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JBL Live Pro 2 TWS
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JBL

Live Pro 2 TWS

Released June 2022

Stemmed wireless earbuds with adaptive noise cancelling, two-device Bluetooth and a Qi charging case.

Type
In-ear
Noise cancelling
Yes
Battery
8 h
With case
30 h
Best codec
AAC
Weight
4.8 g

What reviewers say

Both praise punchy sound, effective cancellation and app EQ, but find control customisation limited. Fit differs: TechRadar finds them secure, while What Hi-Fi? finds them comfortable but less stable. What Hi-Fi? hears clear calls in quiet settings; TechRadar reports muffling and occasional connection loss.

From whathifi.com and techradar.com

Specifications

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Sound

Type
In-ear
Noise cancelling
Yes
Transparency mode
Yes
Driver size
11 mm
Impedance
16 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
SBC and AAC
Drivers
11 mm dynamic; 20 Hz–20 kHz frequency response and 105 dB SPL sensitivity at 1 kHz
Noise cancelling detail
True Adaptive Noise Cancelling, Ambient Aware and TalkThru; app leakage and ear-canal compensation confirmed by TechRadar
Audio features
JBL Headphones app EQ and Audio/Video modes; SBC/AAC confirmed by What Hi-Fi?
Hearing health
VoiceAware own-voice monitoring

Battery

Listening time (maker's claim)
Up to 8 hours
With the case
Up to 30 hours
Wireless charging
Yes
Battery life detail
Up to ten hours with ANC off, eight with standard ANC or six with True Adaptive ANC; maker's 40-hour total includes ANC off. What Hi-Fi? gives 30 hours including the case with ANC on. Each bud has a 65 mAh, 3.85 V battery; two-hour charging
Charging case
580 mAh, 3.8 V battery; USB-C and Qi charging; maker gives four-hour wireless charging
Fast charging
Fifteen minutes supplies up to four hours

Design

Weight (each earbud)
4.8 g
Water and sweat resistance
IPX5
Bluetooth
5.2
Two devices at once
Yes
Controls
Touch and voice controls; automatic pause/resume confirmed by What Hi-Fi?, which found it over-sensitive
Microphones
Six beamforming microphones across the pair
Fit and ear tips
Oval tubes and silicone tips in small, medium and large sizes; app seal check
Case weight
48.4 g
Water resistance detail
IPX5 earbuds; no case rating inferred
Works with
Two Bluetooth devices, Dual Connect & Sync and Google Fast Pair; Android voice-assistant requirements apply
Colours
Black, Silver, Blue and Rose
In the box
Earbuds, three tip sizes, USB-C charging cable, charging case, warranty and quick-start guide. Maker UK release confirms June 2022 availability, also reported by TechRadar

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Up to eight hours with standard noise cancelling on
  • Two simultaneous Bluetooth connections
  • Qi wireless charging case

Cons

  • Adaptive cancellation reduces claimed listening time to six hours
  • Touch controls cannot cover every function together (What Hi-Fi?)

Closest rivals

Model
TypeNoise cancellingBatteryWith caseBest codecWeightReleased
GooglePixel Buds Pro
In-earYes7 h20 hAAC6.2 gJul 2022
SonyLinkBuds S
In-earYes6 h20 hLC34.8 gMay 2022
SonyWF-1000XM4
In-earYes8 h24 hLDAC7.3 gJun 2021

Sources

  1. uk.jbl.com/LIVE-PRO-2-TWS-.html
  2. uk.harmanaudio.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-masterCatalog_Harman/default/dw…
  3. news.jbl.com/en-GB/215935-jbl-builds-on-true-wireless-success-as-jbl-live-pro-2…
  4. whathifi.com/reviews/jbl-live-pro-2-tws
  5. techradar.com/reviews/jbl-live-pro-2

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