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 given by a casing, against solids and liquids. In the format of IPXX, 'X' represents a number The first value of the IP rating represents protection against solids such as dust, followed by the one that refers to protection against liquids (sweat).
Scoring 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 number 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 prefer a lower weight better because lighter devices are more comfortable to carry.
For a device to be true wireless it should have no cables connecting any part of the device together, JBL Wave Beam are true wireless for this case since they don't have wires. This is a key distinction since wireless earbuds have cables connecting the two earbuds . JBL Wave Beam have sweat resistance JBL Wave Beam have stereo speakers, devices with stereo speakers deliver sound from independent channels on both left and right sides, creating a richer sound and a better listening experience. Active noise cancellation uses more advanced technology to actively cancel noise.
ANC works when, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and after inverts the soundwaves to counter it. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (noise) and producing -1 (inverted noise) to make zero hence "diluting" the noise.
The JBL Wave Beam have ANC allowing you to listen at lower volume levels, good for your ears as you don't have to crank up the earbuds volume to outcompete background noise.
The JBL Wave Beam sit well in place, this creates an acoustic seal that reduces your environment sounds and also prevents the device sound from leaking out . The JBL Wave Beam have a unit size of 8mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, therefor producing better bass. A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that makes sound in the device, the unit size corellates with the sound made by the earbuds. JBL Wave Beam's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates 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 measures if and how well an audio device produces high audible frequencies and if it makes any adjustments 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.
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 longer battery life, you get to use it for longer and have to charge the device less often. The battery life of the charging case 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 more battery hours allows you to recharge your earbuds on the go multiple times before recharging 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 in storage for extended periods.
The JBL Wave Beam have a battery level indicator, an indicator notifies you when the earbuds has a low battery. Its lights indicate the charging state of your earbuds and case. The 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 range, 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 type of microphone, these microphones are made to reduce noise from the earbuds' sound. The JBL Wave Beam support ambient sound mode, which uses microphones to channel ambient sound so that they can still be heard even while wearing them When lost in a room, or can't be found in your bag, JBL Wave Beam support the find earbuds feature. JBL Wave Beam support fast charging.
Most often, technologies like Qualcomm’s Quick Charge, are used to reduce the amount of time it takes to fully charge the earbuds. JBL Wave Beam have a mute function, they have the option to mute/unmute a conversation directly from the device. The JBL Wave Beam, so you can easily access the volume control, pause, play, mute, etc whichever features are supported on the device.
JBL Wave Beam have voice prompts. Automatically receive information through audio messages, say if there is an issue with the connection. JBL Wave Beam come with a special case.
Carrying earbuds without a case, or placing them inside your pockets without a casing may easily put them at risk of getting damaged.