JBuds J2 Premium Hi-FI Noise Isolating Earbuds (Pink Martini)

by JLAB

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 1 x 7.5 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001GS8G10
• Item model number: JB2147
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2,035 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 15, 2008

Product Description

Color: Pink Martini

From the Manufacturer

The Second Generation: JBuds J2 How can you make the #1 best-selling earbuds even better? Listen to your customers. Building upon the legendary JBuds comfort and sound quality, we recrafted every component of the design to create a sleeker, more stylish earbud with devastating good looks, unbelievable sound quality, and rugged durability. Looks to Kill, Sounds to Thrill. Sleek, sexy lines, a smooth satin finish, and 11 show stopping color combinations to take any MP3 player to the next level. A meticulously crafted sound chamber designed to perfectly resonate the wide range frequency response from our unparalleled Japanese titanium drivers. You will enjoy a rich, dynamic soundstage that accentuates every detail of your music with crisp, tight clarity and booming digital bass for every genre in your collection. Ultra-Rugged Durability. The J2s incorporate thicker, premium quality cabling and heavy-duty flexible joints built to withstand rigorous daily use and carry you through the urban jungle without missing a beat. Supreme Comfort and Noise Isolation. Forget about those uncomfortable stock earphones that came with your MP3 player. The J2’s sleek, smooth shape and 3 sizes of soft, silicon cushions ensure a perfect fit and seal inside your ears, providing sound isolation from exterior noises and allowing you to comfortably enjoy your music for as long as you like. Covered by JLab’s no hassle one-year limited warranty. Compatible With: Tablets: Kindle Fire, iPad, Motorola Zoom, HP Touchpad, Asus EEE Pad, Acer Iconia, Toshiba Thrive, Coby Kyros, Viewsonic, Sony, Blackberry Playbook, Vizio, Archos, Android, Dell, T-Mobile, and other tablets*. MP3 players: All iPods, Sansa, Sandisk, Coby, Archos, Sony, Creative, Sylvania, and others*. eReaders: Kindle and others* Computers: All laptops, notebooks, and desktops* *JBuds are compatible with any portable devices with a standard 3.5 mm jack. Please check your device specifications or manufacturer for any further compatibility details. Note: The JBuds J2 do feature a slightly larger housing then JLab's smaller models. For those with smaller ears or seeking a slimmer fit, the JBuds J5 are JLab's newest and most universally sized earbuds, while the J6's are JLab's slimmest earbuds ever. Your Satisfaction Is Guaranteed. JLab guarantees your satisfaction on every JLab product, no matter what. All JLab products sold on Amazon come with a limited one-year warranty and JLab's world-class customer service. Please use the serial number on your warranty card to register your product with JLab. Contact JLab Customer Service here. So, how can we help you today?

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The JBuds Earphones Line

Premium earbuds-style headphones with a range of cutting edge features.

Image	Models	Housing Size	Driver Size	Description
	J.Fi Accoustic J.Fi M w/mic	10mm	7mm	Real ebony wood housing fused with an aluminum sound tube and custom tuned driver for rich, warm audiophile worthy sound. J.Fi.M model includes discreet inline microphone for use with smart phones.
	J6 J6M w/mic	9mm	6mm	The slimmest, most comfortable JBuds ever, featuring an advanced high fidelity micro driver and aluminum housing for premium accoustics. J6M model includes discreet inline microphone for use with smart phones.
	J5 J5M w/mic	10mm	8mm	The most universally appealing JBuds model ever, combining premium sound, a durable metal build, a slim profile, and a hot new design. J5M model includes discreet inline microphone for use with smart phones.
	J4 J4M w/mic	10mm	9mm	Ultra rugged metal earphones with maximum durability. J4M model includes a rugged inline microphone for use with smart phones.
	J3 J3M w/mic	10mm	8mm	Sleek, slim, metal earphones. J3M model includes a rugged inline microphone for use with smart phones.

Check your device specifications for compatibility info.

