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JBL Tour One M2 review

The pro-audio dna is strong in these stylish noise cancelling headphones from jbl.

Louder Verdict

The JBL Tour One M2 can be considered a sensational update on an already winning design. Thanks to those big 40mm drivers, they’re beautifully dynamic and are as at home with nu metal as they are classic rock. Sumptuously finished, and supremely comfortable to wear, they come highly recommended.

Exciting, dynamic audio performance

Insanely comfortable

Bass isn’t subterranean

Takes time to master physical controls

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The JBL Tour One M2 headphones offer advanced noise cancelling and reassuringly dynamic audio thanks to big 40mm dynamic drivers. Suited to guitar-led indie rock, melodious prog and grinding nu-metal, they’re versatile crowd pleasers.

The black or silver design is understated for JBL and the cups pivot so they’re easy to stow - although it takes a bit of practice to master the body controls. The right has a power/pairing switch and volume control rockers and is touch sensitive for playback or voice control, while the left has a customisable button for Active Noise Cancellation and related modes.

The headphones run Bluetooth 5.3 LE and support two device multipoint connections while battery life is up there with the best at around 30 hours with ANC on and 50 hours when it’s off.

JBL Tour One M2: Design

A second generation iteration of JBL's flagship over-ear headphones, the Tour One M2 are handsome in a minimalist way, with matte ear cups offset by a gloss trim. There’s a choice of two colours: stealthy-black or glam rock silver. The headphones fold and the cups pivot, making them compact enough to stow in a bag or deep pocket. 

The right cup has a power and pairing switch plus volume control rockers and is touch sensitive for simple playback control or voice control; the left offers ANC modes. Like their predecessor, these headphones are supremely comfortable to wear. Tipping the the scales at just 268g, they don’t over clamp and the faux leather padding used in the headband and earmuffs is marshmallow soft.

The JBL Tour One M2 also come with a carry case, 3.5mm cable, USB-C cable and airline adapter.

JBL Tour One M2: Features

The feature roster is the right side of smart on the JBL Tour One M2. The noise cancelling headphones react to your voice, pausing music and enabling Ambient Aware mode, so you can carry on a conversation. An alternative Smart Talk mode lowers the volume of music so that you can hold a quick conversation. 

The JBL Tour One M2 also feature an updated version of the brand’s True Adaptive ANC noise cancelling tech which is generally impressive. In ANC mode they hide intrusive noise, effectively cloaking even high volume distractions. I wore the JBL Tour One M2 on a flight to New York and they made short work of aeroplane engine noise to the point where it was undetectable when using British Airways' inflight entertainment system. A Man Called Otto barely had to raise his voice.

If you want to take advantage of noise cancelling without draining Bluetooth, there’s also a SilentNow feature. This disconnects your smartphone and activates ANC which is good for both short and long commutes.

Thanks to Bluetooth 5.3 LE, the battery life on the JBL Tour One M2 is generous. These headphones run for 30 hours with ANC activated and 50 if you turn ANC off. That’s more than enough for several days ear-wear without worrying about charging.

Helpfully, they’ll also fast charge if you’re caught short. Ten minutes on the juice translates to around five hours of playtime - and there’s also support for Google Assistant and Alexa.

JBL Tour One M2: Sound

I think the JBL Tour One M2 offer an exhilarating listen thanks to the pair of large 40mm dynamic drivers which do the sonic lifting, tuned with JBL pro-sound pixie dust. They sound fast and dynamic, with excellent fine detail.

There’s a variety of sound profiles on the partnering JBL app (Club, Bass, Vocal, Jazz), but Studio is the only one you need. It offers loads of detail and a balanced mid-range which is delivered with a bourbon-sweet musical edge.

This tonality perfectly fits the indie rock of Sydney-based three-piece Middle Kids. The stabby guitar riff of Highlands doesn’t get in the way of the silky euphoric vocals.

These headphones also support JBL Spatial Sound, a novel post-processing mode that creates a more immersive sound stage. There are three presets: Movie, Music and Game but results are variable. The Music setting's spatial treatment works a treat on the live cut of American Beat by the Headcats, effectively putting you stage front and the live atmosphere wraps around you. 

I’m not so convinced it adds much to the studio release of Motorhead's Ace Of Spades though. The standard Studio EQ when cranked up is rewardingly raw and rowdy enough.

Bass delivery can be considered clean and agile and perfectly showcases Roger Waters ' propulsion bass riff on Pink Floyd ’s Money , although I can see some might hanker for more exaggerated weight. 

The crunching opening to Muse ’s Hysteria could perhaps slam harder but this is a minor niggle for such a fine pair of hard rockin’ headphones.

The bottom line is the JBL Tour One M2 sound great. Consider me satisfied.

JBL Tour One M2: The alternatives

There’s no shortage of competing quality noise cancelling headphones. One obvious alternative to the JBL Tour One M2 are the Sony WH-1000XM5 . Similarly minimalistic in style, they come in slightly more expensive but boast slightly better noise cancelling and a host of smart features, including Speak-to-Chat and 360 Reality Audio support. But the drivers are smaller at just 30mm.

