Noise reduction earphones have always been a pain in the mind of the author. In the past six months, noise reduction earphones can only be heard but not seen. Although I have frequently contacted noise reduction earphones of major brands, I have never had time to sit down and savor the changes of noise reduction earphones to life. However, there are friends around Amway who "noise reduction earphones greatly improve the quality of life" every day, so that the author can't help but fall into the pit of noise reduction earphones. Speaking of JBL, I believe many people are familiar with it. This audio manufacturer under Harman Carton has produced many excellent headsets and Bluetooth speakers. Its lively and sporty appearance has attracted many young users. Today, let's take a look at the performance of Duet NC Wireless, the active noise reduction headset launched by JBL.
Unpacking&Appearance&Product Details
In terms of packaging, JBL's style is still a little overbearing, giving people a feeling of full size headphones. The actual product size is not so pompous.
Compared with the arrogance of the outer package, the interior is a bit "simple". The fixing method of the earphone is very rough, but it can not be demanding. There are still some accessories, as well as many charging cables and protective covers.
Compared with the colorful appearance and cool lighting effect of JBL's speaker series, Duet NC Wireless's appearance is much more low-key. This simple color matching is really a bit inconspicuous, but it may be a blessing for many users. After all, it is a larger size headset. The bright color matching will make some low-key partners shy of going out.
The low-key appearance does not affect the reality of the materials used. The head beam and earmuff pads are all wrapped with protein leather. The touch is very delicate, the surface astringency is moderate, and the tightness and ductility are OK. There should be no aging and peeling problems, but the material is very soft, and the tensile strength is average. You need to be careful in use, Prevent sharp objects from scratching the leather and causing damage.
Earmuff pads use very soft, slow rebound fillers, which can adapt to the shape of the ear well and feel comfortable enough.
The JBL logo in the center is made of metal, with CNC highlighted and polished edges and protein leather wrapped around it. Although the overall color matching is very low-key, a lot of effort has been made in texture, including leather and metal.
The keys are all concentrated on the right side, which are divided into a paddle switch with integrated indicator light, a volume increase/decrease, a hang up/play key, a Bluetooth switch button, and a noise reduction switch.
The power supply, hang up/play button and noise reduction switch are designed with embossed logo, and have different key heights. Different functions can be distinguished by the touch of fingers, and the details are well done. There is only a MicroUSB interface on the left side for daily charging, which is officially claimed to be full in two hours.
The head beam is designed with metal material covering leather, which has good toughness and just good radian, and there is no phenomenon of flat top radian and "head". The earphone and headgear are equipped with a rotating shaft design for easy storage, which is also a common design of portable earphones.
The rotating shaft part is designed as metal+plastic. The mechanical rotating shaft part is pure metal, and the two ends are fixed by metal wrapped plastic. The strength of the horizontal rotating shaft and the vertical rotating shaft is no problem, no shaking, no virtual position, and the rotating damping is moderate.
However, after the folding mode is turned on, the snap on the edge of the metal part of the rotating shaft appears slightly sharp. Users need to be careful when using it. It will be more considerate if they can do edge wrapping or arc processing.
Wearing feeling&sound quality&experience
For this kind of large earphone, a common problem that is easy to make is "chuck". If the head beam radian is not well designed, it is easy to feel the ear pinched or the head stuck. When the author opened JBL Duet NC Wireless, he was vaguely worried that the headgear design would make him uncomfortable, but the actual wearing feeling was somewhat unexpected. Whether it was the softness of the padding material of the earmuff pad, the touch of protein leather, or the comfort of the headgear, he did a good job, It is commendable that there is no "collet" feeling after several hours of continuous wear.
In addition to the material of earmuff pads and the head beam design, weight is also a point of attention for headphones. The LCD-3 produced by Audeze must have been impressive enough. As a top headset, its sound quality is almost impeccable. However, the weight of 550g without headphone cable makes it hard to wear it for a long time because of its great pressure on the cervical spine. In this regard, Duet NC Wireless does a good job. Its weight is moderate, and it doesn't feel tired of cervical vertebra after wearing it for a long time. Those who like to wear earphones for a long time don't need to worry too much.
In terms of sound quality, subject to the principle of active noise reduction, sound quality is not necessarily its strong point. After all, the industry has expertise, and the positioning of noise reduction earphones is not for sound quality. Noise isolation is what they should do. For example, subway, bus and other environments, which is also the main battlefield of what many people call "improving the quality of life".
Duet NC Wireless adopts AKG's ANC noise reduction technology, the hybrid active technology of front feedback+rear feedback dual microphones, which can isolate most of the noise, and has an excellent effect in dealing with relatively regular noise, such as the roar of subway, the roar of aircraft engines, as well as micro wave furnaces and washing machines. This relatively regular noise can be well filtered out.
For example, the author likes cooking in his spare time. Microwave ovens, induction cookers, and range hoods are all unavoidable noises. In particular, meat and eggs, which need to be cooked for a long time, have to experience a noise of up to an hour. Although it is not unbearable, with noise reduction headphones, you can enjoy the process more. Small partners with similar needs may want to try it. In general, the noise reduction effect of Duet NC Wireless is positive. It can effectively provide you with a "clean" environment both in daily use and on the road.
However, this does not mean that its sound is terrible. For most people, its sound quality is acceptable. Objectively speaking, BOSE is still the most powerful in terms of noise reduction effect, but correspondingly, its sound quality loss is also the largest. JBL is more like Sony's. Although the noise reduction effect is not the best, it has more reservation for the sound quality, which is also a compromise choice. It depends on the user's own needs. Powerful noise reduction is still the world of BOSE. If you want to choose a model with relatively high cost performance and certain requirements for sound quality, you can consider JBL, the so-called turnip and green vegetables.
summary
At present, the field of active noise reduction earphones is almost monopolized by BOSE and Sony. When it comes to noise reduction earphones, the first voice in users' minds may be either BOSE QC35 or Sony WI-1000X, a well-known model. However, fortunately, this market has not yet been fully formed, and other players also have the opportunity to get a piece of the cake. JBL is one of them. Compared with the two giants, JBL is really more expensive this time. Duet NC Wireless is priced at only 1499 yuan, which is outstanding in price performance compared with BOSE QC35 and Sony WH-1000XM2.
As JBL's contribution in the field of noise reduction earphones, Duet NC Wireless carries JBL's expectation of entering the mainstream noise reduction earphone market. As a member of the old audio manufacturer Harman Carton, JBL has rich design experience in the audio field. Although it started late in the field of noise reduction headphones, it is believed that with time, JBL can bring you better products.
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