TREBLABTREBLAB XR500 Bluetooth Headphones, Best Wireless Earbuds for Sports, Running or Gym Workout. 2018 Updated Version. IPX7 Waterproof, Sweatproof, Secure-Fit Headset. Noise Cancelling Earphones

Day 1 Review (only just received)First Impressions (unboxing): Upon opening the amazon package I was faced with a sleek looking design (yes, for a box). It was a sleeve over the main box (you need to press onto the side and slide the package containing the headphones out. Easier said than done because the sleeve is super snug (nothing wrong with that though since it kept the box from falling out, thus opening if that was possible. After extracting the box, I slid open the box and it was neatly packaged inside. Hardcase (headphones inside), TREBLAB sticker (who doesn't like stickers), users manual, and USB charging cord. Opening the hardshell case I found that everything was neatly inside. x2 small baggies, one containing the rubber/silicone type ear buds and another containing the memory foam ear buds, both of which were placed in the small mesh netting that is made into the hard case. The headphones were placed in the main part of the case, neatly laying inside, already equipped with a pair of the rubber ear buds and the strap that goes behind the head was neatly wrapped up, bound with a small clear rubber band. The only thing that could have made the storage of the headphones better may have been some sort of way to secure the headphones from being able to bounce around inside the case itself, otherwise, it works amazingly.First Impressions (contents after opening, no use of the head phones yet): The USB charging cord is super short (around finger length long), but it is your standard USB charger (cord only, there is no wall outlet). Inside the mesh netting, there are x2 mini baggies containing the ear buds. The rubber ear buds are great quality (light black and red colors) and have 3 different sizes. The memory foam ear buds (black)are of the memory foam quality (best way to explain it) and upon bearly squeezing them they mold to the pressure and take a few secs to reset and there are three different sizes as well. Now to the headphones themselves. They are sleek looking and of a great color. The black and red goes together nicely and the buttons are nicely placed for easy use. All of the buttons are on the right ear piece, and easily accessible. Made of the smooth, great feeling plastic, the head phones do feel very light and hollow (let's not squeeze them for testing purposes) and the over-the-ear part is actually a higher quality rubberish plastic that is pretty flimsy.First Impressions (using head phones): Pairing the head phones to my phone was super fast and easy. Went into pairing mode in just a couple seconds and my phone found it within the same amount of time. (LED indicators show when in pairing mode and when paired). I proceeded to place the head phones on my head (I must mention I tried the rubberish ear buds and I opted for the memory foam right away for a nicer, snugger fit and more outside noise cancellation - of which they work great for, even at lower volumes) and when I placed the right side on my ear my finger accidently hit the home button (power, play/pause, call/end call) and was instantly blasted with a ton of loud noise from my audio book that I was not prepaired for (I can't say it is a bad button placement, but accidently hitting that when trying to slip the ear buds into your ear is quite shocking). After pausing the media, having both side of the head phones inserted into my ears I pressed play/pause a few times and found that it automatically starts and pauses your previous used media app with a quick response to both playing and pausing. The volume rockers seemed backward to me, as the front facing rocker is the "volume down" button and the back is the "volume up" button, but they both work amazingly and upon reaching max volume you get a loud BEEP to indicate max level. The volume is so crisp, and bass empowered! The max volume is extremely loud and definitely drowns out all outside sounds when on this level, especially if listening to a song full of bass. For such little headphones, the sound quality and volume blew me away. Voices from both music and audio books are so clear that you would think you had some over-the-ear full coverage head phones. Having your device and head phones at max volume is actually overkill for it is hard to listen to most music at such a level without causing ear pain due to such high output (non-distorted) sound. Whether an audio book, rock, metal, rap, folk, or coffeehouse music, the quality is super at both high and low volume levels (adjust volume as needed due to song type, because it truly varies, but always great sounding). Now onto the calling. I made two different calls to automated phone services with voice feedback (they allow you to speak things to them from the menu to progress through their options). The listening quality was crisp and clear just as with the music. As I spoke to the automated system, it only had trouble understanding me twice, but upon asking what I said or giving me an option, it heard me clearly and moved forward effortlessly. You can end/answer the calls with the home button which works great and as intended. I recorded my voice in the recording app on my phone and the quality I was met with was outstanding. The playback was almost studio quality in its sound. Crisp, clear, and no breaking in voice recording.Packaging of order (amazon's boxing): 5/5Packaging of product inside the product box (hard case, usb, sticker, etc): 5/5Contents packaging inside hard case: 4/5Quality of contents in package: 5/5Head phones overall quality: 5/5Even with a 4/5 on the content packaging, I still give this an over all rating of 5/5 on amazon. For the price (I purchased when onsale for $40) this is a deal you can not pass up if you are in need of a great, wireless, no hassle headset. The quality is amazing and I am one who has returned a pair of beats on-ear headphones (also bought on sale) because they did not meet my standards for the pricing/quality ratio. Do yourself a favor and pick these up while they are on sale since the overall quality, sound, function, sleekeness or this headset is deserving of every penny and great review. I rarely do reviews, but I had to do a day 1 of this headset. I wil; however, do a later update on all things mentioned that need recapped after having the head phones a while longer. Until then, enjoy some amazing sounding head phones!

