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jaybird finally has a new wireless headphone with a totally new design the freedom which it calls the most advanced Bluetooth earbuds ever at $200 it's also its most expensive headphone the buds have a proprietary tapered step-down design which is a fancy way of saying the buds have been trimmed down and now fit better in your ears you can also wear a helmet over them without a problem j-bert has built all the electronics into the inline remote and says the buds and inline remote or at least part of them are made out of metal not plastic the headphones are sweat proof though not waterproof and j-bird expects people to use these not only as a sports headphone but an everyday headphone battery life is rated at eight hours which is good for this type of headphone but it's a bit misleading because you get four hours from the buds and an additional 4 hours of an included charging clip that has a second rechargeable battery inside it you can continue wearing the headphones with the clip attached but the package does look a little funny dangling down near your cheek you charge the headphones internal battery and the external battery clip at the same time via a micro USB port in the clip it's a cool concept to have the extra juice at your disposal when you need it but the battery clip does seem a little easy to lose luckily the headphones which are available in five color options come with a nice little carrying pouch where you can store the battery clip and any extra tips and ear fins that come with the headphones a set of core shorteners is also included but they aren't the most elegant solution Jaber needs to find a way to integrate a court adjust design element into the product not have you attached something to it found the headphones fit better than last year's x2 and I was able to get a tight seal and secure fit using the included ear fins with a tight seal this is one of the best sounding wireless in your sports headphones you can buy and a new j-bert app will allow Apple iOS and Android users to tweak the sound profile to their liking I can't say the freedom will be perfect for everyone or perfect in general buts a definite step up from earlier jaybird to headphones and easily recommendable if you can afford its high price tag you