Soundcore Anker Life U2 Bluetooth Neckband Headphones with 24 H Playtime, 10 mm Drivers, Crystal-Clear Calls with CVC 8.0, USB-C Fast Charging, Foldable & Lightweight Build, IPX7 Waterproof

I purchased these headphones in order to replace the gamer style over ear headphones because I do not like covering up both my ears, I like being able to hear my surroundings, and I do not like the imprint over ear headphone bands leave on my head, plus it just gets tiresome to wear them all day, and I've tried some comfortable ones.These headphones stay at my desk and they are only used to connect to my computer. Having said all of this I can say these are the most comfortable headphones for content consumption or gaming sessions. Their comfort however isn't as great as Apple Airpods however this would be due to the in ear design which I am simply not a fan of, so your mileage may very. Their sound quality is even better than most gaming headsets with great bass even without activating bass boost. Voices sound clear, highs and lows are not muddled, but I cannot give my opinion on noise cancellation as its something id rather not have in any pair of headphones.The build quality is okay. Given that these pair of headphones have never left my desk, they are not exposed to rough treatment, despite this, the power button no longer depresses after 9 months of use and the the audio chip must have died because audio quality has been reduced to only mono instead of stereo with constant distortion. Clearly something has broken in these headphones so their longevity for me has only been 10 months. But i wont take a star off for that because they were only 45 dollars. Battery life is as advertised. lasting 2 10-12 hour days of on time before needing recharged. Bluetooth range is poor. It takes only 10-15 feet before audio begins to break up. There is also an audio latency of about 1 second from the time you press play on something to when you actually start hearing audio from the headphones. This only occurs if there is a long interruption between active audio and doesn't happen if say you are switching from one track to another music track. This might be a bluetooth audio limitation however it doesn't happen on other bluetooth audio devices,Improvements: I wish the earpieces were retractable, but as they are doesn't bother me. I'd also like it if I didnt have to hold down the power button to turn them on. A power switch would be better. It would also be fantastic if they had a standby/sleep mode in which if there is a long pause between audio tracks, they go into a sleep state to save on battery. That alone would help the battery last even longer.Overall. I wish they had lasted longer but at this point there isnt anything better at or below 100 dollars of this price point so I will be buying another set.

I'm a very big fan of the Bose QC35s but with something that nice, I don't want to sweat all over it and break it, I can't wear those when I'm crawling around underneath a car, and I can't wear those while driving. Next I ended up going to earbuds and settled upon the Jabra t75 active because you can swim in them so I figured that's pretty much indestructible no matter how much I sweat. I found that they're great for the gym, they're great on bike rides, but when I'm crawling around underneath a car, they sometimes fall out. Or if you're doing a plyometric workout and jumping around a lot, they are also inclined to jostle loose. They also automatically turn off which is a feature I don't particularly care for because the reset is inconvenient. Reconnecting them to the phone often involves putting them back in their case when they've turned themselves off and long pressing the button on each earbud isn't turning them back on. It's also very easy to kill the battery in a given day. They work for 6 hours at best.That brings us to this gem, the Anker Soundcore Life U2. A good friend of mine, who's a mechanic, always used to the style of this style of talk set, I now understand why. The battery life is incredible. I have no trouble getting through a couple days without having to recharge this thing having it on standby all day, listening to things like podcasts throughout the day, conducting my phone conversations (both work and personal), exercising, chores, amateur mechanics, or even soaking in a jacuzzi. They've got an IP7 waterproof rating which I find so incredibly useful. It's very convenient to pull the earbuds out when I need to and they conveniently hang ready to be placed back when I'm done talking to whoever as approached me in the middle of whatever. I also like that the back side of each earbud contains a magnet so that they can clip together nicely so as not to wander around if you tuck them into your shirt. The only trade-off I have experienced is on the flat bench at the gym, sometimes the neck portion will slip off, but the ear buds are secure enough in my ears to where I don't lose the set and I can easily place the neck portion back. Tucking the neck portion into my shirt instead of wearing it over the shirt also helps alleviate the issue to an extent. I find myself using my other two sets far less. The other two sets have their uses, but all around, this is the line of best fit for handling everything in a given day. Sound quality for both listening as well as voice mic works great. If you're an audiophile, obviously these are not ultra premium for this price point, but they do an excellent job for what they cost. I've fallen asleep in these many times very comfortably which I can't do in the other two, there's always a pressure point with the other ones. I find myself wearing these pretty much all day, every day. And for less than $50, I'm extremely happy with this option not only being the most versatile with the best battery life but also the cheapest and greatest value. Can't go wrong, completely recommend these, they're excellent. They really hit a home run with the form, function, and specs on this talkset.