JLab - Epic Air Sport ANC True Wireless Earbuds - Black

Verdict: There are many things to really like about these JLAB sports earphones: awesome battery life, nice big robust case with wireless charging capability, and a heavy-duty design that looks like it will endure any sports activity. I broke my last pair of true-wireless earphones when I dropped them. I don’t see that happening with these JLABs. App. All earphones nowadays come with an app. The JLAB app is actually useful!! It allows you to fine tune your ANC and hear-through levels, it provides a decent equalizer, and most impressively, it allows for full customization of the touch controls, including full deactivation. The app also takes care of all your updates. Music. Overall music quality is great. It’s hard to complain about quality with something this size. I think the performance is pretty solid across the range. I appreciate the easy access to equalizer presets by triple tapping the right earphone. I prefer the bass boost EQ as it provides a fuller sound. The bass quality on these is better than my other earphones of this size. Exercise. I used these headphones for a 30 min run. They stayed perfectly in place once I changed the rubber adapters to correctly fit my ears. The ear arches definitely help to keep the earphones in on higher impact exercises, and give me the confidence to use these for everything, including mountain biking. I did not find that the Active Noise Cancellation provided any additional benefits for a running work out. Of note, it is not easy to use the earphone controls while running. Controls. I find that the best way to use the controls is to first place your thumb at the bottom of the part of the earphone that goes into your ear, and then naturally rest your index finger on the button and tap as required. For volume, I find more success sliding my index finger down across the button several times in a row, instead of tapping. I find the controls a little hard to use, but once you memorize the button sequences and you get used to finding the button on each side it works ok. I think the control buttons are the only aspect of the earphones that I dislike. Active Noise Cancellation. ANC is a niece to have feature, but I couldn’t really tell the difference when it was on and off in most instances of normal use. I think that it’s because the passive noise cancellation design of these earphones is excellent. When I put them on snuggly, the noise level is already drastically reduced without resorting to ANC. To test the capabilities of ANC, it is easier to adjust the ANC level with the app, and try to toggle ANC on and off while talking in a really quiet area. You will be able to notice the difference in the volume of your voice. Things I love: - Visible LED lights on the case that quickly provide battery life and charging status - Definitely a secure fit that gives me the confidence to use these for all exercises - Passive noise cancellation is excellent on these. Really doesn’t require ANC - Very easy setup; seamless. Also, I haven’t lost BT connection even once since getting these - Range is very good. I’ve walked as far as 50’ from my phone without losing connection - I love that these auto-turn on and auto-connect when removed from the case - Music sound quality is great for this size earphones - Phone call quality was fine, no issues - Auto-pause function when you remove an earphone is very neat. - 70 hours of battery life!! - Wireless charging for the case is awesome! - Voice assistant works well when activated by double tapping the left earphone - Very impressive app. The ability to customize all controls is exceptional. Thank you for that! Things I don’t love: - The controls are a little problematic for me. I would prefer a button with tactile feedback. I make a lot of mistakes trying to control these. Maybe I will get use to them - With the preset controls, there is no way to go back to previous track. Normally this is not a big deal, but since I make mistakes with the controls, I sometimes have to do this. Also, when you are working out, sometimes you want to repeat a motivating song. This can actually be fixed with the app. You can customize all touch controls in the app, which is a nice feature - I need hear through to be accessible much faster. It should be the very next option after ANC. When you need hear-through, you need it immediately. These earphones require maybe 4 seconds to locate the button and go through turning off ANC, and then getting to hear through - It would have been nice to have an additional charging port to allow USB-C, in addition to the wireless and USB cable option Conclusion. This is a solid option for heavy duty exercise earphones. Despite the awkwardness of the control buttons, I love these because I feel that I can put them through anything, they will be charged when I need them, and they will last through several hours of use. And the sound is really great. Overall, I would give these 4.5 stars. If you use a smart watch to control your music, these would be a 5-star experience for you. I do recommend them.

