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3.0 out of 5 starsDoesn't fall out
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2024
I have had mine for over a year now. I buy a new bluetooth earpiece every year, if they last that long. I have purchased over 7 different styles and brands and these have been the most durable. My main purpose for these are for talking on the phone while working and driving. Here is what I found.
The good:
- Good battery life. I think I only got low a couple times. I only use one at a time, so I just pop the other one in.
- Very durable. I have dropped them quite a few times while pulling them out of my pocket. They get caught on my keys because of the magnet on them.
- They stay in my ear very well. Unlike the earbuds, these don't fall out.
- Like all earpieces, you have to get use to having them in your ear. However, it wasn't that bad.
- With the JBL app, you can tune the sound of them. They sounded pretty good, and as an ex-DJ, I love listening to music. The bass is really good and the mids and highs are pretty clear. A lot of the sound quality also depends on what device you have them hooked to.
- The charging case is really handy to keep your these charged.
- I didn't use them a lot to block out ambient sound. However, the times I did, they seemed to work very well, as long as you hold them tight to your ear.
- You can pair multiple devices to them.
- To answer a call, you tap the side once. To hang up, you tap twice. I have not accidentally hung up on anyone due to adjusting the earpiece while on a call, which happens with other earpieces.
- Mic is really clear and I have never had anyone tell me there if too much background noise.
The bad:
- Although you can pair multiple devices to them, the only way to get them to pair with one of the other devices, such as going from one phone to another, you have to turn the current phones bluetooth off so the JBL units will look for a different one. So, if you have it connected to one phone, but the other phone rings, you will have to go through that process to allow the ringing phone to connect.
- The charging case is pretty smooth. It can be hard to handle and/or open the lid.
- If you have a deep ear, these earpieces will not form a good seal. This makes it hard to block out ambient noise.
- The white ones make it look like you are wearing a hearing aid. If I were to buy new ones, I would get colored ones.
- You are not able to change the volume on these. You will have to change the volume with your device.
- When calls come in, it will not tell you who is calling or what number is calling. So, you will have to look at the phone to see if you should answer it.
I have used iPods, Beats, Bose, Sennheiser, etc... I find these to be very nice and competes well with all the other top brands. For the purpose of using it as a handsfree way to talk on the phone, I would recommend earpieces designed more for talking on the phone than for listening to music, such as these JBL units. As for overall sound quality, I liked them. With the free JBL app, you can tune these to your comfort. However, good sound is a personal preference. Everyone hears tones differently.