In this article, I suggest you familiarize yourself with the review-testing of headphones iSport strive by Monster, which are specially designed for active sports, to which running undoubtedly also belongs.
Monster iSport strive headphones video review
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Who are these headphones for?
If you like to run with music on busy streets, as well as do various exercises without taking out your headphones, then isport strive is perfect for you. Due to their patented design, which follows the contours of the auricle, they stay perfectly in the ears and do not fall off during any exercise and at any running speed.
The open type of headphones allows you to listen to music and not be afraid to miss any important sounds around you. At the same time, the music cannot be turned on as loudly as possible, even in this case, otherwise the music will drown out all the sounds around you, which will be extremely dangerous when running along busy streets.
ISport strive package contents
The earbuds come in a very beautiful and stylish box with a magnetic closure.
There are two instructions on the inside of the box lid. The first explains how to change ear pads, special pads that allow the headphones to fit perfectly in your ears. The second instruction shows how to put on the headphones. Neither one nor the other is of particular practical use, since the drawings are rather indistinct.
The headphones themselves are equipped with a plastic backing that prevents damage to the headphones during transportation.
The set with the headphones comes with replaceable ear pads for different sizes of auricles, a special bag for storing headphones, a "doggy" that helps to attach the headphone cord to clothes, as well as instructions for use and storage, in which there is no Russian-language localization.
General characteristics of iSport strive headphone
The headphones have a standard Jack 3.5mm jack. It has an L-shape with cable kink protection. Instantly syncs with any player, iOS or Android.
The control module includes buttons for switching between tracks, as well as a stop and play button, which simultaneously performs the function of receiving and rejecting a call.
There is a very good quality microphone on the back of the control module. Even running along a busy street, the interlocutor perfectly hears everything you say to him, without external noises, even if the microphone is under the clothes.
Now for the headphones themselves. They have a custom design called the Monster SportClip. This design provides a secure fit in your ears. Special replaceable ear pads of different sizes allow you to use headphones regardless of the size and shape of your auricle.
Each earpiece is labeled - right "R" and left "L". Each pad is also signed according to the "RL" principle, where the first letter indicates whether this ear cushion is for the right earphone or for the left one, and the second letter indicates the size. S is the smallest size, M is medium and L is the largest.
The earbuds are moisture resistant, so even after a long run, there is no danger of sweating the earbuds. The ear pads themselves are easy to clean. They also have an antibacterial coating.
The connection between the cable and the earphone has a kink protection system.
The headphones have an ingenious control for the separation of the headphones among themselves.
Testing the iSport strive headphones
For initial testing of the earbuds, I took a 2 hour slow run through busy city streets, occasionally running into quiet parks.
At an average volume of music while running through busy streets, I heard music well and heard all the signals of cars, as well as the sound of the engine of cars that were closer than 10 meters to me. I also remotely heard the speech of people I ran past. At the same time, the cries and barking of dogs heard clearly.
While running for 2 hours, I did not experience any discomfort in my ears. The headphones did not fall out and did not press on the auricle. At the same time, the sound was spacious and clear. Although the bass part was a little lacking.
When running through quiet parks, where there were no extraneous sounds, the music in the headphones became even clearer and clearer.
In the second stage of testing, I ran with headphones at different speeds, namely at a pace of 4 minutes per kilometer, 3 minutes per kilometer. And also did one acceleration. In all cases, the earbuds fit perfectly in the ears.
In addition, I did the exercise "frog" with advancement, jumping rope and "splitting". When performing all these exercises, the headphones were clearly kept in the ears, there were no prerequisites for them to fall out.
I can say that the headphones performed well in these tests and I recommend using them for running.
ISport strive headphone conclusions
The isport strive headphones from Monster are the cheapest in the isport range of headphones designed specifically for active sports.
Just like all Monster headphones, they have high quality sound. Although this particular model lacks a little bass.
Open-back headphones. Therefore, in them you can safely run along busy streets and not be afraid to miss some important sound, unless, of course, you make the volume to the maximum. In this case, the music drowns out all surrounding sounds in any case. Except for the loudest ones - car horns and loud shouts of people.
The moisture resistance of the headphones makes it possible to run in them for a long time and not be afraid that you will flood them later. In addition, the rubber caps are easy to remove and can be washed after each use.
Rectangular wire allows less tangle of headphones than round wire.
A good quality microphone ensures good communication even when you are in a noisy place.
The earbuds stay in your ears perfectly when running and performing any dynamic exercise. The likelihood that they will fall out during sports is minimal.
These headphones can be safely recommended to those who like to play active sports with music. They meet all the requirements of a headphone for this type of activity.
To find out more details and order headphones, follow the link:https://www.monsterproducts.ru
