We all know how great Apple’s true wireless earbuds are, but AirPods aren’t the only game in town. Bose sells a pair too that’s quite good, and today they’re even cheaper than AirPods. Amazon is selling the Bose SoundSport Free true wireless earbuds for $149 , matching its all-time-low that hasn’t been seen in months.
Bose’s SoundSport Free have the sound you’d expect from Bose along with a fit that will stay in place during a strenuous workout. They’re also IPX water- and sweat-resistant so you can get them wet, and get about five hours of battery life on a single charge or 10 hours using the included charging case. If you’re in a hurry, Boise claims that 15 minutes in the charging case will give you 45 minutes of listening.
In our 4.5-star review (which earned the SoundSport Free an Editor’s Choice award), we praised the sound quality, saying the buds’ “forward-sounding bass and great balance of mids and highs made everything I listened to sound better than I would typically expect from a set of Bluetooth headphones.” We particularly liked the quality when making calls as well as the Bluetooth reception and simple on-ear controls.
[Today’s deal: Bose SoundSport Free true wireless earbuds for #149 at Amazon ]
Author: Michael Simon, Executive Editor
Michael Simon has been covering Apple since the iPod was the iWalk. His obsession with technology goes back to his first PC—the IBM Thinkpad with the lift-up keyboard for swapping out the drive. He's still waiting for that to come back in style tbh.