Bose SoundSport Free Truly Wireless Sport Headphones - Black

Bought these earphones some two months ago having waited for them to come out in the uk. Looked at many different completely wireless earphones first, but all seemed to have one problem or another (signal drops etc). So far i’m really impressed!I run and use the gym with these, when in the gym, the connection stays solid even when I excercise with my phone on the floor. When running, the earphones have never fallen out or even felt like they would, they ‘wiggle’ a bit but this causes no problems. I run with my phone on an armband or just with my watch and the connection to both has been rock solid.Sound quality is really good, probably better than I really need for excercise! Although I have to admit that the volume is not as high as I might hope (if a class is on in the gym, their music can be heard even at full volume) but when running they really are loud enough and allow ambient noise in making them safer to run with. I even ski’d with them and they were spot on!I tend to use them for about an hour at a time and never get a low battery, can’t confirm the 5hrs quoted though, can’t deny it either!Finally size, when I have them in some people comment on a ‘Frankenstein’ resemblance, but I believe they are smaller than most. The charge case is amazing, from the photos I expected a case around the size of a glasses case, but it is much smaller.Very happy and perfect for my use.

I have several Bose headphone including the QC30 and have recently purchased the SoundSport Free. My thoughts after a month:Weight. Some speak of them as being heavy in the ears, this is not the case. I have relatively small ears and these fit well and do not protrude as much as people claim. They seal well, the wing tip supplied are by far the best I have used with many similar products. Even after a whole day listening these are fine. I don't do the gym but do walk my dog, there is no wind noise, they do a great job at isolating ambient noise.Battery Life. Superb, I listen all morning, put them back in the case while I eat lunch and they are good to go for the whole afternoon. The simplicity of the charging via the case is a dream, the magnetic recess which holds them in the case is a nice design. Some say the case is too large but I have not found it all bulky in the front pocket of jeans an chinos.Sound Quality. For me this is the most important factor, I follow the ethos of testing headphones by listening to tracks I know well, and I have done this with these, they offer very crisp clear audio, warm and very pleasing depth with good bass, a very powerful soundstage, there is a purity to them that I think is beyond compare with many more expensive wireless earphones and earbuds.Style & Build Quality. The colours on offer are funky, the buttons are quite small but easy to get used to but they are definitely not so hard that you have to remove them from your ears to use the options. I very easily updated them via the Bose support site to the latest software upgrade, it was a necessary upgrade for phone-call quality and a doddle to do.Overall - This is a quality product that will hold its place in the wireless earbud market for a long time to come. There are clearly Bose lovers and hater, if you are a hater, you are unlikely to be reading this review, for the lovers, adding these to their range has been a triumph. Expensive, maybe, but quality always is.

I bought these almost 2 years ago, and pretty much my main use is for running. The fit took a while to figure out - I tried all 3 sizes of ear fins that come with them, and couldn’t find one that kept them in my ears. I found the large best, and after some experimenting, I suddenly realised I wasn’t fitting the top of the fin within the ridge on my ear. This was a revelation, and I can now fit them quickly, and run for up to an hour and a half with no discomfort or issues. All my previous headphones were corded, and I’d got through 3 pairs of sound sport corded, as the buttons would stop working. These cordless ones are working just as new, the sound is great, and if I use them on my treadmill, there’s no lag watching videos on my iPad. I would definitely recommend them, but make sure you fit them properly so they are locked into your ears!

I have been using these now in the gym for about a week and let me start off by saying that I really do love these!! Totally recommend them and that's why I have given them 4 stars as there is a little issue with them I will explain later!The pairing was really easy, and they just worked great with my iPod Nano device. The sound quality for me is awesome and even those these are not noise isolation they do a really good job! When I am in the gym and have the volume up on them I dont hear any of my surroundings.I am not a runner, so only use these for gym workouts and while weightlifting but they honestly are superb.So.. what didnt I like about them? The only gripe I have with these is they stick out a bit from the ear. This isnt a big problem until you do any sort of running. Soon as you start running with them there is a "bouncy" feeling in the ear. They never fall out and they have a very good tight fit for me unlike other brands I have tried before. You do get used to the "bouncy" feeling and start ignoring it after 5-10 mins but could have been avoided if the design was more flush with your ear or the weight of the ear piece got reduced.Also after the firmware update I did the left earbud stopped playing sounds through it. This annoyed me for ages until I held the bluetooth button in for 10 seconds to clear the devices list from the Bose, then I cleared the pairing from my iPod nano. After I did a new sync everything started working again and has been working find since for a few days now. So looks like the left bud got out of sync from the master right side some how. But before you send them back cause of this issue just re-sync them and see if it helps.So overall, if you are not a runner or dont mind the "bouncy" feeling in your ear then I would recommend them! Yes they are expensive but Bose quality is defiantly shown in this product.