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JABRA ELITE 8 ACTIVE EARBUDS


Branded as the world's toughest earbuds, these certainly feel like the real deal. Fully dust and waterproof which includes the case gives you the confidence that no matter what might happen, the Elite 8 Active earbuds will survive. 


What's even better is that the durability does not make the design or style suffer. Coming in a sleek, compact, matt black case with a magnetic seal. The earbuds have a smooth yet almost velvet touch to them and fit perfectly in your ear and stay in place, no matter what you are doing. Cushioned buttons on each earbud lets you control your music and calls and all of this is customizable with the added Jabra Sound+ app. The Jabra ShakeGrip technology ensures that if you are out on a run or on your bike these beauties will stay put. I tested these while on a treadmill for 45 minutes and had no issues whatsoever.


So Jabra Elite 8 Active has the style, the design and the functionality nailed so you might be thinking it's the sound that lets them down? Well you would be wrong because the audio quality is fantastic. Two different settings which you can easily switch between with the press of a button allow you to choose how much you need to be aware of around you or not. The adaptive noise cancelling option blocks out any background noise like the sounds of your kids screaming or the wind as you are out running when the Hear Through option allows you to keep an ear on what's going around you which is very handy if you are listening to something but still need to be able to answer your wife when she says “are you listening to me?”.


Add dimension and clarity to your audio experience with Spatial Sound, powered by Dolby. Instead of experiencing sound directly inside the ears, you’ll feel sound as if it’s outside your

head, making listening on earbuds more lifelike. Play a video on your phone or put on your favourite work-out playlist. Dolby Audio can be toggled on or off in the free Jabra Sound+ app, so the choice is yours depending on what you’re doing. And the powerful 6mm speakers do the rest. Lifelike sound from every direction.


My final verdict on the Jabra Elite 8 Active headphones is a big fat 10/10. I genuinely could not fault these headphones. A premium price tag from a brand I was not all that familiar with had me slightly sceptical but from the first moment I opened the box to the following 14 days of testing I have been blown away at the all round quality. I love the design and the sound quality but I also love all the added extras like the Sound app which easily allows me to customise the functions or the built- in connectivity with google to use voice commands. All of these features along side solid audio quality makes the Elite 8 Active my new earbuds and Jabra a brand I will be looking out for in the future.