This is a worthy choice for those who often listen to music, talk through headphones or listen to music while jogging.
Soundgear Sense is a unique open-ear wireless headphone model from the famous JBL brand, especially when it comes to design and sound quality. At a price of under 4 million VND, this deserves to be one of the options for people who often listen to music, talk through headphones and even those who like to listen to music while jogging.
Design
Soundgear Sense headphones with secure ear loops.
Right from the first use, JBL Soundgear Sense gives the writer a comfortable feeling when wearing for many hours. This is thanks to the advanced JBL OpenSound technology with the ability to transmit sound through the air, the structure does not completely block the ear canal, along with flexible adjustable ear hooks so that users can actively choose to focus on listening to music, making calls or listening to sounds from the surrounding environment.
Inside the product box, JBL also includes a removable neckband to secure the headphones more securely during exercise. In addition, thanks to the IP54 dust and water resistance, users can use the headphones in conditions such as sweating or light rain. In particular, the 4 built-in microphones are a big plus when recording loud and clear sound, even in windy environments.
The charging case is quite large, but it won't have any problems slipping into a pocket or small bag.
It takes time for users to get used to placing the headphones in the correct position in the charging case.
For the writer who is used to in-ear headphones in small charging cases, the JBL Soundgear Sense case seems a bit big. In addition, this charging case only has an LED light to indicate whether the battery is still available or is charging, instead of a multi-level LED light to know the remaining battery percentage, which is also a shortcoming.
Sound quality
This headset is equipped with a pair of smart 16.2mm drivers, supplemented with a bass enhancement algorithm. Along with that, JBL Soundgear Sense's OpenSound audio technology reproduces sound quite realistically, with almost no leakage. OpenSound is a technology that makes sound pressure transmitted through sound waves to the ear, while creating an inverse phase to minimize sound dispersion.
Sound quality is a plus point of JBL Soundgear Sense.
For open-ear headphones like this, the wearer often rarely feels the sub-bass and low-bass, mostly only hearing high ranges like upper-bass. However, with JBL Soundgear Sense, it is a bit different, the sub-bass and low-bass are not too impressive but clearly better than many other competitors in the price segment under 4 million VND.
As for the mid-range, there is nothing to complain about with JBL Soundgear Sense. The singer's voice is clearly reproduced, sounds clear and prominent. The sound details of the background instruments such as piano, violin,... are also reproduced quite well, not "drowned" like some other headphone models.
Overall, JBL Soundgear Sense headphones can help you listen to a variety of music genres, and if you are not satisfied, you can also customize the EQ using the app. All of the above technologies combined with the JBL Soundgear Sense design fits neatly on the ear without blocking the ear canal, users will have a music listening experience in harmony with all the surrounding sounds from the environment.
Other features
JBL Soundgear Sense supports quick connection to smartphones through Fast Pair technology. Thanks to that, users do not need to install the My JBL Headphones application to quickly view the battery life of each headphone and charging case with a pop-up notification every time they connect. In addition, this headset also supports connection with 2 devices for users to flexibly use anytime, anywhere.
Like many other wireless headphones, users can play/pause, skip to the next/previous song, increase/decrease volume, answer/end phone calls or call virtual assistants with just touch operations on both sides of the headphones. These features can be customized via the My JBL Headphones app.
Battery life is detailed for each component of the headset.
Battery
The battery life of the JBL Soundgear Sense includes the battery in the headset and the spare battery in the case itself. Accordingly, the headset provides up to 6 hours of music listening, about 3.5 hours of calling; and the charging case will add up to 18 hours of music listening. Thus, the total maximum usage time of the headset with the charging case is 24 hours.
Regarding charging, this headset uses a convenient USB Type-C port. According to the manufacturer, users only need to charge for 15 minutes to have 4 hours of continuous use.