JBL Tour Pro 2 earphones review – excellent quality and charging case has its own display

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The JBL Tour Pro 2 are among the best sounding earphones we’ve heard but on top of that, the smart charging case with a display adds a whole extra layer of control and convenience to make them an irresistible purchase for anyone who appreciates audio quality.

• VERDICT

When it comes to wireless earphones there’s not much that distinguishes one from the another, but the JBL Tour Pro 2 are absolutely one of a kind because it includes a display on the charging case.

JBL, one of Australia’s leading audio brands, is offering a unique user experience with the Tour Pro 2 earphones.

With the display on the charging case, users can control their music and all the settings without the need to open an app or touch their device.

And the impressive thing is the JBL display case is about the same size as a regular charging case.

The earphones are compact and fit securely in your ears with a small stalk extending about a centimetre from your ears.

The panel of the stalks also provide touch control so you can toggle between ANC (active noise cancellation) and Ambient Aware mode so you can clearly hear your surroundings.

And the JBL Tour Pro 2 sound amazing.

They offer stunning spatial sound and such crisp detail.

But what impressed us even more was the boss-level bass which rounded out the excellent listening experience.

The spatial sound goes beyond simple left and right stereo sound. It sounds like your surrounded by sounds that’s coming at you from all directions.

The True Adaptive Noise Cancellation with Smart Ambient has four noise sensing microphones to adjust the level noise cancellation to suit your surroundings.

Even calls on the JBL Tour Pro 2 earphones were load and clear – we could hear our callers clearly and they could hear us just as well.

But let’s talk about the amazing charging case.

It has a 1.45-inch colour display that offers tremendous functionality.

Users can wipe through 10 screens that allows users control playback, control the volume, switch between listening modes, change equaliser modes, set a timer, adjust spatial sound, screen brightness, change the display’s wallpaper, turn on and adjust Voice Aware and set Auto Play and Pause.

And across the top of the display at all times is the charge level of the left and right earbuds and the case itself.

We found the case to be instantly responsive when it comes to navigating our music, adjusting the volume, switching between noise cancellation and ambient mode and changing the equaliser modes.

The screen is large enough to easily adjust the settings and modes on the move.

There was one occasion when the listening mode changed with the case in our pocket because we didn’t lock the screen.

We found opening the case lid and closing it again can lock the screen so there are no accidental pocket adjustments.

You can still use the JBL app to do things like check your fit and to find your earbuds and select your voice assistant.

The earphones will have a Bluetooth 5.3 connection in the coming months through a firmware update which means an even more stable and secure connection.

On the battery side you can up to eight hours of listening time with ANC, 10 hours with ANC off and 40 hours in total from a completely charged case which takes two hours to full recharge.

The JBL Tour Pro 2 is priced at $329.95 and is available now.

VERDICT

The JBL Tour Pro 2 are among the best sounding earphones we’ve heard but on top of that, the smart charging case with a display adds a whole extra layer of control and convenience to make them an irresistible purchase for anyone who appreciates audio quality.