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 means protection against solids such as dust, while the second refers to protection 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. The JBL Wave Beam have a weight of 8.8g . We prefer a lower weight best for the reason that lighter devices are easier to transport.
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 case since they have no cables. This is an important distinction as some wireless earbuds have cables connecting the two earbuds . JBL Wave Beam are resistant to sweat 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 utilises more advanced kind of tech to reduce ambient sounds.
ANC works when, it studies the sound pattern of incoming noise and after inverts the soundwaves to counter it. Simply put, it's like taking +1 (noise) and adding -1 (counter sound by the device) to make 0 resulting in a reduced level of noise.
JBL Wave Beam have ANC allowing you to listen at lower levels of volume, causing less ear fatigue as you don't have to crank up the earbuds volume to outcompete background sounds.
The JBL Wave Beam stay tightly in place, this creates an acoustic covering that reduces background noise well as preventing the earbuds voice audio from leaking out at the same. JBL Wave Beam driver unit is 8mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass. A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that produces sound in the earbuds, the unit size corellates with 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 produces low frequencies that can be heard, 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 indicates how well an audio device makes high human frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal while at it. 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 before recharge. 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 JBL Wave Beam's case is said to have a full charge of 24 hours. A charging case with a longer battery life allows you to recharge your earbuds on the go several times before having to recharge 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 unused for long periods. JBL Wave Beam have a battery level indicator, an indicator notifies you when the device has a low battery. The battery indicator lights display the charging status of your device and charging case.
The JBL Wave Beam have 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 to connect via Bluetooth.
JBL Wave Beam have 2 microphones. JBL Wave Beam use a noise-canceling type of microphone, these microphones are made to reduce noise from the earbuds' sound. JBL Wave Beam support ambient sound mode, which uses microphones to pass through ambient noises so that they can 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. Most often, technologies like MediaTek’s Pump Express, are used to reduce the time it takes to charge a device. JBL Wave Beam have a mute function, they have the feature to mute/unmute a conversation directly from the device.
The JBL Wave Beam, so you can 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 through audio messages, like if there is an issue with the connection.
The 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.