Jabra Elite 8 Active
ANC problematic
23/10/2023 20:19
I have had such good experiences with previous Jabra earbuds, and I was so excited to try these out as they are supposed to be super tough and really good with sport and splashing. The first few weeks they were great, the sound quality was as superb as I've come to expect and they had a softer touch than other earbuds due to the silicone coating them. The app you connect to is user friendly and you can customise most things (although they seem to have gotten rid of the press and hold to change the volume, which is a shame as I now have to pull my phone out to change this).
Unfortunately the ANC is absolutely rubbish, even when working it causes some kind of weird echoy sound variations, I think because it's trying to adapt to wind and other noises? It's the worst when you're in a car listening with any of the windows open, and asking the driver to close them isn't always an option! Now the right ear has completely gone awol when in ANC mode, it sounds like a super echo is going on constantly and pops about every minute or so, making it completely unusable on this setting. It's such a disappointment and I cannot recommend this particular model at all.
keeley
Crawley , Spojené království
Age: 35
Gender: Female