JBL Tour Pro 3: Two-minute review
Sometimes, we can become victims of our own success.
Are the new JBL Tour Pro 3 some of thebest noise-cancelling earbudsI’ve ever tested?
They’re emphatically the mostfeature-packedI’ve ever used, bar none, and that is wholly commendable.
Quite a deep-set design for stemmed earbuds.
A quick scroll through the on-screen menu options is testament to that.
So why do you sense a ‘but’ coming?
Which is good, right?
So what are the upgrades here?
What to say about the asking price?
Given the upgraded specs listed, you could say that the new asking fee doesn’t seem unreasonable.
Quite a deep-set design for stemmed earbuds.
Now, the really very good bits: spatial audio.
You don’t get this head-tracked spatial audio support with the cheaper Live Beam 3.
Is it worth the $100 / 100 price hike?
Personi-Fi 3.0 is just as good as 2.0…
Elsewhere, JBL really has thrown everything and the kitchen sink at these earbuds.
to talk a little quieter and keep the conversation on the down-low.
And of course, here you also get a transmitter mode.
It’s a small detail, but this rubberised section so useful
Do you take a lot of flights?
Will I personally use these features often?
But they are extra perks in a set of earbuds that already offered myriad features.
The Tour Pro 3 (right) is a deeper design and doesn’t feel as ergonomic or secure as the Live Beam 3 (left).
And that claim of an additional three hours of listening with a quick 10-minute speed charge?
Yup, all good and very useful.
(Often find yourself whacking the volume up to get robust audio from your earbuds?
Impacts the stamina doesn’t it?
Not a problem here.)
Sadly, that’s not the case with the Tour Pro 3.
I still struggle to keep them in my ears.
This set of earbuds will not be making an appearance in the above buying guide.
Basically, you’re gonna wanna ditch a set of functions again.
Your command options are Playback Control, Ambient Sound Control, and Volume Control ie.
On paper and in the flesh, they’re stuffed to the gills with features.
Are the extras listed above enough to represent great value?
I think for most people, no.
…and smaller pocketsI mean physically: the case is pretty big.
Definitely take a read of myJBL Live Beam 3 reviewto see if they’re right for you.
Bose QuietComfort Ultra EarbudsWant rig-agnostic, head-tracked spatial audioas well assome of the best ANC in the business?
It’s here in the September 2023-issue earbuds from Bose.
Cambridge Audio Melomania M100The ANC is very good indeed here, too as is the sound quality.
OurCambridge Audio Melomania M100 reviewwill help you sort through the details.
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