Having used both of them the Jabra 75t is an improvement over the 65ts. As mentioned in the review, they have much more bass. However, if that's not your thing you always have the app to adjust them to your liking.
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True Wireless Earbuds Comparison: AirPods, Powerbeats, Sony, Jabra, and More
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I ordered the Sony because of all the good reviews. But although I liked the sound, I had a lot of problems with ANC (distortions, maybe because of sudden change of air pressure) and the comfort wasn’t good because of the weight.
I don’t say that the Sony is bad, but for me the APP are much better in comfort, easy-to-use, and even ANC. And connecting works way better with APP on an iPhone.
Concerning sound I thought at first that the Sony were better, but after using both with EQ I can’t say that the APP disappoint me. Both are not perfect, but good.
I really wanted to like the Sony, but even with the higher price tag the APP are the better solution for me.
I don’t say that the Sony is bad, but for me the APP are much better in comfort, easy-to-use, and even ANC. And connecting works way better with APP on an iPhone.
Concerning sound I thought at first that the Sony were better, but after using both with EQ I can’t say that the APP disappoint me. Both are not perfect, but good.
I really wanted to like the Sony, but even with the higher price tag the APP are the better solution for me.
Sure but it's still a hassle to dig in your jeans or bag to look for your phone just to adjust the volume. Also, if you've been on the MTA. You will get tossed around fumbling for your phone if you're not holding on to anything. As for the Apple watch volume control, some people prefer analog watches. I wouldn't buy a series 5 even if it were $50. hahah
With a cheap Android device just buy cheap BT earbuds 😝
Easy ! 😂
So you've not actually tried them then? The weight is 3g difference, you definitely won't be able to feel that. In fact, I can't feel the 8g of the Sony at all, let alone the difference between that and the APP. Have a preference by all means, but don't make things up to justify your choices as it puts other people off of products for no good reason.
Yea well, having tried both, if the AirPods Pro get a 10, then the Sennheiser momentum TW (not on the list for whatever reason) should be getting a 15. I really can't tell how this list and ranking were patched together.
Please, don’t make weird assumptions.
I did order the Sony and really wanted to keep them.
But after one hour of wearing them I did feel them. It was uncomfortable.
I didn’t check the tech specs until I thought about ordering the APP.
For me, it seems to make a great difference, because I could wear the APP for several hours without a problem.
It’s okay if you have no problems, but I have tender ears. 😉
I've tried the Powerbeats Pro and and the Jabra 75t. Approximately $200 each and frankly, to me, they don't sound as good as the wired earbuds that came with my iPhone. Bought a pair of mpow m20s on Amazon for $50. Doesn't have all the bells and whistles as these $200 but they just sound better.
I wanted to chime in and give my (rather subjective) opinion.
Ever since my personal favorite in-ear headphones were the old Apple InEar with complyfoam tips.They did not deliver that huge bass most people expect but were rather neutral - not pushing the highs or the lows. I like that. You can better distinguish different instruments, singers and such. To me they had much more natural feel and much better sound quality than most headphones in that price segment (they even had 2 driver and were really small, not hurting or fatiguing your ear at all).
After trying a few different inears and settling for the B&O Beoplay E8 (main argument besides sound was low latency with videos) I was really disappointed. They had muddy bass and shrill highs with rather diminished mids. I got used to them but after a year I didn't use them any more.
Then the AirPod Pros came and I had been waiting for new InEars from Apple for so long. Waited till somebody I knew bought them and tried them. And immediately loved them. Bought them th next weekend and the sound really was much more like the old InEars - but still missing. After a week I finally changed the eartips to the large ones and boy hat a difference that makes. I now had bass and much more spacious sound. It felt almost like the old InEars. But still not quite. So I look up some DIY guides and made my own foam tips from spare tips I had left from my old Apple InEars and from the small size AirPod Pro InEars.
Now they sound almost like the old InEars - only better. Clear mids, steady highs, precise lows. Wonderful soundscape, spacious but still not overdone. Perfect for me.
They will not be the goto headphones for people who desire bass above all else but they are what I have been waiting for all those years. Only gripe is the knowledge that in 3 years time the battery will be mostly dead and I have to shell out for a replacement. I dread this moment already.
