Calling on the Inspire XC1 is good. Whether indoors or outdoors, your callers will find it easy to understand you, and almost ...

Is everyone on board with wireless IEMs? We are starting to wonder if consumers are looking for alternatives to sticking dirty tubes down their ear canals. FiiO are not the first brand this year to ...

Most earbuds promise to block the world out. The Nothing Ear (Open) flips that idea: they’re built to keep you connected to ...

When it comes to active wear headphones, there is one brand we trust above all others. Shokz has helped popularise the open ...

With your earbuds in pairing mode, press and hold the Up button on your Garmin (the middle of the three on the left). Scroll ...

For all those people who don’t like in-ear earbuds when working out For all those people who don’t like in-ear earbuds when working out is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 ...

The secret to the best workout headphones is that they’re not always marketed as workout headphones — as long as they’re comfortable and can keep up with your routine, your favorite pairs of earbuds ...

Beats and Apple each released flagship earbuds in 2025 with one standout feature: in-ear heart rate monitoring. Since Apple ...

Anker has released its latest fitness earbuds, the Soundcore Sport X10 earbuds. It is a fitness-focused pair of earbuds with a rotating ear-hook design that assures great sounds. The Soundcore X10 is ...

Chris Welch is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, ...

Editor’s Note: We updated this article on May 24, 2023. We’ve also ensured the headphones you find here are in stock and have removed any that are no longer available. The best running headphones are ...

Headphones have become just as essential in the runner’s toolkit as running shoes, a fitness tracker, or a smartwatch. For the most part, runners looking for headphones generally choose in-ear models, ...