A budget big brand alternative would be the Sennheiser HD 450BT over-ear headphones . These also offer Active Noise Cancelling, a 30 hour battery life and lightweight design (238g).

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JBL Tour One M2 Review

Over-ear headphones brimming with features

JBL’s flagship wireless over-ears offer an enormous number of features to make the commute more enjoyable, with fine sound, effective noise cancellation and an excellent wireless performance. But the competition they’re up against is tough.

• Lightweight design
• Excellent wireless performance
• Great call quality
• Effective noise cancellation
• Clear, balanced sound
• Unremarkable looks
• Beaten for bass depth and extension
• Tough competition

Availability

• UK RRP: £279.99
• Europe RRP: €299
• Australia TBC

Key Features

• SilentNow Wakes you up from your noise cancelling slumber
• Voice control Supports both Google and Amazon’s voice assistants
• Multi-Point Can be connected to two devices at once

Introduction

JBL makes a gazillion headphones and speakers each year. Just recently it announced it had sold 200 million headphones, making the company the numero uno brand in the overall headphone market.

The JBL Tour One M2 are the company’s latest flagship over-ears, and in its own words, outperforms its previous headphones. Ticking the requisite boxes for a headphone in 2023, there is adaptive noise cancellation, personalized sound, spatial audio support and long battery life provided in a lightweight design.

We’ve come across a few headphones that are jack of many trades but master of only a few. Could that same description apply to the Tour One M2?

• Lightweight and comfy design
• Good controls

There’s a definite lack of flash to the Tour One M2’s appearance, their only real indulgence to style are the glossy highlights on the earcups and headband. Otherwise, these headphones are here to do a job, which is to sit on your head without causing discomfort.

And it’s mission accomplished, as they’re light on the head, causing very little bother. That’s unlike the previous JBL over-ears I tested in the Club One , which had a tight clamping force and bulky size. The Tour One M2 is positively light by comparison.

They’re comfortable in the right places, the padding on the underside of the headband and earcups is nice and supple, the earcups are spacious and the clamping force is nice and snug. I can’t find anything to complain about. I haven’t noticed wind noise to be a factor in disrupting the ANC performance .

Controls are a mixture of physical buttons (power/Bluetooth, noise cancelling and volume) and touch controls (playback). Power button is a slider, a slightly flimsy one that you might accidentally swipe down on it as I did when grabbing the headphones. It can also be a little difficult to turn them off with the headphones on the head; I had to dig my fingernails in to ease the slider up.

Touch controls are well implemented: one tap to pause, another to skip forward and three to skip back. The noise cancelling button is on the left earcup and that allows for toggling between ANC on and pass-through modes. This is another aspect of the headphones I can’t find much to grumble with.

The headphones are also collapsible, which is a change from 2022’s trend of non-foldable headphones, which means you can pack them easily into a bag or put them into the carry case, which also has a pouch for storing cables/accessories (a 3.5mm cable, USB-C charging and airplane adapter). They also come in a more fetching silver finish (at least from the promotional photos).

• Effective rather than resounding ANC
• Pretty faultless call quality
• Features in abundance

JBL does like to pack headphones with as many features as possible, and the Tour One M2 are no different. The adaptive noise cancelling is the highlight, and the performance is respectable, if not quite emphatic.

They do clear out a lot of surrounding noise, from people walking past on a late night in Shoreditch (voices effectively subdued) to cars, buses and vans going by, but there’s still some noise peeking through.

I did notice the level of the adaptive noise cancelling was not always consistent, which you would expect since it’s adaptive , but oftentimes it let through more noise than the ‘standard’ ANC mode.

Compared to the likes of the Sony WH-1000XM5 and Bose QuietComfort 45 , the Tour One M2 can’t match both pair’s eerie sense of calm.

They’re also not too effective at dealing with the noise on the Tube when it starts to get ‘loud’. I’ve used these headphones on the Northern, District and Jubilee lines and as soon as the howl of the wind picks up, music tends to take a background seat until it dies down. You can, obviously, raise the volume to combat it, so it’s not all doom and gloom.

It does, at least, exercise its noise cancelling cleanly, with none of that ‘whooshing’ sound as cars go by or that ANC whine. It also doesn’t noticeably alter the tone of audio being played, so I’d describe the noise cancelling as effective, but you can get better around the £300 mark.

The transparency is another effective feature, amplifying surrounding sounds so I can hear announcements on the train easily. As is the case with JBL headphones, the Tour One M2 has two different versions in Ambient Aware and TalkThru.

The former sounds clearer and adopts a more natural tone – it’s the standard ambient mode that grants greater transparency to sounds around you, the strength of which can be altered in the app. The response sliding from low to high ambience is instant.

TalkThru mutes music and focuses on people’s voices, and it does this very well. Used on the train, the headphones fixed their focus on people’s voices across the carriage, including the rustling of a bag which was amplified so much I felt it was happening right beside me.

For calls the JBL uses a 4-mic set-up with JBL’s Voice Aware technology, and the performance was excellent. The person I called commented they could hear me clearly and that background noise was kept to a minimum. They could hear people nearby but not to the point where he could make out what they were saying. That’s a very effective performance in my book.

