JayKnight Life: Running, Reviews, Photos

      The QY11s are an attempt to upgrade the QY8s that I bought and reviewed last year. When I reviewed them, I noted that the QY8s needed to change for them to compete with the QY7s including more support to keep them from bouncing. Now, it’s 2016 and these are the QY11s. They have ear hooks – like the Apple’s Powerbeats headphones but with better sound quality and battery life.     The QY8s did not control the volume on your phone. So, if you turn up your volume on your headset… you’ll get very little response if your phone volume is low. On the other hand… if your volume is all the way up it would blow your ear drums out.  The QY11s are the same. Here’s a tip: If you want more bass, turn your cell phone volume all the way up.  Then turn the headphones down a little before playing. That’ll give you the best range. In many cases I like this option.     The QY8s have amazing bass. For some reason, I feel like it’...

   I'm getting ready to introduce you to a brand new wireless earphone that I'm really impressed with. Let's be honest... a lot of the wireless bluetooth headphones out on the market right now are really similar... and yes that includes some of the most expensive brands like beats, Sony, jaybird and These--- MeeAudio X7s.    These are brand new headphones released within that last couple of weeks. I've been given an early look at them. My first impression wasn't great because I wasn't sure how I'd feel about having the earphone wrap around my ear. In my first test with these. I had some issues with my glasses. My glasses would fall forward on my nose... and bounce as I ran. I don't know what that problem was, because I haven't been able to duplicate it. I thought it might be because I'm used to running with a hat, so I ran without a hat. That wasn't it.         After two weeks, These have completely - in my mind - replac...

I was looking for a wireless earbud so I could listen to music, and get progress reports while I'm running. I spend more than 30 hours each week running and training for a half marathon. I didn't want to spend too much on headphones that could eventually break. I eventually found these5. Honestly, these are great headphones. They score high in quality, durability, sound, and function. I've had them for 5 months and have had very few issues with them.  Soundpeats Qy7 Mini Lightweight Wireless Stereo Sports/running & Gym/exercise Bluetooth Earbuds Headphones Headsets W/microphone

note: The review below was written about a month before this post   I have a half marathon race in ten days and I have to decide between two wireless headphones. I just got these in the mail yesterday-- and they're great. But can they hold up to two hours of running on a hot April day? We'll see.  Start with the box-- packaging is apple-esque      When you open the iPhone box you immediately see the product. I like that. Then all of the components are neatly packaged beneath it.      First impression- the headphones look cool. They remind me of the in ear monitors some stars wear on stage -- except the stick out a little more.      Comes with charging cable, earbuds and silicon covers to protect from sweat and rain. -- trust me I've run with massive amounts of both.        Fit-  I fiddled with how to put them on. The wire goes over the ear and around the head. It feels pretty secu...