JLab JBuds Frames Wireless Open-Ear Audio for Your Glasses | 8-hour Bluetooth Playtime

Updated Review After A Few Months: So, I've had a few months with these and they have certainly diminished over time. Bluetooth connection has grown weaker. My oldest pair of these will only stay connected when there is audio playing. My newest pair (From like, a month after my first pair) is still going strong, only a few issues here and there. Between my purchases, they updated the design of the ear pads and made the mounting arms wider. I have 2 feelings about this; A. I love that they listen. JLabs is a good company that makes really solid gold standard baseline tech items It's affordable, it's good quality, I would easily recommend JLab products. B. I hate the redesign lol. My glasses are very thin so this just adds a lot to my glasses and shoves into my face. The arms going out a bit more jab into the side of my head. I'm not a fan of this design decision. Personally, I would prefer if they had options so everybody could be happy about it. But, it's not such a bad design that it subtracts from the overall experience. It's one of those annoyances that you'll forget about after a minute. But it is there. As it currently stands, I would still recommend these, EASILY. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Review: Honestly, I'm really surprised by these and I don't see how they could be anything but 5 stars personally. How do they Sound? - They sound great! Like, surprisingly so. I would compare the sound quality to that of just listening to your phone speaker, but if it was like, in your blind spot? lol So it's not like, a Dolby experience by any means, but it's also not bad at all. How do they pair? - Pairing them is a little funky, you need to make sure they are both on before you pair, otherwise you're just gonna pair one. Which is a fine flaw imo, it's essentially a pair of bluetooth headsets anyways. If they're both on, you just have to pair it once, it'll pop up as one thing. If you pair one and then try to pair the other, it'll pop them both up as individual things. Make sure both of them say "Hello" What does it feel like to wear them? - Honestly, I forget they are there. They are both so incredibly lightweight. If I said my glasses didn't move at all from the extra weight, I'd be lying, but it's surprisingly a lot less movement than you'd thing. It's almost negligible to what you'd normally experience from just moving around. Plus you get these rubber cushions so it's super unobtrusive overall. if you position them right, you'll forget like they are there entirely. How does the microphone sound? - Well, it's not the worse I've ever heard. It's surprisingly clear but it's also quite metallic sounding. It kinda sounds like you're halfway in the background talking into a phone from the early 2010's? I tested the microphone audio using both these as a headset and a pair of really nice studio quality high fidelity headphones. It sounds better when hearing the microphone's audio back through these headphones, it sounds much more distant using my nice headphones through an Equalizer. How good is the Audio Projection, these don't go into the ears right? - Correct! They sit on your glasses, in front of your ear. I mentioned sorta all the relevant bits to this question. Sounds like a phone speaker, kinda sorta tinny but overall pretty clear. In terms of hearing the audio when you aren't the one wearing it though? - You'll still hear it for sure, but it definitely will not be anywhere as loud as when they are on your head. Kinda sounds like a muffled phone speaker at a distance. At least at full volume. A lot easier to miss it if the volume is lower, although it starts getting a bit harder to hear after awhile, obviously. How is the Battery life? - 8 hours of use and way more just idle is crazy and I 100% believe it. Better battery life than my watch. Are there any Controls? - there is 1 button on each device. Long pressing them turns them on and off. Single pressing them turns the volume up or down. Right = Up, Left = Down. Double pressing the right button will play or pause whatever you're watching. Super nice feature. I can listen to what I'm listening to as I walk to the kitchen and pause it if somebody starts talking to me without being at my computer. What about the Material? - Plastic. Honestly, overall they do feel pretty cheap, but I actually don't think this is a negative. It's not a bad cheap feeling, like I couldn't snap it with my fingers just attaching it a little stronger than I needed to. It's lightweight and I think the cheapness of it the material actually makes it better. What does it come with? - 2 devices, 1 charging cable that charges both at the same time, a REALLY nice little carrying bag and a 3 month free trial to Tidal. So that's really neat. Makes me feel like some actual care and consideration went into these Overall, These are such a GOOD deal. $15 and you get 2 bluetooth headsets, a nice case, a nice charger and a 3 month subscription to Tidal? It's an absolute steal. If you want Smart glasses but don't wanna drop $300 for something you already have on your face, These are a must!

Really wanted this to work for me, as other products did not. I am a glasses wearer and wanted the open ear tech with Alexa compatibility. PRO: the Sound was actually pretty good. CONS: 1. The jbuds did not properly stay in place on the glasses frames, tried to use the included rubber spacers, which DID work, but unfortunately pressed into my temples to much causing it to be sore within an hour. Had to rely on tape to keep them in place. 2. Had extreme difficulty getting both of them to sync with each other, and the phone. Only one or the other side would connect most of the time, and they would not sync together as they were supposed to. Did finally manage to get them to work together after doing some Manual Reset function, but on the next use they were back to not syncing with each other again. 3. The first time I tried to use them for an actual phone call, the phone refused to switch over to them, despite being connected and paired with bluetooth. Turned out that the right side earbud actually 'locked up' in the ON position, and stopped responding to button presses and could not Reset it. No amount of pressing the only button on it worked, or could turn it off. There is no way of doing a Reset unless its working. Overall: I bought these because they went from $50 to $14 here, and now I understand why. The included instructions are less than forthcoming in actual instruction, no idea how/how long to charge them for and they simply did not work at all for me. Processed a Return for them here....

