I am a bit persnickety about audio and sound quality. I have tried hundreds of different earbuds and headphones, wired and wireless, with and without noise canceling, and with and without bluetooth. I notice and appreciate audio nuances, soundstaging, imaging, dynamic range, and the like. I am not quite an audiophile, but I like to think that's just because I'm not quite persnickety enough to be a snob.
These have become my default earbuds for listening to music or audio books. The sound quality is the best of the bluetooth noise canceling earbuds I have tried: Sony, Bose, Beats, Airpod pros, and a couple of offbeat brands.
Deep bass, crisp treble, perfectly clear midrange. They are easy to use, have seamless connectivity, come with a decent smartphone interface, and provide great fit and comfort.
Noise cancelation works well, albeit not perfectly. Nothing fully cancels exterior sound; it is always a matter of degree. That said, the degree of noise cancelling on these earbuds is outstanding. They rival the Bose headsets, but without the bulk. There is a greenbelt park near my house that abuts a highway. Without earbuds/headphones, you can hear the highway pretty prominently. With these earbuds and the ANC activated, it's as if I am in an isolated forest far from the highway.
"Hear-through" mode works well, too, if you want to be able to hear your surroundings for safety.
They have fallen out of my ears a few times, but generally stay seated in the "ear pocket" fairly well. IMHO, Jabra has always designs products that fit my ear canal pretty well. Your weirdly-shaped ears might produce different results. ;-)
Battery life has never been an issue. I have gone on long hikes, bike rides, and plane rides with them, and they have never run out of juice. The charging case does, indeed, work well to recharge the earbuds when not in use so they are always charged and ready to go when I need them. Using the case habitually also helps prevent me from misplacing the earbuds, which was always my biggest fear when considering wireless bluetooth earbuds.
IMHO, the airpod pros do not get loud enough to be worth the premium price. I understand the purpose of volume limits, avoiding liability and lawsuits, and the like. But the volume cap on the airpod pros is just too soft. I want to be the one who determines if it is too loud, not the manufacturer. The noise cancelation on the airpod pros was good, but not as good as the Jabras.
The one con is that using the earbuds as a wireless headset for phone calls or zoom conferences is not the best, mostly because they do not have a boom-mic. It is sometimes difficult for the other party to hear me, especially if I am driving (road noise). They do work fine as a bluetooth headset in a quiet room, though. But they are designed for listening, not as a wireless headset. I have a separate bluetooth earbud specifically designed for phone calls. These earbuds can double as a headset if a call comes in; but they are not designed to be a wireless headset for phone calls.
If you need earbuds that double as phone headsets (and you don't mind the volume limit on the airpods), then the airpod pros might be your best option. But these are the best of the mainstream premium audio earbuds on the market.
UPDATE: Over a year later, and I still love these earbuds. I keep them in their case, so they always recharge easily, and the case does help prevent me from misplacing them (one of my big concerns about wireless earbuds ever since I first read about AirPods). I use them on flights, dog walks, hikes, bike rides, coffee shops, kid's basketball practices, and elsewhere. They have never run out of charge before I stopped listening to music. Sound quality remains top notch.
