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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    5. Xbox One Compatibility
    6. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless vs Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless
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Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Picture

Variants

  • Tarah Pro (Black)
  • Tarah Pro (Mineral Blue)
  • Tarah Pro (Titanium)
  • Run XT (Black/Flash)
  • Run XT (Storm Gray/Glacier)

Our Verdict

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless

Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless

The Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless and the Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless are both great pairs of headphones for sports. The Tarah Pro have better controls, feel slightly more durable, and last much longer off a single charge. On the other hand, the truly wireless design of the XT makes them more portable, as well as eliminates the possibility of their cord getting snagged while working out. The XT's case also charges via a standard micro-USB cord, while the Tarah Pro use a proprietary charger.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

7.2
7.1

Noise Isolation 
 

7.1
7.9

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Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Design Picture 2
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.0
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Comfort Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.04 lbs
0.03 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.8
4.8

Controls Picture  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Controls Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Mediocre

Feedback  

Good
Decent

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
No

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

9.2
9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Breathability After Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C
0.8 °C
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Portability 
 

8.8
9.5

Portability Picture  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Portability Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Portability Picture

 

2.5"
0.7"

 

2"
1.3"

 

1"
1.3"

Volume  

5 in³
1.2 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

6.0
7.0

Case Picture  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Case Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Pouch
Hard case

 

N/A
2.7"

 

N/A
1.3"

 

N/A
1.3"

Volume  

N/A
4.6 in³
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Build Quality Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

8.0
8.0

Stability Picture  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Stability Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Angled Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Side Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Front Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Rear Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Top Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless In The Box Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

1.05 dB
2.48 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.8 dB
-3.66 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.0
9.3

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.2 dB
0.15 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

8.3
7.6

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.37 dB
3.36 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10.15 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

0.03 dB
2.19 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

2.02 dB
3.75 dB

High-Bass 
 

3.87 dB
4.59 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.7
8.6

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.72 dB
1.89 dB

Low-Mid 
 

1.49 dB
1.94 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-2.06 dB
-2.06 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.01 dB
-0.04 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.2
6.6

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.67 dB
4.47 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-1.49 dB
-2.16 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-0.88 dB
-1.72 dB

High-Treble 
 

-4.19 dB
-12.85 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.3
7.1

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.67 dB
2.01 dB

Dips 
 

1.42 dB
1.31 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.8
8.8

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.08
0.1

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.08
1.5

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.74
0.89

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.45
1.25
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Passive Soundstage 
 

0.6
0.7

PRTF  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless PRTF
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

2.9
2.1

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.2
0.8
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.5
7.1

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.273
0.497

WHD @ 100 
 

0.161
0.212
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Unknown
Bluetooth 4.0

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Default
Default

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

In-line
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

7.1
7.9

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-19.39 dB
-23.85 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-6.47 dB
-9.48 dB

Mid 
 

-19.4 dB
-20.6 dB

Treble 
 

-33.57 dB
-42.39 dB
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Leakage 
 

9.8
9.3

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

22.25 dB
25.27 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
Yes

In-Line 
 

Yes
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

6.4
6.7

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

343.96 Hz
253.98 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.47 dB
2.71 dB

HFE 
 

3,179.16 Hz
3,225.4 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

5.021
6.24

Gain 
 

44.44 dB
41.26 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.1
5.5

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

Speech + Subway Noise  

SpNR 
 

13.2 dB
7.39 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.4
6.3

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

13.3 hrs
4.5 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
2.0

Total Battery Life 
 

13.3 hrs
13.5 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.9 hrs
0.8 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

Proprietary
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

8.0
8.0

App Picture  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless App Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Jaybird MySound
Jaybird MySound

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Parametric + Presets
Parametric + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

Yes
No

Button Mapping  

Yes
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

7.0
6.6

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
4.1

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

238 ft
167 ft

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

151 ms
314 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

208 ms
365 ms

Android Latency 
 

122 ms
87 ms
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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Wired 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Cable Picture
Jaybird Run XT Truly Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

N/A
N/A

Connection  

No Wired Option
No Wired Option

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Xbox One Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
2.2

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
Charging Case

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
Yes

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
USB
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Tarah Pro
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