Don’t buy Jabra earbuds this Prime Day, buy any of these better options instead – for the same price!

OK, I already feel guilty about the title above. So to soften it before I even get going, if you already know and love Jabra’s products and are set on updating what you currently have (and of course like saving a bit of money in the process) it’s true that the Jabra Elite 8 Active Gen 2 are now just $179.99 (was $229.99) in the US, or £123.49 (was £199.99) in the UK, savings of 22% (US) or a big 38% (UK) respectively.

So why don’t I want you to buy Jabra today? Because while it’s true that the company updated the Elite 8 (a model it calls the “world’s toughest earbuds”) in June 2024, having only launched the originals in September 2023, these earbuds will be the last iteration. The company announced not long after the June reveal (alongside the disappointing Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2) that it was exiting the consumer headphone market altogether. And that’s not great for things like firmware updates or ear-tip replacements, is it?

So that’s one reason I have to suggest that you consider an alternative if you’re searching for new buds. The other is that I didn’t rate the treble-centric, somewhat tinny sound quality in the Elite 10 Gen 2, in all honesty. And as luck would have it, I’ve got plenty of similarly priced but sonically superior alternatives – wherever you live!

Many of these options can be found in our best noise cancelling earbuds guide, so you can shop Amazon’s Big Deal Days sale safe int he knowledge that I (your friendly audio editor) have actually heard them and recommend them.

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