Battery life is stated as 30 hours with noise cancelling on and 50 hours with it off. There’s no mention of fast charging but filling up the battery from dead reportedly takes two hours.

Delve into the JBL Headphones app and there’s a choice between enabling Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa or accessing a mobile device’s native voice assistant. The Equalizer comes with five presets and the option to make a 10-band custom EQ.

Or you could rely on the Personi-Fi to craft your own personalized audio profile. It achieves this by conducting a test that measures how well you hear a series of receding blips for your left and right ear. The Low Volume Dynamic EQ boosts highs and lows when listening at lower volumes.

There is JBL’s take on Spatial Sound with Movie, Music and Game profiles, and you can modify controls for the Action Button (left earcup) and the touch panel, though that only refers to disabling it.

Smart Talk is like Sony’s Speak to Chat, automatically enabling the TalkThru mode when it senses you’re speaking and lowering music volume. It not only reacts quickly when I start talking but is prompt to return to music. The speed at which music resumes can be set in the app.

The Smart Audio & Video feature presents the best audio quality with music (in what way it doesn’t specify) as well as improving lip-sync performance with video. Switching between them necessitates the JBL headphones re-connecting with the source device, and I must admit that watching videos on Prime Video and YouTube, I couldn’t tell if there was a pronounced difference between the two modes. What I did notice was a couple more dropouts on YouTube with Video mode than I did in the Audio mode.

The SilentNow feature disconnects the Bluetooth connection and turns on the noise cancelling, so you can catch 40 winks and not be disturbed. You can set when it starts, how long it goes for and whether you want a notification to wake you up.

The Personal Sound Amplification seems to achieve a similar objective as the Ambient Aware feature, which makes me ponder why it’s included. At least it offers a different set of customisations by changing the balance from left ear to right.

Elsewhere there’s Auto Power Off, Auto Play & Pause (which is speedy) and a Max Volume Limiter that protects your hearing. All the way at the bottom of the app is the means to update the firmware.

The headphones support Bluetooth 5.3 with SBC and AAC codecs supported. Connectivity has been excellent, there hasn’t been any dropout, significant or otherwise, whether walking through populated areas like Soho or in busy transport hubs such as Victoria train station.

Sound Quality

• Good treble performance
• Not for bass addicts
• Clear, balanced tone to music

In a similar vein to JBL’s Live Pro 2 wireless earbud, the Tour One M2 take a balanced approach to audio that may strike some as bland. On the default volume they do sound reticent, the soundstage is rendered small and its sense of energy lacks ‘fizz’. But just two nudges on the volume control and the JBL gives a much better account of itself.

With GoGoPenguin’s Erased by Sunlight there’s clarity to the headphones’ treble performance and good tonal variation of the piano notes throughout the song. You can sense how much pressure is applied to each piano note, the sound of the trailing edge as it lingers; the brightness of each note is an improvement on the Club One’s dulled performance.

I wouldn’t say the JBL offers the biggest bass performance. There’s weight provided to the drum hits in the Smashing Pumpkins’ Bullet with Butterfly Wings, but a headphone such as Sennheiser’s Momentum 4 Wireless expresses it with more depth and heft.

You get with the JBL a spacious, slightly wider and clearer performance, but the sense of energy and drive half-way through the track in its frenzied guitar section isn’t as intense on the JBL as it is with the Sennheiser or even the Club One.

Dynamically, the headphones feel broad in terms of describing the difference between a track’s highs and lows, a shade less sprightly in conveying the nuances of singers. The stereo image it offers of Tune-Yards’ Hypnotized is also not as vividly realized as on the Sony WH-1000XM4 , I sense more depth to the Sony’s performance than the JBL can offer.

With vocals there’s a clarity that’s possibly better than either the Sennheiser or Sony’s smoother approach takes. The difference with the Spinners’ Could It Be I’m Falling in Love is hard to judge, but I think there’s more character and a smidge more presence to the lead vocals on the Sony.

It matches up to what I think of the JBL’s mid-range performance, which is clear and detailed, but the other headphones dig out more definition of instruments for a more musical performance.

That said, the JBL holds up well to both the Sennheiser and Sony. Its more neutral, perhaps even clinical approach doesn’t have the richness of either the Momentum or WH-1000XM4, but some listeners may prefer that approach.

The JBL also offers spatial sound within the JBL Headphones app and that amounts to a wider soundstage with vocals recessed to create a sense of depth. I’d stick with the default audio as all this really does is make the soundstage bigger rather than the sense of sounds being around you.

The Personi-Fi personalized audio is something that will differ with each person. I preferred to have it off than on, the slight emphasis on the midrange that I heard came across as too processed and giving voices a tone that felt artificial.

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Should you buy it.

If you prefer clear, balanced audio to a richer-sounding headphones Everybody has their preference when it comes to audio. There are many ways to serve a track to your ears, and if you prefer a balanced, more neutral approach to audio that’s what the Tour One M2 offer.

The competition is fierce You’ve got efforts from Sony, Bose, Sennheiser, and Shure, all around the same price and they range from being pretty good to excellent. There’s lots of options to choose from, especially for better noise cancelling.