This is by far the best bang for the buck. Fit is great, sound is great, and the Active Noise Canceling works very well. The amazing part is that all these features are offered for a fraction of what most other companies charge. Right out the box, they were a breeze to pair. I downloaded the app, and there was already an update for the earbuds. I love that they will be offering more updates. I went with the cloud foam ear tips, and wow! They are extremely comfortable, and the seal is rather good. It blocks out most ambient sound even with the ANC off. The case is small considering these are sport earbuds with the ear hooks. I love that it supports wireless charging and has a built-in wired USB-A cable tucked under the case. Sound is particularly good. I have been using a few other Bluetooth headphones from various brands all costing considerably more than these. Honestly, sound quality is on par with those other earbuds. I love that the app also offers an EQ with a few preset and gives the user the option to really dial in the sound to their taste. I have left it on the JLab Signature EQ and have been incredibly happy with that. That brings me back to the app. The app is where you will find a huge assortment of customizations. You can adjust the ANC level, and the Be Aware level. Both features work extremely well. The ANC works on the same level as my AirPods Pro, and the Be Aware feature also works as good as the Transparency mode on those other earbuds. The plus side here again, is that you can dial how strong either the ANC or the Be Aware features work. I love this. The app also allows you to completely tweak the touch controls. You can stay with their default modes or completely customize what each tap, multi tap, or long press does on each side. Finally, other than the updates being controlled within the app, the last toggle you can customize is the auto play/pause sensor. I leave this on because I love when I pop one of the earbuds out to listen to something around me, my music, audiobook, or podcast pauses, and then resumes as soon as I pop it back in my ear. The last thing I think is important to note on these earbuds is the Sport aspect. I have gone on 4 runs since I received these, ranging between 4 – 9 miles and I can say that they handle each run without any issues. The battery is insane, and I have yet to come close to depleting them. The hooks keep them secure on my ears; I am not worried about them falling out at all. The high IP rating gives me peace of mind that my sweat during these runs will not ruin them. When I ran on my treadmill, I used the ANC to drown out the noise of the treadmill, when I ran outside I left the Be Aware feature on so that I could hear what was happening around me. Both times the feature worked without any hiccups and helped me enjoy my run. These are an easy recommendation for anyone wanting quality earbuds with so many amazing features and great sound. The ANC and Be Aware features are top notch, I would not say on par with around-the-ear headphones, but great compared to other earbuds offering ANC. The sound quality is great and can be customized. The battery life is extremely high and the build quality for both case and earbuds are great. When you add in the wireless charging, built-in wired cable and app features, these are quickly becoming my go to earbuds for just about any occasion.

My collection of wireless earbuds continues to grow, and JLAB's continues to impress me. I just got a The JLAB Epic Air ANC earbuds, and not decided to get and review the Air Sport ANC also. I've had their Air Executive's for more than a year, when I tried the new Air Epic Air ANC, I couldn't stop from also getting the Sport model also. I was so impressed with the Epic Air ANC earbuds I wanted compare them. One of the great things with the JLAB earbuds, is they come with 6 different sizes of bud tips, my favorite, by far is the memory foam Cloud Buds (a light blue color, all others are a black silicone). The Cloud buds form a nice sound tight fit in my ears, and they better conform to various ear cannel shapes/sizes. Both buds had the same earbud tips. The sport earbuds charge life is quoted to be 12h with ANC on and 15h with ANC off, further the case can recharge the buds 3 times for up to 45h-55h depending on the use of ANC. The amount of ANC can be dialed up or down with JLab Air ANC app, it can also dial up or down the "Be Aware" functionality (allows you to hear surrounding sounds). My air executives has both features, but the ANC/"Be Aware" can only be turned on and off. I thought tinkering with the setting was a good idea, however in testing I found I liked both the best turned all the way up. I tried listening to