Product Description

How can you make the #1 best-selling earbuds even better. Listen to your customers. The JLab engineering team took our customers feedback and ideas into the design lab and came out with a masterpiece: The JBuds J2. Building upon the legendary JBuds comfort and sound quality, we recrafted every component of the design to create a sleeker, more stylish earbud with devastating good looks, unbelievable sound quality, and ultra rugged durability. Looks to kill: Sleek, sexy lines, a smooth satin finish, and 12 show stopping color combinations take any MP3 player to the next level. Sound to thrill: A new, meticulously crafted sound chamber designed to perfectly resonate the wide range frequency response from our unparalleled Japanese cobalt drivers. You will enjoy a rich, dynamic soundstage that accentuates every detail of your music, with crisp, tight clarity and booming digital bass for every genre in your collection. Ultra rugged durability: The J2s incorporate thicker, premium quality cabling and heavy-duty flexible joints built to withstand rigorous daily use and carry you through the urban jungle without missing a beat. Generous 4.5 foot cable with Y-formation and ultra durable 24k gold plated jack for a premium lossless connection. Supreme comfort and noise isolation: Forget about those uncomfortable stock earphones that came with your mp3 player. The J2s sleek, smooth shape and 3 sizes of soft, silicone cushions ensure a perfect fit and seal inside your ears, providing sound isolation from exterior noises and allowing you to comfortably enjoy your music for as long as you like. Compatible with all portable audio devices and MP3 players, including all iPods (iPhone, iTouch, Nano, Video, Shuffle), portable gaming units (PSP, Nintendo DS), other mp3 players (Sansa, Zune, Sony, Creative), Laptops, CD players, DVD players, Radios, and MD. Recommended by CNET, MP3 dot com, and many others. Includes a full one-year warranty from JLab.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

570 of 593 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars jBuds are Ear Buddies, December 7, 2008

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Elderbear (Loma Linda, Aztlan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JBuds J2 Premium Hi-Fi Noise-Isolating Earbuds (Black/Chrome Silver) (Electronics)

These were my fourth pair of earbuds and the most impressive I've owned. The wiring and connections are solid and reinforced. I've replaced earbuds when the wiring breaks or the sound volume becomes unequal.

I'm hard on earbuds. My workday starts late in the morning and lasts until late in the evening. I need to still be asleep when the gardeners come with their leaf blowers and weed whackers. Earbuds serve a dual purpose: they keep sound out and give me pleasant sounds to sleep by. Being a bit of an insomniac, my MP3 player helps me to fall asleep each night as well. This is tough on earphones.

I'm impressed with the construction of these buds. Stress points are well reinforced and unlikely to fail. But ruggedness isn't the primary reason for buying phones ... sound quality is.

These are second to none when it comes to sound quality. Bass is solid with no distortion. The midrange and highs are crisp and clear. I've listened to everything from hip-hop to classical and they have provided a superior listening experience.

The worst feature of these phones is that they have a straight plug into the media player instead of an angled plug. This makes it easier to accidently unplug the phones. At worst, a minor drawback. Also, the barrel of the buds is a bid longer than others. At first I thought this would be a problem with lying on a pillow, but it hasn't disturbed me at all.

These utterly dominate all the other earbuds I've owned, both in terms of construction quality and in terms of sound. Buy a pair with confidence - you can't go wrong.

532 of 588 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Step Up From Apple Earbuds, November 26, 2008

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Daniel G. Lebryk (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JBuds J2 Premium Hi-Fi Noise-Isolating Earbuds -Onyx Black (Electronics)

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As Apple headphone replacements, these are very good headphones. Purely on an audio basis, these leave a lot to be desired, highs are muted.

September 10, 2009 Update: Wow JLabs continues to be amazing. In the middle of the summer, the audio jack separated from the headphone wires. Essentially making the headphones useless. They got a ton of play by my son who loved the design. A few emails to JLabs and no response. After a month or so and a few emails, I gave up. Oh well, go buy some new headphones, and call it a day. Well this past week I got an email saying they were sorry about not responding. Another email back with no intention that they would respond. Oh my goodness was I wrong this evening. They are standing behind these broken headphones and sending me a replacement. There's another little bonus as a great good will gesture. These guys just amaze me. There is also a letter of apology by the owner of JLabs explaining what happened. A rough customer service moment for warranty repairs; and they appear to be back on track beautifully.
September 19, 2009 Update: replacement earphones have arrived. They included a nice vinyl JLabs zipper case for the headphones, and a speaker surprise. So Jlabs did make right on this problem.

Nov. 27, 2009 update: JLabs is a very impressive company. They posted a comment to this review and suggested that I burn in the headphones. That is very good advice - sometimes it does take 24 hours or a week or two to free up a speaker and get it to sound optimal. So I ran my iPod for 24 hours, played 394 songs at medium volume (no I didn't listen that whole time). My particular sample improved somewhat, but the highs are still muted (reran the same tests). Clearer now, but still not the fabulous sound I've read about in so many other reviews. They can be brought into line with a large amount of high Hz equalizer.