Final Thoughts

The JBL Tour One M2 are a pair of headphones that score 8/10 in many categories and 9/10 in a few, which made deciding on a score a tad more difficult than expected.

As an overall package, they’re very competitive with regards to the competition. Their wireless performance is pretty faultless, as is their call quality performance. They sound very good but not brilliant, and perhaps the lack of any high-res audio codecs goes against them. But for those who prefer a balanced sound then they’re a pair to seek below the £300 mark.

Their noise cancelling is not class-leading – the Bose QuietComfort 45 are better in this instance – but they’re good for the commute and travel, and the levels of comfort the headphones offer is finely tuned. The list of features is extensive, and some will probably never use half of them, but there’s something for everyone who enjoy music, games or TV on-the-go.

I’ve found the Tour One M2 have been a very reliable pair of headphones in the two weeks I’ve used them, and while they’re short of the very best, for those who want headphones that cover a wide range of features and boast a very good performance (and who wouldn’t want that?), this flagship effort from JBL are well worth checking out. But the competition is decidedly tough.

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JBL Tour One M2

Quality noise cancellation and robust sound for a premium price.

Bottom Line

• Full-bodied bass and bright highs
• Above-average noise cancellation
• Hands-free Alexa and Google Assistant
• Comfortable fit
• Finicky touch controls
• EQ can dramatically change the volume

For $299.99, JBL’s Tour One M2 headphones produce bold, bass-forward sound in a comfortable over-ear design. They also offer above-average active noise cancellation (ANC), along with support for hands-free Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice control. That said, finicky touch controls and unpredictable in-app EQ undercut the otherwise premium experience. Ultimately, we recommend you spend slightly more for the Bose QuietComfort Headphones for even better noise cancellation or the Shure Aonic 50 Gen 2 for stronger Bluetooth codec support.

Comfortable Fit, Sensitive Controls

Available in black or silver, the circumaural (over-ear) Tour One M2 headphones have an eggshell-like finish on the outer earcups and headband. The headband's interior and earpads both feature a faux leather material with memory foam padding beneath. They feel quite comfortable over long listening sessions.

Behind the grilles, 40mm dynamic drivers deliver a frequency range of 10Hz to 22kHz in active wireless or wired mode or 10Hz to 40kHz in passive wired mode.

The headphones are compatible with Bluetooth 5.3 and work with just the AAC and SBC codecs . For comparison, the Aonic 50 Gen 2 headphones support AptX, AptX Adaptive, AptX HD, and LDAC options for hi-res listening on Android devices. JBL says Google Fast Pair and multipoint connectivity with up to two devices are both available here. Hands-free Alexa and Google Assistant round out the connectivity features.

For controls, there is a capacitive touch panel on the right earcup and a mix of buttons on both sides. Tapping the Action button on the left side once switches between the Noise Canceling and Ambient Aware (transparency) modes. You can add an off option via the app. Double taps of this button toggle the TalkThru feature, a conversation-focused transparency mode that drastically lowers the volume of your music.

Along the edge of the right earcup, an array of buttons handle power/pairing and volume control. The touch panel on the right manages playback (single taps), track navigation (double taps for forward, triple taps for backward), and voice assistant access (long presses). Double taps also answer incoming calls or end ongoing calls, while a tap-and-hold gesture rejects an incoming call or mutes the mic during a call.

The control scheme is intuitive, but the touch surface on the right is far too prone to misfires. I accidentally skipped tracks or paused playback several times when I removed the headphones in testing.

The included USB-A-to-USB-C charging cable connects to a USB-C port at the base of the left earcup, while an included 3.5mm audio cable plugs into a port on the right side. A dual-connection flight adapter is also in the box. The headphones fold down flat to fit inside the included hard-shell zip-up carrying case, which has an internal pocket for all of the accessories.

JBL estimates that the headphones can last roughly 50 hours per charge with ANC off or 30 hours with it active. Your results will further vary based on your typical listening volume levels. The battery takes two hours to fully charge from empty, and 10 minutes of charging should net you about five hours of playback.

JBL Tour One M2 App Experience

The JBL Headphones app (available for Android and iOS) has a seemingly endless list of options on its main page, but that's because it doesn't have a separate settings menu.

At the top, a power button and a battery life readout accompany an image of the headphones. Below that is the Ambient Sound Control section. Here, you can select between ANC, Ambient Aware, and TalkThru modes. You can adjust the level of the Ambient Aware mode directly from the main screen or tap into the ANC section to switch between Adaptive ANC and access a fader for the regular ANC.

Scroll down on the main screen to find the Personi-Fi tile, which builds you a personalized sound signature, and the Equalizer section, which lets you choose between several genre-based presets or create a custom EQ curve with 10 bands between 32Hz and 16kHz. You don't have to use either feature.

Several more tiles are further down, including Spatial Sound (a forgettable implementation with Movie, Music, and Game modes) and Gestures (which lets you see the touch control layout and make minor adjustments).

