Sorry for the late follow up to my own post ;) So, after a ton of research, I went with the JF4 Sprint. Almost a month to the day of receiving them they began to crap out. This time, they wouldn't turn off. Once hooked to the charger they'd become responsive again. I too got duped into...

I just burned through my second pair of Jaybird Freedom headphones in 6 months (that's whole story in itself). I'd like to stay away from Jaybird, but I would be interested to hear if anyone has experience with the Jaybird Freedom "Sprint" or "BlueBuds X" (Jaybird has offered me 10% off).  ...