Name: Live 650BT
Brand: JBL
SKU: 489481
Rating: 3.7 (55 reviews)

JBL Live 650BT - Pros & Cons

battery life is quite good
it s still plenty good
better-balanced and more accurate sound
Sony are more comfortable
have better controls
and look and feel more premium and
easy to use and makes pairing quite simple
mid and treble ranges are quite balanced and neutral
fairly simple and quite responsive
The physical buttons are easy to locate and to use
padding on the cups is quite soft and their overall design feels fairly lightweight
It sound signature is balanced suitable to general listening
Great for the price and they look really good too
noise cancelling is also excellent - in fact
Comfortable listening over long periods of time
Bluetooth reception is reliable
sound
sturdy built quality and
midrange reproduction is accomplished and detailed
more noise isolation and comfort than the JBL
decent clarity in the mid and treble frequencies
The overall construction of the headphone is very good
built better and sound better
The fit is secure and comfortable over long listening periods
built-in mic offers excellent intelligibility
The headset is stylish and comfortable
noise cancellation gives tremendous clarity to the overall soundstage
JBL Live 650BTNC is a pleasure to watch
The bass is strong and well defined
high-quality response is usually reasonably good on these headphones
headphones are versatile and cover a wide musical spectrum
they sound reasonably good
snug and sound pretty decent
noise cancellation works pretty well on these headphones

Lower voices sound particularly strange
the playback and volume controls are nearly impossible to find on the first try
reviewThese cans are no longer available
the microphone cannot effectively attenuate environmental noise
a noise sounds twice as loud
Mediocre microphone recording quality
Poor passive soundstage performance
No cherry-picked units sent by brands
it lacks a few features like a playback control or some room effects
very conformtable to wear for an extended time period
sound quality was terrible
noise from plane and crying children
it only worked for 8 months
No dropouts during normal used even on the crowded trains
EQ will lose a little definition
no ambient aware mode that lets slightly amplified sound from your immediate
the headphone charges via Micro USB not USB-C
lack of a middle ground where active noise-cancelling headphones
JBL Live to be a bit restricting
headband also feeling annoyingly tight
clarity does tend to degrade slightly at higher volumes
lack of low end
No cherry-picked units sent by manufacturers
a bit too soft and blurry for tastes
headphones and can identify cars simply
The 650BTNC uses the old microUSB standard
the sound is a little blurry and only the SBC codec
existing background noise
A tight fit is not normally what you want in a pair of headphones
tight fit means there s not a lot of airflow
wasn t able to control my music
the mic level seems slightly low
There are no track navigation controls
JBL s audio configuration
650BTNC is not on par with high-end headphones
the highest quality full-size options are usually quite expensive
left side only houses the micro USB charging port
feel cheap or weak and should face up to most everyday abuses
the headphones have a comparatively heavy clamp
the headphones sound significantly warmer and a bit heavier on the bass
the high-ends are a bit tamer
JBL headphones usually are not necessarily the sounding headphones out the re

JBL Live 650BT - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Driver size	40 mm Best: Hauppauge XFones Driver size: 400 mm
Impedance	32 Ω Best: Stax SR-L500 Impedance: 145000 Ω
Weight	260 g Best: Cyber Acoustics ACM-7002 Weight: 0.11 g

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JBL Live 650BT - Full Specifications

Connectivity technology	Wireless

Weight	9.17 oz

Microphone type	Built-in microphone

Battery technology	Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity	700.0 mAh

Colour of product	Black Blue White
Control type	Touch

Impedance	32.0 Ω
Driver size	1.57 in

Bluetooth version	4.2
Bluetooth profile	AVRCP HFP A2DP
Detachable cable	yes

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JBL Live 650BT JBL - Editorial Reviews (9)

3.9

Based on 9 reviews

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JBL Live 650BT JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Review

RTINGS.com

Published: 18.03.2021

JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Review

3.6

The JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless are well-built, comfortable over-ears. Out-of-the-box, they have a slightly bass-heavy sound profile that adds a little extra thum...

TechRadar

Published: 29.03.2019

JBL Live 650BTNC review

4.5

One of the best budget noise-cancelling headphones around

SoundGuys

Published: 16.04.2021

JBL Live 650BTNC review

The noise cancelling capabilities make the JBL Live 650BTNC a great choice for anyone who uses public transport frequently. Read more in our in-depth review.

whathifi

Published: 19.05.2020

JBL Live 650BTNC review

3.0

Perfect middle ground headphones or just middle-of-the-road?

JBL Live 650BT An excellent noise-canceling headphone for less

CNET

Published: 15.04.2019

An excellent noise-canceling headphone for less

This $200 noise-canceling headphone serves up impressive sound, making it a more affordable alternative to models from Bose and Sony.

TechGearLab

Published: 18.01.2022

JBL Live 650BTNC Review

4.3

Providing good sound quality and respectable active noise cancellation for a fraction of the cost of the field-leading models, the JBL Live offers one of...

Compsmag

Published: 16.09.2020

JBL Live 650BTNC Review (wireless) - Price, Pros and Cons | Compsmag

4.5

JBL Live 650BTNC Review - The JBL Live 650BTNC headphones not only look good, but they're also comparatively comfortable too. They have loads

ProductReview.com.au

Published: 04.08.2021

JBL Live 650BTNC

JBL Live 650BTNC (Wireless Headphone): 3.3 out of 5 stars from 6 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.

PCMAG

Published: 28.03.2019

JBL Live 650BTNC Review

3.5

The JBL Live 650BTNC headphones deliver powerful audio performance and average noise cancellation in a wireless design that also works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.