The Vista 2 earbuds are more durable than the original Vista, too; they merit an IP68 rating against dust and water. With ANC on, the battery life lasts 5 hours, 20 minutes which is less than the Vista; though, you should get more playtime from the Vista 2 if you disable noise cancelling. Generally, though, the Vista and Vista 2 are very similar to one another.
The charging case is compact and holds 10 hours of additional battery life. It features a similar, yet more modern design and retain an IPX7 rating. For a similar price, you can get the very comfortable Bose Sport Earbuds , which boasts a better microphone system and sound quality.
The popular Jabra Elite 75t , on the other hand, can be had for the same price. Though, it would be a disservice to omit to mention more comfortable and affordable alternatives. The Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro costs a little bit more than the Jaybird Vista, but that extra cost gets you active noise cancelling, comprehensive touch controls, and a slew of Samsung features like Audio.
The Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 costs even less than the Vista and includes noise canceling too. Both are suitable for standard workouts, but if you run on the beach, and are worried about fumbling the buds into the ocean, you may want to invest in the Vista. Bose, however, already showed its commitment to improving the Sport Earbuds when it upgraded the touch controls and connection stability. In that case, take a look at the Bose Sport Open Earbuds which attach to the top of your ears and leave your ear canals completely open to the environment.
The Beats Powerbeats Pro has the same over-ear hook design as the standard Powerbeats, but they ditch the wire connecting them. The former sports ear hooks wrap around the back of the ear, which works well with the angled nozzles to create a comfortable, secure fit.
Both sets of earbuds feature more advanced sensor and microphone technology than the Jaybird Vista but are significantly more expensive, and may not be justifiable for those on tighter budgets. Next: Best Beats alternatives. Like the original Jaybird Tarah, the Jaybird Tarah Pro feature a traditional wireless build, meaning the earpieces are joined by a flexible cable.
This doesn't afford quite as much freedom as the true wireless earbuds, but it has its benefits too, namely battery life. The Tarah Pro can last up to 14 hours on a single charge, and they too support fast charging. The magnetic earbud housings keep everything tidy when the buds aren't in use, and you can wrap the cable around your ears for a more secure fit.
Yes, the Jaybird Vista will still work without being connected to the mobile Jaybird app! The application is great if you want to EQ the sound or need to find your earbuds, but it isn't necessary for the Jaybird Vista to function with another Bluetooth device. If you have an iOS or Android device, be it a smartphone or tablet, you can download the compatible Jaybird mobile app and pair your Jaybird Vista to the mobile device.
From there, you can make adjustments to the Jaybird Vista earphones' sound signature, and the earphones will remember your settings as you move from device to device.
In other words, any EQ adjustments you make in the Jaybird app to the Vista true wireless earbuds will be remembered and applied when using the Vista with, say, your MacBook Pro laptop. The Jaybird Vista aren't necessarily better than the Tarah , and vice versa. It completely depends on what you prefer when it comes to fit and battery life. The Vista earbuds have a blockier shape than the Tarah which some may find uncomfortable in comparison.
However, some athletes are bothered by the wire joining the Tarah earbuds; in that case, the Vista 'buds are the better fit. If you're on a tight budget, the Jaybird Tarah is a great buy because you're afforded much of the same functionality as the Jaybird X4 and Vista earphones.
Check Price. Name: Subject: Message:. SoundGuys is reader supported. When you buy through links on our site we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn More. Jaybird Vista review A rugged pair of earbuds that can withstand just about anything. Dimensions These do not fit the bill. Thanks for the review! But for a Zwift scenario, these would work well. Works well for Zwift unless you have a fan! With the Bose buds you can still hear some low frequency rumble with my head in the wind stream.
With the Sony almost nothing is heard in a test I did. However, the fake leather ear cups are too nice to ride on the trainer. Since fit is such a tough thing to know what works best, I like seeing lists that give options of similar earphones. And the Google Pixel Buds are also quite good. The touch and swipe controls are particularly easy to use while cycling. Neither work for me. Need multi-channel for in the office not on the Vista 2. Needs to work with my Fenix 6 not the jabras, right bud is master 3.
