incredibly handy, so I don't mind doing that at all, but normally having an extra app would be a deal breaker for me.Overall, I'd highly recommend these.

Bought these for work and to go running. The noise cancellation and fit are very good. Speech is clear on the other end.Unfortunately, if you walk outside and lose the benefit of bluetooth reflection off walls you can not maintain a connection with both earbuds at the same time. I guess unless you put your phone on top of your head. For context I use an old man style armband phone holder less than two feet from either bud. In this configuration I am able to get intermittent sound on the bud closest to the arm band and no connection on the opposing side as it must traverse through my body.I was really hoping to buy a product that was at least designed in the U.S.A even if it was not produced here. Sadly, these are not usable for their advertised purpose even under ideal conditions.

This is my 3rd or 4th pair of Jabras. Buy them refurbished only if you won't require the same battery life that is advertised when new.These came looking brand new! They were gorgeous! However, I learned that when I used them to teach a 1-hour online course, they's often run out of juice before my class was over.I never have battery problems with my older pair, which I bought NEW a year earlier. The older pair offers fantastic battery life, so I let the older ones remain my workhorse and use these refurbished ones "around the edges."Should you buy this brand? ABSOLUTELY!! I would buy them, again. HOWEVER, if you buy them REFURBISHED immediately test out the battery life so you know what you're working with during the return period. They are good quality earbuds, but test your refurbished battery right away.