Ever since my personal favorite in-ear headphones were the old Apple InEar with complyfoam tips.They did not deliver that huge bass most people expect but were rather neutral - not pushing the highs or the lows. I like that. You can better distinguish different instruments, singers and such. To me they had much more natural feel and much better sound quality than most headphones in that price segment (they even had 2 driver and were really small, not hurting or fatiguing your ear at all).
After trying a few different inears and settling for the B&O Beoplay E8 (main argument besides sound was low latency with videos) I was really disappointed. They had muddy bass and shrill highs with rather diminished mids. I got used to them but after a year I didn't use them any more.
Then the AirPod Pros came and I had been waiting for new InEars from Apple for so long. Waited till somebody I knew bought them and tried them. And immediately loved them. Bought them th next weekend and the sound really was much more like the old InEars - but still missing. After a week I finally changed the eartips to the large ones and boy hat a difference that makes. I now had bass and much more spacious sound. It felt almost like the old InEars. But still not quite. So I look up some DIY guides and made my own foam tips from spare tips I had left from my old Apple InEars and from the small size AirPod Pro InEars.
Now they sound almost like the old InEars - only better. Clear mids, steady highs, precise lows. Wonderful soundscape, spacious but still not overdone. Perfect for me.
They will not be the goto headphones for people who desire bass above all else but they are what I have been waiting for all those years. Only gripe is the knowledge that in 3 years time the battery will be mostly dead and I have to shell out for a replacement. I dread this moment already.
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Let me ask you this, why would you want to risk voiding the warranty and trying to replace the battery yourself on such a small/intricate little device? {Most of these Bluetooth devices do not allow for the user to replace the battery themselves.}
Are they? Why do you say that? I'm curious as I can get a discount through my employer making the Jabra's less than $100, but the powerbeats integration with the phone make them interesting to me. I use mine almost exclusively at the gym so want a tight fit. Would love to hear your thoughts.
So you don't agree with the review. That's a long ways from claiming the article was a paid advertisement.
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Yeah, some people don't like being libeled. Can't say I blame them.
I own and have tested several of the headphones on this list. This is essentially a strawman argument with some lesser products and brands meant, as usual, to lead you to the conclusion that only the Apple product can suit your needs. For example, there's no mention of one of the pioneers of elite sound in the entire world, another American company, Klipsch. These headphones look as good or better than the AirPods, offer the same 24-hour battery life with wireless charging case, and can be used with essentially any voice assistant you want. Oh, and they sound 10x better than AirPods/3x better than AirPods Pro for $100 less.
https://www.klipsch.com/products/t5-true-wireless-earphones
Using the scale from this article and applying it to the Klipsch headphones would yield these approximate scores:
Comfort: 9
Portability: 9
Sound Quality: 15
Bonus Features: 8
Overall: 10.25
No mentions either of Sennheiser, Bose, Panasonic or Harmon Kardon. Now... the AirPods Pro are amazing headphones. I own AirPods and Pro's and I enjoy them both for different things. Original AirPods are great because I can listen to satellite radio or podcasts in an office environment but still hear other people speaking to me without having to pause, take the headphone out and ask them to repeat themselves. AirPods 2 are great because they are more comfortable, have superior battery life, sound better, are smaller, look better, have more gesture support, better call quality, and some noise-cancelling. I love both and wouldn't return either of them.
However, there are several misconceptions about them. For one, this isn't Bose-level noise-cancelling, it's more like the Scooty-Puff Jr., not the Doombringer (Futurama.) In general in my experience, a good seal to the ear is far more important to elite sound than "noise cancelling". I get Bluetooth interference in them more than other brands. They try to intelligently switch too often between Apple watch/iMac/Phone. Personally, sometimes I would prefer a "dumber" device that just syncs to what I want. They are intentionally bright white which makes me feel like a walking Apple billboard sometimes. I wouldn't use either set of AirPods for fitness. I wouldn't let them get wet. The bass is average. And they are not for audiophiles at all.
My point isn't to blast AirPods. Like I said, I love both designs and don't even consider them overpriced for the value I get out of them. But they also aren't the only headphones out there. And the biggest factor in finding the right headphones for a customer is personal preference/use scenario, not generic ratings. If you use headphones for running, walking in public, have an Android phone, or care about elite sound, I would never recommend AirPods.