Beyond this, the tiles cover what you typically expect to see in a settings menu. You can toggle voice prompts and adjust the auto-power-off behavior, for example. The app also helps you set up the hands-free Alexa and Google Assistant integrations. I didn't have any trouble using voice commands to play music, but you can also just use the touch gesture on the earcup instead.

Quality Noise Cancellation

The Tour One M2 headphones performed well in my noise cancellation tests. They noticeably dialed back powerful low-frequency rumble, for instance, though some lows and mids were still audible. When I played a more challenging recording of a busy restaurant, they cut back the lows and mids but didn't diminish the highs as convincingly. Switching between the Adaptive ANC and regular ANC (at the maximum level) modes in the app did little to change the experience. The Bose QuietComfort Headphones are far more effective at mitigating deep low-frequency rumble and deal with the highs appreciably better (though not perfectly).

JBL's Ambient Aware and TalkThru modes both work well to help you monitor your surroundings. The TalkThru mode lowers your music volume to a whisper, whereas the Ambient Aware mode doesn't affect it at all. Some might prefer the former, but the latter was sufficient for me. One additional difference is that the TalkThru mode accentuates conversations.

Full-Bodied Audio

The in-app EQ is somewhat effective for adjusting bass and highs to taste, but raising the bass level noticeably lowers the total output level. Blasting the bass results in a comically low volume level, for example, presumably to prevent distortion. I recommend leaving the EQ alone since the bass depth is already robust without adjustments, though you can tweak the highs without as much consequence. For my tests below, I turned the EQ off.

On tracks with intense sub-bass content, like The Knife’s “Silent Shout,” the headphones produce an impressive low-frequency response. The bass depth sounds rich and full at moderate levels. And at top volumes, bass remains robust and distortion-free.

The headphones don't have any trouble reproducing the sub-bass at the 34-second mark of Kendrick Lamar’s “Loyalty.” The deepest note in the progression drops off slightly, but I hear a subwoofer-like rumble throughout. The various vocals sound clear.

The drums on Bill Callahan’s “Drover,” a track with far less deep bass in the mix, are relatively natural. Callahan’s baritone vocals get enough high-mid presence to sound crisp, while the acoustic strums and higher-register percussion are bright.

On orchestral tracks, like the opening scene from John Adams’ The Gospel According to the Other Mary , I hear a bit more low-frequency boosting than is realistic, though bass lovers might enjoy this presentation. The higher-register brass, strings, and vocals are still bright and crisp, but there’s noticeable anchoring in the lows.

The voice mic array works well, and I could understand every word from a test recording on my iPhone without trouble thanks to the crisp, loud signal.

Reasonable Performance for the Price

The JBL Tour One M2 headphones deliver bass-forward sound and effective active noise cancellation. We also like the array of quality accessories and the comfortable fit, though we wish the capacitive touch panel wasn't so easy to accidentally trigger and that EQ changes didn't dramatically cut the volume. Those drawbacks may seem small, but they're especially worth noting when you consider the high-end price. If you're willing to spend an additional $50, we more highly recommend the Bose QuietComfort Headphones for top-tier noise cancellation, or the Shure Aonic 50 Gen 2 for higher-res codec options.

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• True Adaptive Noise Cancelling with Smart Ambient: Automatically uses 4 noise sensing mics to adjust to your surroundings in real-time, minimizing distractions when you need to focus, optimizing the JBL Tour One M2’s performance for a superior audio experience— all while you adjust ANC mode control with the JBL Headphones app.
• 4-mic superior calls with voice control: The 4-mic crystal call algorithm of the JBL Tour One M2 allows you to have better conversations even in loud or windy environments or to get help from your preferred voice assistant. And with VoiceAware, you can choose how much of your own voice to hear by controlling the amount of mic input routed back into your headphones.
• Legendary Pro Sound: Thanks to extensive global research and testing, the superior JBL sound curve delivers precise, accurate audio and less distortion with all the music you love at any frequency or volume. The Tour One M2 40mm drivers let you experience the ultimate sound performance, from rich, punchy bass to thrilling top notes. Plus, Personi-Fi 2.0 allows you to shape your audio to match your personal listening profile with interactive customization tools.
• Bluetooth 5.3: The JBL Tour One M2 feature Bluetooth 5.3, for a more stable and secure connection, so that you can enjoy wireless connection at its best. Featuring the last Bluetooth technology, your JBL Tour One M2 become virtually futureproof.
• Up to 50 hours of playback: Listen without limits. Enjoy up to 50 hours of True Adaptive Noise Cancelling playback, or up to 30 hours with better ANC performance enabled. And when you need a boost, just speed charge for 10 minutes and get an extra 5 hours of battery life.

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JBL Tour One M2's True Adaptive Noise Cancelling technology tunes out distractions so you can enjoy your favorite audio—or even the sound of silence—all powered by legendary JBL Pro Sound and experience seamless, superb sound on the go. Immerse yourself in spatial audio for up to 50 hours while easily switching connections between your everyday devices.

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True adaptive noise cancelling with smart ambient.

True Adaptive Noise Cancelling technology automatically uses 4 noise sensing mics to adjust to your surroundings, minimizing distractions when you need to focus. Optimize the JBL Tour One M2's performance for a superior audio experience—adjust ANC mode control with the JBL Headphones app.

