expiredNavy-Wife | Staff posted Mar 22, 2022 09:45 PM
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expiredNavy-Wife | Staff posted Mar 22, 2022 09:45 PM
JBL LIVE 300 Premium True Wireless Earbuds (Black or Blue) $38 + Free Shipping w/ Prime
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Probably the worst parts of these are that you cannot use the left by itself and if you pull the left out of your ear it disconnects. This causes problems for me if I take it out and leave it out for a while I can only get the left to reconnect if I drop it back in the case. That is really annoying. Also if I want to pause my music it has to be with the right only, which I don't get. I also don't like that I can't just turn them off without putting them in the case. My jibs allow you to hold the button to turn each off individually. Finally the feature where they turn off when you take them out of your ear is annoying and for some reason turning that off in the app does nothing.
Charging case is HUGE for as little battery as it gives. Jib True gives two more hours for smaller buds and half the case size.
So overall sound is good.. not $100 good, but the rest of the features make me wish I hadn't bought from woot so I could return them without incurring a penalty.
Probably the worst parts of these are that you cannot use the left by itself and if you pull the left out of your ear it disconnects. This causes problems for me if I take it out and leave it out for a while I can only get the left to reconnect if I drop it back in the case. That is really annoying. Also if I want to pause my music it has to be with the right only, which I don't get. I also don't like that I can't just turn them off without putting them in the case. My jibs allow you to hold the button to turn each off individually. Finally the feature where they turn off when you take them out of your ear is annoying and for some reason turning that off in the app does nothing.
Charging case is HUGE for as little battery as it gives. Jib True gives two more hours for smaller buds and half the case size.
So overall sound is good.. not $100 good, but the rest of the features make me wish I hadn't bought from woot so I could return them without incurring a penalty.
Rtings scores comparing the two.
Neutral Sound= JBL 7.3 vs Jib True 6.6 <--- No contest
Comfort= JBL 8 vs Jib True 7 <--- just as comfy as my Samsung Galaxy Buds+.
Controls= JBL 7.1 vs Jib True 6.6 <--- I never adjust my volume with any of my earbuds.
Stability= JBL 8 vs Jib True 7 <--- Love the stability.
Bass accuracy? JBL 7.7 vs Jib True 6.6
Mid accuracy? JBL 8.9 vs Jib True 8.3
Treble accuracy? JBL 8.5 vs Jib True 7.9
And the list goes on and on. I am definitely a fan of its sound, comfort and stability. The controls are better than my Samsung Galaxy Buds+ too.
According to rtings, JBL beats the Jib True in neutral sound, sports/fitness, office and phone calls. The Jib True just edged it out in commute/travel with 7.6 over 7.5. According to rtings the JBL pretty much dominates the Jib True in all the categories but battery and noise isolation. Considering the $15 Skullcandy Jib True vs JBL Live 300, I am easily taking the JBL Live 300. I do like the Skullcandy and they are great earbuds at $15 sale. The Jib True reminds me of my Soundpeat$$ that I paid like $30.
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Not sure why you would expect those features. The Samsung Galaxy Buds+ doesn't support multi-device pairing and nfc pairing as well. According to rtings, they graded the JBL with a 6.7 Bluetooth score and the Samsung Galaxy Buds+ with a 6.8 Bluetooth score. I feel they are identical in bluetooth performance as well.
My apple Airpods 2nd gen also got 6.8 Bluetooth rating and doesn't have the multi-device pairing and nfc pairing as well. The difference is popping the case lid open vs pulling out the earbuds. Not big difference at all. Did you hate the Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Bluetooth connection as well? I found them to be pretty much identical just as with rtings grading with their Bluetooth grade with JBL having the better distance in line of sight connection and the Samsung with the better audio latency.
My JBL Live 660NC over the ear headphones has the ability with multi-device connections (connect to 2 devices at the same exact time), has 335 line of sight distance and was graded with 8.3 Bluetooth score. I really don't care much about connecting to 2 devices at the same exact time. Lets not forget that this is a $38 sale earbud deal (retail launch $150). Those special Bluetooth features are for the lot more expensive devices. My JBL Live 660NC was $99 sale with retail launch $200. Samsung Galaxy Buds+ didn't even have those features and it had $150 launch price as well. Airpods 2nd gen had a $159 launch price.
