REVIEW
Bose’s SoundSport Wireless Bluetooth Headphones
are designed to tackle those athletic challenges and
they handle themselves well. They’re resistant to the
elements, they stay secure in your ears, and I even like
their sound. Unfortunately, a handful of minor flaws
hinder their potential.Design
Much like Bose’s excellent SoundSport Free true
wireless earphones, the battery and the bulk of the
electronics are stuffed in pods inside the endcaps
of each earbud. This design comes with a number
of pros and cons.
On the plus side, having all these guts packed into
the pods rather than inline on the pods’ connective
cable means that they feel balanced and don’t bounce
around when I’m exercising. This also eliminates
muchof the microphonicsI come acrosswhile testing
other in‑ear headphones. On the downside, this
design makes the pods noticeably larger and heavier
than what you’ll see from most competing Bluetooth
earbuds. If your fashion sensibility leans toward
clean‑lined minimalism, these earbuds aren’t for you.
Bose compensates for the potential discomfort of
that heft and weight with its incredibly comfortable
StayHear+ ear tips. The tips are made from a single
piece of silicone and come in three sizes, and they’re
designed to ride loosely on the ear’s auricle, just
outside of the auditory canal.
Since they’re not tightly squeezed into the ear
canal, though, they only serve up a small degree of
passive noise cancellation. You wouldn’t want them if