So a few days ago JBL headphone app leaked a few new pairs of headphones that were fully
announced at CES 2020.
And now that we’ve gotten a better look at the new JBL Club 700BT, JBL Club 950NC,
and JBL Club One…
I’m even more excited about them cause I think that these new headphones have the potential
to be great.
Now for the record, ive never really been a fan of JBL’s headphones.
The JBL Everest Elite 750NC just pale in comparison to the Sony 1000XM3’s and Bose NC 700’s…
And to me the JBL Live 650BTNC rest very awkwardly on my head.
But one of the main reasons that im so excited about this new Club series is that they have
an all new design langue.
Now granted, JBL’s new club series doesn’t look all that unique…
I’m just glad to see that JBL is moving on from a design language that personally
I think wasn’t working from them.
I feel that JBL’s previous design language was trying to imitate the Beats Studio 3’s
design but didn’t look as good cause their design was much rounder, a little softer.
But one critique that I do have about this new design language is the size of the logo.
I think JBL should have been a little more subtle with the placement of their logo.
Now when it comes to pricing, the Club 700BT which are on ear headphones will be retailing
for $150.
Now unfortunately, these headphones don’t have active noise cancelation but they do
have a bass boost button, an ambient mode, and they have voice assistant integration.
So I really think these new headphones are coming after the Sony XB700’s… and if
these headphones have good bass and fit well they could be better than the XB700’s.
Next up are the JBL Club 950NC’s which are going to be retailing for $250.
Now these headphones are over ear headphones and they have everything the Club 700BT’s
have but they also have active noise cancelation.
Add to the fact that these headphones come with a hard shell carrying case… its obvious
these headphones are going directly after the Sony XB900N’s.
If JBL manages to nail the fit of these headphones and if the active noise cancelation and bass
is just as good as the Sony XB900N’s, then the Club 950NC’s could become the best Mid
Tier ANC Headphones.
So Sony watch out.
And finally there’s the JBL Club One which are the flagship headphones here and they’re
going to be retailing for $350.
Now the Club One look very similar to the Club 950NC’s but these headphones are using
finer materials like Sheep skin leather and more metal.
Their feature set is also a little different from the previous two headphones.
Most notably they don’t have a bass boost button.
However, the club one does have active noise cancelation.
But the ANC on the Club One is a little different than the ANC on the Club 950NC’s.
The Club One’s have this extra feature called Silent Now.
Im guessing that this is implying that the Club One will have better ANC than the Club
950NC’s… but im sure everyone is going to want to know how the ANC on these headphones
stack up compared to the Sony 1000XM3’s.
So over all im really looking forward to JBL’s new Club series of headphones.
Especially the Club 700BT and Club 950NC cause they can bring a lot of value at their $150
and $250 price points.
The Club One on the other hand have a lot of stiff competition so we’ll see how they
do when they’re released in the Spring.
Which is the most disappointing piece of news cause I thought these headphones were going
to be released a lot sooner.
I also want to point out that JBL also announced a whole slew of gaming headsets that share
the same design language as the Club series.
JBL’s new gaming headsets range from $40 to $300… and I just think JBL might have
a really good 2020 when it comes to headphones.
But now I want to address the new JBL Boombox 2 which was also officially announced at CES.
Now this speaker is going to be retailing for $450 and its set to be released in the
spring… but besides having a more angular design which im a fan of I don’t see any
major upgrades from the Original Boombox.
Now everyone is worried that the Boombox 2 is going to be moving to a Mono set up from
a stereo set up like JBL’s more recent speakers…
But we can’t be sure yet cause JBL hasn’t disclosed the Boombox 2’s speaker set up.
But over all JBL claims that the Boombox 2 sounds better, gets louder, and has more bass
than the original Boombox but we’ll just have to wait and see.
But the most important upgrade found on the Boombox 2 is that it now has party boost…
which objectively is better than JBL Connect Plus.
But keep in mind the Boombox 2 will only be able to connect to other Partyboost enabled
speakers.
So over all, even though im not all that impressed by the Boombox 2 I really think JBL had a
great showing when it comes to their headphones.
If JBL’s new designs fit better than their previous headphones… then I really think
the JBL Club 700BT and JBL Club 950 NC might be worth picking up.
Now before I wrap up this video I also want to quickly point out the new Hyper X Cloud
Flight S gaming headset.
What has me particularly excited about this headset is that it has wireless charging.
But instead of using a proprietary charging cradle like some other headsets that have
wireless charging… these headphones use the Qi standard.
So any Qi wireless charger should work.
So I think we’re getting a little closer to when we finally get a pair of headphones
that have wireless charging but more importantly power sharing.
So ideally if your phone is running low on battery you could charge it up a little bit
by using your headphones.
I would really like to see power sharing come to the Sony 1000XM4’s or Sony 1000XM5’s…
But realistically I wouldn’t be surprised if the AKG N700NC M3’s get power sharing
cause Samsung is just throwing power sharing into all
of their products.