Bought in 2019 and still work flawlessly! I use these year round for outdoor activities, gym, and bicycling. I have soaked them in rain and sweat and they keep going! No battery loss yet and still last around 9hrs before charging. The only thing I fixed just a week ago was the rubber protecting the neck strap wires tore and I had exposed wires so I put duck tape on it. I have used Spotify mainly for music on Android phones. I wouldn't rate these audiophile quality as far as the treble sound quality but the bass is pretty good and for the price I love them.

I'm pretty shocked that a $40 pair of bluetooth headphones could sound better than a pair that is three times the cost! I purchased these headphones because my Jaybird Freedom Wireless headphones stopped working after one month of usage. While I was sent a new pair from Jaybird I didn't want to wait for headphones to use in the gym. So I ordered these.First off they are the same design as the Beats Power Beats. The ear hooks are very VERY soft.I was worried that the hooks would give me sore ears but I was shocked to find how comfortable the hooks really were. The hooks feel like soft gel. The only complaint I have with the hooks is that there is no way to adjust the height on them. The actual hook is built in to the headphones, so you can't make the ear hooks any shorter.The charging port is found under the right ear base and has a cover for it. I believe this is the design flaw of the Jaybird's as the charging port is exposed and sat on my neck. This is important because if you sweat a lot you want to have that port covered. So, I have had no problems sweating all over these headphones. No problems whatsoever.The volume buttons are a little weird your volume up is actually closer to your ear whereas the volume down is the further away button. This took a little time to get used to. The volume on these can get pretty loud which is a plus because I've had issues with other bluetooth headphones that I needed to get to be able to volume up one more time to get to my volume sweet spot. These hit that spot and some!The headphones come with a little round cable manager, which I have already lost. I would have liked to see the manufacturer throw in two of these because then I would have had the wire dangling down my neck slapping me with every step. The slapping was probably the demise of the cable manager.You get a carrying case which is a great design and very compact. Inside you have two sets of ear tips. You get the standard gel that most in-ear headphones give you and then a set of Comply foam tips. I haven't used the Comply foam tips yet on this pair, but I have used them on my previous headphones and I love them. However, they are consumable ear tips meaning the foam will wear down eventually causing you to purchase more. However you will get the best fit with the foam tips. I have been using the stand gel ones, and while they take a bit of work to find that sweet spot. I can find the sweet spot where I have excellent bass and treble. Normally with gel tips I only hear treble. So, if you're like me and have problems finding the bass with gel tips then you're in luck because you can find the bass.Charging these headphones seemed to be around one hour to charge fully. The charging cable you get is tiny maybe 3 inches long. The claim is that they last nine (9) hours. I haven't let them get all the way down, but I can go five days to the gym and still have time left. So, I've been able to get at the minimum six (6) hours of music play.As for sound. These have blown my mind. I can't understand why they sound as good as they do. That's not to say that the headphones are perfect. There is, at times a little muddling which is caused by the extra bass the manufacturer has thrown in but for $40 these sound stellar. I'm not an audiophile, but I want my music to sound clear with decent bass and treble. The headphones definitely do the trick, and even sound better than my Jaybird's. However, for sound quality on phone calls. The audio is much more muddled sounding than the audio which is odd. So, if you're looking for a headphones to give crisp clear sounding phone calls you may want to look elsewhere.Other notes: I've ran in the rain (downpour style) with these and had no problems. I wish that there was some sort of notification that told me the battery life left on the headphones. Time will truly tell how long these work, but I've had them for a few months and I've been very satisfied with my purchase.Pros: ■ Price! Price! Price! ■ Excellent sound quality for the price ■ Excellent battery life ■ Excellent ear tips ■ Great ear tip options includedCons: ■ Cable management is not good ■ Muddled sound on phone calls ■ No battery life notification ■ Weird volume up/down placement

