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Includes:
- JBL LIVE 300 Premium True Wireless Earbuds
- Charging Case
- S, M, L sized ear tips
- SS, S, M, L sized wingfin enhancers
- USB-C charging cable
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There aren't any $40 earbuds putting up a JBL's 7.3 neutral sound score that I see. These JBL outscored the Jabra Elite 75T which has a 6.8 neutral sound. The JBL is definitely better than the Anker $43-80 earbuds. The Apple Airpods Pro has a 7.4 neutral sound (measly .1 point higher than these JBL earbuds) and costs way more than $38. Right now the Airpods Pro is currently on sale for $175 at Sams Club and retails $250. I have the Apple Airpods 2nd gen and it scored a PATHETIC 6.6 neutral sound which I agree with. I bought it for $99 sale on Amazon on 11/5/20 (160 thumbs up deal) before I read the rtings review and wasted my money on it. Trash earbuds. It costs me way more than $40. Atrocious noise isolation and bad fit. Easily the worst slickdeal purchase that I ever made. Lesson learned. Read rtings before making an earbuds/headphones purchase.
Rtings says the best earbud under $100 was the Anker soundcore life p3 (7.1 neutral sound) and the JBL outscored the Anker with its 7.3 neutral sound score.
I am huge fan of the Samsung Galaxy buds+ deals (bought 5 and 3 of them is for myself) but this JBL deal is tempting. These would be a downgrade from my Samsung Galaxy Buds+ though. I would suggest the Samsung earbuds but it will cost lot more than $38. I would look for a sale and pay an extra $30 for Samsung buds+ (new.. and not the downgrade buds 2) but I don't think they sell them anymore and some people don't want to pay that much. I actually really enjoy my JBL over the ear headphones that I got on sale too. Fan of JBL headphones and Bluetooth speakers.
* I bought the blue color. I already have the JBL Live 660NC over the ear headphones in blue that I really enjoy a lot. I was sold on JBL Live 300 due to the YouTube reviewers, positive YouTube comments from its owners, Amazon customer review score and especially rtings review. I always look at rtings when looking at headphones.
* I had the jbl earbuds for a couple days now and I am really enjoying them. They sound great and they are even better than the Samsung Galaxy Buds+ in certain aspects like stability, control, noise isolation and app. I love its stability and controls over the buds+. I'm gonna go mountain biking on real bumpy mountain bike trails with the jbl earbuds. No worries about them falling out. I still think buds+ are better overall and the buds+ crazy deals ($85.49 for two purple BTS and the $59 walmart deals) were better bang for the buck but these jbl are an absolute steal at $38 especially if one missed those crazy Samsung deals or want to have a backup pair with their buds+.
Here's a video comparing the JBL live 300 to the JBL reflect flow for those of you interested.
https://youtu.be/YXOI_W38234
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Not sure which I prefer more but leaning towards the flow as it will help blocking outside gym noise and battery life is very important to me. The micro USB doesn't bother me too much as I still charge micro USB devices and also because the battery life is really good with the flow. I will say that the 300 looks better than the Flow (ebay). In a odd way, I actually prefer flow physical button over 300 touch button. I found the Samsung touch button with double tap misses and accidental pauses. I don't adjust volume with earbuds too so no big deal there.
One can't go wrong with either at $30 Flow or $38 Live 300 and one can't find better sound earbuds in this price range according to rtings.
Update: Flossy Carter and rtings review scores sold me on the Live 300. I ordered the blue. Flossy Carter got the blue earbuds too. Lot of happy customers with both the 300 and flow in the YouTube comments sections in flossy, jimsreviewroom and other reviewers.
Here's a video comparing the JBL live 300 to the JBL reflect flow for those of you interested.
https://youtu.be/YXOI_W38234
They grip in my ears really well, and work really well.
A few cons worth mentioning.
Micro use instead of C if that matters to you.
The case is fairly large. And will bulge a pants pocket more than someone like AirPods.
The right earbud is primary and the left is secondary. So you can just take out the right and listen on it, but to just listen on the left, you will need to remove the right from the case and have it active as well. I use just the right at work fairly often to listen to music without blocking out too much.
My original pair still works perfectly, but for that price, I decided to get a second in a different color in case something happens to them.
Nothing wrong with looking at budget earbuds (I have the $30 soundpeatss and the Skullcandy jib true that I bought for $15 sale where it retails for $30. I got the jib true because of rtings recommendation). I wouldn't say that they are on the level of this JBL. I never pay full retail for anything. I am not comparing this to my Samsung Galaxy Bud+ at their retail prices. I am comparing the 300 and even the Flow at $30 and nothing is comparing to them at their sale price. Am I gonna take the Flow selling at $75 on JBL website over my crazy Samsung Galaxy Buds+ deals last year? No way but there aren't any $30-37.99 Samsung Galaxy Buds+ deals now. I compare the sale to the competitors in the same price range. I say the same thing when people compare phones in completely different sale price ranges. I grade a product on based what sale price I paid. Not at its launch price. I think everything at launch is overpriced. Is the iPhone 11 worth $700 launch price and then 2 and half years later, you can buy the metro deal for $99 phone? It is good to wait for sales.
Either you're getting the cheapest buds that are good enough for you, or you're getting the best buds you can for your budget. It just seems like the JBL isn't the winner for either option.
