Design and features:This Bluetooth wireless home/studio-style over-ear model provides very good sound. Although it lacks active noise reduction, the closed design helps to reduce both outside noise and sound leaking out into your environment.
Additional features include:
Has integrated volume control, microphone, and call connect/disconnect control.
JBL headphone app download for Apple and Android mobile devices adds additional features and software updates.
Sound quality:We found the Tune 720BT 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. With the Equalizer set to off using the JBL Headphone app (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 fairly even but is somewhat grainy and a bit hazy and congested (think sonic traffic jam) and a touch sibilant. The treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is extended, but is a bit prominent, sizzly (sounds that should have a delicate shimmer have a sound reminiscent of bacon frying), smeared and dry. While the sound has a good sense of liveliness, it is somewhat closed (sound-wise it's fairly obvious you have something plugging your ears) and does a decent job of recovering room ambience. Mixed character; warmish bass and midrange and coolish treble. The overall sound can best be summarized as somewhat bassy and grainy, and a bit smeared and sizzly. The tone settings of the app do have a noticeable effect on the sound of these headphones which may allow adjustments to personal preference.
Comfort and Fit:We found that these headphones produce a sense of moderate pressure around the ears. As typical of over-ear models the ear pads might feel hot and/or sticky after prolonged use.
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Users with larger heads might find that the headband does not have enough adjustment range to allow the ear cups to rest properly over the ears and/or that the headband presses uncomfortably on the top of the head.
Users with larger ears might find that the over-the-ear fit of the ear pads feel cramped, or that the ear pads sit on, rather than around their ears; in that case the less-than-ideal fit around the ears might interfere with the ear pad seal and reduce the bass response and/or noise reduction capabilities of the headphone.
Some users may find that when they lean far forward the headphones feel unstable and shift forward.
When the audio cord is used the sound of it rubbing on clothing may be faintly heard through the headphones.
