Great

If you're after wireless running headphones, these have to be near the top of your wishlist. They're light, easy to use, stay put effortlessly and the battery life is excellent. We'd opt for the green over the blue, and price wise these could be cheaper, but the underlying tech holds up well, even...

Practicality; Design; Battery life

Price; Flexi connector

Over the years I've tried a fair number of wireless Bluetooth sports headphones and I've yet to come across one that's truly outstanding. Whether it's their performance or design, each model, even the best ones, tend to have some sort of niggling issue that keeps them from being universally...

Plantronics BackBeat Fit is a lightweight wireless stereo headset (with integrated microphone) that features a sweatproof design and decent sound; It stays in your ears and most people should find it comfortable to wear.

When you're running, the cord (around the back of your neck) does flop around a bit, which may bother some people; Would ideally cost closer to $100

Continuing my long search for practical exercise-appropriate Bluetooth headphones, I'm having a look this week at the Plantronics BackBeat FIT earphones.

Good sound; comfortable fit; good wearing; reasonable Bluetooth connection

Limited bass; limited noise isolation

Lily Katz

IP57 rated; Durability; Safety-oriented

Connection drops; Sub-par volume controls

So I bought this one 6 months ago as a replacement for another almost two hundred euros headphone, which broke immediately after I bought it because of a little contact with rain. Hoping that the FIT 500 would live up to its claim of being sweat-proof (also rainproof I hoped). And it did!

Great headphones for running and working out. Sound quality is good and controls are easy to figure out. I lost my previous headphones and immediately re-ordered the same ones.

I like the headset. Bluetooth is a breeze - on Android for me. The build and sound quality is good, range response is even and not overly bass or treble loaded. You can easily hear what's going on around you too which is especially useful if you're riding, running, walking etc but in the gym you...

unfortunately the on off button fell out on the first day and has not gone back in properly. How do i go about getting this fixed Everything else about the product is excellent.

Very impressed with the service from Mighty Ape. Fast delivery and the best price in NZ. Very impressed with the headset. Comfortable fit, great sound quality and great ergonomics with the controls. Really happy with it.