When the music is playing, however, the Groov-E SoundBuds generally have a balanced and clear sound.

They can struggle especially with higher notes, though: listening to something like the heart-wrenching solo in Burn (Hamilton Soundtrack) will grate on the ears, with a scratchy sound that can’t quite keep the higher notes together – there’s a lot of sibilance wringing out the s’s for all they’re worth. You arguably are not going to hear the subtleties of particular instruments, but hey, you get what you pay for. Using earbuds while running makes life so much easier – no wires to get tangled with, or to accidentally pull out your earphones; plus being able to change tracks by tapping the buds is so much easier than faffing with your phone in the middle of a run.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. as real users, posing a threat to a site’s security, so the site sometimes runs random security checks. You can certainly hear podcasts or radio stations relatively clearly, and for general pop and rock you’ll be able to follow the tune and make out lyrics perfectly well – even if it’s not of the highest quality.

The clever charging case also features a 1800mAh power bank for you to charge other mobile devices, as well as charging your earphones. I have worn these headphones for multiple runs of up to 3+ hours without the need to take them off every now and again to ease the pain, which is so common from other budget brands. They aren’t fitted with wing tips or seem that ergonomic, but they also shouldn’t fall out unless you’re attempting rigorous exercise – in which case you may want some running headphones like the Under Armor True Wireless Flash instead. This is done in two ways: firstly, we ask our five member expert listening panel to note how much sound they can hear while the headphones are playing next to them. Aimed at the sports minded these have all the features you would expect to find from a pair of true wireless earbuds with IPX4 rating these can be used in the gym and with the ear hooks they will not budge even for the more intensive workouts or jogging.They listen to nine recordings for each pair of headphones, which cover a wide range of music and radio genres, giving a rating per recording and an overall verdict (not an average). The true wireless features of these headphones completely negate this issue and being true wireless (that is, without a wire connecting the two buds) this makes the irritating head shuffle on the bench to try and shift that darn wire into a comfortable position on your neck a thing of the past! With an IPX4 rating the SportBuds are only water- and sweat-resistant, not fully waterproof, but I wouldn’t let that concern you. Each of the five members of our professional listening panel, who have a range of ages and ear sizes, gives a rating for how comfortable they find the headphones to wear, and we take an average. For wired pairs, the focus is on the strength of the joint between the headphones and the cable, as this is where many cheaper wired headphones fail.