JBUDS Air ANC

These JLAB ANC earbud are fantastic so far. I've had them for about 6 months now and as my first pair of wireless earbuds and my first set of Active Noise Cancellation of any sort they are fantastic. I've wanted an active noise cancellation headset or earbuds for quite a while and finally jumped into the pool. There are dozens of options that provide a wide range of price points and consumer ratings. I read a lot of reviews and settled on these from JLAB and I am glad I did. I get very reasonable noise cancellation. They won't completely block out a lawn mower or a crying baby on an airplane but will make those sounds tolerable. When I cut the grass, I wear the earbuds and a cheap pair of over the ear sound protectors and get great results. I have tested the $200+ noise cancelling headsets but only in the store and I think these perform very nearly as well for an affordable price. As they are my first earbuds of any kind, I can only say that they stay put. The memory foam tips come in 3 sizes and are comfortable. I can't say if they are heavy or light. I can tell that I am wearing them for sure but they do not grow bothersome or painful after several hours of continuous use. I've gone 4 or 5 hours with them in and found no discomfort. That leads to battery life. Advertised as 10 hour capacity, I can't see ever wearing them that long at a stretch. My longest session was about 7 hours. I think I have heard the "low battery" alert just one time. Between uses, I pop the earbuds back into the carrying case (included with the earbuds) and that tops up the earbud charge. So, it is difficult to say just how long a single charge will last. I carry the case in my jeans pocket or a day pack to use the earbuds several times a day totaling maybe 3 or 4 hours per day. The LED lights on the case let you know charge lever remaining and I pop them into a USB port on a laptop or wall when I see the LED dots drop a light or two. That isn't test to failure kind of report but is what I get with my normal use. My only regret is that I didn't look to see if they are offered in colors other than black. I have left them laying on a counter or bedside table and the dark color can make them difficult to find. But then they aren't white or some other stand-out color when I am wearing them. I guess it is a fair tradeoff and I will take the look when I am wearing them. I don't recall just what I paid for the earbuds here on Amazon.com but I think it was in the $50 neighborhood. I am very pleased with the performance, durability and functionality for that price point. I could afford the higher price for the big-name earbuds but can't see why I need to. They certainly offer style points if that is your goal. I prefer very good sound quality, battery life, water resistance and the rest while keeping an extra $100 in my pocket. That fits nicely alongside the JLAB charging case that comes with the earbuds.

Well I'm the first reviewer of the Air ANC earbuds. I have tried MANY earbuds as I use them all day at work listening to Siriusxm, Spotify, Pocasts and the occasional phone call, you get the idea. I work in a noisy environment so Noise Cancelling is a big deal. Most wireless earbuds will get you maybe 6 hours max on a single charge, I have AirPos Pro and if get 5 hours, thats a good day. So I always need 2 pairs. I've tried many and they are too quiet, phone calls don't sound good, battery life was poor or the fit wasn't right. My current backup are Jlabs Air Icon, they're ok but I don't love them. Sorry for the long pre amble but I wanted to give you my expertise in this field, I would say I have my Masters in wireless earbuds! So the Air ANC are amazing!! First is the style, I'm not a fan of the hanging on the AirPods, these look great. Second, they fit really well, I wore them all day(It's my 2nd day using them). They didn't cause ear fatigue or become loose while talking or eating. they stayed in place. Third, the box says over 30 hours but thats with the extra charges you get from the case. I used them all day today and I got about 10 and 1/2 hours on a single charge! I haven't got that time since i had my LG Tone's! Amazing! Well thats all good but how to they sound? They sound great! Compared to AirPods Pro, I found them very compatible! Their noice cancelling worked very well too, I'm still learning the button pushes to turn NC on and off and the Be Aware mode, which lets outside noise in. Theres also a movie mode, I haven't tried that yet. Sound is good! Finally:price, these are only $69 bucks, the Pros are 250, you won't find many under 50 and if you do they probably aren't good and 50 bucks is probably the minimum you'd want to spend to get quality, trust me on that! 30 dollar earbuds will suck! These could easily be 100 or 125 but they're a steal at $69! I could not be happier with these earbuds, Jlabs has made a great product here! These, I think, are going be my go to earbuds, moving the Pros to 2nd place. Oh phone calls! I did use these make phone calls, Pros are still better i think but these are a very close 2nd and a major improvement from the Air Icons i have. Get these, you will not be disappointed in my opinion!

