Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 Bluetooth Wireless Earbuds with Dolby Audio Spatial Sound - Advanced Workout Waterproof Headphones with Noise Cancelling, Military Grade with Smart Case - Navy

I had the Jabra Elite 7 Pro's. They were almost perfect, and I used them for years. I bought these on sale, and they're a worthwhile upgrade.My chief problem with the 7's was that the top lid of the case was terrible: extremely hard to grip, flimsy, too light, it felt like a happy meal toy, compared to the $200 build quality of everything else. The case on these fixes that completely, it's now trivial to open them up, pull out an earbud, and close them, all one-handed.The case is also the chief actual upgrade: it now works as a wireless transmitter for wired audio. I didn't think I'd use this too much when I bought them, but boy was I wrong. I didn't realize that you don't need to use the 3.5mm headphone adapter, you can just plug the case directly into any phone or computer with USB (even USB-A, not just USB-C), and the case will show up as a USB audio device and work flawlessly on windows, mac, android, etc. It means that if you just want audio from this one device this one time, and you don't want to have to deal with pairing and multipoint (which does work on these, more about that in a sec), you can just Plug The Dang Thing In with any USB cable you have lying around and poof, low latency wireless audio. I've found myself doing this so often that I never need to actually charge the case from a wall outlet, it charges while you're using it in this mode and that's more than enough to keep it going forever in my usage. The only device I own that doesn't work with the case via USB is my Nintendo Switch, you do have to use the headphone jack adapter for that.Multipoint does work, and for devices where you're going to be using these headphones as their primary audio output (like your phone), it's very worthwhile. It waits until one of the two devices makes a sound, and then switches to that device exclusively until that device stops making sound. then it goes back to listening for both. This means that if you want to switch devices, you have to remember to pause the audio on one before starting it on the other, otherwise it'll take a bit before it switches over. I think the best use-case for this would be pairing it to your phone and your smartwatch, if you're one of those wackos who goes out for a run with just their watch and not their phone. For laptops, I find it easier to just plug in the case, which gives me a nice physical button to switch between bluetooth and wired audio. Doing so also provides lower latency and charges the case in the meantime.Their ANC is wildly better than the 7's. It's finally worth actually using. Transparency mode is also very good, if a bit tinny, though that's probably down to the treble on these being a little too high, compared to the almost perfectly balanced sound of the 7's. They still sound very, very good, and the quality downgrade from the 7's is minor.They have this problem where when you turn on transparency mode and spatial sound, they reboot every few minutes. Fortunately, spatial sound is only a minor improvement in sound quality, so I just keep it off.The rubber cover makes these very comfy, I can almost lay down on my side on a pillow with both of them in.All that said, these are Jabra's last consumer headphones, they're going corporate-only from now on. That means Good Luck getting any replacement parts, especially that unique, proprietary USB-C -> 3.5mm adapter. It works with any USB 3.0 cable (not with 2.0 cables), so when that cable dies, you're still good, but apparently they have simply stopped making the adapters themselves, so don't lose yours!

Love them, Sound quality is great and has deep base, Good fitting to block out, outside noise, Noise cancellation works well. The phone app allows to adust, make and save your own sound profiles

HiFirst time reviewer ,gonna make it simple for the people who intrested in buying this product .The build quality is fantastic , noise cancellation is incredible , the sound is very good ,and the battery life is more than enough to watch lord of the rings trilogy heheSo where is the problem ,well my friends and family complain that my voice is really low , and i mean so low that i had to literally raise my voice like i am singing in opera theater ( luciano pavarotti comes to mind )So i use it for listening music and watching Netflix, and when ever i have a phone i dc my bluetooth to answer the call .So yeah no wonder they stopped making them .1 star and i would never buy from them again .

I was worried buying these because I have always had trouble getting earbuds that fit my small ears comfortably. These earbuds fit perfectly right off the bat and are incredibly comfortable. I have been wearing them on runs and at the gym and they have stayed in my ear better than I could imagine.The sound quality is like nothing I've heard before. There are instruments and sounds I've never heard in songs before that these have introduced me to. You can adjust the equalizer to your liking but they sound perfect out of the box.The ANC and hear-through settings work amazingly. The contrast between the two is mind blowing.The smart case has been super convenient for plugging into my out-of-date work computer and is super easy to use.They are expensive which made me hesitant but I do not regret buying these at all.

Without using EQ provided by the app, these are the best sounding earbuds I've ever experienced. Better than the Jabra elite 10; the extraordinary Jabra elite 7; the competent but uninspiring Apple AirPods Pro 2; the outstanding value Earfun True Wireless 2. I haven't used the bass thumping Bose or Sony--they don't seem remotely appealing--just popular. You need only look at the table on Rtings.com. If a headphone shows poor objective test results, no amount of gimmickry can salvage it.As for the Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2: Punchy, rich but non-blurry bass, and probably the best treble without the usual jagged peaks and valleys. More than adequate sound isolation. Good battery life and waterproofness. Sad that Jabra is dropping out of consumer earbuds due to the competition from Apple, Bose, and Sony. Jabra is a small Danish company that outsources everything to China, like everyone else. But, they can't sell the volume or get the distribution of the big brands. So stock up while you can.

These sound good and stay in my ear. I have some samsung pros that sound about as good and the software works better. When I'm listening to music and I take these out sometimes they don't reconnect correctly when I put them back in. I have to put them back in the case and close it to reset the connection.Update, less than 2 months later the case has failed. Customer service is a pain. Would not buy again.Another update, I requested a new case, and they sent me a whole new set of earbuds instead of just a replacement case, so thats a plus.