my television with music on and the ANC did a good job of canceling out the TV sound, when switching to "Be Aware" turned all the way up I could make out some voices from the TV but not enough over the music (at about 70% volume), turning the music down to 50% helped, but but the "Be Aware" sound level also decreased. With the music paused, the "Be Aware" help boost the TV so I could hear it with the earbuds in my ears. Be Aware works but I when listening to music it can't completely overcome the music's volume. This could have to do with the microphones (the JLAB EPIC AIR SPORT ANC earbuds have 3 separate microphones, all visible), when using with my phone, in making a call, I found I had to turn up the volume, but I could hear myself clearly, I ask the caller how I sounded and was told I was very clear, but so were some background noises around me, they could make out what I was listening to on the television. But I felt my conversation seemed perfectly normal. Given the nature of ear buds, they are going to pick up external sounds better than a highly directive microphone would. With ANC on the call was much better than with it off. Here both ear buds performed the same. Two other features of their app, is the ability to customize what feature tapping on the right/left (1,2,3 times) earbud controls. The are 6 tap controls, and 9 control functions, you choose. This is convenient, as I rather have track skip (rarely go back) than have a SIRI function. Not everyone will choose the same. The app also serves to update the earbuds firmware (which needed to be done when I first install the app). One other interesting feature you can turn on/off is auto play/pause - this pauses what your listening to if you remove the earbud from either ear (kind of a how can they tell question, but it works really well). When some one approaches me and I'm wearing earbuds, I'll frequently pull one out to hear better. This immediately pauses your music; a wonderful feature I'd not previously considered, and I don't need to remove both earbuds. Clever, both have these features, but the Sport earbuds take more effort to put on/take off, the ear loop does keep them in place. Now on to my usual headphone audition music Boston's first album and PF's DSOTM. Almost immediately I could tell that JLAB had improved the low end and high end of their earbuds. Much brighter highs and better bass, But my favorite new feature a 10 band equalizer as a pert of their app, with 4 storable settings. Yea! A little tweaking here and there and I had a nearly perfect sound stage, boosting where I wanted it. Improving the highs and lows substantially, some of the mid range, didn't tune quite as much as I hoped, but this was a big step-up from their executives earbuds. The Sports are very similar to Epic Air ANC in sound, I'd say there is a slight edge to the Epic Air, with a slightly clearer highs (IMHO), but the Bass and Mids sounding exactly the same, But the Sports have a longer battery life. The fade in/out of Foreplay/Long Time was beautiful, the quite passages had very nice separation, with distinct right/left sounds that mix together and grow toward the center. The building percussion was excellent and the voices were crisp, very enjoyable. Here I turned the ANC on and off, and there was very little change, the bass dropped off a little, maybe more with the Sport, Sound isolation is not perfect at eliminating background noise; but they much better than with ANC on than off. On to DSOTM my favorite critical listening passage is The Great Gig in the Sky, with the girls etherical voices, and wow did it sound great, wonderful separation, tight highs, but nit quite as good as the Epic Air ANC, but still excellent. The transition to Money was fantastic, the piano sounded nearly perfect, almost like I could feel the individual piano keys being struck. Very, very Impressive. To wrap up are these the best ANC ear buds, no. Are they good on a phone call, well Ok. Do the have the longest battery life. absolutely. Are they comfortable, yes but the Epic Air without the Ear loop is more comfortable, but for the Gym, or when running, I'd feel safer with the Sports. Is packaging nice/convenient, yes. Does their app help, most certainly. Do they sound good, yes, maybe even great! The auto play/pause is a great feature. And you can connect two pair JLAB Epic Air/Sports earbuds to one device at the same time, they both stayed connected at the same time (it did seem to confuse their app as to what was connected, image displayed based on first one re-connected), but the EQ worked fine for both simultaneously, a bonus I was hoping for but not expecting. In any case both are a great buy as far as I'm concerned.

