JBL

Endurance Race Series

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#52 in

Wireless Earbuds

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Sentiment score84% positive
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Last updated: Apr 18, 2026

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Reddit IconAirlineKey7900
about 1 month ago

I’ve been using JBL Endurance Race 2s for a bit and if you’re open to in ear they do have an audio pass through ‘aware’ mode - very good for the price, when compared to the equivalent Bose. I prefer Bose in ears for sound quality and noise cancellation, but each generation has problems. The Bose QC 2 Ultras would be my #1 best ever (if money was no object if the touch controls didn’t react to water. I’m a sweaty man and after 3-4 miles the noise cancellation controls start rotating. Shokz really are the way for true awareness. I just don’t think music sounds good through them… so I do prefer in-ear. Beats Sport lines are better than AirPod for similar tech (both owned by apple). I’d say my Beats lasted through my sweat the best of any headphones I’ve had over the years.

Reddit Iconalokadosgatos
9 months ago

JBL Endurece Race TWS - Tenho há 2 anos. Funciona perfeitamente. Bateria dura horrores e prende bem no ouvido para não cair durante a corrida

Reddit IconAZHawkeye
3 months ago

All I can say is avoid the JBL Endurance Race 2. Sound quality is OK, but they just aren’t very loud and not worth $75. A loud gym, you can hear almost everything even with sound canceling. Sitting somewhere quiet, they’re not bad. Not even as good as my cheap Jlab Go Air Pops.

Reddit IconBrian11221
3 months ago

I have JBL IP67, I love them, the battery lasts around 8-10 hours. I´ve had them for around 3 years.

Reddit IconCalligoMiles
10 months ago

I quite like my Adidas FDW-01 earbuds. No ANC and they will start wearing on your ears after a while, but they ain't coming out unless you want them to, and if you don't like the neck band there's an FWD-02 that does away with that. There's a lot of more secure and good sounding earbuds with all sorts of security features out there than a mediocre brand like Jabra and basic airpods, though, and all of them are likely to meet your requirements better than any headphone. JBL Endurance Race for example are also very secure and have an excellent IP rating that'll hold out through a thunderstorm, Beats Fit Pro are expensive but offer soft flexible hooks with good sound, and JLab Epic Air Sports pack their ANC with over-ear hooks instead if you don't want anything poking into your ear. And any decently sized ear hooks *will* be more secure than even the tightest headphone clamp, without bumping or catching on anything.

Reddit Icondoesemileeclairecare
3 months ago

I had the same issue with airpods, now I use the JBL Race TWS. I do alternate which ear I wear them in throughout the day. They have great noise cancelling, but like others have said - I also like to listen to everything going on in the office.

Reddit IconDue-Cardiologist-788
5 months ago

I’ve always struggled with earbuds but I’ve been using JBL Endurance Race and they’ve been great!

Reddit IconFree-Section-9533
10 months ago

I own the JBL RACE and they are so good for the price point. They offer a sound transparency mode so you can hear your surroundings, The earbuds and charging case battery lasts for a long time, they were cheap, and I dropped one into a creek for a few seconds dried it off and it works fine still

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