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Not sure why you would expect those features. The Samsung Galaxy Buds+ doesn't support multi-device pairing and nfc pairing as well. According to rtings, they graded the JBL with a 6.7 Bluetooth score and the Samsung Galaxy Buds+ with a 6.8 Bluetooth score. I feel they are identical in bluetooth performance as well.
My apple Airpods 2nd gen also got 6.8 Bluetooth rating and doesn't have the multi-device pairing and nfc pairing as well. The difference is popping the case lid open vs pulling out the earbuds. Not big difference at all. Did you hate the Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Bluetooth connection as well? I found them to be pretty much identical just as with rtings grading with their Bluetooth grade with JBL having the better distance in line of sight connection and the Samsung with the better audio latency.
My JBL Live 660NC over the ear headphones has the ability with multi-device connections (connect to 2 devices at the same exact time), has 335 line of sight distance and was graded with 8.3 Bluetooth score. I really don't care much about connecting to 2 devices at the same exact time. Lets not forget that this is a $38 sale earbud deal (retail launch $150). Those special Bluetooth features are for the lot more expensive devices. My JBL Live 660NC was $99 sale with retail launch $200. Samsung Galaxy Buds+ didn't even have those features and it had $150 launch price as well. Airpods 2nd gen had a $159 launch price.
As for the ther comments you made:
- Bluetooth pairing: these were being used with a Samsung Galaxy S10 which worked perfectly until I upgraded.
- Simultaneous pairing: why are you assuming that's what I wanted out of these? Nowhere did I say that my pairing issues were because I was trying to pair with multiple devices.
- Comparing to other headphone models: you assumed I have other headphones but lucky for you I do. I have Jabra Elite 65t, Samsung Galaxy Buds+, Galaxy Buds Pro, Sony WM-1000XM4. All of them paired better with my devices and the Samsungs actually switch between devices very well.
- Sale price: Sure it's a good price but that doesn't matter if the battery on the case is going to stop working. Also at this point this is a 2 year old model and I would probably recommend the Jabra Elites over this, and those go on sale all the time.
Before you spend 20 minutes responding to someone who was noting their personal experience, ask yourself if you're just trying to prove a point no one asked you to.
As for the ther comments you made:
- Bluetooth pairing: these were being used with a Samsung Galaxy S10 which worked perfectly until I upgraded.
- Simultaneous pairing: why are you assuming that's what I wanted out of these? Nowhere did I say that my pairing issues were because I was trying to pair with multiple devices.
- Comparing to other headphone models: you assumed I have other headphones but lucky for you I do. I have Jabra Elite 65t, Samsung Galaxy Buds+, Galaxy Buds Pro, Sony WM-1000XM4. All of them paired better with my devices and the Samsungs actually switch between devices very well.
- Sale price: Sure it's a good price but that doesn't matter if the battery on the case is going to stop working. Also at this point this is a 2 year old model and I would probably recommend the Jabra Elites over this, and those go on sale all the time.
Before you spend 20 minutes responding to someone who was noting their personal experience, ask yourself if you're just trying to prove a point no one asked you to.
Make sure your bluetooth is on. Make sure you don't have ear wax blocking the charging connectors.
As for the Jabra Elite 75t? I don't see new Jabra Elite 75t which has a low 6.8 neutral sound sell for $38. I see new ones list for $80 on the list of slickdeals. That is way too much. I am not interested in refurbished either. The 85t best deal is refurbished $68 and that was in March 2022. No real sales for new ones on the 85t according to slickdeals. Apples vs oranges in price comparison. I wouldn't take the Jabra Elite 75t over the JBL but I would take the Jabra Elite 85t over the JBL but the problem is that it has never ever sold for $38.
Interesting that you joined in Sept 2020 and you only 2 posts.
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