Aznman

By inexpensive, I am not talking about low quality 5-30 dollars headphones. However, I do want the price to be far below $150.
I will be using it mainly for listening to music at home, but I would also like to use it for sport situations.
I want it to be very comfortable; I hate ear clips because they tend to be painful, but I am open to the idea of a painless ear clips. I want to be able to hear outside while other people cannot hear what I am listening to. Wireless would be ideal for me.

I do not want ginormous headphones, but I do want headphones larger than ear buds.

Are there any headphones beside Bose (which tends to be overly hyped and over priced)?

jfLip

Aznman, high quality + inexpensive is a tough compromise, but I believe the Kinivo BTH240 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones ($25) may fit what you're looking for. These are popular in the fitness/bodybuilding community, as they're reasonably priced and get the job done. I tried them out and personally wasn't a fan, as I'm accustomed to the fit of IEMs/earbuds, but they are highly praised by others and have 4/5 stars on Amazon out of ~2000 reviews.

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I personally use JayBird BlueBuds X Earbuds ($140) and while they're pricey, they've served me very well, as I use them for the gym, biking, etc. They were designed specifically for the active lifestyle person, and they beat buying $10 headphones every 4 months. Sound quality is amazing.

Aznman

Thank you for your helpful advice!

jfLip

You're welcome! Good luck with your choice; let us know what you pick!

pavemen

I use Plantronics BackBeat GO 2 wireless ear buds. They claim up to 4.5 hours of listen time but I can get 2.5 hours before the low battery warning happens and then I can get maybe another 45 mins sometimes an hour of of them before they shut off. However, the charge fairly fast, even from a portable pack like my Mophie which is light enough I can take on my rides and charge during a long break. Otherwise they last the entirety of a 22 mile no-drop ride with 5 regroups and my to/from time and the time I am waiting for the ride to start.

Aznman

Late reply. Anyway, I bought Auvio Stereo Headphones. For me, I used at least 9 hours without charging.

Amdathlonuk

Hi,

I'm a bit of an audiophile and I've tried lots of blue tooth headphones.
The best but for me by far has been the Motorola S11-HD

Baby had them on offer the last time i was in the US.

Rich sound, deep bass and last about 4 hours.

noglider 

I have those Kinivo BT240's. I love them. Sound is not audiophile quality, and that's fine, as I don't need that. It allows some ambient sound in, which I prefer. I don't want my headphones to seal sound out entirely.

I use these headphones nearly every day, and I only have to charge them once every two weeks or so.

The ergonomics are very good, too. They usually sit on my neck all day. I can put them on with one hand, one ear at a time. When I ride in traffic, I put one ear on and leave the other off. It works for turn by turn directions.

PaulRivers

I assume by $150 headphones, the OP is referring to the JayBird BlueBuds X's.

I personally also tried to find cheaper bluetooth headphones, but the Plantronics model wouldn't stay in my ear (and the sound quality was less even), another pair I tried wouldn't hold up, etc. Finally I just bought the Jaybird's and they've worked great. They have the best sound quality, the most durable, the best fit, and they've just straight up worked the best.

I used the Plantronics BackBeat 903+ for working out at the gym - they were very comfortable, the sound quality was good enough, but they're not good for like, biking, because they don't totally seal in your ear.

I tried the Plantronics BackBeat GO 2 - they wouldn't stay in my ears. They had really good high range, but a nearly complete lack of bass, also wasn't fond of that.

JohnJ80

I'd take a different path. For sports, I like the Aftershockz Bluez headphones. They transmit the audio through bone conduction and leave your ears open. You have great situational awareness and the sound is decent.

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livendive

I've been using an Avantree pair for several months. Sound quality is okay, better than most earbuds I've tried but nothing compared to a high end wired home pair. Ambient noise gets through well enough for jogging and cycling...not so much for carrying on a conversation, but I can always hear cars behind me and usually bicycles too. Batteries last several hours, guessing 7ish...I usually charge them once a week, twice if short-charging.

Creakyknees

LG Tone. Great battery life, decent sound.

https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics...etooth+headset

ItsJustMe

I like Sennheisers. At work I have a pair of HD202s. They're < $25 and sound surprisingly good.

If you're looking for something compact, Koss PortaPros are quite good in the $40 range.

The HD280s are very nice in the $80 range.

If I'm going to go over that price (and I do plan to soon) what's on my wish list is BeyerDynamic DT770 32 ohm. They're $170 so are outside your stated range, but I thought I'd mention them. AKG and Sennheiser also have good contenders in that price range.

When riding (listening to audiobooks/podcasts) I also use the LG Tone bluetooth headsets (using the right earbud only).