Jaybird X2 Sport Wireless Bluetooth Headphones - Storm White

I recently lost a pair of Powerbeats2 bluetooth buds to shoddy quality and a crappy 12 month warranty. Thanks Apple! I was incredible fond of them, used them every day, but the ~3h play time (charge them every day) and 15-month lifespan, and the refusal of Apple to stand by the quality of their products made me wary to invest in a second pair.Having read a lot of reviews, I picked out the Jaybird X2s as being a good mix of sound quality, comfort/fit for biking/running or just hanging out, and good customer service. They weren't the best rated in every category in the reviews I read, but a consistently high overall performer.I've had my X2s about a week now, and I love them.First, the packaging is every bit what you expect from a high-end product. Minimalist, millenial, pretty, fun to unwrap, full of surprises and bonuses. What's this little packet? Oh, a set of six (six!) different bud inserts of 3 different sizes in either foam or sillicone. What's this little sealed pack? Oh, a set of three differently sized ear-inserts so you can get the perfect fit! It was a fun experience opening the pack.There was a temporary moment of disappointment when I plugged them in to charge and for a while nothing happened. And the quick-start guide is weak... I had to go online and download the whole manual. But this lasted only a few minutes.First experience of switching them on and charging was great - I love the verbal feedbak these give you: "Power on! Connected to phone!". No issues at all.But lets get to the point... how do they perform?Sound is excellent, far better than I expected. I loved my Powerbeat2s and didn't think the X2s would compete. But they do. In fact, the X2s can achieve a much snugger fit so I'm both hearing my tracks more clearly, and using a lower volume. In downtown Seattle I often had to turn the volume of my Powerbeats to max, whereas the X2s I don't even adjust between getting off my bus and walking to work.I play mainly podcasts, some music, and the vocals are crystal clear, and the music I've played sounds great. Traffic and city noise is nicely blocked out. Audiophiles may have a different opinion, but I think for buds these provide great soundI've used the microphone for a few phone calls - one from downtown Seattle (hi mom!) and the other while freewheeling downhill on my bike. Lots of traffic/wind. Both of the people calling me could hear me great, no-one complained about "blipping in-and-out" or asked me to repeat anything. This was a common occurrence with my Powerbeats, and I'd often have to whip out my phone's corded buds for any phone calls. No longer!The in-ear insert method of securing the buds is momentarily weird, but then so were the first set of buds I ever used, way back when. After two minutes it feels totally normal. And providing you select the right size combinations of insert forms/bud covers you can get a very secure, tight fit. Once you've done it a few times, they're even easier to fit than over-the-ear buds. I'm still playing with the fit and feel (my left ear is annoyingly smaller than my right, who knew!) but I wear these for an hour at a time when commuting, and don't even notice them.Battery life is excellent. My Powerbeat2s would last maybe 4 hours, maybe a little less. That's not even two full commutes. So I basically charged them every day to avoid the disappointment of suddenly dying buds when still 20 minutes from home. I ran the X2s for 3 days (because I forgot to charge them) and they were still running. I kinda wanted to see if I'd get a "Battery low!" voice in my ear, but it never happened and I didn't want to push my luck.Is there anything not so great? Yeah, I kinda thought the 'Storm' white color would magically have a white cable, but no, its black just like the picture. I don't know why I'm surprised... I got exactly what I ordered! And as I said above, the quick-start guide is crap and you will need to download the manual. Probably my two biggest (yet still small) complaints are:1. I think the cable is maybe 1 or 2 inches too short. I feel like the microphone piece is being pulled away from my mouth, and it doesn't *quite* feel "even", like the cable is not quite situated on the back of my neck. But it doesn't seem to affect how well people can hear me on phone calls. I think I'll get used to it.2. The bluetooth range is also just fractionally limited. On my bike I have to put my phone in my jersey rear pocket to shorten the bud-to-phone distance, whereas I'd normally have it in my panier bags. That said, my old Powerbeats would get interference and blip out when I walked under the electrified trolley-lines... the X2s don't, so I'll take it.All in all, a great product, better than I expected, and I'm thoroughly enjoying them.(and cheaper than the Powerbeat2s)!

I just recently completed a return for this product and due to the cost decided it would be appropriate to leave a review. These were purchased as a gift for my husband. He is an avid weigh lifter so I thought the wireless Bluetooth component of these headphones would be perfect for him. He loved them the first day he got them, great sound quality, great fit, etc. Unfortunately the first day he went to actually wear them to the gym he found that there was no music coming out of the left earbud. He had read some reviews questioning the authenticity of these headphones so he had already gone through and done a thorough analysis to make sure these were not counterfeits and he didn't think they were. Upset that the left ear didn't work he tried everything he could think of to get it to and was unsuccessful. He tried again when he got home from the gym and it worked fine. Frustrated he thought maybe it was a glitch and tried them again. This time he determined that if he put his phone in his pocket while in the backyard the Bluetooth wasn't strong enough to maintain a solid connection to the headphones so they cut in and out. Overall these headphones were way too expensive to deal with all their issues so we returned them. The concept was great and maybe we just got a lemon but overall we wouldn't consider re-purchasing them and opted for a refund in lieu of an exchange and have since purchased a different pair that he's happy with.