If your devices have Bluetooth 5.0 you're going to have no problems connecting fast, regardless of "H1 chips". If you care about privacy and don't want ghost firmware updates with unknown data transfers going from your phone to something you literally put inside your head, AirPods are not a good choice. If you work in an office, and can use your headphones and charge them over lunch whenever you want, then battery life may not matter nearly as much to you as someone who goes on long road trips and needs perfect call quality.
What I do love most about AirPods though, is when Apple enters a market, it raises the bar for everyone else participating in that market. And for that reason alone, I'm thrilled they are pushing innovation again. Now if only they would do it in phones and computers instead of just adding 47,000 cameras/processors...
tl;dr: MacRumors (shocking) favors Apple. AirPods are great, but competitors have largely closed the gap.
https://www.klipsch.com/products/t5-true-wireless-earphones
Using the scale from this article and applying it to the Klipsch headphones would yield these approximate scores:
Comfort: 9
Portability: 9
Sound Quality: 15
Bonus Features: 8
Overall: 10.25
No mentions either of Sennheiser, Bose, Panasonic or Harmon Kardon. Now... the AirPods Pro are amazing headphones. I own AirPods and Pro's and I enjoy them both for different things. Original AirPods are great because I can listen to satellite radio or podcasts in an office environment but still hear other people speaking to me without having to pause, take the headphone out and ask them to repeat themselves. AirPods 2 are great because they are more comfortable, have superior battery life, sound better, are smaller, look better, have more gesture support, better call quality, and some noise-cancelling. I love both and wouldn't return either of them.
However, there are several misconceptions about them. For one, this isn't Bose-level noise-cancelling, it's more like the Scooty-Puff Jr., not the Doombringer (Futurama.) In general in my experience, a good seal to the ear is far more important to elite sound than "noise cancelling". I get Bluetooth interference in them more than other brands. They try to intelligently switch too often between Apple watch/iMac/Phone. Personally, sometimes I would prefer a "dumber" device that just syncs to what I want. They are intentionally bright white which makes me feel like a walking Apple billboard sometimes. I wouldn't use either set of AirPods for fitness. I wouldn't let them get wet. The bass is average. And they are not for audiophiles at all.
My point isn't to blast AirPods. Like I said, I love both designs and don't even consider them overpriced for the value I get out of them. But they also aren't the only headphones out there. And the biggest factor in finding the right headphones for a customer is personal preference/use scenario, not generic ratings. If you use headphones for running, walking in public, have an Android phone, or care about elite sound, I would never recommend AirPods.
If your devices have Bluetooth 5.0 you're going to have no problems connecting fast, regardless of "H1 chips". If you care about privacy and don't want ghost firmware updates with unknown data transfers going from your phone to something you literally put inside your head, AirPods are not a good choice. If you work in an office, and can use your headphones and charge them over lunch whenever you want, then battery life may not matter nearly as much to you as someone who goes on long road trips and needs perfect call quality.
What I do love most about AirPods though, is when Apple enters a market, it raises the bar for everyone else participating in that market. And for that reason alone, I'm thrilled they are pushing innovation again. Now if only they would do it in phones and computers instead of just adding 47,000 cameras/processors...
tl;dr: MacRumors (shocking) favors Apple. AirPods are great, but competitors have largely closed the gap.
Seriously 7/10 is the highest I would rate them and I use them daily. This is just straight shilling.
Although I don’t have a dog in this fight, given I don’t own any of the compared headsets, I have owned tons of BT headsets over the years (going back to Apple’s original bluetooth headset which was awesome for time) and still have a pair of Plantronics sport headphones that fall into the category of headsets I can’t stand - that is those that are in ear with isolating ear tips.
It could be that I’m simply getting old, but I won’t tolerate headsets that pressurize my ears for the sake of sound quality or isolation. I’ve got over the ear cans with ANC (another pair of Plantronics) that are great for plane travel given their 24 hour battery life, but even they have their negatives including size (for packing in my briefcase) and the heat that accumulates in the cans when wearing them for extended times (like a recent 14 hour flight to China). Obviously the APP’s would need to be recharged several times to get through long distance flights, but I think that would be ok as I normally take breaks during a flight.
I like Apple’s standard headphones because they’re not in-ear, but in noisy environments they’re all but useless for talking to people or listening to music unless they’re cranked up to 11. I’m going to have to grab a pair of APP’s before I start traveling again after the holidays and see how they perform.
