Wires are dead: Apple ditched the headphone jack years ago, and other phone manufacturers followed suit, leaving you with two options if you want to listen to music: Use a clunky adaptor for your old school headphones, or embrace the future and go wireless with a system that uses your phone’s Bluetooth connection. We say go with the latter.
Within the last year, multiple companies have developed truly wireless sport-oriented earbuds designed for athletes who want to cut the cord. The design of these wireless buds gets better with each model that hits the market, as they find new ways to offer a more comfortable fit, higher quality sound and better Bluetooth connectivity.
We’ve picked five truly wireless earbud options perfect for cross training or trainer workouts. They’re all waterproof to varying degrees, and all offer roughly four hours of playtime, as well as charging cases that make storage and recharging on the fly easy. Most of these earbuds aren’t cheap, but the freedom that going wireless offers might be worth the splurge.
Bose SoundSport Free
This is the first truly wireless option from one of the biggest names in the audio industry, and Bose came out swinging, with water resistant buds that deliver great sound quality and excellent Bluetooth connectivity. Soft fins keep the units in your ear, while the controls sit just outside the canal, giving you easy access to the buttons. You’ll get five hours of play time off a single charge, and a cool quick charge feature that gets you 45 minutes of play time after a 15-minute charge. Costs around $250.
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