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the what is up guys is BT back here again with another review today I have a battle between the power beats three and the jaybird X threes now they've been going at it for three generations now from the X ones the power beats ones from the powerbeats 2 to the X 2 to the now the X 3s to the power beats 3 and I've gotten to see these companies grow and I've got to see how the evolution of these headphones have come about and from whether its materials whether it's sound whether it's new apps being added in it's all very exciting for somebody like me who works out six days a week and I need something that's going to be reliable that's gonna be good sounding that can block out sound in the gym that will help me get through those hard workouts without moving around in my ear without getting in my way having to reposition them that's what I consider a win is when you don't have to readjust that often at least so today in this comparison I'm going to tell you guys which one of these headphones I think is the best after my testing for two weeks yes I did not just listen to these for a day or two I listened to these for two weeks in and out of the gym switching off one day from another listening to them back-to-back getting that good good comparison for you guys so I can without a doubt give my honest opinion and I can give you guys what I know to be what I think is the best headphones so without any further ado let's get into this battle so let's get into the comfort and design now if you saw my jaybird x3 hype video j-bert x2 revisited video you will see that I called out jaybird for having these huge plugs that go into your ear and they shimmy out now they stayed in place pretty well for me after I found the perfect fit which is the ex fit but I still found that they were hurting my ear this little flap right here like what's just hurting really bad because they were so big in would expand my ear right so I called them out for it and they have come back and delivered they shrunk down the size just enough where you don't feel like it's gonna be pressing against your ear and creating that pressure and hurting your ears after listening for a long period of time they've also shaved off the back of the headphone so there's not this huge plug going off the end of your headphones they've also upgraded their wings now they are a little bit softer and they're a little bit more contoured to go into your ear and give you a better fit and these are the most comfortable wings that they have come out with from the x1 to the x2 is now the x3 s these X threes are really really comfortable and I've always gone with the silicon tips because the phone sport tips that they offer hurt my ears after a while they rub they're a really harsh material so when they're in your ear yes they're gonna like they're not gonna absorb that sweat but what's going to happen is they're gonna hurt your ear because it has that like harsh foam it's not a soft comply tip like you can order separately which I like but I've always gone with the silicon tips because they sound a lot better to me I get better bass response with them so all in all I always go with the silicon they're easy to take out when you're working out and you don't have to replace them so what they did was they took some of the size out of the earbud which was the batteries and put it into the remote now with the freedoms the remote was so heavy and I think jaybird has figured out how to make this thing lighter I have not noticed this thing tugging out of my ear like the freedom's did so I think they lighten the size of the actual remote now let's talk about the power beads aesthetically they look the same aesthetically they fit the same aesthetically they come with the same tips and all the materials though are slightly different though the materials feel better the cord feels a lot sturdier so you're not going to get the shorts and the wire from pulling the remote feels a lot on these it's a lot more clicky it's not rubber like the old ones were and the old rubber ones on the powerbeats tubes would peel off I had a lot of rubbing off and peeling off after so much usage it was a little disappointing knowing that I paid $200 for them they come with the silicone tips but they're not as thick as a jaybird x3s so you don't get that comfort as you would get with the X threes they're a very thin material so when they're in your ear you can kind of feel the plastic from the actual headphone canal in your ear and that's something that I feel like they could have worked on at least put a little thicker of material on the actual silicone buds so with it when they go on your ear they're very comfortable easy fit so the J Brand X 3 is use the wings whereas the powerbeats 3 is used the hooks now depending on what your preference is the hooks do keep the ear buds in your ear a lot better than the wings of course the silicone is more of an in-ear type of deal so when you are moving around it is going to move around with you keep that in mind so if you want some headphones that will just stay in place not move and you can just put them in your ear set it and forget it and go work out the powerbeats threes are for you if you want something where they're more comfortable on your ear but they are going to move around a little bit but it only takes a little pop back into your ear if you're ok with that go with the X threes now the jaybird X series have the x fit whereas the beats have this little round thing at the end to kind of shimmy up and down where you can adjust the length of the chord on your neck but this thing is terrible it's terrible I wish they would have updated this because this little piece pops out one side of the headphone cord will pop out guaranteed all the time without a doubt they haven't fixed this and that was one of my main gripes with the old one it's pretty much useless this cord is going to be on the back your neck period so the jaybird x threes come with multiple silicon tips wings and fit and clips to help you get the right fit they even give you foam tips whereas the powerbase trees really rely on the hooks to kind of keep them in place and they don't give you many accessories that really work to your needs so either way it depends on what you feel like you like best but for me I'm going to give this round to the j-bird x3 just because they have up their quality in the comfort area and I really appreciate that the silicone and these are very very comfortable I can set these in for a workout and just forget them I may have to push them in once or twice but that's a price I'm willing to pay so next up let's move on to the sound now the sound in the j-bird x3 is roughly the same as the x2 s it sounds a little bit better now these come very flat out of the box and that is for a reason because they add the SAP my sound app they want to have a flat signature so that you can adjust the signature to your liking imagine if these came really base heavy and then you added more base onto it you would get distortion so they really wanted to make a flat profile which I think sounds great out of the box you can add base to these you can add your own profiles you can add mids highs depending on your song and before I called out