For many there’s probably the temptation to use whichever headphones you happen to have lying around for your workouts, but that’s really not the best strategy. Picking a pair that are designed to cope with getting sweaty and rained on, to take the abuse of being out on a run, in the gym, or in your bag, will lead to a much better experience.

Sennheiser has been in the sports headphones business for a long time, as one of the early brands to recognise that you need something a little different for sports. As an anecdotal aside, we reviewed a pair of Sennheiser Sport headphones way back in 2006 and we subsequently used them for about six years before they fell apart. That sounds like a sound investment to us.

Bringing things more up to date is the Sennheiser 686 series. These come in a number of styles – CX, MX, PMX and OCX – with the OCX being cabled in-ears with ear hooks, designed for the abuse they’ll get during sport. Are they a sound investment for 2017?
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