Sport Headphones Online

When I am running or hiking or climbing mountains I find that the majority of the headphones that are supposedly marketed for sports do not cut it.

The earplugs pop out, the cord gets tangled up with my arm, or the headband becomes really annoying.  A lot of the time I get so frustrated I just take them out and continue running without them on.

I’ve been looking for some upgrades and I think I found them.

I recently saw a friend of mine wearing some wireless headphones the other day so I got some of my own.  When I went to buy them I noticed that the major brands that make wireless headphones, Logitech, Sennheiser, Sony, and Philips, make them in two styles though these two styles can vary in price between $40 all the way to $210.  They come in the a) in the ear design with supports and b) behind the neck band.  Personally as annoying as the neck band can get when you are running a lot I like the fact that they stay in better and don’t pop out.  I got the Logitech Freepluse Wireless ones because they were about $75 (middles of the road as far as price), have a behind the neck band, and had a band that looked pretty durable so it would not snap (very important as I have broken two of the least four headphones I have bought in the last couple months).

I have been pretty pleased with it.  The device is lightweight so I don’t feel my ears being weighted down as in the past with other headphones using neckbands.  The volume adjuster is on the right headphone and is easy to use without any trouble at all.  The noise canceling was not that great as I could still hear the gym radio playing the new song by Britney Spears.  The sound quality was average but like I said I got the middle priced headphone and to get top sound quality for these things you are going to have to spend at least $100.  The range was not too bad either.  I put my blue tooth transmitter about 15 feet away on a table and I had no problems.  I have not tested it further than that so I do not really know how far it goes. It say that it delivers clear, interference-free audio with range of up to 33 feet but I doubt the sound quality is that great past twenty.  Overall I liked it.

I am thinking about taking mine back though and getting a more expensive model that is even more lightweight and more importantly cancels the surrounding noise out better.  Its can get a little bothersome hearing your music and the music being played in the gym at the same time.  Other than that I have no complaints.

Tags: Logitech, Noise Cancelling, Sony, wireless headphones

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