4-mic superior calls with voice control

The 4-mic crystal call algorithm of the JBL Tour One M2 allows you to have better conversations even in loud or windy environments or to get help from your preferred voice assistant. And with VoiceAware, you can choose how much of your own voice to hear by controlling the amount of mic input routed back into your headphones.

Smart Ambient technology

Stay alert to the sounds of the world around you while enjoying your music with Smart Ambient, controlling the ambient sound levels and turning the Personal Sound Amplification button on through the JBL Headphones App to boost the conversations' volume with +15-20dB and adjust the L/R balance.

Smart Talk for seamless chats

Thanks to the Smart Talk feature, you don't need to pause the music to have a quick conversation: its advanced voice recognition technology reacts to your voice pausing the music and enabling TalkThru.

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JBL Tour One M2’s True Adaptive Noise Cancelling technology tunes out distractions so you can enjoy your favorite playlists—or even the sound of silence—all powered by legendary Hi-Res certified JBL Pro Sound. Immerse yourself in superb, spatial audio on the go for up to 50 hours or enjoy the clarity of the 4-mic technology while having phone conversations. The integrated mics even recognize your voice, so you can have quick conversations with your headphones on, thanks to the Smart Talk function. Or turn on the Personal Sound Amplification to boost yours and others’ voice volume without ever removing your headphones.

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JBL Tour One M2 Review

Almost everybody knows the name JBL . You’ve seen their name on many consumer and professional audio products. They’re no strangers to wireless headphones, and it seems they’ve now released one of their most potentially impressive headphones to date. The Tour One M2 looks to be jam-packed with features, and at its $299 price point, it has the chance to join the ranks of some of the best on the market. Does it succeed?

What You Get

• 1 x JBL Tour One M2 Headphones
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Look & Feel

It surprised me how small the Tour One M2 looked when I first took it out of the box. The ear cups are flattened out and sleek, with a black design that is reminiscent of the 1000x series. You’ll also see a gloss that outlines the top edge where the yokes are attached to the ear cups, which is a nice addition that adds to its classier appearance. This makes up one of the best fits that JBL has to offer, as the ear cushions are very comfortable even with their slimmer appearance.

Design & Functionality

With a 40mm dynamic driver, the Tour One M2 can have a big output, but with most tracks, the headphones were pretty cranked up and didn’t offer a great amount of headroom. Noise-canceling will help, and thanks to JBL’s companion app, there are a few ways to customize it. There is an adaptive feature like the 1000x series, which automatically adjusts the level of ANC based on your environment. There is also another option for leakage, which will adjust the ANC in real-time. The overall strength of the ANC is good, eliminating most intrusive noise.

There are a ton of features to sort through, like EQ, spatial sound, smart audio, and customizable gestures, but the most interesting one is Personi-Fi. This is effectively a hearing test that when completed, will personalize the sound based on your hearing. You can basically tune the sound signature to your ears, which other Bluetooth headphones have used before, but Personi-Fi gives you very detailed results. Lastly, there are the physical hand gestures that control ANC modes and playback. JBL offers both an on-board action button in addition to the Tour One M2’s touch panel, which is great. I had no issue with any of the controls, as everything was very responsive. There was very little delay between actions, and it made for a friendly user experience.

The Tour One M2 gives you Bluetooth 5.3 LE, ensuring a stable connection that is built to last. Connecting the headphones is quick and easy, with almost instant pairing.

Battery Life

If you have ANC turned on most of the time, you’ll probably only clock in about 30 hours of playtime, but you’ll get a whopping 50 hours of charge. Charging the Tour One M2 for only ten minutes will warrant a whole five hours of listening.

There are a lot of ways the soundstage can change based on what features you’re using. Of course, the spatial sound will be the biggest influence here, but other factors like EQ and Personi-Fi also play a role. With all of those features turned off, the Tour One M2 has some expansive qualities compared to other JBL headphones. Most sound elements stay out of a central position and grow to occupy their space in the mix. Left and right pan movements are represented well for a wireless headphone, and it does its best to establish some discernable layers. Using spatial mode with the music preset, the imaging juts forward quite a bit, especially vocals. However, the sound signature losses some fidelity, and it feels more like an EQ preset than it does 3D.

JBL’s usual bass tuning is fully on display here. It’s thick, with a rich timbre that still shows control. If you want to, the EQ makes it possible for you to go crazy with the bass tone, giving you all the boost you could possibly need. The Tour One M2 knows how to pack a punch, and it does it with balance and grace. You won’t hear any overblown or boomy bass frequencies here, at least in its standard form. When I turned on Personi-Fi, the bass became even stronger, with more vibration from sub-bass details sprinkled in.

This is a better effort than what JBL usually puts out in their midrange response. The display of midrange frequencies is mainly surface level, but it never feels distracted or inelegant. It organizes itself well, even when little room is displayed throughout. Only the low and upper midrange show some significant energy or detail, but the response still appears whole. The instruments are well put together, with vocals being the biggest standout in terms of transparency. Personi-Fi is the most active here, at least when tuned to my ears. It was a lot more picky here though. Sometimes guitars appeared honky, but other times it would fill out the timbre with more detail. What it came down to were tracks that were more dynamic would show the most flaws, while more constantly energetic tracks would benefit from the added structure.