Note that these are miniature speakers that you position near your ear, not over your ear. The JBuds Bluetooth easily connected with both my phone and computer. Since I work alone, I increased the volume to maximum and could hear all of the details in the audio without distortion. I listened all day at maximum volume for at least 8 hours on a single charge. These are not in-ear speakers, but external speakers, therefore, anyone close by in a quiet environment would be able to hear the JBuds. Also, they doubled the weight of my glasses and the pressure exerted by the nose bridge. The added weight and the loose fit of my glasses caused my glasses to slide down my nose when I looked down. (That's my fault for not getting my glasses fitted properly) The JBud headset and internal microphone connected and worked well with ZOOM. The photo shows the ZOOM Audio Menu with the Microphone as the "Headset (JLab JBuds Frames Hands-Free AG Audio)" and the Speaker as the "Headset (JLab JBuds Frames Hands-Free AG Audio)". The ZOOM audio was clear both through the JBud speakers and the meeting participants said the microphone audio was good. Pros - Easy Bluetooth connection, Long Battery Life (at least 8hrs), I experienced about 30ft Bluetooth range, listen to music without using an earbud that could fall out. Because it is not in your ear, you can carry on a conversation like you could with a stereo playing in the background. The JBuds come in very nice packaging and with a very-well done, illustrated and comprehensive instructions. Cons - Considerable weight for its size, people nearby can also hear what you're listening to and they are very conspicuous hanging on your glasses. The JBuds have a very complex menu system where multiple functions are controlled through the single button on each JBud. The pattern and sequence of the left side/right side button presses control the many functions of the JBuds. (Example: On/Off, Bluetooth, Volume, Track Forward/Backward, Answer Phone, Hangup, Reject call, Audio Equalizer). Conclusions: The audio (listening and microphone) works well with ZOOM Meetings. Keep the instructions close until you master the button sequences so you can use all of the functions.

I purchased these about a year ago and I am very happy with my purchase. These are great for work, especially in manufacturing plants because you always need to be aware of your surroundings for safety. Instead of just hearing music through one ear as you would have to do with in-ear headphones, you can hear music in stereo throughout your whole work day! Yes, they last me about 10 hours of straight music playing. You just charge them every day. Also, they will charge very quickly as well. So if you forgot to charge them overnight, just charge them at work for about 2 hours and you will have a full charge. I didn't have any problems connecting them to my Samsung S22+. The volume is powerful! Machinery is going all around me and I can drown out the noise around me if I turn these babies up to the max (which I don't for safety reasons, but I could if I wanted to 😎👍) The music sounds good, you can hear the music kind of like when you go to a retail store and they have music playing in the store.....just like that. And you can turn the volume up all the way if you like and not disturb anyone due to the fact that the speakers direct the music to your ears like a laser beam directly to them and not all around. They fit snuggly on my Safety glasses, and yes they look a little weird but I am listening great sounding music in stereo and not mono like you would with one airport in and the other out for OSHA safety purposes. You can have both of these on and still be able to hear everything around you without sacrificing the sound of your music. I highly suggest you to buy a pair and show them to your friends at work once you hear how great they sound!

These are great: I use them any time I'm listening to a podcast, or if I'm listening to music while doing something that makes earbuds a bad idea. First, battery: the battery on these lasts at least twice as long as on any "regular" earbuds, which makes sense, since they're bigger, so there's more room for a battery. The physical characteristics: they're just as big as they could be without being obtrusive. The idea is that you slide them as far back as you can while still being comfortable, so the sound is pumped almost directly into the ear, and the ears hold the weight, which isn't much, but even an extra ounce on the bridge of the nose is noticeable, and these don't really affect the comfort of the glasses. Also, by being very close to the ears, you don't need a lot of volume, which means you won't bother people around you, and it helps the battery life. Charging them is done with a short Y-cable that comes with them: you plug it into a regular USB socket, and it has 2 branches, each with a magnetically-attached power plug of the type often used with small battery-powered gadgets like inexpensive smart watches. They charge nice and quickly, despite how long the batteries last. My favorite feature? The controls: each one has one button. A real button. Not a finicky touch-sensitive control that sometimes works. The controls work like most wireless earbuds, with varying numbers of clicks on the left or right doing various operations. But they're reliable and work every time, even if you're wearing gardening gloves. Ever since having an earbud work loose and fall into a pile of leaves, I only wear the JLabs Frames now when working outside (unless I need ear protection) or riding a bike. And unlike earbuds, these do not keep you from being able to hear everything around you: if you don't have them cranked up all the way, you can still hear electric cars coming up to pass you. Finally, the sound quality: it's great for podcasts, and perfectly OK for music. If you position them properly (as far back as possible), it makes a big difference: a fraction of an inch closer to the ear really improves the bass. Still, there are 2 different EQ curves: a "JLabs Custom" EQ that basically is perfect for podcasts, and a "Bass Boost" that's a very good EQ for listening to music, allowing them to sound as good as they can. (You switch between them by triple-pressing either button.) So how good _can_ they sound with music? Totally not bad. (Full disclosure: I'm an audiophile, with 6 foot tall speakers worth more than most of the cars I've had.) There's a real limit to how loud they go, which also means they won't get loud enough to annoy people around you. But if there's not much outside noise, they get plenty loud, and they're nice and clear with pretty nice tonal balance, and even nice imaging. *TL/DR:* They're nearly perfect, except for the sound quality, which is, realistically, still pretty good, _especially_ for the price. Just remember what they are.

