I’m looking for some new ear buds for running and other purposes, but finding anything suited for a mediocre active lifestyle seems hard.

Now I have a pair of Sennheiser sport true wireless. What works is the audio quality and reliable charging. What doesn’t work is the very clunky charging case, and any trace of rain will adjust the volume, change the song or pause the track. A stable 3/5 product. Wearing a hood just amplifies the problem as a tiny amount of moisture will interfere.

I’m not trusting Sennheiser for a new pair right now as their Momentum True Wireless 3 buds had a faulty charging tech. Both me and my partner had to send them in and receive new ones. Bad for us, bad for the environment.

Any recommendations for a pair with a nice balanced sound quality, good case, and reliable controls in all conditions?

  • mommykink@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    Have you looked at bone conduction ear buds? I don’t run anymore and never had a pair, but when I was in the community they seemed like the only type worth getting

    • remotelove
      4·
      3 days ago

      They seem safer as well. I stumbled across a few reviews while I was researching proper studio headphones and they seem ideal.

      This video is a little commercial-like and I usually watch his music production videos, but it’s good enough for what we are discussing: https://youtu.be/0VOWmbFkFzs?si=FDUmN3lAa7SEtr9x

      • brenticus@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 days ago

        I find there’s a trade-off in quality for my bone conduction vs in ear pods, especially if I’m moving a lot, but not blocking my hearing as much is often worth that trade-off. Plus it’s more secure on my head, which is important when running/biking/swimming where it is not trivial to find a missing earbud in the grass however far back it fell.

        Highly recommend for exercise, but I would never fully replace my earbuds with them because, frankly, they sound worse and look worse.

    • MIDItheKID@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 days ago

      Whelp. I definitely don’t need a new kind of headphones, but now I definitely want a new kind of headphones. How have I never seen this technology before?

      • aStonedSanta@lemm.ee
        1·
        2 days ago

        I don’t think it’s great for music. Or last I looked into it it wasn’t. Fine for podcasts and such though.

        • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          2 days ago

          In my experience, they are fine for music on the go. I’m not wowed but it’s fine.

          If I really want to enjoy an album I care about, or hear something new, I use my cans