JBL Tour One

“A big battery and sweet call quality make these cans ideal for work or travel.”

Parametric EQ and presets available. Comfortable, well-built design. Excellent battery performance.

Prone to inconsistencies in audio delivery. Not very breathable. Mediocre overall noise isolation. Disappointing passive soundstage.

The JBL Tour One are decent for neutral sound. Out of the box, they have a slightly bass-heavy sound profile. Luckily, you can tweak them to your liking using their companion app's parametric EQ and presets. On the downside, they're very prone to...

Comfortable ; Features galore with intuitive controls ; Sweet sound

Spatial audio oddities ; No weather resistance

When the timing is right, however, Luigi does deserve a lot of love. JBL followed up its original flagship headphones with a product that continues to elevate the brand, with great sound, tremendous comfort, and a specs sheet overflowing with features,...

Loud and direct sound, they never get boring!

Sounds best with noise cancellation turned off. Should adjust a little EQ to bring out the best in them.

The JBL Tour One sounds decent right out of the box, but also som much better with a small adjustment in the app. They sound best without noise cancellation, with a tighter and tidier bass, but also work with this or ambient sound activated. In...

Great sound ; Solid noise cancelling ; Huge battery life

Software is occasionally finicky

If you’re particularly interested in top-of-the-line noise canceling, you might also want to check out the classic Bose QuietComfort 35 Series II, which rank among our

Punchy bass, with custom EQ ; Pretty comfortable fit ; Solid battery life

Ambient Aware needs work ; Sound quality has its limits ; Adaptive NC needs tweaking

JBL is trying to compete with big players with the Tour One Wireless and their sound, while good, isn’t exceptional. Similarly, while the functionality is fine as well, we’re left thinking these could have hit a higher note.

Energetic presentation ; Reliable touch controls ; Classy build and finish

Beaten for dynamics and subtlety ; Coarse and unrefined upper mids

JBL’s classy headphones certainly look the part, they just lack dynamic and rhythmic finesse when compared to the class leaders

These cans are very comfortable. ; They’re very easy to set up. ; The associated JBL app is a bunch of fun to play around with. ; They have a 2.5mm jack input if you want to connect straight in, and come with a cord in the box. ; The included case is...

The size of the ear-pieces means it’s easy to press the right side, which will turn off your tunes. ; Comfortable, but they feel quite large, so they take a bit of getting used to if you normally roll with a smaller set. ; The on/off switch could have...