These are AMAZING! I bought them to attach to my safety glasses for music while working. I recieved them today and am amazed at how great they sound. I have tried other versions of open audio, and JLabs really did an amazing job! I had to use the little silicone grippers to secure them to my safety glasses. They stay in place, no issues. *Update* I've purchased a second pair for my sunglasses with this frames and they work great. The build quality is great. They're light weight, but I can tell there's slight added pressure on my safety glasses. I'll update if it becomes an issue. *Update* There is slight discomfort, but it's based on the frame design and how it sits on your nose and ears. I adjust my safety glasses here and there and the discomfort goes away for a time. No issues with my sunglasses frames. The connectivity is flawless. *Update* There is some sort of connectivity distortion when using Whatsapp here and there, but only lasts a second or two. I like the physical buttons vs capacitive touch because I know exactly where and what to press/click, and it works every time. I'll update with more info as I use them, but I'm very impressed so far! JLabs, please design a slimmer pair with front led lights!

COST: Cost earned a star here. I bought it at $12 to give them a try. QUALITY: The quality of the buds, charger, and bag earn another star. I was very surprised that the quality of the material were as nice as they are for $12. Sound quality was what you would expect from cheap mini speakers. Flat sounding music and dully read audiobooks. Not great but still audible! USE: This is where everything went downhill. It was extremely difficult to get them both to connect. It was either one or the other. Of the 30 times I attempted to connect them both, I was only successful twice... additionally, I placed them on three different pairs of glasses. The reading glasses were too small, ever with the rubber nibs they give you the buds kept slipping off. Sunglass pair 1 fit perfectly. Sunglass pair 2 (my daily drivers and intended to use the buds on) were two big and the buds did not slip over the frame. Lastly, the hooks that slip over the inside of the frame press against your head and over time become quite uncomfortable. SUMMARY: Save your money and put it towards a more expensive pair of glasses with the speakers built in. Not worth the money even at $12.

I love that these charge magnetically, and solve several problems. I have lost soooo may earbuds taking them out and setting them down or put in pockets. They fall off surfaces, under car seat, get washed and ruined so easily. I forget to grab them all together. I also am not a huge fan of having buds in my ears hours at a time. I work 12 hour night shifts in a position that I can utilize earbuds most of the time, just on one side, of course. These things have a bright, short charge cord, easy to see, so then less likely to forget. Two things I use at the same time almost always is glasses and earbud/s. these clip right on and since it is very, very easy to pause whatever I'm listening to and ear is instantly 100% available to listen or have a conversation I have no need or instinct to pull it off and sit it down or put in pocket. Genius. It would be GREAT if they were slimmer but that is just cosmetic. I have had one on all night and not a single person has said anything about this "thing" on my glasses. I do not feel a difference in weight or pressure to ear at all. Also, I am down to 45 minutes left of a 12 hour shift and, not using full volume but hearing my podcast just fine, I have not gotten even a low battery warning and still have the other one fully charged if I need it. The price? Totally reasonable. I would pay $20 just for a left or right, but you get both! I do not write a lot of reviews, only when something is really, really great or really bad. I count on reviews and with the inconsistency of earbuds and vast difference in prices I rely on reviews so I hope this helps.

I dislike earbuds and I find over ear headphones block out too much ambient sound. I like bone conduction earphones but they don't work with spectacles. These speakers mean I can listen and still be aware of my surroundings.

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This is an amazing little gadget! If you see this on for $29.99, I HIGHLY recommend getting it for someone who can't wear ear/headphones, and isn't a major audiophile. I would say the sound is equivalent to about $15-$20 earbuds. Bass isn't super amazing, but I personally don't expect that from bud-less earphones. I can still hear my surroundings fairy well. At max volume I can't hear my surroundings very well and people around me can hear a very faint sound- take that how you will. I can't see them in my peripherals, and they're lightweight enough for me to hardly notice they're there. I will say that if these were on for regular price ($60) I might be a little more hesitant on purchasing, but on sale? Amazing. Chef's kiss. A treat.

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Broken after 2 months of use