Best exercise earbuds:LG tone free tf8 Sports Earbuds review

With most of us trying to get back into shape after largely sitting through the pandemic, the market for fitness buds is also taking off; LG tone free tf8 Sports Earbuds will be their first dedicated fitness earbuds. The design of the TF8 puts emphasis on both comfort and staying in place during exercise. LG has developed SwivelGrip technology to help the earbuds stay in place during high intensity exercise and still have enough air-flow to remain comfortable while doing so.In this article, we have compiled some reviews from users to analyze whether these headphones are worth buying or not.

Basic parameter：

Package Dimensions：8.43 x 4.69 x 3.82 inches

Item Weight：5.7 ounces

ASIN：B0B72HHWTZ

Item model number：TONE-TF8Q.AUSACBI

Batteries：2 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)

Connectivity technologies：Wireless, Bluetooth

Special features：Sound by Meridian Technology, 30hrs Battery Life & Fast Charging, IP67 Water & Sweat Resistant

Other display features：Wireless

Form Factor：In Ear

Whats in the box：Cable, User Manual, Headset, Charging Case, Eartip

Manufacturer：LG

LG tone free tf8 sports earbuds review from users：

Product name:LG TF8  Price: $139.99

Rating: 3.9   Where to buy: Amazon or official website.

User review 1：

User:AnkithK  Nation:United States

“This is a solid pair of noise cancelling earbuds. They are waterproof and can easily be washed out and on the immersive setting, they offer great sound.

The wingtips do provide stability and do not fall out after intense exercise. but they is a noticeable gap between the bottom of your ear and the earbud. In contrast, AirPods and airpod pro have a tight seal in this area, so going from them to this, I always feel like the lg buds aren’t secure enough even though they are.

In fact I don’t like how finicky and low quality the app was. Lg if u are reading this, pls tell your devs to make major updates to the app. It has a 2 star rating on the App Store, that should be enough to tell your developers how poor it is. There are quite a few bugs. Also find my needs to be updated to report location of the case and it needs to be improved a lot.

I think these are one of the best exercise earbuds with wing tips on the market currently. But a lot of work needs to be done by lg devs to fix the app”

User review 2：

User:Ssmithcrew  Nation:United States

“These LG wireless earbuds are my first pair of wireless earbuds and I am impressed!! Set up was super easy with downloading the free app and charging the earbuds with the included USB charger. They were fully charged in about an hour and I’ve been using them for 4 days on and off without losing g battery power! The earbuds come with several options of ear gels to adapt to for your comfort/ear. They also come with 2 sets of ear hooks to adapt to your comfort/fit. The case charges the earbuds when they are placed inside. I found it easy to transfer between phones calls, laptop documents, etc. but gently touching the exterior of the earbud while in use. These earbuds are noise cancelling making the surrounding noise undetectable. You can choose to have ambient sound so that you can hear sound around your environment. A unique feature to these earbuds is the swivel technology that allows them to securely for snug in your ear so that you can do rigorous types of activity/exercise and they do not budge. The app has several features that are helpful but I really like the “locate” feature that from the app has the earbuds emit a chirping sound allowing your to locate them if misplaced!

Overall my experience so far has been very positive and I would recommend to others!”

User review 3：

User:Ethan  Nation:United States

“I loved these exercise ear buds for two months. Today, the left speaker suddenly lost some volume and all bass sounds had static. I reached out to Amazon support. After dealing with two different people for an hour, I'm told that I need to send them in for repair which will take 1-2 weeks. That's unacceptable. I already overspent on these at $130. I saw them online for like $70 a week after I ordered them. Now I need to go 1-2 weeks without them because they were faulty. I'm so disappointed. I would have been happy to try a fresh pair and hope they were more reliable. Now I'll never consider LG earbuds again. Terrible service. STAY AWAY!!!”

User review 4：

User:WStach  Nation:United States

“There’s a lot to like about these earbuds.  They have a swivel grip to keep them in place when you’re actively moving.  Whether exercise, in flight, or working in the yard, they stay in place. I found the noise canceling to work great, and when set for conversation, it was very easy to hear others.  The case has a UV light to keep them free of bacteria, which is reassuring. When wearing them for a few hours, they do grow to be uncomfortable. Just enough to be noticeable.   

