All I want is a great sound set of wireless headphones for the cheapest price. Why is this so hard.

I've tried:
PowerBeats 3 - Love the form factor, the controls, the fit. Despise the sound - too much bass too little mid-range. Rememebr when you first hear Meth's Tical album on a megabass boombox - that's what they sounded like.

Apple AirPods - Got them last night. they sound great. Hate:No controls on them - it's a deal breaker.

Uses: Wearing while hiking - so wireless would be best. Needs to have controls (play/pause/next track/previous track/volume up/volume down.) In ear or almost in ear is better - no traditional headphone

Sound quality #1. Durability #2. Battery life #3. Looks #5.The cheaper the better.

Even a pair of fake/clone PowerBeats would work - they just have to sound better than real ones.

"Sound good" to me is Apple Earpod level or better. (That should be easy to best.)

Prefer to spend less than $100 - would spend $200 on a near perfect pair.

I'm interested in ones you have actually tried and liked - there are a million articles on the net - but I've found those reviewers often have wildly different standards than people I know in real life.

Sound is about a B- (better than apple), but you get a little more than you pay for

get the white ones tho. the black ones are ugly

Love them. I think I paid $79

http://www.skullcandy.com/earbuds/wireless-earbuds/XTFREE.html?cgid=1120&color=Black&skdy_mic=Universal#Vbj5hl48awScJZKZ.97

Love'em.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PEPIWNI/?tag=lifsrhy-20

Can't vouch for battery life yet though.

From Amazon Warehouse Deals.

they arrive today - but I think that if the Beats X headphones that come out soon sound better than PowerBeats 3 that I might give those a try tioo.

I also found I need the controls on a wire where I can use 1 hand and I can turn my head to see them if eneded. Also some controls (even on a wire) are weird.

Someone recommended these: https://www.amazon.com/MEE-audio-Bluetooth-Wireless-Headphones/dp/B018RP7X0O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1483817105&sr=8-2&keywords=meelectronics+bluetooth - And they went on sale for $47.

But I found to skip a track you don't press the button twice quickly, you do a long hold on it. Well if you want to skip 4 tracks in a row to get then it will take several seconds to do it.

I always hype them wherever I can because their methodology is the most comprehensive, informative style targeted for the Average Joe (doesn't want all the expensive bells and whistles nor does he want cheap garbage).

http://thewirecutter.com/leaderboard/headphones/

http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-wireless-exercise-headphones/