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 solids and liquids. In the format of IPXX, 'X' represents a number The first value represents protection against solids such as dust, followed by the one that refers to protection against liquids (water).
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 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 better for the reason that lighter devices are easier to transport.
For a device to be true wireless it should have no cables linking any part of the device together, JBL Wave Beam are true wireless for this case since they have no cables. This is an important distinction since wireless earbuds have cables connecting the pair of 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 independent channels on both left and right sides, this creates a richer sound and a better listening experience.
ANC makes use of advanced technology to reduce ambient sounds. How it works, it studies the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and then generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (sound from your surrounding) and adding -1 (inverted noise) giving 0 which results in a reduced level of noise.
JBL Wave Beam have ANC enabling you to listen at lower volume levels, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the earbuds volume to overcome background sounds. JBL Wave Beam stay well in place, creating a sound seal that reduces background sounds well as preventing the device music from leaking out at the same. The JBL Wave Beam have a unit size of 8mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
The driver unit is basically a mini speaker that produces sound in the device, its size determines the sound made by the device. JBL Wave Beam's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well a particular audio component produces low recognizable frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it. JBL Wave Beam's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response tells how well a particular audio component makes high human frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.
SPL, is the pressure level of sound, 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 before recharge.
A device's battery life is 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 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 takes 2 hours to fully charge the JBL Wave Beam's battery. It is highly adivsable to charge fully the battery before using the earbuds for the first time. The JBL Wave Beam have a battery level indicator, an indicator notifies you when the device has a low battery.
Its lights show the charging state of your earbuds and charging case. JBL Wave Beam support 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. JBL Wave Beam have 2 microphones. The JBL Wave Beam have a noise-canceling microphone, these microphones are made to reduce noise from the desired sound.
JBL Wave Beam support ambient sound mode, which uses microphones to pass through ambient sound so that they can still be heard even while wearing them If 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 MediaTek’s Pump Express, are used to reduce the amount of time it takes to fully charge the earbuds.
JBL Wave Beam have a mute function, they support the feature to mute/unmute a conversation directly from the device. With the JBL Wave Beam, so you can easily access the volume control, pause, play, mute, etc whichever features are supported on the device. The JBL Wave Beam have voice prompts.
Automatically receive information via audio messages, like if there is an issue with the connection. The JBL Wave Beam come with their own special case. Carrying earphones without a case, or placing them inside your bag without a cover may easily put them at risk of getting damaged.