Without EQ and other features, the highs still have an enjoyable sheen to them. There’s a balanced ringing timbre to them, and the response is never too harsh. The frequencies sprinkle over you with a fine edge to them. This is especially apparent when using EQ or using Personi-Fi. Again, like in the mids you can get mixed results, but I tended to favor the more energetic tone here.

There are a lot of things to like about the Tour One M2, as it seems like it has everything you could possibly want in a wireless headphone. It’s so chock full of features and personalization options, that it seems like there is something for everyone. The sound signature has a ton of customization with EQ and Personi-Fi, giving it a sound you can really play with. Battery life is also great, and the ANC is very effective. For $299, the Tour One M2 is a fantastic option for those who are apprehensive about Sony or Sennheiser’s models.

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• ✅ 2 Years Brand Warranty (1+1 Year of Extended Warranty)
• ✅ LEGENDARY PRO SOUND WITH HI-RES CERTIFICATION: JBL's Tour One M2 40mm drivers deliver precise, accurate audio and less distortion with any frequency or volume. They are Hi-Res audio certified and support frequencies up to 40kHz, ensuring your music always sounds the best it can
• ✅ TRUE ADAPTIVE NOISE CANCELLING: True Adaptive Noise Cancelling technology uses mics to adjust external noise 50000 times per second to minimize distractions when you need to focus
• ✅ UP TO 50 HOURS OF PLAYTIME: The JBL Tour One M2 provides up to 50 hours of playtime with Noise Cancellation OFF and 30 hours when NC is ON. 10 Min of Charging provides up to 5 hours of playtime. It also comes with an Aux Cable for wired listening
• ✅ 4-MIC SUPERIOR CALLS WITH VOICE CONTROL: The JBL Tour One M2 has a 4-mic crystal call algorithm and VoiceAware, allowing you to control how much of your own voice is heard
• ✅ AMBIENT AWARE, SMART TALK & SILENTNOW: JBL Tour One M2 features Smart Ambient and TalkThru, which allow for quick conversations while listening to music. SilentNow can be activated to create a silence cocoon, which turns on Noise Cancellation while the music is off
• ✅ IMMERSIVE JBL SPATIAL SOUND: JBL Spatial Sound allows you to fully immerse yourself in music, while Personi-Fi 2.0 helps you shape the audio to match your listening profile with interactive customization tools
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SMART AMBIENT TECHNOLOGY

Stay alert to the sounds of the world around you while enjoying your music. You can control the ambient sound levels and turning the Personal Sound Amplification button on through the JBL Headphones App to boost the conversations’ volume with +15-20dB and adjust the L/R balance

SMART TALK AND SILENT NOW

Smart Talk: Advanced voice recognition technology reacts to your voice and pauses the music to enable quick conversations via TalkThru

Silent Now: Activate Silent Now, and let the headphone's Noise Cancellation allow you to focus

JBL SPATIAL SOUND

Immerse yourself in JBL Spatial Sound and feel like being in a theatre, at a concert or in the studio with your favorite artist. Thanks to this proprietary technology, sound comes from virtually anywhere around you, no matter the source or the device you are playing from

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Shape your audio to match your personal listening profile. Interactive customization tools use precise information about you and your preferences, to provide the exact sound curve that suits you best

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JBL Tour One M2

Quality noise cancellation and robust sound for a premium price.

Bottom Line

• Full-bodied bass and bright highs
• Above-average noise cancellation
• Hands-free Alexa and Google Assistant
• Comfortable fit
• Finicky touch controls
• EQ can dramatically change the volume

For $299.99, JBL’s Tour One M2 headphones produce bold, bass-forward sound in a comfortable over-ear design. They also offer above-average active noise cancellation (ANC), along with support for hands-free Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice control. That said, finicky touch controls and unpredictable in-app EQ undercut the otherwise premium experience. Ultimately, we recommend you spend slightly more for the Bose QuietComfort Headphones for even better noise cancellation or the Shure Aonic 50 Gen 2 for stronger Bluetooth codec support.

Comfortable Fit, Sensitive Controls

Available in black or silver, the circumaural (over-ear) Tour One M2 headphones have an eggshell-like finish on the outer earcups and headband. The headband's interior and earpads both feature a faux leather material with memory foam padding beneath. They feel quite comfortable over long listening sessions.

Behind the grilles, 40mm dynamic drivers deliver a frequency range of 10Hz to 22kHz in active wireless or wired mode or 10Hz to 40kHz in passive wired mode.

The headphones are compatible with Bluetooth 5.3 and work with just the AAC and SBC codecs . For comparison, the Aonic 50 Gen 2 headphones support AptX, AptX Adaptive, AptX HD, and LDAC options for hi-res listening on Android devices. JBL says Google Fast Pair and multipoint connectivity with up to two devices are both available here. Hands-free Alexa and Google Assistant round out the connectivity features.