December 12, 2010 update: We lost these headphones. I purchased a new pair (super cheap as a Holiday offer), and the sound is remarkably different. This pair is bright, clear, and has decent bass, absolutely nothing like the first two pairs I tried. I'm really happy I bought these one more time - they are comfortable, well built, and sound good.

Sorry guys - customer service, JLab gets 5,000 stars for caring so much. Design and look, they get a solid 5 stars. Comfort, 5 stars. It's just that all those things go away when they are in my ears and I'm listening, they are 3 star headphones. It's possible I have the 1 in 1,000,000 lower quality sample. They still can't be beat as upgrades from the standard earbuds that come with most players.

Back to the original review:

The good. These headphones are comfortable to wear. The ear bud material is soft and fits mosts ears well (there's three different sizes, typical of all in ear headphones). They stay in your ear well. Not recommended for the active person, but they won't fall out while you walk. The headphones are low profile, so if you are laying on a pillow they don't fall out or poke harder into your ear. The construction looks decent, they have a nice solid feel to them. The wires are fairly thin, but they look like they will survive. The jack is a straight one. It appears to be a little extra long, so it might fit an original iPhone.

Isolation - it works well. Anyone moving up from Apple earbuds will be stunned at how quiet these phones isolate the world. You'll be a bit surprised at hearing yourself swallow and breathe. It's the same for all passive isolating in ear headphones. These are no exception, and are not really any better than others at isolation.

The bad. Audio quality. Highs are muted pretty badly. Bass is decent, you should never expect an in ear headphone to rattle or vibrate. These headphones dig fairly deep into the bass. Midrange is decent, voices sound fairly good. Where these really fall flat, the high range. They have virtually no treble to speak of.

My testing. I tried these headphones connected to a Nokia N95-3 cell phone, an iPod (5th gen), a portable DVD player, and Logitech Z-10 computer speakers. I listened to a variety of programs, video games, comedy video, movies, and music. In all cases the highs were definately missing. My reference headphones are Shure E3c's, yes they cost 4 times the price of these (list price), but they are a reference point. I also compared to Apple's earbuds.

Movie viewing: Hancock - John Lee Hooker's opening song and the solo cello music later in the movie all were muted, but had good low tones. Dialog was clear. The explosions were clear. Imaging (the sense of where a sound is coming from) is really poor, most of the sound appered to be coming from the middle of my head. Not a bad headphone for movies.

Music: Garbage - Shirley Manson's voice was not clear and crisp. The band actually sounded separated from her singing (something not heard with the Shures). High guitar notes were muddled. Beth Orton, Central Reservation, I heard similar problems.

Cell Phone: my Nokia has a bit of a hiss whenever music or videos play. It's almost annoying with my Shure headphones. The JBuds did a good job masking that hiss. So as a cell phone headphone for listening only, these aren't bad.

I like the look, feel, and construction of the JBuds. Wish I could say that the sound quality was equally great. I won't retire my Shure headphones.

156 of 169 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars J2s are OK, but there are better out there, November 28, 2008

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Bryan Cass "Bee Ry Boogy" (Victor, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JBuds J2 Premium Hi-Fi Noise-Isolating Earbuds -Onyx Black (Electronics)

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I compared these J2 earbuds directly with a pair of Sennheiser CX300 Earbuds that I bought and reviewed here on Amazon last year. I played some Ella Fitzgerald, Acoustic Alchemy and Brian Culbertson. I immediately noticed a difference in sound. The Sennheisers had more 'presence' -- the highs were clearer and the vocal range (around 1000Hz) was brighter and more natural. The J2s sounded a bit muddy or muffled in comparison.

That said though, listening is a very subjective experience. I listen for natural sounding vocals and acoustic instruments. I like a 'live' sound and not overdone or muddy bass. Just to get a different perspective, I did the same music test with my 14 year old son and his two friends. I played for them Life in the Fast Lane by the Eagles and let them switch between the two earbud sets. They hands-down chose the J2s over the Sennheisers. So much for my opinion. :-)

I think I'd conclude that if you like bass-heavier, mid-range type music - maybe genres like rock, hip-hop, alternative, techno - then these J2s would work fine for you. If you tend to be fussy about equalizer settings, like to hear a clear soundstage and presence, and critical listening to music is important to you, then I would shop around some more, or at least compare these earbuds to others in the same price range.

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