Jabra Elite 4 Active

Design and features:

This Bluetooth wireless noise canceling portable ear-insert model provides very good sound and excellent active noise reduction. Its ear plug-like design and electronic noise canceling feature reduce both outside noise and sound leaking out into your environment. The headphones work with or without the noise canceling feature being turned on. You can use the noise-canceling feature without listening to music. The Elite 4 Active has a volume control plus an integrated microphone and player function controls. Additional features include - that either earpiece can be used alone for one ear monitoring of Bluetooth streamed audio and telephone communications. Charging/carrying case has built-in rechargeable battery that the manufacturer claims can be used to recharge the earphone batteries for an additional 21 hrs. of listening time for a total of 28 hrs. Manufacturer claims water resistance of (IP57) for headphones. Extended 24-month water and dust warranty when model registered using Jabra Sound+ app. The headphone noise cancellation control default setting switches between ANC on and ambient sound monitor (Pass-through) modes by control on left earbud; the default settings can be customized using the Jabra Sound Plus app to enable or disable this touch control feature and to select between 5 different levels of ambient sound and 5 different levels of ANC modes. Adjustable ANC must first be configured to your specific hearing profile using the Jabra Sound Plus app before it can be used. Has music player transport, call connect/disconnect, ambient noise/noise cancellation/ on/off, digital voice assistant activation, and Bluetooth volume controls. Has power on/off and Bluetooth pairing alert tones. Has Amazon Alexa built in (Android only), Spotify Tap Playback (Android only) and supports, Apple Siri and Google Assistant digital voice assistants when used with Bluetooth devices that have those capabilities and that, if needed, have the appropriate apps installed. Supports Google Fast Pair (Android only). Has quick charge feature: 10 min of charging will provide 1 hour of playtime. Bluetooth connected Apple mobile devices using iOS Version 5 and above will show the battery level. The free Jabra Sound+ app for Apple and Android mobile devices can be used to provide noise cancelling level adjustment, ambient sound monitoring level adjustment, tone control preset and graphical EQ adjustment, earphones firmware updating, and to help locate the earphones if they are misplaced. The Elite 4 Active comes with 3 pairs of ear pieces in various sizes, USB-C connector charging cable, charging cradle/recharger battery/carrying case, Warranty Booklet. This model comes with Portable Bluetooth wireless noise canceling isolating ear-insert sports earphones that come with 3 pairs of ear pieces in various sizes, USB-C connector charging cable, charging cradle/recharger battery/carrying case, Warranty Booklet.

Sound quality:

We found the Elite 4 Active delivers sound quality that falls in the very good range - it reproduces music and voice very well although it does have some noticeable sonic quirks and excellent active noise reduction. With the noise cancelling mode engaged and the Jabra Sound+ app equalizer set to flat and Music Presets set to Neutral (as received state of the earphone) the bass (as in bass drums, bass guitars, stand-up bass, etc.) has good impact and goes deep, but is somewhat prominent and boomy. The midrange (voices, guitars, horns, etc.) is a fairly even, a bit grainy and hazy, and the bass somewhat crowds the lower midrange. The treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is extended, but a bit prominent, sizzly (sounds that should have a delicate shimmer have a sound reminiscent of bacon frying) and smeared. The sound also has a good sense of liveliness and is somewhat open--sound-wise it almost seems like you don't have anything plugging up your ears and does a decent job of recovering room ambience. Mixed character - warmish bass with neutral midrange and treble. The overall sound can best be summarized as somewhat bassy and a bit grainy. The tone settings of the app do have a noticeable effect on the sound of these earphones. Noise Canceling: Excellent noise reduction across the entire frequency range; high frequencies are reduced more than with many other top models and low frequencies are also substantially reduced, but less then with other top models. The noise canceling feature does not produce any background noise that can be heard when there is no audio program to drown it out.

Comfort and Fit:
This is a hybrid ear insert/ear bud design - the earpieces seal the ear canals but they don't insert into the ear canals as far as typical ear insert models, and they are supported by ear bowls like a ear bud model rather than the ear canals. Users with small earbowls might find that the earphone body feels a bit bulky in their earbowl and that they stick out too far and feel like they may lever out of place, but that they will stay in place during casual use and that they are stable even during vigorous head movement. Users with medium and larger sized ear bowls will probably find that this model stays in place with no problems for casual use and that they are very stable even during vigorous head movement.

The Jabra Elite 4 Active portable Bluetooth wireless noise canceling sports earphones have a isolating ear-insert design. These iPod/cellphone-centric earphones can be used with the noise canceling feature turned on or off, and are intended for use with iPods, iPads, some other cell phones, as well as standard audio devices. The earphones have an inline microphone and inline remote with and integrated volume, music player function, and call connect/disconnect controls. Additional features include that either earpiece can be used alone for one ear monitoring of Bluetooth streamed audio and telephone communications. Charging/carrying case has built-in rechargeable battery that the manufacturer claims can be used to recharge the earphone batteries for an additional 21 hrs. of listening time for a total of 28 hrs. Manufacturer claims water resistance of (IP57) for headphones. Extended 24-month water and dust warranty when model registered using Jabra Sound+ app. The headphone noise cancellation control default setting switches between ANC on and ambient sound monitor (Pass-through) modes by control on left earbud; the default settings can be customized using the Jabra Sound Plus app to enable or disable this touch control feature and to select between 5 different levels of ambient sound and 5 different levels of ANC modes. Adjustable ANC must first be configured to your specific hearing profile using the Jabra Sound Plus app before it can be used. Has music player transport, call connect/disconnect, ambient noise/noise cancellation/ on/off, digital voice assistant activation, and Bluetooth volume controls. Has power on/off and Bluetooth pairing alert tones. Has Amazon Alexa built in (Android only), Spotify Tap Playback (Android only) and supports, Apple Siri and Google Assistant digital voice assistants when used with Bluetooth devices that have those capabilities and that, if needed, have the appropriate apps installed. Supports Google Fast Pair (Android only). Has quick charge feature: 10 min of charging will provide 1 hour of playtime. Bluetooth connected Apple mobile devices using iOS Version 5 and above will show the battery level. The free Jabra Sound+ app for Apple and Android mobile devices can be used to provide noise cancelling level adjustment, ambient sound monitoring level adjustment, tone control preset and graphical EQ adjustment, earphones firmware updating, and to help locate the earphones if they are misplaced. The Elite 4 Active comes with 3 pairs of ear pieces in various sizes, USB-C connector charging cable, charging cradle/recharger battery/carrying case, Warranty Booklet and is covered by a 12-month parts/12-month labor warranty.