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 5 has a volume control plus an integrated microphone and player function controls. Additional features include - 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 27 hrs. of listening time for a total of 36 hrs. with ANC off or an additional 21 hrs. of listening time for a total of 28 hrs. with ANC on. Manufacturer claims dust and moisture resistance of (IP55) for earphones. Can be recharged via USB cable or compatible optional Qi compatible wireless charging devices. 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, ANC off, 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. Automatically pauses audio when one earphone is taken out of ear and resumes when both are put back, default setting is on and can be turned on or off in free Jabra Sound+ app. Has Mono mode where one earphone can be used at a time. Has multi-point feature - allows simultaneous connection of two Bluetooth devices. Supports Amazon Alexa, 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) and Spotify Tap. 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 earphone control customization, switchable noise masking, noise cancelling level adjustment, ambient sound monitoring level adjustment, tone control preset and graphical EQ adjustment, personal hearing profile optimization, earphones firmware updating, and to help locate the earphones if they are misplaced. The Elite 5 comes with 3 pairs of ear pieces in various sizes, USB-C connector charging cable, charging cradle/recharger battery/carrying case.
Sound quality:We found the Elite 5 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 Jabra Sound+ app equalizer set to flat and Music Presets set to Neutral with ANC on (as received state of the earphone) the bass (as in bass drums, bass guitars, stand-up bass, etc.) has good impact and goes fairly deep. The midrange (voices, guitars, horns, etc.) is somewhat grainy, a bit etched (a bit more sharply outlined then it should be), hazy, and congested (think sonic traffic jam) , a touch sibilant, and the upper midrange is a bit prominent. The treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is extended, but is somewhat prominent, smeared and sizzly (sounds that should have a delicate shimmer have a sound reminiscent of bacon frying). 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. Neutral to coolish character. The overall sound can best be summarized as somewhat grainy and sizzly. 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 with the low frequencies reduced the most. Orientation changes the noise reduction characteristic - when the noise is coming from the front a bit more high-frequency noise can be heard relative to when it's coming from the side or rear. A very, very faint rushing sound can be heard in quiet environments when there is no audio program to drown it out.
Comfort and Fit:As typical of in-ear models they produce a sense of pressure in the ear canal opening that might be uncomfortable for some.
Small
Users with small ear bowls might find that the earphone body feels bulky in their ear bowl 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 during fairly vigorous head movement.
Medium
Users with medium sized ear bowls will probably find that this model stays in place with no problems for casual use and that they are stable during vigorous head movement.
Large
Users with large 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.
