Jabra Bluetooth Headset, Titanium Black, One Size

So, as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so sound is in the ear of the listener. Recoded music is at the mercy of the original producer and of the reproducing equipment (speakers, headphones etc.). Sometimes we like what we hear rather than hear what we like.I fancied a pair of good Bluetooth headphones and in response to so many accolades and five star reviews, I purchased from Amazon a pair Sony WH-1000XM3 Headphones. They had what many would say was an excellent sound with good detail (when I could hear it) and a positive sound stage but unfortunately a tight rendition with over emphasised bass. I was listening to Sony engineer’s definition of what they thought I should be hearing rather than what I wanted to hear. No amount of equaliser adjustment could overcome the bass nor the tightness of sound. Maybe a good test is to listen to headphones whilst suffering from a hangover. As far as I am concerned, the Sonys would fail miserably. So under Amazon’s fabulous returns system, they went back. The latest Bose 700 headphones I believe have more treble emphasis but again, and I have not actually tried them, an engineered sound. Also, they are more expensive. Reading the frustrations of other reviewers, I was guided to the Jabra Elite 85H which I duly ordered from Amazon. I am glad that I did.The Jabra seem to lack some of the tight sound stage definition of the Sonys and also possibly lack the mid range quality (even to the point at high volume of bordering on slight distortion) but the sound is open, asking to be moulded to my preference rather than some engineer’s idea of what I should be hearing. They are very comfortable and so so easy to listen to for long periods. My preference is for clean detailed sound, fingers sliding along acoustic guitar strings and cymbals fading gradually into the distance. The Jabras give me this but seem equally happy with heavy metal, pounding drumming and even my wife’s prediliction for disco music. There are four equalised sound presets which can be moved through at the press of a button on one of the ear pads. Although Jabra has given each a name (as you press the button a voice tells you which one you are listening to) the equaliser for each can be vastly altered using the mobile phone app. If you feel that a particular track needs more bass to suit, then flick through the presets until you have the one that you have set to bass emphasis. Another pair of buttons can be used to move backwards and forwards through tracks and another to move to either noise cancellation, no noise cancellation and ‘sound through’. The latter amplifies external sound so if wearing the headphones which are over ear so to some extent are noise blocking without ANC being on, one can still hear external announcements. A further button connects to the various voice assistants. As yet, I have only used them once for making a mobile call but voice both ways was clear and worked fine. There have been occasional momentary Bluetooth drop outs but at this stage I have no idea of the cause and not really a problem.I understand that the Bluetooth is not up to latest spec meaning that the quality potential of the Bluetooth may be very slightly reduced. Impossible to comment on this as I have no means of comparing. Relevant voice assistant (e.g. Alexa) is accessible by the press of a button although have not had the need to use this yet. Battery life is superb. Not actually measured it but the phones were still fully charged after being used for a few hours followed by three weeks storage. The mobile app was easy to download and allows variations on the control of the headphones but once preferences have been set, is not really needed.Overall, I am well pleased with the Elite 85H headphones. Both with build and function quality, comfort, flexibility of sound adjustment and the noise that they make.

I have been looking for the right over-ear headphones for AGES.I'd actually been happy with a much cheaper Trond pair, broke them and was gutted they were no longer available.Thing is, I'm not even that fussed about sound quality, as I use headphones mainly for audiobooks and phone calls. I just have very simple requirements, which most 'top-end' sets don't offer ...These Jabra headphones are perfect for me, at least, so in case you have the same requirements:- The buttons are subtle but not flimsy, and you press them rather than having to tap or swipe. It is mega easy to get used to how to change the volume, skip forward/back, press play/pause and answer/end calls. I only got these yesterday and already have no problems operating the controls.- It's super-easy to scroll through active noise cancellation, hear-through and normal modes.- Call quality is flawless! I've tried other headphones and had to return them because people couldn't hear me, but no issues at all with the mic on these.- The app makes it even easier to change settings, e.g. treble and bass, and to set up different preset levels of sound for anything you're listening to.- It hadn't been a main priority for me, but the sound is FANTASTIC – easily as good as Bose etc. I'll be listening to music more now just because I have these.- Build quality is clearly loads better than Sony/others.- They are very comfortable to wear, including for me with a biggish head – Sennheiser headphones gave mea headache after only a short time.- They look great – quite big but in a cool way, with trendy band/cups shape.I just couldn't be happier with these headphones and only pray Jabra never stops making them, or starts swapping in fiddly/unreliable touch controls. These are PERFECT.