Would also appreciate an all day battery. This is pretty similar with most recent Garmin watches compared to the first few models of watches where they added music connectivity. For the first year everything was good and I had zero disconnection, like you describe. I have continuous dropouts. The Garmin forum of the Forerunner is full of threads about Garmin and the Jbird Vista and this problem.
In the meanwhile, the Jbird Vista funtioned perfectly fine with my phone, my computer and my TV. Two weeks ago my right earbud stopped functioning completely, and Amazon sent me immediately a replacement. The new buds have the same behaviour: they work perfectly fine with phone and TV, but as soon as I connect them with the Garmin FR, after about 15 minutes I have a disconnection.
I read in the Garmin forum that Jbird is also aware of the problem, but told that it could be a lack of compatibility with the Garmin hardware. I repeat, Garmin forums are full of people that are very disappointed. If you want, I can put the link of the Garmin forum threads. So if you have a Garmin watch, I would advice not to buy Jbird earbuds, till Garmin and Jbird find a solution.
The problem was introduced by Garmin with a firmware update and never went away. Till that firmware update, the Vista functioned very good for running with the Fr As noted above, I have noticed exactly the same issue.
Thought it might be my hardware. Thanks for the input. Workaround is manual Bluetooth stack downgrade to 5. It looks the same in my case.
You can see the problem discussed under the links below. Jaybird and Garmin support are not helpful at all with this. At least in Spain you are not allowed you will be fined and might loose driving license points to wear headphones wile riding a bike on a road.
I will be surprised if it is the only country in the world where it is not allowed as you potentially loose awarness of the surrounding traffic. I understand on the face of it, it seems reasonable. But I would argue that someone could learn to ride with earbuds pretty quickly.
What if they have radar on their bike and a mirror? This whole things of wanting to ban something is just a little much. That said, I only ever ride with one bud in, but mostly just use my aftershokz. I only, normally use an earbud in the winter when wearing a hat, aftershokz wont work with a had on. Too bulky. Any word on concurrent pairing switch from music on computer to phone call without issues. Certainly the Tarah Pro has longer battery life and reviews indicate bette sound.
Can you elaborate on dealing with multiple devices? Jaybird used to support multipoint but dropped it on the Tarah Pro and Vista 1 and while they can pair up to 8 devices they only connect to one at a time and it usually requires manual intervention to switch devices. Some like Jabra still manage to support it. The Garmin properly grabs it each time, but the phone requires manual takeover. Whereas my PowerBeats Pro correctly auto-take-over on the phone. I used the Tarah Pro for almost two years.
Got a replacement from Jaybird and that one had a dud battery on delivery. Plenty of reviews on Amazon saying the same so seems like a bad batch was manufactured about a year ago. Jaybird then replaced that with a Vista and I think they sound better than the Tarah Pro as the wings really help to get a good fit.
Not entirely convinced on the sweat proofness as I have had them die and need to dry out before they work again. I think I will also get the Vista 2 for two reasons: 1 Upgraded sweat resistance 2 The fit is so good for me it really does need the passthrough feature. Interested in your test of of phone call quality. Use them mostly for sports, primarily running.
Very satisfied with sound, moderately with fit wings are ok, but it gets painful after prolonged use , unfortunately it has no proper noise cancelling for use on airplane or train.
I wouldnt dare to use them for cycling due to fit and danger of them falling out. Mediocre to use in windy conditions too much noise , therefore also not good to use while cycling. Calls are really disappointing, as mic picks all the sounds, including wind.
Though, as my runs are between hours i never had an issue with battery life. A real downer is the fact that little has been improved regarding wind noise reduction.
Hi Ray, how do you find it handles the wind of the fan on the turbo? Jaybird Vista 1 had a Big problem for now a year connection with Garmin Fenix 6 x. The Music stops all the time. Is Vista 2 for Garmin users? For us users who only use Vista with running and always only with the watch … Fenix 6x Pro solar… so we dont need to switch to the phone.