If you are looking for amazing earbuds that stay put, noise canceling, active noise control, wireless charging and sweatproof just to mention a few, but are not looking to spend a lot of money then look no further. JLAB EPIC AIR SPORT ANC are great earbuds that sound good, are packed with tons of features and actually give you active noise control for a very reasonable price. These have become my new favorite earbuds. So let’s go over some of the features, sounds quality and things that need some improvement. So as I write this review I currently have my earbuds in and listening to some music and I cant hear a thing around me which is awesome, but what I did notice was that the noise canceling works best with the provided “Cloud Foam” ear tips they also make wearing the ear buds more comfortable, almost as if you don’t have them in and finally they keep them in place. So, thumbs up for the ear tips and the active noise control. The Epic Air Sport ANC are packed with features such as touch controls, Active noise control, Wireless + Usb charging case, IR wear detect senor, dual connect, calling, movie mode, AIR ANC APP and finally IP66 sweatproof. Touch Control- The touch controls on the earbuds work great for volume control, answering phone calls, and even brining up your virtual assistant on your phone. You are also able customize the touch controls to fit your needs. Active Nose Control- The active noise control on these earbuds work great along with the “Be Aware” option which lets you hear ambient sound around you so that you’re not completely absent but these options worked the best with the cloud foam ear tips. Wireless and USB Charging- When I first opened the packaging, I thought I was missing a charging cable until I started to look for the charging port and found built in charging cable under the case, with a perfect fit, along with the wireless charging symbol. Although the charging cable is a bit short, but it alleviates you from carrying around a charging cable with you and with the wireless charging you don’t even need to worry the length of the cable. IR Wear Detect Sensor- There are tiny infrared sensors built into each bud which allows you to automatically pause and play your music when you take them out and put them back in. Dual Connect- The dual connect option allows you to connect either one for both of the earbuds. Both earbuds have microphones built in so each one can be used independently. So, in case you lose one, you can still use the other one. FIT and Sweatproof- These earbuds stay put while working out and are so easy on the ears. I have owned other pairs of earbuds where they start hurting after a while but honestly I had no issues with these. The cloud foam tip made the experience even better. The ANC APP Now this is where I had some issues. The App is nice and it’s a great way to customize the touch controls, control the levels of Active Noise control and ambient noise, control the equalizer. Where I had my issues was with the update. Even though the app was showing me that I had an update and every time I tried to perform the update nothing happened or I got an error, but no big deal, the ear buds still fit great and performed well. All in all, solid earbuds for the price. I would highly recommended anyone looking for earbuds to check these out. You will not be disappointed.

If I had to pick a single phrase to describe these headphones, I think it would have to be "Feature rich." As I suppose is fitting for a piece of hardware named Epic, JLab seems to have set out to fit every possible feature, perk, and option they could think of into these things' casings. It's an impressive bit of engineering to be sure, but unfortunately one that doesn't always live up to the promise of getting absolutely everything you might want within a single set of earbuds. Like most earbuds in this form factor, they come tucked safely inside a hard carrying case that doubles as a charger/battery. I've seen a lot of these over the years, and I have to admit that the one you get here is pretty impressively thought out, if a little on the chunky side. The earbuds are held in place with magnets while charging, which means they tend to immediately snap into place when you're trying to put them away. A set of four small LEDs let you get information on the charging state of both the left and right buds as well as the case's internal battery, and the lid is secured with a combination of another strong magnet and an invisible soft latch built into the hinge. Flipping it over you'll find a permanently integrated reversible type-A USB cable for charging. It is only a few inches long and not quite flexible to avoid some awkward balancing acts when using it, but fortunately it's also complemented by support for QI wireless charging. The combined battery life of the earbuds and the case is advertised at an impressive seventy hours, and assuming the battery figures I get from their app are accurate I'm pretty sure most of it's in the case. The earbuds themselves are pleasantly solid in their construction, and come with a wide array of different options for fitting them to your ears. The flexible clips that hold them in place can be a little bit on the tight side if you have larger ears like myself, but once they were seated properly I found them to be quite comfortable. You get six pairs of replaceable tips to size them to you in the box, including one set of "cloud foam" ones that offer something close to a universal fit while blocking out a lot more ambient audio than the conventional silicone options. There are also no buttons to be found anywhere on the case - only a single large and easy to find touch sensor on each one that can respond to 1, 2, or 3 taps for a total of 6 commands that can be programmed in the companion app. The design seems more or less sweat proof with the exception of the two exposed charging contacts that are generally pointed towards the inside of your ear - but so long as you make sure to wipe them down before putting them in the case I don't think they're likely to be a problem. And in the event that you just need a hands free earpiece to take a call, either earbud can operate independently. Unfortunately it's now time to delve into their actual functionality as earbuds. And I'm afraid that here they do start to lose some ground. As basic tools to pipe audio into your ears, the earbuds are fine. Audio quality is slightly above average for something like this, which is to say that it's got enough bass response to distract from the slightly tinny sound that comes from having drivers this tiny providing sound. Where it starts to struggle is when you try to make use of the more advanced options, specifically the active noise cancellation and audio pass through modes. It tested this feature against a few of the more common types of noise that I'd usually be seeking to block out when I'm using earbuds: an air conditioner, a desk fan, engine noise, and wind noise. I found the noise cancellation had little to no effect on any of them. While you could tell it was there and doing something, it wasn't enough of a difference to have a sizeable impact on the listening experience. Switching to pass-through mode, which picks up and plays back ambient audio such as cars or shouting bikers to improve your situational awareness, was even more frustrating. The audio that came through was smothered by white noise and featured a substantial delay. It will do its job at making sure you can hear a car bearing down on you while you run around the neighborhood - but you pay for it. Given that both of these features cause battery life to drop precipitously once they're turned on, anyone who cares about these features is not going to be satisfied with what the Epic Air can offer. I'd recommend these to anyone looking for a rugged and long lasting set of sport earbuds to stow in their gym bags or take on longer excursions into the outdoors where the extended battery life of the case can be put to full use. Frequent travellers or audiophiles looking to eliminate ambient noise or listen to high quality music on the go might want to look elsewhere.

