Bluetooth headphones for working out

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Lifer
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I have a few bluetooth requirements. I like the behind-the-neck cord design and over the ear design headphones.

I own 2 different ones:
Cheap: I got some MPow Cheetahs from Amazon... $23-27 These are great, but their design has screws showing on the outside. They will eventually get sweat inside them and on the earpieces and potentially corrode. I've had mine for almost 1.5 years and sweated in them almost weekly...mine are still good, screws are rusted...but they work.

My wife bought me the Powerbeats 2 from Target @ $90 on sale. They are more rubberized and not as stiff. The controls to change tracks and adjust volume aren't as good as the MPow Cheetahs, but they're somewhat comfortable and appear to be more sweat resistant. I've only run a few half marathons and training runs so far with these, but have had them since December. I prefer the MPow Cheetahs....especially because I don't worry about them getting wet or breaking cause they're cheaper to replace.
 

Scarpozzi

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deadlyapp

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I have a couple pairs of Motorola S11s I got on Woot a couple years back that work pretty well:

https://www.amazon.com/Motorola-S11...r=8-13&keywords=motorola+bluetooth+headphones

they're not readily available anymore but there are some new, similar models out from them.

My only problem with them were that the way the headset was fairly fixed kept the earbuds themselves from staying in your ear, especially when sweaty and running. I would end up just having to turn the volume up higher. Life was good though - about 5hrs on a full charge.
 

slag

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I have THESE. I like them better than the X2 for staying in my ear when running or lifting.
 

Staples

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My wife bought me these ones a few years ago from Fry's. Two years later, they stopped working but I liked them so much, I bought another pair. When these go bad, I think I will buy another pair. They are cheap no name. I run and cycle with these and wear them at least a dozen hours a week. They fit perfect (which is 90% of the problem finding the perfect pair).

https://www.amazon.com/87090-Microp...&ie=UTF8&qid=1498513208&sr=1-5&keywords=proht