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The best pair of headphones I've owned
For context, I got this pair of in-ears in 2021 for a hands-free experience while at work. I needed something wireless and wasn't going to interfere with my line of sight or distract me from my tasks. For that reason, the hear-through technology was very appealing for me. In over two years, I haven't experienced any errors with hear-through, and it's by far my favorite feature of the pair.I've since left that job, but continue to benefit from the perks of hear-through. When I'm working on copy for the Instagram page, watching videos on both my phone and laptop - even composing music in Logic has relatively low latency.Keep your expectations in flow though, because if you have more than one Bluetooth device paired at a time, the Jabras will favor whichever device is "active" (playing audio). For some of us, that's convenient! But for some others, it's too much and you will have to adjust accordingly.The picture is from after I tried coloring them in with Posca markers... that's after dropping them a few times and thinking the dark blue color made them too hard to find! Unfortunately some of the color has rubbed off, but for those who might want to try the same method might want to be careful with their markers!When it comes in the packaging, the product is beautiful; with a shiny, soft plastic that doesn't feel cheap at all; there is a "grippy" feel like those you might find on a Nintendo Switch joystick (slightly soft, but "grabs"). The earbuds themselves feel petite and high-quality. I have dropped them many, many times AND never lost them; both the case and the buds.In-ear, they feel very comfortable and seat nicely in my ears, immediately adjusting to the volume of the device I have it paired with. What I love most about them is that with hear-through, I can walk through the house with music playing and still hold a conversation with my partner, hear things he's saying, and know what's going on in my surroundings. There's a "blocking" feeling that can come from wearing headphones and these completely put that notion aside, offering a smooth breezeway between your ears and the device.When turned down low enough, It's "almost" like hearing something faintly in the other room - but they can be turned up quite loud and the audio still never leaves your headspace. The whole experience can feel as "contained" or as "free" as you want to adjust them to be.When I bought this pair, it was quite a leap for me as I had never spent almost $200 on a pair of earbuds before! But I have more than gotten my mileage out of these as they are still my constant companion for every project I work on. I find the audio is always pleasant - and the quality is high, with lots of nice balance and highlights of details where needed as far as I have experienced.My partner's son also has a pair of Jabras that he's owned for many years and still does - so there might be something there to Jabra being a very long-lasting brand overall. Highly recommend this product.
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- Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2024Color: NavyStyle: Active 75tVerified Purchase
For context, I got this pair of in-ears in 2021 for a hands-free experience while at work. I needed something wireless and wasn't going to interfere with my line of sight or distract me from my tasks. For that reason, the hear-through technology was very appealing for me. In over two years, I haven't experienced any errors with hear-through, and it's by far my favorite feature of the pair.
I've since left that job, but continue to benefit from the perks of hear-through. When I'm working on copy for the Instagram page, watching videos on both my phone and laptop - even composing music in Logic has relatively low latency.
Keep your expectations in flow though, because if you have more than one Bluetooth device paired at a time, the Jabras will favor whichever device is "active" (playing audio). For some of us, that's convenient! But for some others, it's too much and you will have to adjust accordingly.
The picture is from after I tried coloring them in with Posca markers... that's after dropping them a few times and thinking the dark blue color made them too hard to find! Unfortunately some of the color has rubbed off, but for those who might want to try the same method might want to be careful with their markers!
When it comes in the packaging, the product is beautiful; with a shiny, soft plastic that doesn't feel cheap at all; there is a "grippy" feel like those you might find on a Nintendo Switch joystick (slightly soft, but "grabs"). The earbuds themselves feel petite and high-quality. I have dropped them many, many times AND never lost them; both the case and the buds.
In-ear, they feel very comfortable and seat nicely in my ears, immediately adjusting to the volume of the device I have it paired with. What I love most about them is that with hear-through, I can walk through the house with music playing and still hold a conversation with my partner, hear things he's saying, and know what's going on in my surroundings. There's a "blocking" feeling that can come from wearing headphones and these completely put that notion aside, offering a smooth breezeway between your ears and the device.
When turned down low enough, It's "almost" like hearing something faintly in the other room - but they can be turned up quite loud and the audio still never leaves your headspace. The whole experience can feel as "contained" or as "free" as you want to adjust them to be.
When I bought this pair, it was quite a leap for me as I had never spent almost $200 on a pair of earbuds before! But I have more than gotten my mileage out of these as they are still my constant companion for every project I work on. I find the audio is always pleasant - and the quality is high, with lots of nice balance and highlights of details where needed as far as I have experienced.
My partner's son also has a pair of Jabras that he's owned for many years and still does - so there might be something there to Jabra being a very long-lasting brand overall. Highly recommend this product.
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Worked Very well for just 3 weeks and now there are issues and I am returning this
Color: NavyStyle: Active 75tVerified Purchase - Syed Nouman TassawarReviewed in Saudi Arabia on September 24, 2020
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