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 rating of protection offered by an enclosure, against solids and water. In the format of IPXX, 'X' represents a number The first value means protection against solids such as dust, followed by the one that 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 the second value of 4 means 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 better because lighter devices are more comfortable to carry.
For a device to be true wireless it must have no cables connecting any part of the device together, JBL Wave Beam are true wireless for this matter since they don't have wires. This is a key difference since wireless earbuds have cables linking the two earbuds together. JBL Wave Beam are resistant to sweat JBL Wave Beam have stereo speakers, devices with stereo speakers deliver sound from separate channels on both left and right sides, creating a richer sound and a better listening experience.
Active noise cancellation makes use of advanced kind of tech to actively cancel noise. How it works, it listens to the sound pattern of incoming noise and inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. Simply put, it's like having +1 (noise) and adding -1 (counter sound by the device) giving 0 resulting in a reduced level of noise.
JBL Wave Beam have ANC enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, causing less ear fatigue since you don't need to crank up the earbuds volume to outcompete background sounds. The JBL Wave Beam sit well in place, this creates a sound seal that reduces your environment sounds well as preventing the earbuds music 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, therefor producing better bass.
The driver unit is the component that produces sound in the device, the unit size determines the loudness of the device. The JBL Wave Beam's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component generates low frequencies that can be heard, and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it. The JBL Wave Beam's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well a particular audio device makes high human frequencies and if it changes to the signal on its way through.
The sound pressure level, 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 for a single charge.
A device's battery life is given by the manufacturer, and with more battery hours, you get to use it for longer and requires fewer chargings. This is given by the manufacturer, and JBL Wave Beam's case has a charge of 24 hours. A charging case with a longer battery life enables you to recharge your earbuds on the go many times before recharging the case itself.
It requires 2 hours to fully charge the JBL Wave Beam's battery. It is recommended to charge fully the battery before using the earbuds when they have been in storage for long periods. 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 status of your earbuds and charging case. JBL Wave Beam support USB TYPE-C, an industry-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 transfers between devices placed in close proximity, using short-wavelength, ultra-high frequency radio waves.
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 designed to reduce background sounds from the desired sound.
The JBL Wave Beam support ambient sound mode, which uses microphones to pass through ambient noises to still be heard even when wearing the earbuds When misplaced in a room, or can't easily find them in your bag, JBL Wave Beam have a find earbuds feature. JBL Wave Beam support fast charging. Usually, technologies like Qualcomm’s Quick Charge, are used to lower 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 access the volume control, pause, play, mute, etc whichever features are supported on the earbuds. The JBL Wave Beam support voice prompts.
With voice prompts, you receive information via audio messages, like if there is a problem with the connection. The JBL Wave Beam come with their own special case. Carrying earbuds openly, or placing them in your bag without a cover may easily put them at risk of getting damaged.