the freedoms for having them out my sound app and kind of it being a hassle to to go in between during sets but these sounds so good on the flat settings that you can just set these in they have great sound stage where you don't really need to have the my sound app anyways these sound incredible out of the box and you will not be disappointed I'm a real sucker for soundstage hearing that separation hearing you know guitar on the side and the drums on this side and just feeling immersed in the music and the j-bird x3 is really deliver on that aspect now the sound on the power beats 3 is are no slouch I really enjoyed them actually got them first and I was like oh j-bird is in trouble because these sounded really good out of the box but the thing is they're not a very fly signature they are made for fun beats is a fun brand it's meant for you to go into the store put them on and you're like wow I want to take these home now these sounds the power beats 3 sound great in all genres I must say I can't lie I can't lie to you guys they sound really great as much as you guys probably want me to hate on beats they sound great the vocals sound really good compared to the power beats - they're very clear they've cleaned up the sound signature it's like Apple came in and just made everything so clear with the power beats and with the beats in general even the solo 3 is had the same improvement they came everything sounds very clear the vocals sound very clear and fun the bass is pronounced it's not distorted at high volumes it's nice it's a good listening experience you would not be disappointed by the power beats threes I'm telling you but while the power beats threes sound good the jaybird X threes sound great that's the best way to put it they sound great the soundstage from the base to the flat signature - making it what you want with them my sound app you can't go wrong it will bend to your needs and it's a very smart and incredible design by jaybird so for the sound round I'm giving it to the j-bert X 3s again so next up I just want to talk about the call quality really fast the call quality is better on the power beats 3 then the jaybird jaybird has always kind of slacked in the call quality department but it is a great improvement over the last iteration of these headphones so either way you will not be disappointed the jaybird X 3s have a little less quality on the call quality side but it's a give and take so the call quality will go to the power beats threes so next up let's talk about the battery life now both have made great improvements to the battery life now the j-bert x2 said they got eight hours of battery life uh uh six hours tops at max volume and the power beasts were no better they're about six hours as well they were better they lasted a little bit longer than a jaybird x2s for me but the powerbeats2 still suffer I'm the same weakness as today bird X tooth so this time around they both have increased their battery life and they mean it they mean business now the J Brand X 3s come with eight hours of solid battery solid battery these things are beast guys like I went into the gym with 20% and I left the gym two hours later and they were still working what in the world and I was going up and down in volume but mostly staying near the higher volumes because I went to block out sound so kudos to j-bird for getting that eight hours solid and meaning it this time I really appreciate that now comes Apple Apple comes with the w1 chip as you know I love this W on chip comes with a lot of benefits and one of them being the 12 hours of battery and I can say that these things lasted 12 hours at full volume they're not playing around either I did not have to worry about them dying even when they were low battery they just wanted to keep going both feature a quick charge feature the beats charge in five minutes one hour and the jammers do fifteen minute charge for an hour so both are really good in that aspect from the quick charge to getting the solid amount of hours but just because the beads have the w1 chip and the twelve hours I have to give the battery life to the beats because just because and that's not to say that the jaybird X 3s had that battery life is just that twelve hours is incredible for this type of earbud now one caveat to this is that you have to charge this jaybird x3 headphone set with a dongle nobody likes dongles it's one more thing to lose to misplace to have to have on you at all times when you need your headphones charged so it's one more hassle that they have put into this headphone I feel like the wanted to take out some of the added size that adding a USB port would entail that little bitty piece could have been in the remote causing it to be heavier causing it to fall out a year more often so I see why they did it and I see the the thought process behind it so I'm I'm glad in a sense and I'm also kind of pissed off in a sense so it's it's good and it's bad I wish I could have found a way to compromise on that but at the end of the day it's okay so if you're a person that is going to forget or lose their they're charging dongle then you know what the jaybird x3 is obviously are for you the connectivity on both of these is great I got better range with the power B's threes than I did the jaybird X 3s but they both were great in the gym I could walk away from my phone I could go pick up some weights on the other side of the dumbbell rack so both are great workout headphones just headphones in general if you want some Bluetooth headphones if you got the iPhone 7 and Apple took away our headphone jack and you need something for Bluetooth while you can charge your phone then either one of these will be a great addition to your life but there can only be one winner and that winner for me is the j-bird x3 s from the sound to the my sound app to the Comfort to the fit to the battery life to the connectivity it did something's good but when it comes down to is comfort and staying in your ear and the design and and I really feel like j-bert x3 has nailed it on all of these accounts now in some areas the power beats did do better but it was only incremental at the end of the day with the j-bert x3 s did better they did it way better they added more features and you're getting it at $70 less jaybird was really smart they know that the air pots are coming out they know that the power B 3s are coming out they know that bose is out i've been using them every day at the gym since i decided that these were my winner and I cannot be happier I love them love them love them I wear them at work everywhere they block out more sound than the power beats threes as well so thank you guys for watching thank you to all my new subscribers all my old subscribers that have been rocking with me I really appreciate you guys thank you guys for all the support and again if you guys have any more questions feel free to ask me down below I have notifications on my phone so it'll pop up and I'll see your question and I can respond to it just like I would a text message so you guys got direct access to me 24/7 I'm here for you well maybe not 24/7 more like what 18 hours out of the day so 18 hours out of the day you guys have me access so it is what it is ask away I'll see you guys in the next review peace