JBL Live 780NC vs JBL Tune 780NC

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Live 780NC compared with Tune 780NC

	JBLLive 780NC	JBLTune 780NC
Overview
Released
Released	March 2026	November 2025
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	40 mm	40 mm
Back
Back	Closed	Closed
Impedance
Impedance	32 ohms	32 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC, LDAC and LC3	SBC, AAC and LC3
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	40 mm dynamic with compound diaphragm; 10 Hz–40 kHz response and 98 dB SPL sensitivity at 1 kHz	40 mm dynamic; 10 Hz–20 kHz wireless or 10 Hz–40 kHz wired response
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	True Adaptive Noise Cancelling 2.0, Ambient Aware and TalkThru	Adaptive cancellation, Ambient Aware and TalkThru
Audio features
Audio features	Spatial Sound, Personi-Fi 3.0, Low Volume Dynamic EQ and Auracast; LDAC maker-confirmed, SBC, AAC and LC3 confirmed by Les Numériques	Personi-Fi 3.0 and Spatial Sound; SBC, AAC, LC3, Auracast and ten-band EQ confirmed by Les Numériques
Hearing health
Hearing health	Personal Sound Amplification and left/right balance; VoiceAware own-voice monitoring	VoiceAware adjusts own-voice monitoring
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 50 hours	Up to 50 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 80 hours with ANC off or 50 on; calls 33 hours with ANC off or 28 on; 870 mAh, 3.7 V lithium-ion battery; two-hour full charge	Up to 76 hours with Bluetooth on and ANC off, 50 with both on; calls 45 hours without ANC or 41 with it. Maker PDF prose incorrectly says Bluetooth off, contradicted by its technical table and current UK page
Charging case
Charging case	–	USB-C; 690 mAh, 3.7 V battery; two-hour full charge
Fast charging
Fast charging	Five minutes supplies up to four hours; UK page's hours label is erroneous	Five minutes supplies up to five hours
Design
Weight
Weight	260 g	225.2 g (better)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6.0	6.0
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Customisable button and touch controls	Five physical buttons; app assignments (Les Numériques)
Microphones
Microphones	Maker prose, PDF and US press table say six microphones including two beamforming call microphones; current UK specification table instead lists four	Four total, including two beamforming call microphones
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Foldable over-ear design with metal hinge, silicone headband and soft ear cushions; closed back confirmed by Labo Fnac	Foldable over-ear design; closed back confirmed by Labo Fnac
Dimensions
Dimensions	Outer cushions 98.6 × 80 mm, inner 60.4 × 41.5 mm; cushion height 23 mm	Outer cups 96.3 × 78.8 mm; inner 60 × 42.5 mm; depth 21 mm
Works with
Works with	Two Bluetooth devices; optional Smart Tx transmitter sold separately; supplied 120 cm USB-C-to-3.5 mm cable is analogue and requires power, without USB digital audio or passive listening (Les Numériques)	Google Fast Pair, Microsoft Swift Pair and two devices; supplied 1.2 m USB-C-to-3.5 mm analogue cable requires power and does not support digital USB audio (Les Numériques)
Colours
Colours	Black, White, Sand, Green, Blue, Purple and Orange	Black, Blue, White, Lavender and Beige
In the box
In the box	Headphones, USB-C-to-3.5 mm analogue cable, carrying pouch, warranty and quick-start guide. Maker US March 2026 shipping schedule corroborated by Les Numériques' March retail availability; UK announcement followed in May. Current UK RRP £169.99 differs from the £179.99 launch price	Headphones and USB-C-to-3.5 mm analogue cable; no charging cable. Les Numériques reports November 2025 retail availability, before the maker's later US June 2026 schedule