Jabra Elite 4 Active in-Ear Bluetooth Earbuds – True Wireless Earbuds with Secure Active Fit, 4 Built-in Microphones, Active Noise Cancellation and Adjustable HearThrough Technology – Navy

I use these absolutely every day. When I'm home alone and listening to an audiobook, they don't leave my ears for hours at a time. I've become a big fan of Jabra as a result of this one purchase. However, they have flaws.I'll start with the cons.First: the left unit no longer works properly, and occasionally the sound cuts down to almost nothing for no discernible reason. I've been using them steadily, and this occurred after about eight months. I had hoped they'd last a full year without problems. But I still use them.Second: the battery life is not great. I love how quickly they charge in the case, which almost makes up for it - but on a long flight (when the excellent noise cancelation is most helpful!), I really don't get more than about 5-6 hours of active battery life, maximum. I knew that would be an issue (and unfortunately I am regularly on 12-hour flights), but I have had other bluetooth earbuds that lasted longer. Still - worth it.Third: they are not comfortable for sleeping. I listen to podcasts and audiobooks to help me fall asleep while traveling, but I simply can't use these for that. They protrude too much from my ears, so if I turn my head over onto the pillow, they become uncomfortable. Side sleepers beware.The pros:The sound quality is superb.The tiny battery case is extremely useful and recharges them very quickly. It fits easily in a pocket and goes everywhere with me.Value for money is better than any other affordable earbuds I've tried.Noise cancelation is out of this world.The Jabra app allows a little customization of the audio profile, which is helpful especially when switching from music to podcasts. It also shows the battery level of the case and each earbud separately, which is suprisingly useful.Did I mention the sound quality?One major pro: these are the only bluetooth earbuds I have used where I can be on a call and don't have someone on the other side complain about quality or background noise. I use them for remote meetings every day. I can even cook a meal while on a call without having my friends yell at me about the clanking dishes. 😂I gave them a 4/5 only because I expected them to last longer than 8 months without one of them failing. In all other ways they are 5/5.

I bought the Jabra Elite 4 Active earbuds, used. I'm not cheap, just wanted the best value for a feature that the manufacturer barely mentions, the HearThrough. Which is what I wanted to try more than anything on these earbuds.I love the HearThrough feature! It's not a true hearing-aid which was not what I wanted anyway. Although the earbuds worked without the app, the HearThrough feature is inaccessible without the Jabra Sound app. I followed the instructions that came with the packaging & as soon as I could, used the HearThrough piece. I love it!First impressions, the input sound is muted & knocks off a lot of the db extremes. I didn't hear any lag from people speaking or sounds in my surroundings!The app has 5 input volume settings on a simple slider scale: from almost no input up to 4 additional volume input scales. I would not use the HearThrough feature while listening to music or an audiobook at the same time. The sound level overpowers the volume of the HearThrough input. In other words, the HearThrough feature is not powerful enough to overcome the lowest volume setting being put out by my phone when it's playing music through the earbuds, too.Props to the Active Noise Cancellation (their spelling). It's legit, too!

These easily connected to my iPhone, iPad, and most important to my Cayin N3 mp3 player. Customizing the EQ was a breeze in the app. Turned off ANC and hear through. Just a waste of battery energy. The L sized ear gels do the job by blocking out approximately 40-50% of surrounding noise. These ear buds work better than my Loops. Connectivity and sound quality are key to me. I like to hear drums drumming, electric guitars screaming, singers singing in full blast.Even on my N3 the volume output with these earbuds is pretty decent. Watching movies on my iPad has enhanced with the new acoustics. A full rounded sound with crisp highs and tolerable bass (no sub low frequencies are needed by my ears). I tried AirPods Pro 2 and Sennheiser Momentum and had to return them both. AirPods completely failed when trying to hear music with my N3, volume output loudness stayed in the lower end, could barely enjoy any hard rock theme and this kind of flimsy ribbon controller on the AirPod did not work at all. Sennheiser ear buds where not able to pair with each other, and Sennheiser usually are my favorite as a HD600 owner. So finally I tried this Danish design product. A full success.EDIT Feb 21st: these earbuds are worth every cent. The Jabra Sound app does a Great Job here when adjusting my EQ preferences. After watching movies and listening to music for more than 4 hours, battery life of the buds still show 40%. Wow! I read the rave reviews about B&W earbuds and alike priced at $300 . Yeah, I agree, you can even pay a six digit amount for your audiophile components and I honestly would deeply regret that too. Who in the world honestly believes that your ears will appreciate such cost spent? I am a musician and I dare to say that I have an excellent hearing capability. My wife often wonders when I tell her about this nuance of a singer’s voice or the difference in velocities of how piano keys are played by different players. My Sennheiser HD 600 certainly makes a difference when compared with these no brand knock off products flooding the global market places. BUT compared with my HD 600, listening through my Jabra Elite 4 Active, the difference in sound quality is really marginal when it comes to rock, electronic music, folk, pop. Classical tunes are a different league, but still. Free range of walking around without getting messed up with cables dangling from headphones, what a true relief! I can put approximately ten meters distance between my in ear worn buds and my iPad before the connection starts to on/off/on. It’s not always this slogan “you get what you pay for”, because sometimes it is also the renommee (Hype, so to say) of very well established brands that dictate their price tag too. This Jabra design was made in Denmark, a small country where Bang and Olufsen is coming from. Totally overpriced products. When I hear BEO, my sound sense of cost spent says: sorry, not for me. Well, these Jabra earbuds still have to prove their durability. Time will tell. However, for now my level of satisfaction when it comes to listen music and watching movies is more than fine.