Jbl live 200bt bluetooth earphones review năm 2024

If you love boosted bass with sculpted highs to match, JBL has a pair of Bluetooth earphones for you. The company has gotten quite good at delivering added low frequencies without destroying the mix, and its $69.95 Live 200BT earphones do so in style and without breaking the bank. It's a strictly no-frills affair, but you're getting great sound quality for the price.

Design

Available in black, blue, green, red, or white models, the Live 200BT in-ears feature clothbound cables extending from either end of the band that sits on your neck. The earpieces are lightweight and make a strong seal in the canal, provided you get the right eartips in place (JBL includes three pairs in different sizes). The aluminum earpieces snap together magnetically when not in use. Unlike many wireless earphones, these aren't intended for use at the gym, so be careful not to toss them around or get them wet.

The controls are located on the right side of the neckband. There's a power switch that also puts the earphones in pairing mode, located next to a status LED. On the outer panel of the neckband, again along the right side, there's a three-button remote control. The central multifunction button handles playback, call management, and Bluetooth pairing; tapping it twice summons your connected phone's voice assistant. The outer buttons raise or lower volume, or skip forward or backward a track depending how long they're held down for. We're not fans of combining those two functions on the same buttons, as it's easy to skip a track when you mean to only adjust the volume.

If you wear certain types of collars or hoodies, the clothing can rub against the cable and make an audible noise due mostly to cable microphonics. If nothing touches the cabling, you're good, but hoodies and fleeces with zip-up collars can prove problematic. Some of this can be avoided by making sure the cabling doesn't wrap around the neckband, but instead extends directly upward.

There's not much in the way of accessories here. The included micro USB charging cable connects to a covered port on the right end of the neckband. Other than the cable and eartips, that's all you get.

The mic offers so-so intelligibility. Using the Voice Memos app on an iPhone 8, we could understand every word we recorded, but the audio quality was fuzzy, as is typical with affordable Bluetooth in-ears and their built-in mics.

JBL estimates the Live 200BT's battery life to be 10 hours, but your results will vary with your volume levels.

Performance

Internally, the 8mm dynamic drivers deliver audio with a frequency range of 20Hz-20kHz. On tracks with intense sub-bass content, like The Knife's "Silent Shout," the earphones deliver solid low frequency response. The lows are pushed forward in typical mega-bass fashion, but they are dutifully represented, not overly boosted, and balanced out with crisp highs. At top, unwise listening levels, there's no distortion on this track, and at moderate levels, the lows are robust without overwhelming the mix.

Bill Callahan's "Drover," a track with far less deep bass in the mix, gives us a better sense of the Live 200BT's general sound signature. The drums on this track get some added heft that doesn't quite send them into thunderous territory, but certainly adds some bass presence to the mix. Just as noticeable is the treble edge lent to Callahan's baritone vocals, and the tape hiss that takes a step forward in the mix. In other words, this is not an accurate sound signature, but JBL does a good job with balancing out the mix. It may not be an accurate sound signature, but it doesn't lean too heavily in any direction.

On Jay-Z and Kanye West's "No Church in the Wild," the kick drum loop receives plenty of high-mid presence to accentuate its punchy attack, but we also notice the vinyl crackle and hiss that is typically relegated to background status. The sub-bass synth hits get some impressive body without overwhelming the mix—there's plenty of bass heft, but it doesn't sound like an overly boosted subwoofer has been planted in your skull. The vocals on this track are delivered with solid clarity without sounding overly sibilant.

Orchestral tracks, like the opening scene from John Adams' The Gospel According to the Other Mary, get some added bass depth, pushing the lower register instrumentation forward slightly in the mix, but the higher register brass, strings, and vocals retain their prominent place in the spotlight. It's a bright, crisp, bass-rich sound signature—if anything, it's a tad scooped in the mids.

Conclusions

For the price, JBL's Live 200BT earphones deliver strong audio performance, with robust bass and bright highs, for balanced audio that sounds at home with multiple genres. In the sub-$100 realm, there are multiple Bluetooth in-ear options we like. We're fans of the sporty Jaybird Tarah and the JLab Epic Sport Wireless . For a little more, we also like JBL UA Sport Wireless Pivot. For $70, however, the Live 200BT deliver strong value, especially if you're a fan of the neckband style.

Is JBL Live 200BT waterproof?

But be warned, the Live 200BT are not waterproof, nor are they aren't designed to stay snug in your ears after heavy sweating.

How long does it take to charge JBL Live 200BT?

Product information.

What is better JBL Tune or JBL Live?

The JBL Live 660NC Wireless are better headphones for most purposes than the JBL Tune 760NC. The Live 660NC have slightly better neutral sound performance, with a more accurate bass that still adds punch and boom to your mixes. They also have a slightly better build quality and offer a more stable fit.

Is JBL true wireless earbuds good?

The JBL Tune Buds True Wireless are better earbuds for neutral sound than the Anker Soundcore Space A40 Truly Wireless. While both buds can be customized with graphics EQs and presets, the JBL have a more balanced sound profile. They also have a more stable fit and a longer continuous battery life.