Before I start, I'd like to say I have returned my purchase and I have not gotten a replacement. Details in the below review: I purchased these as I got tired of playing around with wires with my current wired earbuds and I saw good reviews by many reviewers. Comfort: At first, it was okay. They fit nice and the passive noise isolation was decent. After a while, however, they started getting a bit heavy, and because I have small ears, it started to hurt because the big chungus drivers were hitting the inside of my ears pretty tightly. Not sure if they'll be recommended for long term use. They do however stay in once you put them in. I've done simple workouts like pushups, situps, etc. but they stayed in place. Have not run in them. Audio quality: Audio quality was better than I thought, but in hindsight, I'm not sure I think that anymore considering the price. I currently daily the Sound Magic E50S earbuds and Sennheiser HD280 Pro headphones and I will be using these as benchmarks - both around the same price (cheaper) and decent low-mid range headphones. Both of these have a very flat frequency response because I produce some music as a hobby and enjoy being able to hear all sounds evenly. Compared to these two, they have a bit more bass and the treble drops off sooner. The sounds are mushier than my current headphones but they were OK. Mic quality is laughable, from my experience, and doesn't always pick up your voice. Noise cancellation: These were my first experience with ANC and honestly I did not expect much. First thing that scared me was that a lady screams "ANC ON," "ANC OFF," and "BE AWARE" in your ears at loud volume regardless of your playback volume. You can tell which mode you're in when listening so I don't think that feature is necessary. ANC off is default which is annoying because you have to cycle through be aware and loud lady every time you want to take it out of the charging case into ANC on. For the cancellation quality itself, I think it's OK. I don't hear any EXTERIOR noise (more on that in the "Issue" paragraph) and it felt weird smacking my wooden desk and sounding like I was smacking concrete. Although they tend to make music/playback quieter with this mode on, the noise cancellation itself works quite well. Be aware cranks exterior sound and blasts it over the music and amplifies any noise that the earbuds are making as well. There is a slight latency between actual sound and what is played so it may be trippy. I personally don't see a use for that considering the horrible quality. Battery: This is the only plus for me. I think they last more than advertised - about 12 hours, albeit I do mostly listen at low volumes. The charging is quite quick with the case, and the case itself charges pretty quick as well. I think the integrated USB cable was very convenient and nice too as I don't have to worry about carrying a separate cord and the connection breaking or being damaged. Issue: One big issue I had was a constant static/white noise, regardless of ANC status. With ANC on and no music playing, you can't hear anything other than the static. With ANC off, you can hear the static. With be aware, the static is blasted into your brains. It's a constant static at constant pitch and volume. I often use headphones at low volume so this was very noticeable. I also tried the 40 hour burn-in, but it did not help (Why doesn't JLab do this from factory??). Wondering if this was a manufacturing defect, I contacted JLab to see if they can maybe find a solution or send me a replacement... They did neither - they told me to destroy them, send them a pic of the products destroyed, and they'll give me virtual money (exclusive store credit equivalent to the value of the product). Absolutely not :) I immediately issued a refund on Amazon and sent these back! Dumbest customer service I have experienced so far. Here's the email quoted verbatim for those who are curious: "All JLab Audio products come with a 2 year limited warranty that we fully honor and stand behind! A receipt or proof of purchase is required in order to take advantage of the 2-year warranty. *IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE OF THE US, PLEASE LET US KNOW AS WE HAVE A SEPARATE PROCESS FOR INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS.* Before you jump to send us back your headphones, please instead, send us a picture of the equipment physically destroyed and rendered inoperable (you will need to physically destroy both Earbuds and Charging Case or Headphones and send pic) When we receive your proof of disposal, if viable, we will issue you a store credit for the value of your item as currently listed on our site. This option is being offered as a courtesy in lieu of sending your item to us for inspection, which is our normal warranty process. We will require a picture of the item destroyed regardless of the actual issue. *PLEASE DO NOT THROW AWAY CONTENTS UNTIL THE CLAIM IS COMPLETE* Once your picture is received and processed by our Returns Department, our store credit system then will provide a code for the full price of this product as sold by JLabAudio.com. This provides the option to receive a replacement of your current product by using the code or to choose any other awesome JLab Audio product using the store credit." TL;DR - I can't really recommend them for audiophiles or for people who are picky with subtle sounds as you will go crazy. If you are able to tune out some noise and just want some wireless headphones, they're fine, but honestly you can find some with maybe even better overall quality for cheaper.

