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JBL Tour One wireless headphones can provide long battery life and solid manufacturing quality, but is this enough to match the competition between Sony and Bose?
James Bullough Lansing founded JBL in 1946 after the death of his partner Ken Decker. Together with him, he developed successful speaker drivers and cinema sound systems under the Lansing Manufacturing Company brand for two decades. Decker has been in charge of Lansing's business. His death left the company in financial trouble until the company was acquired and renamed Altec Lansing in 1941. The JBL Tour One wireless headset will scare Lansing.
The two companies parted ways, and Lansing introduced several innovative Alnico drives that have become JBL's iconic products for decades. Lansing died in 1949, but the company moved on under the guidance of JBL Vice President Bill Thomas. JBL was eventually acquired by Sidney Harman, who made the brand today a world leader in professional audio, cinema speakers and high-end systems.
Considering their history and track record of designing and producing transducers, speakers and other components, it is a bit surprising that JBL did not enter the headset market in large numbers until the Bluetooth era and does not provide a single wired headset model today.
JBL entered the Bluetooth speaker market, and their first headset was clearly aimed at young consumers; the style and color scheme were not aimed at enthusiasts or adults over 25. Dad can you hear me
JBL is clearly aware that its headphones need to appeal to a very diverse audience. AKG is also part of the Harman family (now owned by Samsung), so there must be a commercial decision not to allow JBL to invade this category; AKG is very popular and respected in the professional audio and Head-Fi communities.
JBL Tour One entered a highly competitive stage dominated by Sony WH-1000XM4, Bose QuietComfort series and Sennheiser Momentum 3 headphones. Apple AirPods Max also belongs to this category, but considering the performance gap with the aforementioned headphones, the price is too high. Skinny
From the moment the box is opened, the intended use is clear. The first thing you see is a cloth-covered oval hard shell with an external mesh pocket and a carrying strap. Everything else is in the box, the cup turned 90°; the case is only about 2 inches high and about 7 inches in diameter.
The case has a divider to prevent the cup from being scratched, a pocket for charging, and a 3.5 mm to 2.5 mm cable for use when the battery is dead.
JBL advertises that the Tour One headset has a battery life of 50 hours, and we will wait and see.
The outer part of the earphone is mainly made of high-strength black plastic, which helps to reduce weight; the frame, hinge and adjustment device are all made of steel, which is reassuring.
The hinge rotates 90° backward, so the cup can be placed flat and rotated 15° forward for adjustment and comfort. On the vertical axis, the stroke of the cup is again about 2-30°, so that Tour One can adapt well to club heads of different sizes.
The cup and headband are covered with artificial leather and are well-padded, but they will heat the ears when listening for a long time.
In addition to the heat problem during long listening periods, I found that there is no comfort issue when wearing it for long periods of time, and the extended battery life of the Tour One means it can be used in almost any flight you plan to use, and has enough playing time. Operation
The control is quite simple, the right earmuff has a power/pairing switch, volume control and a 2.5mm jack for wired use (2.5mm to 3.5mm cables are provided), and the left earmuff has a charging port and ANC/environmental conversion.
The buttons on the left cup can also be customized for Alexa or Google Assistant through the app. The control application is quite simple, with ANC, environmental mode, equalizer and smart audio and video. Smart Audio & Video allows users to choose low latency for games or videos or a higher bandwidth connection for audio listening.
By default, wearer detection is turned on, so the headset will start to play automatically, but you can also disable this feature in the settings if needed. Scroll to continue reading.
In my test, even with ANC enabled at higher than average volume, Tour One can last for nearly 22 hours before it needs to be plugged in. After disabling ANC, my best running time is close to 45 hours.
Charging via the USB Type-C port at the bottom of the left earcup, it takes about 3 hours to charge from fully depleted to 100%.
JBL Tour One does not have an IP rating, so don't take them into the rain, and I'm not sure if they are suitable for exercise due to sweating.
Internally, the Tour One uses a 40mm dynamic driver with a nominal impedance of 32 ohms and a sensitivity of 95 dB/mW at 1kHz, which makes it a full-size model that is easier to power.
It is always interesting to try wired and wireless headphones and compare the changes in sound characteristics; the 2.5 mm to 3.5 mm cable that comes with Tour One makes the comparison easier. sound
Tour One has a clear bass boost, no matter how it is connected with the gentle boost of mid-high and bass, giving it an overall "V"-shaped sound characteristic.
Although the bass has good ductility and impact and some texture, it can become a bit compressed and thick in very busy passages. Those who listen to pop and rock music may like to emphasize the bass, but those who listen to many types of heavy bass may find it a bit muddy, especially in the mid-bass and very low end.
The midrange lacks a certain degree of nuance; especially when compared to the Sony and Sennheiser models, both of these headphones are secondary in the bass and mid-to-high ranges. It lacks a certain degree of existence and may disturb some people.
The mid and high pitches and high pitches are slightly tilted to make the vocals advance in the mix and provide them with the right amount of energy, but also slightly accentuate the high pitches. The treble of some materials may sound grainy. If you are looking for a lively-sounding headset, you might like the tonal balance of these headphones, but I find that when listening for a long time and the recording is not original enough, it can make people a little tired.
Enabling ANC can reduce hum well, but it also obscures the high end a bit; resulting in a dull sound. If the prices in your area are comparable, Sony WH-1000MX4 and Bose 45 are better choices. in conclusion
Although JBL has done a very good job in the structure, battery life and functions of Tour One wireless headphones, I found that their initial products in this category are not sufficiently competitive with Sony, Bose, or the more mature Sennheiser in terms of asking prices. Model. The sound quality is above average, but when Sony and Bose are much better and their ANC technology is clearly a generation ahead, is it really good enough?
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