JBL Wave Beam
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The JBL Wave Beam are true wireless earbuds designed for everyday use, offering deep bass sound, a comfortable and secure fit, long battery life, water and dust resistance, ambient awareness, and Bluetooth 5.0. Priced more affordable compared to high-end earbuds but don't come with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) technology.
JBL Wave Beam's ergonomic stick-closed design conforms well to ears providing a comfortable fit, the Ambient Aware and TalkThru modes also allow you to stay aware of your surroundings and also have a conversation without the need to remove the earbuds first.
IP ratings refer to the rating of protection offered by a casing, against solids and liquids. In the format of IPXX, 'X' represents a number The first value of the IP rating refers to protection against solids such as dust, followed by the one that refers to resistance against liquids (water).
Having a value of IP54, the JBL Wave Beam's rating for solids indicates that ingress of dust is not totally prevented but dust does not enter in harmful quantities to interfere with the correct operation or impair safety, and of liquids that they can withstand low pressure spray similar to that of a shower head when tilted at 180° for 10 minutes. JBL Wave Beam have a weight of 8.8g . We consider a lower weight best because lighter devices are more comfortable to move with.
For a device to be true wireless it must have no wires linking any part of the device together, JBL Wave Beam are true wireless for this case since they don't have cables. This is an important difference as some wireless earbuds have wires linking the two earbuds together. JBL Wave Beam are resistant to sweat JBL Wave Beam have stereo speakers, what this means is that JBL Wave Beam's speakers deliver sound from separate channels on both left and right sides, creating a richer sound and a better listening experience.
ANC makes use of more advanced kind of tech to reduce unwanted ambient sounds. ANC works when, it listens to the sound pattern of incoming noise and after inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. Simply put, it's like taking +1 (sound from your surrounding) then adding -1 (counter sound by the device) to make zero which results in a reduced level of noise.
JBL Wave Beam have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, causing less ear fatigue as you don't need to crank up the earbuds volume to outcompete background noise. The JBL Wave Beam sit tightly in place, creating an acoustic seal that tones down your environment sounds well as preventing the earbuds sound from leaking out .
The JBL Wave Beam driver unit is 8mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, therefor producing better bass. A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that produces sound in the earbuds, the unit size dictates the sound produced by the earbuds.
JBL Wave Beam's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well an audio component generates low frequencies that can be heard, and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through. The JBL Wave Beam's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component produces high recognizable frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through. SPL, is the level of pressure of sound, measured in decibels, dB, JBL Wave Beam's measurement is 100dB/mW.
Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source. JBL Wave Beam's battery life is 8 hours, these last longer than 5 hours of listening which is considered average for a single charge. A device's battery life is commonly given by the manufacturer, and with more battery hours, you get to use it for longer and have to charge the device less often.
This is given by the vendor, and JBL Wave Beam's case has a full charge of 24 hours. A charging case with a longer battery life enables you to recharge your earbuds on the go several times before having to recharge the case itself. It requires 2 hours to fully charge the JBL Wave Beam's battery.
It is highly adivsable to fully charge the battery before using the earbuds when they have been unused for extended periods. The JBL Wave Beam have a battery level indicator, an indicator shows you when the device has a low battery. The battery indicator lights show the charging state of your earbuds and charging case.
The JBL Wave Beam use USB TYPE-C, a standard connector for transmitting both data and power through a single cable. JBL Wave Beam have Bluetooth version of 5.2, Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard that enables data movement between devices placed in range, using short-wavelength, ultra-high frequency radio waves. The JBL Wave Beam have a 10meters distance to connect via Bluetooth.
JBL Wave Beam have 2 microphones. The JBL Wave Beam have a noise-canceling microphone, these microphones are designed to filter out noise from the desired sound. The JBL Wave Beam support ambient sound mode, which uses microphones to pass through ambient sound to still be heard even when wearing them When lost in a room, or can't be found in your bag, the JBL Wave Beam have a find earbuds feature.
JBL Wave Beam support fast charging. Commonly, technologies like Qualcomm’s Quick Charge, are used to reduce the time it takes to charge a device. The JBL Wave Beam have a mute function, they support the option to mute/unmute a conversation directly from the device.
The JBL Wave Beam, so you can access the volume control, pause, play, mute, etc whichever features are supported on the earbuds. The JBL Wave Beam support voice prompts. Automatically receive information through audio messages, like if there is a problem with the connection.
The JBL Wave Beam come with their own special pouch. Carrying earbuds openly, or placing them inside your pockets without a cover may easily damage them.