I quite like these, except for the fact that they sometimes drop my connection and force me to completely reset them and reconnect. Thankfully that happens very seldom. Otherwise, the sound quality is amazing, great bass, good treble and mid leveling, and the battery life is wonderful (I used to use them working a 12 hour night shift, and never had to charge them once during the shift). They're a bit bulky, but they stay put and the noise canceling is decent. Definitely a good purchase for a small amount of money. I'd buy these over the other, more expensive alternatives any day.

I bought these earbuds a little over 2 years ago for around $50, and I can say without a doubt these are an absolute steal even at full retail price which is $70. For $50, these have really good sound quality with excellent noise cancelling. I do have one issue with them though. My biggest problem with these earbuds is that they stick out a good bit past the inside of my ears and seem to have a fair bit of weight in that part of the earbud. This results in them slowly pulling themselves downward and eventually falling out of my ear. I believe the provided winglets are meant to help fix this issue, however the mating surfaces for these winglets (These surfaces are glossy rubber and smooth plastic) do not provide enough grip for them, causing the earbud to just slip off and leave the winglet behind in my ear. These issues are partially due to my left ear being kind of oddly shaped, and I experience similar issues with a lot of other earbuds, plus everybody's ears are shaped different, so take the fitment issues with a grain of salt. Other than the fitment issues, these earbuds are great, and I would absolutely recommend them to anyone considering them!

Be Aware mode lets me use these all day at work without issue. I haven't had wireless earbuds before this without physical buttons so the touch buttons are a new found love of mine. noise canceling works excellently. I'm finding myself using these more often than not because it drains out the excess noises of life. battery life is solid for a little under 9 hours before I have to put them back in the case to charge them. IMPORTANT!!: if your left earbud turns off and won't respond to touches or play any audio, the troubleshooting instructions on the website and in the user manual WILL NOT WORK! The manual says to tap seven times Wait 10 seconds and then press them both for 3 seconds and then they will reset. This is not the case as I found out through troubleshooting attempting to fix them. after you tap 7x they will no longer attempt to connect to Bluetooth. What DOES work is tapping them each seven times, waiting a few seconds, tapping 4x each and then tapping 3x each. you may have to play around with it a bit as I don't remember if they needed to be in the case or not, but once you tap three times the earbuds will start searching for a Bluetooth pair again.

I'm a cheapskate, so the big brand (samsung/sony/bose) stuff I don't even look at. Under $100, I'll consider. I'm used to using the wired JVC Marshmallows that I used to get for $10 and they sound great as far as I'm concerned. The JVC's fit under my motorcycle helmet just fine and isolate the music from the loud noise around. The JVC's do great on the lawnmower or tractor. Big bang for the buck. These sound great when the ANC is on. They pair up fine to a Samsung phone and a cheap chinesium MP3 player and they keep the connection better than other bluetooth headphones/headsets I've used. The ANC does a good job, but sometimes I hear it "pop" when it's trying to adjust to a change in the sound around me. For example, when mowing, if the blade has something get stuck and whacks it several times, the ANC will pop trying to compensate. My ears sometimes feel like I need to pop them when the ANC is on. Makes me wonder about long-term use of noise cancelling tech. The ANC off still isolates the noise some, but not as well as the JVC's. The "Be Aware" mode is positively worthless. It amplifies EVERY sound around you. I'd hoped to use it when in a noisy tractor to still be able to talk to passengers, but it takes the engine noise and just makes it louder. I'd hoped this mode would be similar to hunter's earphones that block out loud noises but let voice through. Definitely didn't work that way. Also thought they'd be a motorcycle option to let other sounds (ambulance ect...) in but still hear my music. I have to wear earplugs or buds on the motorcycle (even under the helmet) because the wind buffeting causes a wicked headache if I don't. These will just amplify the wind along with the exhaust and everything else. I'm also not sure the profile of these would allow me to get a full face helmet on without knocking them out, but I haven't tried this yet. I also think the battery life claim is false advertising. I may get 5-6 hours before having to charge them, not the 10+ hours claimed. 40 hours is after having them out of your ears to charge, so, definitely not 40 continuous hours of use, just 40 hours before having to plug them in to the wall to charge. Like I said, the full ANC mode sounds fine, and that is the mode I will probably use the most when mowing or working in the tractor around the farm. So TL;DR is ANC, pairing, stays in ear are all good. Be Aware is abysmal and battery life isn't quite what is advertised. I suppose maybe the more expensive brands do better?