JLab Epic Sport has a really good fit with a variety of ear tips makes these fit just right for about anyone. The charging case is smaller than others. The noise canceling and audio quality is one of the best for a true wireless sport device. The battery life is adequate with the noise canceling running all day, with this setting you get about 7-8 hours. The pairing between various devices is a bit cumbersome but you get used to it, it’s just not the best. Overall I recommend this product if you need good fitting truly wireless headphones. They’re affordable and do a great job at delivering audio on the go.

Jlab Epic Air Sport ANC True Wireless earbuds are the perfect lightweight earbuds for on the go. Was quite excited to review these earbuds since I have never had true wireless earbuds and heard many things about them. The earbuds come with 6 different sized ear tips including the exclusive “cloud foam” tips. My favorite ear tips are the cloud foam tips since they expand in the ear to create the best seal. The earbuds fit snugly even during prolonged exercises thanks to the earhook which fits around your ear. Noticed immediately the incredible lightness of the product with each earbud only weighing 10 grams. Setup is simple, the earbuds connect right out of the box and I have had no trouble with them randomly disconnecting. A great feature is a sensor that detects when the earbuds are not in your ear and it automatically pauses your music, nice. It took me a few tries to get used to the tap gestures with the touch sensors, but after practicing they became second nature. Audio is the most impressive feature of these buds with drivers that can go from 20hz to 20kHz. Even at the maximum volume of 110 decibels the audio is still crisp and clear. The instrument separation is incredible and sounds extraordinarily good in VR gaming. The bass is punchy but never drowns out the other sounds. Touch gestures allow easy access to a few EQ presets such as balanced, bass boost, and Jlab signature. Through the optional Jlab Air ANC app, you can create your own EQ preset which is a welcome feature. The active noise cancellation is a big selling point of these earbuds and they certainly delivered. The “Smart active noise cancellation” uses 6 microphones (3 in each earbud) to lessen the pressure commonly felt on your ears while using active noise cancellation. This feature works very well, with having the least amount of “eardrum suck” out of any active noise canceling device I have tried. Be aware that the noise cancellation does not completely block out ambient sounds, as some still seeps in. But playing music drowns out the noise even more. There are three noise cancelation options which are, ANC on, ANC off, and Be Aware. All of which are easily accessible through the touch gestures. I especially like Be Aware, since it boosts surrounding noise to raise awareness to cars passing while on a run. The battery life is another stunning feature of these earbuds. They can last 11-15 hours (depending if ANC is on) on a single charge, and the carrying case holds an additional 55 hours of charge. Approximately 70 hours of playtime before having to think of recharging again. The earbuds and case have relatively quick charging times (3 and 3.5 hours respectively). The carrying case is made from a high-quality matte plastic which feels nice to the touch. It has 4 LEDs on the front to display charge levels and a solid magnetic lid. Wireless charging of the case defines what it means to be truly wireless, yet still has an integrated USB Type A port. Jlab Epic Air Sport ANC True Wireless are exceptional earbuds which checks all the right boxes.

Lots of features and superior sound for not a lot of money. These are my new favorites that I go to nearly every time. The active noise cancellation is awesome but so is the Be Aware feature that allows you to select the option of letting in surrounding noises to keep you aware of what's going on around you such as car noise while on a walk, etc. They are very sleek and compact as comfortable as well. Sound quality is awesome as well as the battery life. Multiple ear bud tip covers are included so Im sure a comfortable option exists for you,