JBL J56BT

195 reviews

May, 2024

Positive
comfort (7)
usability (6)
sound (5)
price (5)
size (3)

Negative
portability (4)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 195 reviews of JBL J56BT. The average rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones for all reviews. Reviews about the size and sound are overall positive. The price and comfort are also mentioned favorably. There are some critical opinions about the portability, while views about the bass quality and reliability are mixed.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Headphones the JBL J56BT is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 78/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for JBL J56BT

alaTest has collected and analyzed 132 user reviews of JBL J56BT from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.com.

77% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Broke in half

Sounded fine. Nothing amazing.

Purchased for son. He's not hard on his stuff and was just putting them on his head and they broke in half at top. Great quality...not.

May, 2016

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Couldnt turn on after few weeks

looks cool and everything s really comfortable

it stopped working about 3 weeks using.

Apr, 2016

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JBL J56BT

should of bought a black pair also, when they were thirty $

five months and still working great, connects to all my my pc's just fine ipods,ipad, asus usb bt400 great sound, have ath-m50x also

a bit tight, i have a medium to small head, slightly lower tone and more bass than i am used to

Apr, 2016

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Worked for 5 months

Would not purchase again. I bought $10 Bluetooth headphones from Burlington Coat Factory that still work after two years.

Great sound.

Didn't always connect to device smoothly. Great headphones for the time they worked. Came home from work tonight wanting to listen to some tunes on my iPad. Turned on, then they died. No activity light, no red light when plugged back into charger. Paid...

Mar, 2016

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Wont turn on after being idle for 2 months

I would not recommend this item to anyone. A waste of hard earned money. I thought that JBL was a good brand.

worked as advertised when I first got it, despite the terrible instructions.

This thing worked fine when I first got it. However I did not use them for a couple of months and when I did I could not pair the device. I figured the battery was low so I put it on the charger. I saw the red led so I figured it was charging. After a...

Jan, 2016

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Very valuable onear headphone, even with Bluetooth connection

I wish i can get another one.

Very easy to connect with pc/phone through bluetooth connection. Sound quality is great, like a large sounder. it can even screen noise in running subway.

No:)

Jan, 2016

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Not comfortable at all.

I had to try and stretch them to fit my head. I wear a size 7 1/4 hat; I'm not exactly a giant. They hurt my ears after using them for a while. Sound quality was as expected, pretty good. Thanks to my carelessness in protecting my hearing when I was in...

I like the orange color. Simple to use/pair.

Too small. Hurt my ears after an hour or so.

Jan, 2016

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Great until they broke

Knowing what I know now I wouldn't buy them again. However if you are gentle and don't use them much, it might work out well. I used mine an average of 8 hours a day between work and the gym almost everyday for 4 months

I used these headphones for phone calls and listening to music. I'd wear them around the office and it the gym. Super easy to connect bluetooth and switch from listening to music to taking phone calls. Comfortable for a couple hours at a time.

The plastic band broke where the metal plate is recessed in the plastic. The metal does not connect to anything so the only structural support is the two thin bands of plastic across the top. Not a great design

Jan, 2016

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good Value

Suspend your disbelief, you get $180 dollar Bluetooth headsset and arm band for a fraction of its regular price, or you get a high end name brand set for a little more than generic break in a week set.

Wireless Bluetooth headphones. Sound quality is great, battery life is 10-14 hours as advertised. They are a little tight; I do have a large head as far as hat sizes. That being said the are "action fit." They are designed for runners and people who...

Keep an eye on the cables they are proprietary to JBL or rare.

Dec, 2015

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