Reviews for JayBird BlueBuds X Premium Bluetooth Headphones

Bought my first pair last week at the Apple store and returned them the next day, left bud was dead. Tried another pair which sound good when working, but they dropout too often and sometimes will not connect. Seems like we are their beta testers!

11 of 12 people found this useful

I really wanted to like these, but I ended up returning them (and thank you Apple Store - the return process could not have been easier).

The bluetooth connection was good - but not consistent. The fit in the ear was not great - I ended up using the over the ear loop piece because I could never get the "in-ear" fitting to work correctly. The loop that goes around the neck was not good at all - it constantly pulled to one side. This made the earbud want to come out of my ear.

I was using these for running. If I had not been using them for exercise, they might have worked better.

If you are looking for headphones to use while exercising/running, I can't recommend these.

2 of 2 people found this useful

I bought and returned these to the Philly app store in the 14-day window. The concept is great but the design needs work.
1) The in-ear fit for me was just not comfortable. I tried all the ear tips and was able to get a good seal but they made my ears hurt after ~15-20 minutes. When running I could live with it but for conference calls or sitting around it was very noticeable. I had the same problem with the B+W C5s...both have larger 'barrels" under the ear tips so that is my best guess as to the cause
2) Lots of bluetooth trouble. Setup was great but I had frequent dropouts and failure-to-connect using them with my iPhone 4s (with up to date IOS).
3) The earbuds stick out really far so you can't lean your head on a pillow (e.g. airplane flight, falling asleep to music). That's only a minor thing for me; maybe it matters to you.
3) The sound quality was great for music and for calls...wish they worked better overall.

3 of 3 people found this useful

Ok.. I'm very mad about this.. I bought them like 2 months ago, I used It for 1 week and They stop charging, I went to an apple Store and They changed them and gave me a new ones... (for the record, this headphones here in Mexico are like $140.00 dollars). I used the new one like for another 2 weeks and a half and today they stop charging.. They are selling the nice box and the idea of the bluetooth but really is a very poor quality.

And just another thing that really impressed me: In the web page you can see people sweating and making exercise with them, and the funny thing is that when you open the box of the headphone the first thing you can read is: DON'T SWEAT IT YOU'RE GUARANTEED.

So really for me is a big joke this headphone.. shame.

2 of 15 people found this useful

i have tried dozens of headphones. so far these are the best. great sound, great fit. did not move on a treadmill run, outside run, eliptical, or weight lifting. never budged. the bass and sound are excellent. sometimes you have to pay for the quality.

5 of 5 people found this useful

When I decided to invest in Bluetooth headphones I spent hours researching products and settled on these and they do not disappoint. Anyone who says they do not stay put need to spend a bit more time fitting them because once you have the right cushion size and angle of the tips they do not budge. These are perfect for the gym but also for work as we have a no cell policy but I can have it locked away in my desk but still listen to music. The battery life has impressed me and only once have they died on me but I was well informed by the “Jenna voice prompts” that the battery was low. The sound quality is great and the white noise filtering was tested at my gym when they had a live DJ blasting horrible music that was drowned out once my headphones were on.

5 of 7 people found this useful

The headphones are a significant improvement on their previous Freedom model, with great crisp clear sound, strong base, improved battery life, and no bluetooth dropouts, but they don't stay in place. The securefit doesn't stay in place while running, either with the cable down or using the crossfit method. The reason that I can see is that the sports ear cushions move around on the headphone as I run. The ring of the cushion is to thin unlike the Freedom model. The Freedom model stays in place but this version doesn't!!! In every other way they are great. This needs fixing for these to be an excellent rival to wired headphones.

1 of 1 people found this useful

I second and third all the reviews on how great these headphones are in terms of quality and sound, but also the reviews about the price and even worse on how these stop working. I've had the freedoms and the freedom sprints and never had a single issue with them, but I've had these for less than a week, and despite being fully charged and new they disconnect themselves from my iphone and mac randomly a lot and it takes a few minutes for me to turn them off and reconnect. Bummer. Guess I'm taking these back, going back to my freedoms, and waiting for the next version :/

2 of 3 people found this useful

I am a collector of headphones, ever searching for that perfect set. The JayBirds are my number 1 choice to date. Very easy to get going, very easy to charge, and very easy to control. I am a runner, and have absolutely no issues with these falling out during a nice 16 mile run. The sound is an 8 out of 10. The only issue I have with the JayBirds is the price. 30 bucks cheaper would have been great. I never write reviews on products, so for me to do so means that this product is well worth it. Buy them today, and thank me later.

6 of 8 people found this useful