I’ve been researching headphones and reading reviews for headphones for a good month or so and I walked through Kohl’s and found these JBL Tune 230nc and saw the price and walked away. As I stood in line waiting for my food I started looking at reviews for these headphones. I think there was 2 or 3 negative reviews but for the most part they were good. So I thought I’ll get them and if I don’t like them I’ll just return them. Once I got back and set them up and installed the update I haven’t been able to take them out. They’re literally stuck in my ear!!! The sound is amazing, the bass is great and the gestures are easy to use and you don’t have to push them into your head to get them to respond like on my previous headphones. They’re comfortable and feel tight and I don’t feel like they’re gonna fall out of my ear!!! What imma saying is these are the best headphones I’ve had and way worth the price I paid!!! Thank you for making a good product I can talk about. I’ve actually told everyone that I hang with to put them in and listen. Imma very pleased with my purchase!!!Frank

Some months ago I bought the JBL Tour One’s. Phenomenal headphones. Beautiful sound quality with great noise cancellation. I thought it was even cooler that it had an app where I could change sound settings on the headphones too. Then one day just before heading to the gym, I turned the headphones and just fine while also getting on THIS app to change some of the settings again. For the first time it said my headphones needed an update. “An update? For my headphones?” I thought to myself.. I decided to continue with it thinking it might just be a simple fix for something. Worst decision I could have possible made. The update finished and I tried to listen to music, nothing. No sound whatsoever. I turned them off and back on. Still the same thing. That sound JBL products make with the base and the guitar, just stopped completely. The headphones turn on but nothing happens. I’m genuinely disappointed and sad that I even have to write this because I’ve used many JBL products before and have always been more than satisfied. This however is a big stain on their name. I tried to get in contact with anyone from JBL but got little to no response back. So I tossed the headphones aside in their case where they’ve been collecting dust. I don’t know if they’ll even respond to this review, but if you’re thinking of using this app to pair your headphones with- DO NOT DO IT. I REPEAT DON’T. It will mess up your gear and leave you with your money in the trash.

I was impressed, the app asked for an update the day I got the headphones and app. I did the update, turned on my headphones (well, first I had to pair them first) and started jamming to music, I felt the vibe like I was at a concert in rl, I suggest you get this app, also if you turn the talk through setting to talk thro, you won’t be able to hear the music, I suggest you put the setting on the middle button, so it’s talk through, and listable at the same time. These headphones can also stop playing music once and a while, this is because they hear talking and they think someone is talking to you, there is a setting for that to, use this app. I was very impressed, but I saw a comment that said that it broke their headphones and I was like that’s weird that I didn’t do that to me, so am I happened to you? It didn’t happen to me, but it might happen to you, so be aware and be safe.

The sounds quality is good. The noise canceling is mostly due to the rubber tips forming a seal in your ear canal. The added electronic noise canceling is relatively minor. If you use these on a plane or bus, they perform well. If you are in a windy environment they are not better than any other headset. There is a lot of turbulence that is not at all canceled out. I did use them on a plane before and they were great in that setting. I am a jogger and perhaps the constant grime of sweat coats or corrodes the little charging plates on the air buds. They are almost impossible to charge. I’ve cleaned the inside of the case as well as the air buds with alcohol (recommended on JBL troubleshooting page) and that does help. These charging issues started less than one year after having this product. I’m now going on the second year and only one of the can be charged, but only sometimes. I’ve also noticed that when the phone app says it is 80% charged, that only amounts to about 15 minutes of battery life. I’ve been too lazy but will finally buy a different product soon to replace these. Overall as a jogger I’m disappointed in this product.