JBL TUNE 500BT - On-Ear Wireless Bluetooth Headphone - Black

Product Information

JBL is a popular brand with solid customer support and high build quality, though they aren’t water-resistant. Now, since these are budget on-ear headphones, you don’t get any fancy Bluetooth codecs, like aptX or AAC. You have to do with the basic SBC (and that’s fine for the price). But it’s a bit harder to distinguish between them. The middle button has a slightly elevated dot for easier recognition but could be more pronounced. The buttons are quite easy to distinguish but we’ve seen better. It overshadows mids and highs to a considerable degree, but if you like bass, you’ll love the sound of these too.

JBL Tune 500BT - On-Ear Wireless Bluetooth Headphone - Black JBL Tune 500BT - On-Ear Wireless Bluetooth Headphone - Black

The bass emphasized sound quality is typical for JBL headphones. It’s clearly geared towards a general audience that isn’t too demanding about sonic fidelity and just wants stronger lows. They also work without problems over 1 wall. When you get 2 walls between the headphones and your music device, then you get distortion, but not complete shutdown. These are great for casual listening during your commute, and using them with your smartphone for phone calls and YouTube binging. These aren’t audiophile headphones and come with a strong emphasis on bass. You can hear it immediately hence the name “JBL Pure Bass.” With the buttons, you control volume, play/pause, song selection, voice assistant, and calls (accept/reject).One of the reasons why we probably got a better result is because we listened to them at a normal volume. The headphones are loud and you can listen at a moderate volume at 30%. Putting the slider at half sends a lot of sound over your way. It’s almost too loud.

JBL TUNE 500BT - On-Ear Wireless Bluetooth Headphone - Pink JBL TUNE 500BT - On-Ear Wireless Bluetooth Headphone - Pink

Yes, you can do that. A smartphone and tablet, or 2 phones. Pause on one device, and you can play on the other. If that doesn’t work, like in our case (PC and Android phone), then you can seamlessly switch between the 2 devices. Press and hold the plus and middle button for 2 seconds to hear sound prompt. Then simply continue on the other device. Is Video Delay a Problem?There’s also the Multipoint feature discussed in the Bluetooth section. Basically, you can connect 2 devices at the same time and use either seamlessly. Connecting is easy. Press and hold the middle button, and the headphones go into connecting mode. After that, they pair automatically to the last known device. Can You Connect to 2 Devices at the Same Time (Multipoint)? Build quality is where these show their low price. The materials are cheap and somewhat creaky, but look better than you’d think. These are cheap on-ear headphones, and they feel like it. The plastics is a grade lower compared to more expensive headphones…