JBL Live Free 2 - True Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds Up to 35hrs of Playtime 6 mics for

UPDATE: After a year I am updating to FIVE STARS. Worth every penny at $99. I’ve worn these every single day working in construction and use them at night to sleep. The battery did stop working after a year of heavy use. (When opening it, appears the neutral wire broke from the soldering but I’m not an electronics experts so that’s a guess). I must say I have dropped the case and buds maybe one hundred times if not more off ladders and stuff. So it took a hell of a beating. I worked in dirty, wet, dusty environments too. These are tough. They stay in the ears all day and all night. I use the noise canceling with ASMR to sleep and they don’t come out ( I use the included large size silicone pieces). The only reason it’s getting 4 stars is because I can’t use “hey siri”. I can hold down on the bud (through a glove which is great) to use it though. Otherwise the pros: super comfortable, fits the ear very snugly, low pro design, charges very fast (although buds run low on battery after a few hours when using ambient aware), voice clarity when using ambient aware is crystal clear. Can select functions for each ear (right ear volume control, left for play/pause/skip). Can answer calls and hang up with a tap/x2 tap. Just wish u could use hey siri. But worth not buying air pods as these are much more low pro and sit in the ear flush and stay in with excessive movement Read more

I had an older model of JBL true wireless earbuds, and liked them a lot but was ready for an upgrade. I grabbed these and have been incredibly happy. They sound great and feel great in my ears. I wear them to work often, and so if I'm doing a lot of moving, they will sometimes loosen a little bit, but I almost always am able to feel it and push them back in before they fall out. The touch features take a little while to get used to. But if you handle the buds by holding the outside, instead of the middle, I find I don't usually trigger the touch functions accidentally. It's not a perfect system, but I really like the ability to pause/play, FF/RW, control noise cancelling by only touching the earbuds - I don't have to pull out my phone. The noise cancelling isn't PERFECT (they're earbuds, I think FULL noise cancelling kind of requires over-ear headphones) but it is pretty impressive. I will sometimes use it will shoveling or doing outdoor work and it cuts out a LOT of the noise. The battery life is great, and I have yet to kill them in a single day. Even if I am using both for a couple hours while I work, I toss em back in the case while I take a break, and they charge enough in that time that I never have issues. And I like the wireless charging ability. Overall, very very happy with these. I'm sure that more expensive ones could offer some improvements, but these are great for the price point. Read more

Amazing sound quality, great comfort, excellent noise cancelling, quick to connect. Read more

Great sound, and noise canceling. They fall out very easily during light activity. If they had ear hooks 5 stars for sure. Read more

These earbuds are excellent. The sound quality is clear and powerful, with great bass. They are very comfortable to wear for long periods of time and fit perfectly in the ears. The battery life is great, and the noise cancellation works really well. They connect easily to my phone and work perfectly for calls, music, and workouts. I highly recommend them. Read more

Short version: They sound good, as expected for JBL. The multi-link feature is buggy and doesn't work well enough for daily use. I spend 5+ hours a day on MS Teams calls and frequently switch between using my phone and computer to take the calls, as well as listen to music, so multi-link is a must-have feature for me. I also sometimes work in a noisy office and like the noise canceling to help mute the sound of everyone else talking, so I can concentrate. I normally use a set of MS Surface over-the-ear headphones or a set of Jabra Elite Active 7 buds, both of which work very well - great sound, noise canceling, and reliable multi-link. Unfortunately, I some-how managed to lose my Jabra's, and the 7s aren't available anymore. So, I decided to try these JBLs. After the first week of daily use, here are my thoughts. The good: The JBLs sounded great, and the app's EQ worked nicely to tailor the sound to my preferences. Battery life was also as advertised. The bad: The multi-link feature is buggy and doesn't work well for me. The buds would often cause my MS Team client to lockup when trying to join a call unless I disconnected them from my phone first. I would also have trouble keeping them connected to my phone or computer. I experienced multiple disconnects while in use and I'd have to put them back in the case to reset them before they would reconnect. The noise canceling is quite poor, even after taking the time to make sure they had the proper fit. I'd say there really isn't any active noise canceling. It's maybe 80% passive and 20% active at best and was unable to even fully mute a single person talking to me in a normal voice. Both my MS Surface headphones and the Jabra 7's were MUCH better in this regard. They are both able to fully mute a normal conversation voice, with active noise canceling turned on - something that is great for noisy offices. Some additional thoughts: I didn't really appreciate the touch controls on the JBLs. I was always activating it when putting them in our taking them out. The Jabra 7s use a physical button press instead of touch, which worked much better. The MS Surface Headphones use both touch and rotation on the ear cups, which also works very well. (Too many designers today underestimate the benefits of tactile response in the rush to embrace touch-enabled devices.) I also really likely the Jabra Active silicone covering instead of the hard plastic. It was both more comfortable and more secure to wear. My ears where a little sore after several hours of wearing the JBLs. Something I don't experience with the MS Surface headphones and Jabra Active 7s. Read more