If you want to order these earbuds don't click the buy button before lowering your expectations. I thought that once these showed up at my door that I'd throw my old pair of earbuds into a drawer never to see the light of day again. I was very wrong. I'll start with the things I dislike about these earbuds. First, the bluetooth connection is finicky and can disconnect often. Initially this was happening several times an hour. To reconnect meant powering them off and back on then dragging out my phone to get the music going again. A quick look at the Jaybird website and I noticed that the recommended range for bluetooth is 2 feet! That's right. 2 feet!!! This pretty much requires you to have your phone in a band on your arm. I've had my phone within 20" and the connection dropped because I turned my head to the side. Might as well use wired earbuds. The second thing I found disappointing is the fit. I use these at the gym and while they are comfortable they need to be readjusted every 5 minutes. This is despite the tedious process that I went through to fit the correct size fins and ear pieces to my ears. Nearly all my time at the gym is weightlifting so I'm not even running and bouncing around yet they still love to creep out of my ears. The conform ear inserts are also showing heavy wear after only 48 hours of total use. If you think you'll be using the conform inserts you may want to look at using some from another company or else plan on replacing them often. The final thing that irks me about these earbuds is the estimated life of the battery. I'm not talking daily use, but instead the number of charge cycles. Jaybird estimates that you'll get about 120 charge cycles before these are ready for the trash. If you're using these for 2 hours a day you can plan on throwing them away after roughly a year. Ouch! That's $100 a year on earbuds!So now the positives. I do use these in the gym for roughly an hour a day. I log all my exercises on my phone so not being tethered to my earbuds allows me to set my phone out of the way while doing my exercises. Ultimately this ability is so important to me that it is the only reason that I decided not to send these back. However, outside of the gym I ditch the Jaybirds and use my $9 Panasonics as my go-to earbuds. I'm much happier with the wired Panasonics. The Jaybird X2s do have plenty of bass and I'm satisfied with the sound quality overall. I do have to charge them every other day or I run the risk of having them shutoff in the middle of a workout. Happened once and it sucks.In general I'm disappointed with the X2s and I blame that on my high expectations when I ordered these. If not for the ability to allow me to set my phone to the side while at the gym these would have been sent back long ago. If you're looking for a great pair of earbuds to get you through the day and you can tolerate wires then I'd give these a pass. I'm really hoping that the release of the X3s will resolve these issues and better meet expectations of what bluetooth earbuds should be.

Un très bon produit, une qualité sonore indéniable.J'avais la première version des jaybird, perdus, commandé ces derniers en remplacement, j'ai finalement retrouvé les premiers et pu comparer la difference de son beaucoup plus profond des X2.Le design a été amélioré, la tenue dans les oreilles est bien meilleure, le revetement du câble a changé et ne s'accroche plus dans le cou avec les mouvements de la tête.Défaut: ces satanés mousses qui sont de piètre qualité. pas terrible.Achetez des embouts comply à mémoire de forme, et là, vous verrez que c'est parfait, plus besoin de mettre les oreillons de maintien sur les écouteurs, ça tient seul, plus de perte de bruit, c'est comme si on avait un casque à réduction de bruit.Question volume, avec les mousses d'origine, c'est pas terrible, on entend pas bien, avec les complys TX 500, on baisse carrement le niveau sonore.

Lovely earphones....beautiful sound.

I had some Jaybird BlueBuds back in 2015 that lasted ~2 years. Great earphones; Great battery, great range, great sound quality.These X2s look the same, same battery life, good range, have a wider variety of earbud-options, are much cheaper... but the sound quality isn't as good. Especially for music. Somewhat choppy. Could be the device I'm pairing them to potentially. When I get a chance to try them with something else I may update this review.Regardless I'm mostly happy with them.

J'ai acheté ce produit il y a moins de 6 mois, et ces derniers sont rapidement tombés en panne (un problème de batterie assez courant, pas mal de commentaires y font référence sur internet). J'ai alors contacté leur support client via leur site internet, par chat, par téléphone, et par e-mail, plus d'une dizaine de fois. Ceux-ci non seulement ne répondent à aucun e-mail (5 envoyés, 0 réponse), et quand vous arrivez à les avoir par téléphone (aux USA, je vous laisse imaginer la facture téléphonique), ils vous expliquent que comme vous êtes en France ils ne peuvent rien faire (alors que leur site fait clairement la publicité du fait que même en étant en Europe leur garantie est valide).Ne perdez pas votre argent, ne gaspillez pas votre temps avec ces écouteurs qui vous lacheront dès le premier mois, et pour lesquels vous n'obtiendrez ni retour, ni remboursement, ni réparation.

Devo dire che il primo impatto è stato tremendo, le ho collegate al PC tramite un adattatore Bluetooth usb ed il suono faceva pena... ero li li per mandarle indietro, ma poi .......Poi prima di impacchettarle ho deciso di provarle collegandole al mio smartphone e lì mi è caduta la mascella a terra ..... uno spettacolo !!!, un suono equilibrato con bassi notevoli ed alti cristallini, insomma niente da invidiare alle mie Sennheiser RS 175, anzi più le ascolto queste Jaybird e più non riesco a staccarmele dalle orecchie.Dopo circa mezz'ora di smanettamenti, ho capito come farle suonare egregiamente anche da pc (come dispositivo di uscita, selezionavo sbagliando "Cuffie auricolare Hands Free, anzichè "Cuffie Stereo".Purtroppo a distanza di tempo non posso dare un giudizio così buono riguardo alla comodità .... ho provato tutti gli adattatori ma non ne trovo uno soddisfacente ..... quelli in gomma danno una sensazione audio di maggior impatto riguardo ai bassi, ma non si adattano bene all'orecchio e scivolano facilmente, l'altro tipo invece, rimane attaccato meglio all'orecchio, ma la qualità dei bassi peggiora notevolmente.Insomma peccato, perchè le qualità audio del prodotto sono molto alte, ma perdersi proprio negli adattatori è un vero peccato !!!!