Therefore …. Are Vista 2 Without problems then? Im not sure to conclude on other watch like FR i think it is different than the Fenix 6x Pro serie. It does include a request from a Garmin staff member to report your issues so they can suitable prioritize. Or is Apple holding the patent and has Garmin ruled out? Though, plenty of companies have botched it too. Nah Garmin just suck. USB is an open standard, everyone can use it.
Garmin has decided to not use it and use their own. They use micro-USB on their Edge units. None of the port designs last in a wearable format due to sweat and other crap getting in there, as has been well proven. I am curious about durability. I too have tendency to kill things early with sweat. I have killed every version of Jaybird headphones that I have owned and always just outside of warranty. It seams manufacture is in a rush to bring new products out yearly instead of developing a a quality product to last multliple years…..
Thanks for the update on wind calls. I am still searching for Bluetooth earbuds, which I can use both for sports and for phones calls e. Do you have recommendations? Thanks DCR for the review. But, I noticed no mention about Jaybird customer service in the review, which is unfortunately an important omission with Jaybird headphones. Back in the old days, if you had an in-warranty problem, it was easy to get a replacement pair of headphones, but not so, anymore.
So the Garmin and Jaybird Bluetooth connectivity issues have been worked out with the Vista 2? I had the Vista 1 for about two weeks and returned them due to connection issues.
With my FR Where do these rank? First of all, love your channel! The buds are updated to the new firmware. Any suggestions? I have ordered a pair of these one week ago on the website of Jaybird. These were supposedly delivered to my front door the next day by UPS. At the time of the supposed delivery I was at home. I contacted UPS who said I have to contact the seller of the product, which is ultimately logitech.
After trying a couple of numbers for customer support on the logitech website that were simply not working I finally found someone from the customer services in Switzerland who told me to contact UPS and file a claim.
To say the least this is some very poor customer service. Any thoughts on the Vista 2 or air buds in general vs Aftershokz Aeropex for running and cycling? I have Powerbeats Pro and every criticism is spot on, especially the charging issues. From a cycling perspective, the Aftershokz seem to be the go-to headphone for my friends. Reviews suggest the Aeropex corrects the vibration sensation of bone conducting headphones, which is my biggest sticking point.
I assume the Aeropex resolves the wind issues too? Is there a good alternative that has that feature working well? Making phone calls during running and biking is a hell, specially when you training several hours a day.
Users are forced to roll back to a previous version of the BLE software to avoid this problem, shame on you Garmin…. I have changed my Jaybird Vista with Bose after 3 several years with Jaybird. Now i can run Without dropouts. I have Fenix 6x Pro solar. Never mind the fact that there are different core Fenix 6 variants depending on how you count versions solar vs non-solar.
As noted by another user above, the Jaybird units used to work just fine with the Fenix 6 for users, and then some firmware update along the way changed it where some maybe all, not sure users starting seeing dropouts. Forget Jaybird — we cant do anything about it anyway… Garmin the only one and they dont. Maybe it was useful to update the Garmin watch via Garmin Express connected to a computer and not with wifi. With Garmin Express they told me to update the map.
Since then no disconnection any more. If it works, pleas let us know. FR with actual firmware 7. Great review, thanks. I bought these and love the secure fit, sound quality and features compared to my cheap Taotronics buds. Jaybird: please do a software update to fix this! However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. First, there were the rigid, wired-in headphones from Apple, with the cord that would get hopelessly tangled after a couple of hours, and cause my ears to ache.
Or the Airpods I used for a season that stopped holding a charge after wearing them for regular workouts TMI, maybe due to the amount of sweat. Then there were the cheap Bluetooth pair I got off Amazon that were allegedly designed for exercise, but never could quite sync to my phone without a struggle or get the audio right on phone calls.
I liked the Vistas right off the bat based on looks alone. The set comes in a sleek, protective silicone carrying case that charges them and has a handy little loop for clipping inside your bag or to a running belt. To use them, I pop open the case, hold down the tiny button inside to activate pairing mode, then match them with my phone or computer.
The pairing process is seamless and fast, and when I slip each bud into my ear, it tells me how much charge is left.
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