Jabra - Elite 8 Active
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Last updated: Jul 20, 2025 Scoring
Liked most:
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12
"Love it for running (snug)"
"I've never come close to losing one while I sleep."
"fit like a glove"
39
1
"They're pretty water resistant, I've (accidentally) sent them through the wash in my pants pocket and they still work just fine."
"I have a horrible track record with electronics, and yet mine lasted years, and they didn't die, I just lost them"
"Jabra elites are incredible. ... On my second pair and they've lasted at least 2 years now."
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6
"Sa running naman, the best ang hear through mode. Sobrang amazing neto, dinig na dinig mo pa rin surroundings as if walang nakasalpak sa tenga HAHA, all that without compromising audio quality."
"I love the sound (I'm a musician)"
"the soundstage and clarity of all those is at least a step above the earfuns."
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3
"Have run 3 half's and 2 fulls, never have ran out of battery provided they are properly charged beforehand."
"Used them on a 50k without having to recharge."
"I’ve never had them die so far during long runs."
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9
"The noise suppression during calls is amazing."
"As a night shift WFH, sobrang useful din pag matutulog na. Maingay kasi dito pag umaga haha. White noise/rain sounds + ANC = peaceful morning sleep."
"For me the ANC and fit was much better on the jabras. ... I just work in a noisy environment with my earbuds in basically all day and the jabras were perfect for me."
Disliked most:
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3
"reliability was always pretty bad ... they wouldn't last more than 12-18 months at ost."
"holy hell what a POS compared to the 75t."
"in just over a year they won’t replace them (Aust warranty)"
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3
"poor codec support is a dealbreaker if you have Android ... They sound like garbage with the older codecs. ... For example the Jabra Elite 8 Active supports SBC codec on Android phones, and it sounds like absolute dog trash. ... Sounds like listening to a 64-128 MP3 you downloaded on limewire 15 years ago."
"The pass thru is also just bad and garbled in general, even when sitting and listening. It amplifies weird sounds and doesn ’t amplify enough other sounds. Totally terrible"
"it's insane how much better the Epic Labs sound than ALL of those wit a bit of EQ tweaking."
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"the wind noise is terrible."
"The pass thru audio is absolutely garbage, all you can hear is WHHRRHRHRHRHRHRHRHRHRPPSSHSHSBSHSHSHSHHSHSHSHBS from the wind noise, it ’s like driving 80mph with the windows down."
"Definitely get the wind noise when using hearthrough. ... When I turned on wind noise reduction, the wind noise was cut in half. I would compare it to the low rumble when you're on a plane, but not nearly as loud. ... I switched back and forth a few times and without the wind noise reduction turned on, it sounded more like a wind tunnel."
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"Customer service is horrific to boot and will fight tooth and nail to avoid honouring their warranty. ... Jabra's support is shockingly bad. ... They made it seem like they were doing me a favor by replacing my first defective piece that was dead on arrival. ... After the second one shorlty failed they threw their hands up and said a 32% discount is the best they can do for me. A 32% discount on another defective item? No thanks"
"Two elite 8 actives failed on me back to back. ... Two Jabra Elite 8 Actives failed on me back to back after a handful of months with minimal usage. ... my first defective piece that was dead on arrival. ... After the second one shorlty failed"
"I expect 3 year warranty for products I purchase (living in sweden), seems I will at most get 2 year decent support and updates will likely be sporadic at best."
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"I have some Jabra ’s Elite’s and the thump is horrible. ... Useless for running."
"I didn’t like the Jabras for running because of the thumping sound of running seemed to amplify in them."
"The Elite Actives (Gen 1) don't budge BUT they do suffer from occlusion (you can hear a thump in your ears when you run) so I use them for CrossFit but not running."
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