I bounce between the Soundcore V20i and JBL Jbuds Air Sport. Usually based on either what I'm doing, where I'm at or my mood, I typically use the v20i more just because after a whole of having something in my ear it starts to become uncomfortable, but my ears are also odd lol
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I am in need of Bluetooth earbuds that are only PARTIALLY wired. For example, Jlab JBuds Bluetooth Earbuds. The problem is, I have used earbuds such as the one abovebefore. I tried everything under the sun, JLab, Skull Candy, Sony, etc etc and for the life of me I can't find one that lasts more than 6 months to a year. All of the ones I have used thus far, which I got from these brands and more, I brought because people have said they lasted 5 years+. I would even say 90% of these people said they still used them. For whatever cursed reason, mine never last past 6 months, meaning on ear bud goes out. The one time I tried to keept it, the sound was completelygone after a year. I am tired, and I am broken 😫. I can't get the completely wireless ones because they will slip and fall out my ear and I will 1000000% lose them. Can someone pleeeeeease give me a reputable brand, preferably a brand they have brought in the past 5-6 years. I feel like when I first brought them, the newer brands had just started to get shitty, but now that we're in 2026, anyone who has had them for 3-6 years would have started buying them when I started buying them so we're dealing with the same level of crappiness. Any advice would help!
get noise cancelling as a feature. touch controls, too, unless you can do it from your watch. I have soundcores and they work great. I have the over the ear style of earbuds, so I don't have to worry about them falling out during jumping jacks or burpees. jbuds I tried and personally, couldn't keep them in my ears, even trying all the sizes of tips. they seemed very top heavy to me, they had great touch control, though.
I will warn you the highest end ones we offer (epic) are more bulky than the go and jbuds. I grabbed all 3 pairs and it looks like (height wise) go is 14.5mm, jbuds is 16mm, and epic is 18mm. I found the epic sport earbuds to be too bulky to use in my helmet for skiing, not sure if motorcycling helmets have any more clearance though.
People like the Soundcore X10 or X20.
I have liked the jlab earbuds. Their sport models seem decent. The Jlab Jbuds line is their medium tier. They seem worth a bit extra for me, but the Go buds are usually a really good value for less.
The JLab is reasonable and always gets at least 7 hours on a charge. JLab Go Pop is a good cheap one .The JLab Jbuds line has better sound quality for $50.
Earfun has good battery life too. I bought Earfun Air 2 recently. 👍
The Earfun earbuds are pretty good. I picked up the Earfun Air 2 last summer. It really holds its own with the Sony c510. Both are not super premium, but they are hard to beat for $50.00. I sometimes lose earbuds and took a pass on the $200.00 models.
Same goes for the Jlab Jbuds line. The usually cost 45-59, but the sound better then most of the earbuds available for 40 or less.
Sony c510 or Sonyc710 are safe bets that are in stock.
The Jlab line is pretty good. Jlab Jbuds is their medium tier that punch way above their weight. The Jlab Go Air Pop+ is solid for $25.00.
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