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Skullcandy - XT Free Wireless In-Ear Headphones - Black

Listen to music while you work out with these Skullcandy XT Free S2WIHW-448 in-ear wireless headphones, which feature TripleLock Tech to keep the earbuds in place. The built-in Bluetooth pairs with your compatible device to allow wireless music control.

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Best Wireless Sports Headphones Period

on December 16, 2015

Posted by: Chris

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I have been on a quest for the best sports headphones for at least a year now. I have tried other wired headphones (skullcandy sports chops, apple earbuds, yurbuds) and some wireless (jaybird bluebuds, denon exercise freak). Nothing really worked. The Bluebuds did not stay in my ear despite having good audio/connection quality. The Denons looked like hearing aids and while they sort of stayed in, the audio would constantly cut in and out which was irritating on runs,

After all of this nonsense I settled on the Skullcandy Sports Chops. They had the over the ear hook which helped the buds stay in but i noticed that if you sweat alot or run in the rain and the earbuds get wet, they slide right out of your ear. Nevertheless I stuck with them for a good year and a half until the controls on the cord started to die.

I read a review of the new Skullcandy XT Frees and was dismissive almost immediately. I thought they wouldnt stay in my ear like the chops and that for the price ($99 regular) it wouldn't hold up to the others on the market. I almost bought the Powerbeats 2s until the reviews said they were not very water/sweatproof, and I am glad i didn't. When the price of the XT Free dropped to $69, i thought it was now worth to try it as I read they have a new "stickier" earbud to stay in your ear.

I literally first tried these out on my first marathon in high humidity and heat. Total battery life on constant music play was around 4.5 hours but it probably couldve gone a little longer as i didn;'t let them die and swapped them with my backup apple earbuds. The fit was secure and these never even came loose once during the run. They didn't hurt my ears at all like my yurbuds do after 10 minutes. I've seen some reviews commenting about absurdly high bass levels and such but honestly, they seemed fine to me. Plus, these are workout headphones; most people will be playing something uplifting to motivate them during a workout vs. something an audio purist would be listening to.

My search for the perfect wireless sports headphones is over.

My Best Buy number: 1026712502

I would recommend this to a friend!

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