Bluetooth connectivity was really simple. They easily paired to my tablet and phone. I found the app to be easy to use. It provides an array of settings, as well as capabilities such as finding your earbuds and updating the firmware.  

Listening to TV shows and movies was exceptional. Crisp and clean dialogue and sound effects.  On phone calls they worked well, with no concerns. I found that listening to music however, was not as satisfying. It seemed to be flat, even when adjusting the equalizer. Since that’s what I primarily use them for, it stopped me from giving them 5 stars.   

Overall a nice set of earbuds when considering the full capabilities these have. Quick charging, long battery life, and water resistant.Their ease of use is great for the novice too.No complications, they just work.”

User review 5：

User:DaveW  Nation:United States

“I’ve had a chance to try out the new LG TONE Free Fits for about a week. I’ve tried to use them wherever possible - exercise, walking my dog, listening to music, gaming and phone calls. These are true wireless buds that are focused at active/sport users, while have a couple neat perks not found elsewhere. The buds come with 3 rubber tip and Swivelgrip sizes for you to choose from. There is also the included USB-C charging cable, a USB-C to 3.5mm audio cable, and the case. The box and packaging are all recyclable, which is something that is nice to see on new products.”

User review 6：

User:Pilgrim007  Nation:United States

“Finally, a set of workout ear buds that do everything I need and more!

I was previously using an older set of wired, exercise earphones which connected with a wire and could clip to my shirt, to prevent the wire bouncing around. While music sounded good on them, they were not noise cancelling so most of my footfall on a treadmill or other turning was part of the soundtrack too.

Additionally, they would sometimes work their way out of my ear and I found myself routinely pushing them back in or adjusting while I ran or exercised.”

User review 7：

User:GNTexas  Nation:United States

“I compared these earbuds against the Pixel A buds, which cost a little less as the LG was on sale at time of this review (~$100 for Pixel vs ~$130 for LG). The LG buds cost a little more but they bring lot to the table: great sound, active noise cancellation, better dust and water resistance, customizable controls, UV light cleaning, and the ability to connect the case to the 3.5mm jack on any device to stream audio to the earbuds. That last option is surprisingly useful when connecting to exercise equipment or something that doesn't support blue tooth (such as airline seat displays).

Despite all that, I have two gripes about these earbuds. The first is there's no off button. (This is unfortunately common with earbuds.) You're expected to be wearing them, or put them into the case to recharge. I sometimes only wear them for a short time and instead of topping them off again I'd like to just put them on table. However, they stay active and slowly drain the battery. They do better than the Pixel A buds (which last about a day sitting on a table, these did 2+ days), but a long tap to turn on/off would be a nice feature. I want to avoid constant recharging to maximize the usable battery life.

The second gripe is the lousy fit, at least for me. They're supposed to go into the ear and rotate into place, snugly sliding into the inner lobe of the ear. I included two pictures from the manual which shows them inserted, and rotated into place. I'm not sure if I just have odd ears, but none of the 3 sizes of fins included will fit my ear. My ear doesn't have a well defined inner lobe for the buds to slot into. As a result I swapped the fins between the left and right buds so they point backwards (bigger side towards back of head). I can then rotate these the other way to fit the back of my ear, similar to how the Pixel A buds fit. It's not great (the Pixel A fits better with its "tail"), but its not uncomfortable. The looser fit is worth it for the other great features these earbuds offer. If they fit your ear, these are 5 stars.”

User review 8：

User:MitchM  Nation:United States

“I will keep this review short. These buds are some of the best I've ever used. The comfort, security in-ear, and features really set these apart. That being said, there is one major flaw that baffles me. Wireless charging is missing from these. I don't understand why they didn't add it. There other pair of buds with a tail, at the same price point, has wireless charging. No having this feature ruins the buds for me. I do everything with wireless charging. Unfortunately, its making me looking for other options.”

