REVIEWfit. That’s important for those looking to wear a pair
of earphones while they exercise: too much jostling
around and your earbuds could fall out. The Tarah only
come with three different sizes of ear tips. That may not
be an issue for some people, but if you’ve had trouble
finding a comfortable pair of earphones in the past, the
lack of options might be enough to pay a little extra for.
As with the more expensive X4, the Tarah ship with
an IPX rating of 7, which means that they can be fully
submerged in up to one metre of water for at least half
an hour. Feel free to use them out in the rain and to
sweat all over. At the end of your workout, wear them
right into the shower or give them a quick rinse under a
tap. Unfortunately, in order to provide
this level of waterproofing, Jaybird
had to equip the earphones with a
pogo plug power connector and
chargingcradleinsteadof a more
commonMicro‑USB or USB C
port. In the short amount of
time between the release of
the X4 and the Tarah, it appears
that Jaybird’s designers were hard
at work: I found it far easier to mate
the Tarah with their charging clip
than the X4 to theirs.
The Tarah ooze the same
matte good looks as the
more expensive Jaybird X4