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this is the j-bird run a set of totally wireless earphones that are Jaybirds sports-oriented answer to apple's air pods they retail for a hundred and eighty dollars and come in two color options there are noise isolating earphones which means they're designed to fit snugly in your ears and seal out sound to that end j-bird provides a few different size sports fins and ear tips including two larger size tips with an oval shape I was able to get a secure comfortable fit with the largest tips and the earphones were relatively easy to pair with both an iPhone and a samsung galaxy s eight plus each sweat-proof bud has a single button that's used to pause play in skip tracks and turn end calls and access Siri or Google Voice assistant there's also an app that allows you to customize your sound settings you can use this single bud for making calls and runners who want to be able to hear the outside world for safety reasons may also want to use a single bud for music listening I tested both a black and white pair of these in New York City and encountered some occasional bluetooth hiccups when I was walking with them in the busy streets filled with people and cars however on my runs in the park and using them at home the wireless connection was rock solid sound quality was quite good for this type of headphone they're pretty open and there's plenty of bass in a decent amount of clarity I thought they sounded better than the air pods particularly in noisier environments battery life is rated at 4 hours of the earphones come with not only a carrying pouch but a charging case that delivers two additional charges to bring the total up to 12 hours of battery life it's also worth mentioning that a five minute charge in the case will give you an hour's worth of battery life thanks to the quick charge feature overall except for the minor New York City interference problems I encountered I really like these run earphones and think most people will be able to get a snug comfortable fit that's crucial to delivering maximum sound quality truth be told it's hard to go back to Jaybirds corded wireless headphones after using these I'm David Carnot for cnet.com thanks for watching