Elite 5

Thank you OP, I’m in the market for new earbuds since the connection pins on my Jarba Elite 5’s charging case and earbuds are starting to fail. After scanning what seems like hundreds of posts, this makes the information and opinions of people so much easier to digest.

Jabra Elite 4 / 5 Excellent transparency (and overall call quality)

+1 to this. I just recently got Shokz Openfit 2 because I prefer individual earbuds to the headband style. They’re great for anything trail related (hiking, biking, running) and for races, because I can still hear. I also find I use them while cooking a lot, again because I can still hear whether something is boiling/sauteeing too hard or whatever. But I found I still need to go back to my older pair of Jabra Elites with noise canceling for other uses, like running on the road or grocery shopping, where I really prefer to block out noise. At some point I’ll probably replace the Jabras with Beats or AirPods or something, but they’re still hanging on for now.

Oh no!! Yeah my Jabra Elites have been so good for about 7 years. Was thinking of upgrading soon but this is a spanner

Jabra Elite here as well. I do about 1K miles/year, nearly all urban streets and nearly all with sound canceling (it’s never good enough to block all noise). Especially with electric cars, it’s about eyes and defensive running period. Ears are important, sure. But in the quiet electric era (or in cities with scooters and bikes cultures), I find myself looking way more than listening. I’ve been dense urban area running for 15+ years (think NYC and the like), and the change is real. I know the consensus is anti-sound canceling or anti-earbud and even anti-music. But I’ve run a ridiculous amount of miles over the years and music is a big part is my running. But to be fair, I chose my headphones based on battery life. Once I had a marathon go wrong and my headphones died at 3.5 hours and I limped to a 5 hour walking finish. Damn, even a touch of music might have helped the struggle. Best of luck!