Here are your top five running earphones:
Adidas Sennheiser MX 685 SPORTS
These come with extendable hooks that fit into your earflap, helping to hold them in place without wedging the bud right into your ear hole. It doesn’t feel entirely secure, and makes you wonder if they’ll stay in place during a run, but it actually does the job well.
They feel incredibly light, so much so that you hardly notice they’re there. The sound is crisp and blocks out surrounding noise.
£24.99, en-uk.sennheiser.com
Monster iSport Victory
These are nicely styled and ooze quality. The hooks on the earbuds are designed to help secure them, and come in three different sizes, but still take a bit of getting used to. The sound is good, but the absence of a deep bass or noise isolation means it suffers noticeably if you’re running near a busy road. The controls button is quite chunky, and the absence of a clip means the cable can get in your way, and you’ll feel the vibration in your ears.
£114.99, currys.co.uk
Denon AH-W150
The adjustable bud enables you to create a snug fit, which eliminates movement when running. The bluetooth connection means the only wire is round the back of the head, which is great if you’re sick of wires hanging in front of your body and tugging buds out of your ears. They are quite bulky, but the weight is distributed evenly. The sound quality is very good and locks out most ambient noise, meaning you need to be careful if running on road.
£59.00, amazon.co.uk
Griffin Beech Woodtones
The earbuds look really good with the wooden finish, but the cable looks and feels pretty cheap and flimsy, which makes you wonder how long it would last. That said, they sound amazing. They’ve got a really good range of high, mid and low-end tones, which isn’t comprimised at high volume, and they cancel out ambient noise nicely.
$19.99, griffintechnology.com
Jabra SPORT pulse WIRELESS
Much more than a pair of headphones. Complete with an in-air heart rate monitor and Dolby sound quality, the device can also test your VO2 max and tell you if you’re fit to train today. It’s stylishly designed and surprisingly durable; ticks all the boxes, however, the high price-tag will put some people off. Having said that, when you consider how many features it offers – more than most running watches – it’s not so unreasonable.
£199.99, www.jabra.co.uk