Either you're getting the cheapest buds that are good enough for you, or you're getting the best buds you can for your budget. It just seems like the JBL isn't the winner for either option.
Out of the hundreds of earbuds on rtings were you able to find just ONE earbud that put up better than a 7.3 neutral sound and cost $40 or less right now? Nope. You could never find any after you went through the hundred of rtings earbud reviews. A 7.0 isn't better than 7.3 the last time I checked too. I didn't say find the cheapest 7.0 neutral sound earbud. JLAB probably wins. You are fooling yourself in believing that JLAB is better though. Nothing wrong with budget earbuds but you are fooling yourself to think these JLAB are on par with the JBL. A $18 difference isn't much either. I would even pay $10 more over the JLAB with the JBL Reflect Flow too. $20 vs $38 for earbuds isn't much? Why settle? I will happily pay more as I appreciate sound quality and put tons of hours listening to them so I don't use cheap budget earbuds at the gym. If your budget is only $20 for earbuds and you are happy with them, more power to you. Even though I have budget earbuds, I much prefer higher quality better sound earbuds so I am willing to spend $30 on JBL Reflect Flow or $38 JBL Live 300 over $20 JLAB earbuds that obviously is lesser grade.
"Either you're getting the cheapest buds that are good enough for you, or you're getting the best buds you can for your budget. It just seems like the JBL isn't the winner for either option."
Huh? Not the winner? Yet you can't even name one earbud WINNER that produced a higher 7.3 neutral score that is in this price range after you scoped through hundreds of rtings reviews. I didn't ask for earbuds with lesser neutral sound score. Looks like JBL is the winner as they are ranked #1 in this price range. We are grading on a $38 price. Not a $150 price you know. Lot of people must have scored on the JLAB $12.99 deal at best buy and feel the need to defend it. You are better at defending the JLAB against overpriced underperforming Apple AirPods 2nd Gen (6.6 neutral sound) and Beats Studio Buds True Wireless (6.7 neutral sound).
There aren't any $40 earbuds putting up a JBL's 7.3 neutral sound score that I see. These JBL outscored the Jabra Elite 75T which has a 6.8 neutral sound. The JBL is definitely better than the Anker $43-80 earbuds. The Apple Airpods Pro has a 7.4 neutral sound (measly .1 point higher than these JBL earbuds) and costs way more than $38. Right now the Airpods Pro is currently on sale for $175 at Sams Club and retails $250. I have the Apple Airpods 2nd gen and it scored a PATHETIC 6.6 neutral sound which I agree with. I bought it for like $80 before I read the rtings review and wasted my money on it. Trash earbuds. It costs me way more than $40. Atrocious noise isolation and bad fit.
Rtings says the best earbud under $100 was the Anker soundcore life p3 (7.1 neutral sound) and the JBL outscored the Anker with its 7.3 neutral sound score.
I am huge fan of the Samsung Galaxy buds+ deals (bought 5 and 3 of them is for myself) but this JBL deal is tempting. These would be a downgrade from my Samsung Galaxy Buds+ though. I would suggest the Samsung earbuds but it will cost lot more than $38. I would look for a sale and pay an extra $30 for Samsung but some people don't want to pay that much. I actually really enjoy my JBL over the ear headphones that I got on sale too. Fan of JBL headphones and Bluetooth speakers.
* I bought the blue color. I already have the JBL Live 660NC over the ear headphones in blue that I really enjoy a lot. I was sold on JBL Live 300 due to the YouTube reviewers, positive YouTube comments from its owners, Amazon customer review score and especially rtings review. I always look at rtings when looking at headphones.
Out of the hundreds of earbuds on rtings were you able to find just ONE earbud that put up better than a 7.3 neutral sound and cost $40 or less right now? Nope. You could never find any after you went through the hundred of rtings earbud reviews. A 7.0 isn't better than 7.3 the last time I checked too. I didn't say find the cheapest 7.0 neutral sound earbud. JLAB probably wins. You are fooling yourself in believing that JLAB is better though. Nothing wrong with budget earbuds but you are fooling yourself to think these JLAB are on par with the JBL. A $18 difference isn't much either. I would even pay $10 more over the JLAB with the JBL Reflect Flow too. $20 vs $38 for earbuds isn't much? Why settle? I will happily pay more as I appreciate sound quality and put tons of hours listening to them so I don't use cheap budget earbuds at the gym. If your budget is only $20 for earbuds and you are happy with them, more power to you. Even though I have budget earbuds, I much prefer higher quality better sound earbuds so I am willing to spend $30 on JBL Reflect Flow or $38 JBL Live 300 over $20 JLAB earbuds that obviously is lesser grade.
"Either you're getting the cheapest buds that are good enough for you, or you're getting the best buds you can for your budget. It just seems like the JBL isn't the winner for either option."
Huh? Not the winner? Yet you can't even name one earbud WINNER that produced a higher 7.3 neutral score that is in this price range after you scoped through hundreds of rtings reviews. I didn't ask for earbuds with lesser neutral sound score. Looks like JBL is the winner as they are ranked #1 in this price range. We are grading on a $38 price. Not a $150 price you know. Lot of people must have scored on the JLAB $12.99 deal at best buy and feel the need to defend it. You are better at defending the JLAB against overpriced underperforming Apple AirPods 2nd Gen (6.6 neutral sound) and Beats Studio Buds True Wireless (6.7 neutral sound).
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