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.
Ingress protection ratings refer to the rating of protection offered by an enclosure, against solids and liquids. The letters 'IP' are followed by two values The first value of the IP rating means protection against solids such as dust, while the second refers to protection 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.
The JBL Wave Beam have a weight of 8.8g . We consider a lower weight better for the reason that lighter devices are easier to carry.
For a device to be true wireless it must have no cables 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 since wireless earbuds have cables linking the 2 earbuds .
JBL Wave Beam have sweat resistance
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 advanced technology to actively cancel noise. ANC works when, it listens to the sound pattern of incoming noise and then generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like having +1 (sound from your surrounding) and adding -1 (counter sound by the device) to make 0 hence "diluting" the noise.
JBL Wave Beam have ANC enabling you to listen at lower volume levels, good for your ears as you don't have to crank up the device volume to outcompete background sounds.
JBL Wave Beam stay well in place, this creates a sound seal that reduces your environment sounds well as preventing the earbuds voice audio from leaking out at the same.
The JBL Wave Beam have a unit size of 8mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass. A driver unit is the component that makes sound in the device, its size corellates with the loudness of the earbuds.
JBL Wave Beam's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well an audio component produces low recognizable frequencies and if it alters the signal on its way through.
The JBL Wave Beam's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response tells how well a particular audio component makes high audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.
The sound pressure level, 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.
The 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 usually 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 the JBL Wave Beam's case is said to have a full charge of 24 hours. A charging case with more battery hours enables you to recharge your earbuds on the go many times before recharging the case itself.
It takes 2 hours to fully charge the JBL Wave Beam's battery. It is recommended to fully charge the battery before using the earbuds for the first time.
JBL Wave Beam have a battery level indicator, an indicator shows you when the earbuds has a low battery. The battery indicator lights indicate the charging state of your earbuds and charging case.
JBL Wave Beam use USB TYPE-C, an industry-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 transfers between devices placed in range, using short-wavelength, ultra-high frequency radio waves.
The JBL Wave Beam have a 10meters distance connecting via Bluetooth.
The JBL Wave Beam have 2 microphones.
The JBL Wave Beam use a noise-canceling microphone, these microphones are intended to filter out noise from the earbuds' sound.
The JBL Wave Beam support ambient sound mode, which uses microphones to pass through ambient noises to still be heard even when wearing them
When lost in a room, or can't be found in your bag, JBL Wave Beam have a find earbuds feature.
JBL Wave Beam support fast charging. Commonly, technologies like Qualcomm’s Quick Charge, are used to lower the amount of time it takes to fully charge the earbuds.
The JBL Wave Beam have a mute function, they support the feature to mute/unmute a conversation directly from the earbuds.
With the JBL Wave Beam, so you can easily access the volume control, pause, play, mute, etc whichever functions are supported on the earbuds.
The JBL Wave Beam have voice prompts. Automatically receive information via audio messages, say if there is an issue with the connection.
JBL Wave Beam come with a special case. Carrying earphones without a case, or putting them in your bag without a cover may easily put them at risk of getting damaged.