I don’t consider myself as someone who is overly active. However, when I go to the gym or take walks around the city, I like to listen to music on Bluetooth headphones. That may be odd (or you’re already an Airpod user) but I’ve my reasons. Hear me out.
What I find with standard headphones is that they keep falling out of my ears. I’ve tried different ear pieces but nothing stays put. Especially if I’m eating and binging on Netflix simultaneously and one ear piece falls into the pasta – gross, I know.
So, last month I decided to invest in a pair of good quality, stay-in-ability (if that’s a word) Jaybird X3 earbuds. Now I know what you’re thinking why buy sports headphones over $100 when I go to the gym once a week? When you’re like me and wear a hijab, the struggle to insert headphones and get them to stay put is real. With these, I can loop them over my ear or under, adjust the neck strap, pop on my hijab and voila! – No constantly touching them or having them fall into my food or worse have the wires poking out the front of my hijab.
When I’m out walking or shopping, like any sane person I like to carry a cross-body bag. Regular headphone wires get tangled with the bag’s strap as I carry a mountain of clothes into the trial room – oh, the struggles I face.
This is why I choose for these headphones – no dangling wires, Bluetooth connectivity to my phone (that is safely tucked inside my cross-body) and no hassle of the earpiece falling out. How’s that possible? Well as the brand name suggests – each headphone comes with three sizes of fins for the earpiece. The medium fin easily clips on the earpiece and folds into the top part of my ear. So I can carry on with the rest of my day.
Another great benefit of these headphones and the brand, in general, is connecting the headphones to the Jaybird MySound App. From my phone, I can customize the EQ settings to add more bass or tighter treble. I can save these changes directly onto my headphones so if I pair the headphones with someone else’s music library I still have my sound profile. Also, the sound quality is excellent when pumping myself for an extra five minutes on the Stairmaster.
8 hours of battery life make the Jaybird X3 headphones the one thing I can’t leave the house without. Do you feel the same way?
16 Comments
Isonia
August 2, 2017 at 5:37 AMI love this post because I have a massive problem with headphones! We just don’t get along for the same reasons you mentioned above so I will be looking into these a bit more.Thank you! XD
Mariam
August 2, 2017 at 10:57 AMHaha good to know I’m not the only one! You’re welcome 🙂
Lailah
August 2, 2017 at 6:56 AMFor me, these are a little bit too pricey. I like my apple ones, they’re very comfortable and have a mic. I do agree with the wires getting everywhere. I get where you are coming from and I see why you made the investment.
Mariam
August 2, 2017 at 11:02 AMThat’s great, Lailah! You should absolutely go for what suits you best. I’m glad the Apple ones are working for you 🙂
sonali jain
August 2, 2017 at 1:17 PMI do agree with the wires getting everywhere. This is a major problems with earphones , need to checkout this. 🙂
Mariam
August 2, 2017 at 7:33 PMRight on, Sonali!
Suanlian Tangpua
August 2, 2017 at 1:49 PMThis is so cool…Great review! The price’s a lil high but will go for it.
Mariam
August 2, 2017 at 7:33 PMThenks Suanlian! I’m sure there are affordable wireless options in the market. Do your research, I’d love to know what you settle on 🙂
Ophelia Tang
August 3, 2017 at 3:30 AMThese headphones sound awesome. I definitely would want to try them out sometimes. Thanks for sharing.
Mariam
August 3, 2017 at 1:27 PMThat’s great, Ophelia! They really are awesome 🙂
nathanielle
August 4, 2017 at 9:48 PMThese headphones look pretty cool. I’m not sure that I like earbuds headphones because they hurt my ears. Great review though
Mariam
August 6, 2017 at 10:14 PMI was never an earbud kind of girl but the wings attached to the ear piece make them super comfortable.
Huda
August 9, 2017 at 12:41 PMI thought I was the only one with a weird jaw!! I have to carefully chew food otherwise my headphones dislodge. Plus, no wires tangling. Great find!
Mariam
August 9, 2017 at 10:58 PMNope – I’m so with you on the weird jaw thing!
Jonathon Barreiro
November 13, 2017 at 10:20 AMBest bluetooth headphones for any occasion!
Mariam
November 14, 2017 at 1:26 AMGlad you agree!