It could be that I’m simply getting old, but I won’t tolerate headsets that pressurize my ears for the sake of sound quality or isolation. I’ve got over the ear cans with ANC (another pair of Plantronics) that are great for plane travel given their 24 hour battery life, but even they have their negatives including size (for packing in my briefcase) and the heat that accumulates in the cans when wearing them for extended times (like a recent 14 hour flight to China). Obviously the APP’s would need to be recharged several times to get through long distance flights, but I think that would be ok as I normally take breaks during a flight.
I like Apple’s standard headphones because they’re not in-ear, but in noisy environments they’re all but useless for talking to people or listening to music unless they’re cranked up to 11. I’m going to have to grab a pair of APP’s before I start traveling again after the holidays and see how they perform.
How many folks like me got in on the Pamu Slides for $50 on Indiego?
Take them any day of the week. Keeps na charge forever, sound is a touch less bassy less than Apple Air Pods.
Take them any day of the week. Keeps na charge forever, sound is a touch less bassy less than Apple Air Pods.
This seems odd to me. There is a huge difference between hearthrough when it's on and off if you're somewhere like a gym or train where there is a lot of noise around. The hearthrough mode acts like a microphone to the outside world so you can hear things better (e.g. if you're outside walking around or if you're at work but want to be able to hear conversations happening around you). It's the same thing as "Transparency mode" on Airpods.
Maybe your earbuds weren't fitted correctly to truly block out noise?
Also I'm wondering why the Jabra 75t gets docked so much for not having extra features. They have a lot for using the earbuds during phone calls, even ones that will pass the sound of your voice into your the headphones differently. And a nice app at least for Android, which provides my battery/playback status in a live notification.
I also get annoyed by reviews praising the Airpods for having the W2 chips to "make pairing easier", but what if Apple instead supported multi-device connections so you wouldn't have to pair/unpair devices? I had Airpods before and still found it annoying to have to use the charging case to pair my headphones with a difference device (especially if I left the case in a gym locker). With the Jabra 75t, both my watch and my phone are continously paired to my headphones, so I never have to pair/unpair them. THAT is a great bonus feature.
All of this work, and not telling us whether they are:
- BT 4.2 / 5 / "first class"
- AAC codec
- Multi-device pairing
C'mon guys... sheesh
- BT 4.2 / 5 / "first class"
- AAC codec
- Multi-device pairing
C'mon guys... sheesh
The Sony WF-1000XM3 sound better, great sound stage and sound separation. Bass is fantastic. Noise canceling is really good, but I don't use it. Touch controls are customizable but I don't use them either for I'm not that lazy as to not reach my iPhone from my pocket and change a song or rise the volume. I bought it for the sound, I don't care about features, just quality of sound and battery, and the Sony WF-1000XM3 they deliver comfort and great sound to my ears. I can wear them for long time without feeling discomfort, the ear tips are very soft.
The Sony WF-1000XM3 support the AAC and Codec SBC only, and something that all the reviewers forget to mention or don't know is that the iPhone will have to make a conversion from MP3 to AAC to send the data via bluetooth to the Sony WF-1000XM3 and that will kill the iPhone battery faster. All my music is encoded in MP3 320kb and personally I don't care about the battery usage... It's not that noticeable, but people will complaint, personally I only care about sound quality.
Will I buy this earphones again knowing about this conversion that the iPhone has to do from MP3 to AAC? Yes I will! They sound better that the Air Pods Pro.
Apple AirPods Pro should cost no more than $149.00 and the AirPods 2 no more that 49.99.
The Sony WF-1000XM3 support the AAC and Codec SBC only, and something that all the reviewers forget to mention or don't know is that the iPhone will have to make a conversion from MP3 to AAC to send the data via bluetooth to the Sony WF-1000XM3 and that will kill the iPhone battery faster. All my music is encoded in MP3 320kb and personally I don't care about the battery usage... It's not that noticeable, but people will complaint, personally I only care about sound quality.
Will I buy this earphones again knowing about this conversion that the iPhone has to do from MP3 to AAC? Yes I will! They sound better that the Air Pods Pro.
Apple AirPods Pro should cost no more than $149.00 and the AirPods 2 no more that 49.99.
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