I'm going to come at this review from a former Bose Sounds Free owner. I've had the Bose Soundsport Free ear buds for over 2 years. While not what I would consider an "audiophile" headphone, they were energetic and fun. They did have some shortcomings. The left ear bud would often drop out. They would discharge over time, even without use and in the charging case. While they did not have noise cancelling features, it was difficult sometimes to hear outside sounds and the software/hardware did not support it. Recently, the Bose were getting...

Overview I was fortunate enough to be asked to beta test these headphones. I’m no stranger to testing new items. My full time job is working in computer systems development, where we build new systems or maintain existing systems. I live in the world of the system development life cycle and know what it takes to build, test and deploy consumer products. These are not my first bluetooth headphones, I’ve owned quite a few and used others. My first pair of on ear bluetooth headphones were the inexpensive Arctic Cooling headphones I used at the gym...