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 is the level of protection offered by a casing, against dust and liquids. The letters 'IP' are followed by two values The first value means protection against solids such as dust, while the second refers to resistance against liquids (sweat).
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 take in account a lower weight best because lighter devices are more comfortable 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 matter since they have no wires. This is a key difference as some wireless earbuds have cables linking the 2 earbuds together.
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, this creates a richer sound and a better listening experience.
Active noise cancellation utilises more advanced technology to actively cancel noise. ANC works when, it studies the sound pattern of incoming noise and generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. Simply put, it's like having +1 (sound from your surrounding) then adding -1 (counter sound by the device) giving 0 which results in a reduced level of noise.
JBL Wave Beam have ANC allowing you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears since you don't need to crank up the earbuds volume to overcome background noise.
The JBL Wave Beam stay well in place, creating an acoustic covering that tones down background sounds while preventing the earbuds sound from leaking out .
The JBL Wave Beam have a unit size of 8mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, and can produce better bass. A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that makes sound in the earbuds, the unit size corellates with the sound made by the earbuds.
The JBL Wave Beam's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio device produces low frequencies that can be heard, and if it alters the signal on its way through.
The JBL Wave Beam's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response shows how well an audio device makes high human frequencies and if it makes any adjustments to the signal on its way through.
SPL, is the pressure level 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 before recharge. A device's battery life is usually given by the manufacturer, and with longer battery life, 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 charge of 24 hours. A charging case with a longer battery life enables you to recharge your earbuds on the go several times before recharging the case itself.
It takes 2 hours to fully charge the JBL Wave Beam's battery. It is recommended to charge fully 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 show the charging state of your earbuds and case.
JBL Wave Beam use USB TYPE-C, a standard connector for transmitting both data and power in a single cable.
The JBL Wave Beam have Bluetooth version of 5.2, Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard that enables data movement between devices placed in close proximity, using short-wavelength, ultra-high frequency radio waves.
The JBL Wave Beam have a 10meters distance connecting via Bluetooth.
JBL Wave Beam have 2 microphones.
JBL Wave Beam have a noise-canceling type of microphone, these microphones are designed to filter out noise from the desired sound.
JBL Wave Beam support ambient sound mode, which uses microphones to pass through ambient sound to still be heard even when wearing them
If misplaced in a room, or can't easily find them in your bag, JBL Wave Beam support the find earbuds feature.
JBL Wave Beam support fast charging. Commonly, technologies like Qualcomm’s Quick Charge, are used to reduce the amount of time it takes to fully charge a device.
JBL Wave Beam have a mute function, they have the option to mute/unmute a conversation directly from the earbuds.
The JBL Wave Beam, so you can easily access the volume control, pause, play, mute, etc whichever functions are supported on the device.
The JBL Wave Beam have voice prompts. Automatically receive information via audio messages, like if there is a problem with the connection.
JBL Wave Beam come with their own special pouch. Carrying earbuds without a case, or putting them in your bag without a casing may easily put them at risk of getting damaged.