The best sports earbuds

The Jaybird X4 earbuds offer wireless connectivity, sound great, and are excellent at staying in your ears — making them an ideal choice for sports use.

Jaybird has long made some of the better wireless sports headphones out there, and the Jaybird X4 wireless headphones are a perfect example of that. The headphones are pretty well-designed, and they sound good — plus they fit extremely well in your ears for sports use.

The sound quality of these headphones is great for a pair that you'll mostly use running or at the gym. There's a solid amount of bass, with a slight boost in the upper mids, and a good amount of high-end response. The Jaybird app allows you to tweak the frequency response to your needs, too, which is a nice touch.

Perhaps even more important than sound for sports headphones is how they fit, and the Jaybird X4s come with a number of fit wings and ear tips so you'll easily be able to keep them in your ears. They're water-resistant with a rating of IPX7, too, so you won't have to worry about damaging them if you sweat a lot or run in the rain.

There are a few downsides to consider. The headphones are a little expensive compared to some others, and there seem to be some quality control issues — though I've personally used the headphones and didn't experience any problems. Still, they've gotten some great reviews. TechRadar gave the headphones 4/5, while MacWorld gave them an even better 4.5/5. —Christian de Looper

Pros: Nice design, comfortable, good at staying in ears

Cons: A little pricey, some quality control issues