User review 9：

User:Drj5j  Nation:United States

“One slightly disconcerting feature for me is the touchpad feature of the earbuds. I know that tapping on the earbuds once or twice to start/stop play and to turn the volume up or down is a standard, expected feature for headphones and earbuds. But the touchpads are so sensitive and the buds are so small that when I insert them in my ears I can't help but hit the touchpad unintentionally. Furthermore, it seems that when I do this, the earbuds automatically start playing the last thing I listened to (in this case, some music on Spotify) without the Spotify app appearing to be open on my phone. At first I was mystified about where the music was coming from until I figured this out. The touchpad settings can, of course, be turned off or changed to a different command or to voice command. However, I could not figurer out how to use voice command after choosing that setting and I found nothing online or in the manual about this feature.

One other small dissatisfaction is the noise cancelling feature. This is an important feature fore me when traveling on a noisy plane. Not being able to test them on a plane at the time of writing this review, my next best test is using the earbuds while standing next to my noisy dryer when it is running. The noise cancellation definitely damped down the dryer noise, but not as well as my more expensive earbuds. Satisfactory, but not great.

These small issues aside, I am very pleased with the TONE-TF8. They fit securely in my ears and do not fall out when I shake my head up and down and side to side, so they are good for exercising. The sound quality is good and the noise cancellation, acceptable. I can recommend these earbuds.”

User review 10：

User:Aaron   Nation:United States

“This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Buy something else. I had these delivered at the end of May. It’s now the end of August and the left speaker has blown and is non functional anymore. The case dies after a single use and the headphones won’t come on (even if they have a charge) until you plug the case up. So they have a charge but are useless until you can get to an outlet.

I’ve contacted customer service, but they’re already preparing me with the “we aren’t responsible for moisture damage.” Yes, I use them to exercise but only lifting weights. I don’t use them for cardio. I don’t use them in a steam room.  We will see what they say after they get them in the mail, but if I could get my money back now instead of a replacement, I would.  Noise canceling is ok, about all you can expect from an in the ear headphone.”

Through the real user review of LG tone free tf8 sports earbuds, it can be seen that it is a good product for exercise.However, its disadvantages are also obvious. In-ear type headphones usually have a common problem, that is, they are easy to make the ears uncomfortable after being worn for a long time and fall off,especially during intense exercise.If you want a exercise headphone that is more comfortable and stable to wear, and has high cost-effectiveness, I recommend you to try Wissonly Hi Runner Bone Conduction Headphone.

Wissonly bone conduction headphone is the fastest-growing product in the past half year. I have seen many channel owners recommending it on Youtube, which is a very popular brand among sports fans. Their team, a technical expert in the field of bone conduction headphones.As early as 10 years ago, they began to develop bone conduction headphones that don't hurt the ears. The product has good sound quality, low sound leakage, high waterproof level, high comfort, high-cost performance, and other characteristics, and received the support of sports fans.

In terms of wearing comfort, the Wissonly Hi Runner overall frame is made of adjustable aviation-grade titanium steel material, which can adapt to different sizes of head circumference, and can better fit the head to ensure the stability of wear, so that it will not fall during exercise. The surface of headphone is made of high-tech low-sensitivity silicone material, which contains no chemical ingredients to avoid allergies. The overall touch of the headphone is as smooth as a baby's skin, avoiding uncomfortable wearing for a long time.And its weight is very light, less than 30g, wear will not have a sense of weight. As the flagship of the Wissonly brand of outdoor sports, it is the most comfortable and cost-effective in all bone conduction.

Hi Runner exercise bone conduction headphones are open-ear design, directly worn on the temple, so your ear canal is completely open, which makes it easy to hear outdoors in running, walking, the sound of cars, and traffic lights so that you are safer when using it.

Wissonly Hi Runner-although its name is Hi Runner, it also has an industry-standard IPX 8 waterproof grade, which allows it to work properly when swimming and diving, which is a big advantage. It also comes with 32G body memory that can store 5,000 songs and supports both Bluetooth and MP3 working modes. While playing underwater or without a phone, you can use it as a Bluetooth MP3 player.Moreover,it has a strong battery life and can listen to music for 10 hours, making up for the wireless headphones.

Due to the particularity of the technical principle of the bone conduction headphone, it is more difficult to improve the sound quality. And Wissonly Hi Runner subverts the traditional sound quality scheme, the breakthrough use of a large wire frame vibration unit, through structural optimization to improve the effective vibration area, so that the sound has a good performance in both treble and bass.

In terms of price, the Wissonly Hi Runner only costs $99.99, which is really affordable, because other brands with the same performance are basically above $150.