This is my second set of these and I absolutely love them! I had the first set for a few years and the left one finally gave out and stopped working. The push buttons on that version, you really had to push in on which was awkward to do at times. Sometimes it would work and sometimes it didn't. I'd get to a point where I'd just take one out if I ran into someone I needed to talk to instead of trying to push the button twice. It wasn't ideal but the quality of the sound more than made up for it. Well, these latest ones I got have taken care of all of that! Now, you don't have to push in on a button. All you have to do is tap the outside! Tap tap on the right one and it turns the sound off. Tap tap again and it turns it back on. 100% every time and super easy to do. Now when I run into someone I need to talk to I just give it a tap tap and it pauses for me. And then there's the new noise cancellation feature on these and that's great too! I'm telling you, these are such great earbuds. The standard sound quality is fantastic!!! There's two other settings too but the standard setting is excellent! I love them, love them, love them!!!

Unfortunately one earbud failed after 2months. Will be too costly to send it to the US for "repair". //Anders

Ottimo audio! Ho acquistato questi auricolari da appena una settimana e data la mia esperienza con altri modelli acquistati su Amazon, ho deciso di scegliere quelli più performanti. Devo dire che il suono è eccezionale, la possibilità di scegliere tra i vari equalizzatori è davvero importante come anche la cancellazione del rumore, oltre alla modalità cinema/musica. Non so ancora usarle al 100% perché non ho ancora familiarizzato con i sensori touch e le varie modalità. Spero di poter sfruttare presto al massimo delle loro potenzialità, soprattutto per lo sport. Un punto a sfavore è la comodità. Devo provare se facendo sport indossandole per lungo tempo, danno fastidio o cadono. Una mancanza tanto importante è l’assenza di un set aggiuntivo di finn di diversa misura. Sarebbe stato gradito, viste le grandi qualità del suono ed il presso un po’ più al di sopra della media. Le consiglio nonostante tutto. Ottima la qualità del suono.

Nutze die Kopfhörer schon ein halbes Jahr und bin eigentlich recht zufrieden. Die Laufzeit der Batterie ist super und sind schnell geladen. Sitzen gut im Ohr und schalten sich in der Box automatisch aus. Die Gummiringe, die zum halt im Ohr sorgen fangen nach 6 Monaten an den halt an den Kopfhörern zu verlieren. Zum Glück gibt es ein ersatzpaar.

Buena

Ik was zeer tevreden met de geluidskwaliteit en de Active Noise Cancellation vond ik verbazingwekkend goed werken. Echter er zit een groot nadeel aan de oortjes, en dat zijn de zogenaamde "cush fins". Dit zijn rubberen bandjes die zorgen voor een betere aansluiting op het oor, waardoor de dopjes beter blijven zitten en geluid isoleren. Helaas blijven deze niet goed vast zitten aan de oordopjes en verschuiven ze makkelijk. Als een cush fin net niet goed zit past het dopje niet goed in de oplaadcase waardoor het opladen niet werkt. Erger nog, zonder dat ik het in eerste instantie doorhad is de cush fin van mijn rechter oordopje ergens eraf gevallen en kwijt geraakt. Zonder dit onderdeel valt het oordopje makkelijk uit mijn oor, en dit is daarna ook meermaals gebeurd. Er worden helaas geen extra cush fins meegeleverd.