The JBL Tour One M3 Smart TX headphones offer an extensive feature set including excellent audio, active noise cancellation, and a unique display-equipped transmitter with AuraCast support.
Takeways• JBL Tour One M3 Smart TX headphones offer premium design, comfort, and advanced features.
• The Smart TX transmitter with display and AuraCast support enhances functionality and control.
• Excellent audio quality, adaptive ANC, and long battery life define the user experience.
JBL's Tour One M3 Smart TX headphones, recently launched in India, stand out for their premium design, comfortable fit, and a multitude of advanced features. A key innovation is the included Smart TX transmitter with a display, which extends Bluetooth functionality, offers direct headphone controls without needing a phone, and supports AuraCast for broadcasting audio to multiple devices. The headphones also boast impressive audio quality, advanced noise cancellation, and substantial battery life.
Design and Comfort
• 00:00:40 The JBL Tour One M3 Smart TX headphones feature a premium and classy blue matte finish with brown accents and JBL branding. Constructed to be durable, they provide exceptional comfort through very soft earcups and headband cushions, making them suitable for prolonged wear without fatigue. The design also allows for convenient folding and includes robust button and touch panel controls for volume, ANC, power, and playback.
Smart TX Transmitter Features
• 00:02:04 The included Smart TX transmitter is a highly useful accessory that automatically pairs with the headphones and adds Bluetooth functionality to non-Bluetooth devices like in-flight entertainment systems, vinyl players, or PS5 controllers, with minimal 40ms latency. Its integrated display shows notifications, manages calls, and provides direct controls for headphone features such as ANC, spatial audio, and equalizer, eliminating the need to access a phone's app and reducing distractions.
AuraCast and Advanced Audio
• 00:02:53 The headphones support AuraCast, a technology that allows broadcasting audio from a single source to an unlimited number of compatible devices, facilitating shared listening experiences like a 'silent DJ' or watching TV quietly. Audio quality is delivered through 40mm mica dome dynamic drivers with hi-res LDAC codec support, offering punchy bass that doesn't overpower vocals, clear vocals, balanced treble, and an impressive soundstage enhanced by spatial audio with head tracking and personalized 'Personify' sound tuning.
ANC, Transparency, and Battery
• 00:04:43 Equipped with 10 microphones (8 for noise canceling), the headphones offer perfect Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) with no hissing, effectively blocking loud ambient noises. The transparency mode includes 'Ambient Aware' for situational awareness without boosting noise, and 'Talk Through' to amplify nearby voices, while call quality benefits from excellent background noise cancellation. The device also uniquely allows EQ adjustment for both the listener's and the caller's voice, features 'Smart Talk' to lower music during conversations, and provides a 'Silent Down' mode for travel. Battery life is robust, offering 70 hours with ANC off and 40 hours with ANC on, with a quick 5-minute charge providing 5 hours of playback, complemented by the transmitter's 18-hour battery life.