Hello everybody and welcome to this microphone test featuring the new Jabra Elite 85T’s. Now
just keep in mind this is strictly a microphone test and not a full review. But in this video
we’re going to be testing the microphone on these earbuds in different controlled environment and
we’re also going to be comparing them to a few other earbuds. But with all that being
said we’re going to be starting off with a pair of wired earbuds so that we can get out baseline.
So these are the apple EarPods… this is what you used to get with your shinny new
iPhone which no longer is the case with the iPhone 12. But minor rant aside in this video
we’re going to be testing these earbuds in a quite room like right now, then with
this AC unit turned on AKA our low frequency sound, and then in a simulated coffee shop
AKA our random higher frequency sound. Now this is out bass line and I think I sound pretty good.
How ever, even though the wired EarPods sound pretty good… they do absolutely nothing to block
out any ambient noise. Cause right now you can clearly hear that AC unit in the background.
And the same thing can be said about being in a coffee shop. My voice sounds good
but you can clearly hear everything else in the background.
Now these are the Jabra Elite 65T’s and these
are the oldest earbuds here. Now they sound good enough to take phone calls with but
the highs on these earbuds are very pronounced so I do sound rather robotic.
Now when it comes to blocking out noise… even though these earbuds do block out a decent
amount of low frequency sounds like this AC unit, you can still clearly hear it in the back ground.
And when it comes to blocking out blocking out chatter… even though these earbuds are
trying to reduce some of this ambient noise… a lot still manages to get in.
Now if we were to move over to the Jabra Elite 75T’s my voice dosnt sound as over amplified
or as robotic as it did with the 65t’s. So I would consider this microphone to be an upgrade.
However when it comes to blocking out this AC unit even though these earbuds
are reducing this ambient noise, you can still hear it in the background.
And again, when it comes to chatter even though these earbuds are trying to reduce
this ambient sound a lot still manages to get in.
But now here are the new Jabra Elite 85T’s. Now even though there are some major upgrades
from the 75T’s which I will talk about in the full review… when it comes to the microphone
on these earbuds for phone calls I gotta say they sound very similar to the 75T’s.
The Jabra elite 85T’s let in the same amount of road noise in
And they also let in the same amount of chatter in. So over all these are
a pair of earbuds that I would rather try to take phone calls with in a quite area.
Up next are the AirPods Pro. Now the normal AirPods sound practically identical to the
AirPods Pro. My voice sounds clear and there isn’t
too much amplification going on so peaking really isn’t a problem.
And this microphone does a decent job of blocking out constant low frequency sounds like this AC
unit. Now you can still hear in the background but my voice is the main focus here.
However, when it comes to blocking out random higher frequency sounds like
what you would get in a coffee shop… even though they are blocking out a decent amount
of noise. My voice can get a little jumbled up.
But now lets move on to the Galaxy buds live which have a
really good microphone for phone calls. Now in a quite room these earbuds sound great and
they don’t have a lot of amplification to them just unlike Jabra’s earbuds.
And when it comes to blocking out constant low frequency sounds or this AC unit… the Galaxy
Buds Live do a much better job of blocking out that AC unit than all of the previous earbuds.
However, they still struggle a bit when it comes to blocking out chatter. Now these
earbuds are doing a decent job of blocking out chatter, but my voice is very hard to hear.
Now even though I think the Microphone the Galaxy Buds Live is very impressive… its very important
to keep in mind that the Galaxy Buds Plus don’t have the same sounding microphone. It still sounds
good, but I do sound a little farther away and there is some amplification going on.
And when it comes to blocking out that AC unit, the Galaxy buds plus block out a good
amount but not as much as the Galaxy buds live and again my voice sounds a little farther away.
And when it comes to blocking out chatter… my voice is just drowning with the Galaxy
buds plus. So I just wouldn’t try to take phone calls with these earbuds in a chatty
area. Cause at least with the galaxy buds live you could hear me better.
But now lets move over to a pair of earbuds that I think have expectational microphones for phone
calls. First of which are the Google Pixel Buds. These earbuds really do like to put an emphasis
on your voice which isn’t a bad thing at all cause I doesn’t sound robotic like with the Jabra’s.
And these earbuds also do a really good job of blocking out constant low
frequency sounds like this AC unit all while still keeping your voice front and center.
And when it comes to chatter again these earbuds do a really good job
of keeping your voice front and center and they block out a good amount of noise. But
those higher frequency sounds really do manage to sneak in when you’re talking.
But finally these are the Oneplus buds and these earbuds really do have a very impressive
microphone. In a quite room these earbuds sound great and my voice sounds very natural.
But what’s really impressive is the amount of low frequency sound these earbuds block out.
You can bearly hear that AC unit in the background. And even though these earbuds
are blocking out that AC unit my voice still sounds super clear. Cause if we
were to switch over to my lapel microphone you’re going to clealery hear that AC unit.
But if we switch back over to the OnePlus Buds its severely reduced.
And when it comes to blocking out chatter or higher frequency sounds, this is an area where all
earbuds struggle. But again, I feel the one plus buds are handling the chatter the best here and
you can still clearly hear me. Cause again if we were to switch
over to my lapel microphone you’re going to clealery hear all of this
chatter… but if we switch back over to the one plus buds its severely reduced.
So with all that being said, the microphone on the Jabra Elite 85T’s is decent and it is an
upgrade from the Jabra Elite 65T’s. However the microphone on the 85T’s sounds very similar to
the microphone on the 75t’s. But in general you do want to try to take phone calls with the 85T’s
in a quite room. And personally I do prefer how AirPods sound over Jabra’s earbuds.
But if you are looking for a pair of earbuds and microphone calls quality is a really big deal to
you. Then I do highly recommend the Galaxy Buds Live, Google Pixel buds, or the OnePlus Buds.