I go through quite a few sets of earbuds. In all this is my 3rd set of bluetooth earbuds, and I can honestly say that I think that the technology is finally to the point that I have all but abandoned wired earbuds.Pros:1) Really good sound. Are they perfect? No. Are they better than 90% of WIRED earbuds under $100? Absolutely. One thing that is really key here is the compression for bluetooth audio has come a long way in the last few years. If your phone is capable of using the apt-x compression that these earbuds use, the audio quality is very good. IMPORTANT: You must make sure to use the equalizer on your phone to ensure you are getting the highest quality sound and to tailor the sound to your preference.2) Battery life. I use these basically all day while working. I generally get a good 8 hours listening time, and they charge VERY quickly. I have not timed how long it takes to go from dead to fully charged, partially because it is fairly fast. A quick 5-10 minute charge can get fairly significant amount of playing time.3) Comfort. I keep these things in my ears for hours on end and had no problems with comfort. The ear hooks are soft silicon, and while I was initially concerned that they were not adjustable, they are very flexible and contribute to stability, while not being to stiff. I also use these for running and have completed a dozen or so runs using them. I have had few problems with this, although on a couple of long sweaty runs, the silicon hooks and ear cups started getting slick from being wet with sweat, and the fit was not quite as secure. I used my sweat rag to dry them and my ears off to help the situation, but they did get a little annoying on the particularly long hot runs. Not a huge deal though.4) Cable. The flat cable really helps with keeping the tangles to a minimum. The coating also does not get as slick when sweaty, or as stiff when cold as previous earbud cables that I have had. Nice touch.5) Mic. Of the bluetooth head sets that I have owned, this is the first I have owned where I did not get complaints about not being able to be heard, or sounding funny.Cons:1) Connection. This is a tricky one, and not necessarily the fault of these earbuds since the phone you are connecting to factors into this as well. In general the connection is very good. If I leave my phone on my desk, I can get a good 20-30 feet away before the connection begins cutting out. However when using these for runs and workouts is where the issues come in. If my phone is "Secured" snug to my body, in a pocket, or in a running belt, the signal will cut out sometimes when I turn my head to check traffic and such. I have had this problem with other bluetooth headsets as well (almost identical response) so I am sure this is not a problem with this headset in particular. Overall the connection is good, this just becomes a minor annoyance. I will say the last pair I had, had a worse problem, sometimes cutting out but not picking the signal back up, and not fully disconnecting. That was SUPER annoying. I have not had that problem with this set at all so far.2) Design. Just a couple of annoyances here. I do not like the location of the power/pause/play button. It sits directly on the spot my finger goes to, to push the earbud in when it starts slipping out. So if I am running and my ears are sweaty, I end up pushing the pause button when I am pushing it back in.I also do not care for the location of the status light. It points forward so that if you have the earbud in and you are facing someone, they see it flashing, and the thing is pretty bright. It would be better if in pointed down, or even toward your head.3)Using one earbud. I have fixed this problem on my own, but it would be nice if a set of clothing clips were included to secure the wire to your clothes. I frequently use just one earbud so I can hear my surroundings, and if I do not secure the center of the cable to my shirt at the back of my neck, the loose earbud will pull on the other earbud. I fixed this problem by using the cable slide provided with the unit to make a loop at the center of the cable, and then attaching a cable clip with a swivel hook. I then can clip the cable to the shirt at the back of my neck. Viola! Problem solved.4)Phone Battery drain. This one has absolutely nothing to do with this particular set of earbuds, but is a con to using bluetooth in general. When listening to music with these my phone battery usage increases by double or more. Add on top of that my phone battery sucks in general, and I pretty much have to keep my phone plugged in all day to keep my phone useable.Overall, these earbuds work great and I am happy with them. They are a bit pricier than other competitors on the market, but they are pretty solid with a few annoyances. Best bluetooth earbuds I have owned yet.

I run daily. My last pair of these lasted me years. Rain or shine these are my favorite headphones ever. Sound is better than my Beats... and they stay put through a marathon. Fantastic product.