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Tom’s Guide
Technology
James Frew

Jabra bids farewell to my favorite workout headphones —should you still buy the Elite Active earbuds?

Jabra Elite 8 Active in black held in hand of reviewer.

I’ve been testing headphones for almost a decade, but have never found a pair I love as much as the Jabra Elite 8 Active. They’re comfortable, sound great, and last all day — to me, they’re the perfect set of earbuds for while I’m writing, out on a walk, or working out.

So it was a surprise to find out that Jabra plans to discontinue the Elite range, along with all of its other consumer headphones, effective immediately. We’ve consistently ranked the Elite Active buds as the best workout headphones, but their popularity apparently wasn’t enough to balance the books.

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