Customer Ratings & Reviews

These earbuds are really light and stay on the ear surprisingly well. If you wear hoop or dangling earrings, it might be a little annoying to hear them knocking around when you're moving or leaning (AirPods owners will know what I mean). The sound quality is decent, but takes some time to get used to, especially if you’re switching from in-ear noise cancelling earbuds. If you have tinnitus or hearing loss of any kind, the sound can be disorienting at first. I think I'm used to other earbuds falling out, so hearing the sound from outside my ear makes me instinctively reach for my ears. This will subside over time I assume and may be a quirky issue that only impact a couple people. The earbuds are made of quality materials and feel really premium when placed into the charging case with a satisfying magnetic snap. The case uses USB-C charging which is convenient and you can pair them with the JVC app to customize audio settings (but I find the built-in iOS equalizer settings sufficient). Overall, a solid pair of headphones for those looking to try something new and prioritize ear health!

Light and firm on the ear, clear sound, good volume, solidly built.

These JVC Nearphones came very well packaged in a nice box, with a case and a USB C charging cord. The instructions were on a folded thin paper with lots of other languages and small print, making it not easy or convenient for going through... but at least the illustrations were clear and concise. The earbuds paired easily with both my phone and laptop and tells you when one or both are connected. Navigation using the buttons could be easier - I haven't got the taps down yet, but I usually navigate on my device (volume, forward, etc.) The sound quality is very good - clear and with no background noise. The best feature of these Nearphones is how extremely comfortable they are. I put them in to watch a movie on my laptop, and when the movie was over, I literally forgot that they were in my ears. They are so easy to pop into (or hang into) my ear - much easier than standard earbuds which I tend to have to fiddle with. I have sensitive skin and these do not irritate them at all even after a couple of hours.

The sound quality for these are pretty decent. After adjusting the sound from inside the app. My first recommendation is download the app. You can search your app store for JVC Headphones. Going through the QR code in the instructions takes you to the 'manual pages' but it is a few jumps from there to get to where you can download the app. It was not an intuitive track. After that, the app is pretty decently laid out and somewhat intuitive. The app I would give 4 stars to, it is not the best but far from the worst I have ever used. My biggest issue with these buds is the comfort. I have a much cheaper pair from another company that are much more comfortable. These have a hinge at the speaker side of the bud. If you are a larger human, like I am, the hinge will dig in to the skin of your ear. It is OK for short periods, but longer listening is just uncomfortable. The other set I have are flexible, they go in much easier as well. The JVC buds, I have to use two hands to get them in secure and moderately comfortable. These are not touch controlled either. Which is neither good nor bad. There is a physical button to control the buds. Just pointing it out, as I look at the buttons and the hinge as being two places the buds will likely fail in the future. Another issue I had was initially pairing the buds. I had to pair multiple times before the pairing saved. I tried this with a tablet and my phone. It could be my phone and tablet vendor and not the buds, so I did not take any tars away for this. Overall these are decent sounding, but uncomfortable for me. I can't say I would recommend.

If you have big ears, these are not the ones for us. Even at its full volume I can barely hear them and that’s because it doesn’t even reach the ear canal. I had high hopes for these