For controls, there is a capacitive touch panel on the right earcup and a mix of buttons on both sides. Tapping the Action button on the left side once switches between the Noise Canceling and Ambient Aware (transparency) modes. You can add an off option via the app. Double taps of this button toggle the TalkThru feature, a conversation-focused transparency mode that drastically lowers the volume of your music.

Along the edge of the right earcup, an array of buttons handle power/pairing and volume control. The touch panel on the right manages playback (single taps), track navigation (double taps for forward, triple taps for backward), and voice assistant access (long presses). Double taps also answer incoming calls or end ongoing calls, while a tap-and-hold gesture rejects an incoming call or mutes the mic during a call.

The control scheme is intuitive, but the touch surface on the right is far too prone to misfires. I accidentally skipped tracks or paused playback several times when I removed the headphones in testing.

The included USB-A-to-USB-C charging cable connects to a USB-C port at the base of the left earcup, while an included 3.5mm audio cable plugs into a port on the right side. A dual-connection flight adapter is also in the box. The headphones fold down flat to fit inside the included hard-shell zip-up carrying case, which has an internal pocket for all of the accessories.

JBL estimates that the headphones can last roughly 50 hours per charge with ANC off or 30 hours with it active. Your results will further vary based on your typical listening volume levels. The battery takes two hours to fully charge from empty, and 10 minutes of charging should net you about five hours of playback.

JBL Tour One M2 App Experience

The JBL Headphones app (available for Android and iOS) has a seemingly endless list of options on its main page, but that's because it doesn't have a separate settings menu.

At the top, a power button and a battery life readout accompany an image of the headphones. Below that is the Ambient Sound Control section. Here, you can select between ANC, Ambient Aware, and TalkThru modes. You can adjust the level of the Ambient Aware mode directly from the main screen or tap into the ANC section to switch between Adaptive ANC and access a fader for the regular ANC.

Scroll down on the main screen to find the Personi-Fi tile, which builds you a personalized sound signature, and the Equalizer section, which lets you choose between several genre-based presets or create a custom EQ curve with 10 bands between 32Hz and 16kHz. You don't have to use either feature.

Several more tiles are further down, including Spatial Sound (a forgettable implementation with Movie, Music, and Game modes) and Gestures (which lets you see the touch control layout and make minor adjustments).

Beyond this, the tiles cover what you typically expect to see in a settings menu. You can toggle voice prompts and adjust the auto-power-off behavior, for example. The app also helps you set up the hands-free Alexa and Google Assistant integrations. I didn't have any trouble using voice commands to play music, but you can also just use the touch gesture on the earcup instead.

Quality Noise Cancellation

The Tour One M2 headphones performed well in my noise cancellation tests. They noticeably dialed back powerful low-frequency rumble, for instance, though some lows and mids were still audible. When I played a more challenging recording of a busy restaurant, they cut back the lows and mids but didn't diminish the highs as convincingly. Switching between the Adaptive ANC and regular ANC (at the maximum level) modes in the app did little to change the experience. The Bose QuietComfort Headphones are far more effective at mitigating deep low-frequency rumble and deal with the highs appreciably better (though not perfectly).

JBL's Ambient Aware and TalkThru modes both work well to help you monitor your surroundings. The TalkThru mode lowers your music volume to a whisper, whereas the Ambient Aware mode doesn't affect it at all. Some might prefer the former, but the latter was sufficient for me. One additional difference is that the TalkThru mode accentuates conversations.

Full-Bodied Audio

The in-app EQ is somewhat effective for adjusting bass and highs to taste, but raising the bass level noticeably lowers the total output level. Blasting the bass results in a comically low volume level, for example, presumably to prevent distortion. I recommend leaving the EQ alone since the bass depth is already robust without adjustments, though you can tweak the highs without as much consequence. For my tests below, I turned the EQ off.

On tracks with intense sub-bass content, like The Knife’s “Silent Shout,” the headphones produce an impressive low-frequency response. The bass depth sounds rich and full at moderate levels. And at top volumes, bass remains robust and distortion-free.

The headphones don't have any trouble reproducing the sub-bass at the 34-second mark of Kendrick Lamar’s “Loyalty.” The deepest note in the progression drops off slightly, but I hear a subwoofer-like rumble throughout. The various vocals sound clear.

The drums on Bill Callahan’s “Drover,” a track with far less deep bass in the mix, are relatively natural. Callahan’s baritone vocals get enough high-mid presence to sound crisp, while the acoustic strums and higher-register percussion are bright.

On orchestral tracks, like the opening scene from John Adams’ The Gospel According to the Other Mary , I hear a bit more low-frequency boosting than is realistic, though bass lovers might enjoy this presentation. The higher-register brass, strings, and vocals are still bright and crisp, but there’s noticeable anchoring in the lows.

The voice mic array works well, and I could understand every word from a test recording on my iPhone without trouble thanks to the crisp, loud signal.

Reasonable Performance for the Price

The JBL Tour One M2 headphones deliver bass-forward sound and effective active noise cancellation. We also like the array of quality accessories and the comfortable fit, though we wish the capacitive touch panel wasn't so easy to accidentally trigger and that EQ changes didn't dramatically cut the volume. Those drawbacks may seem small, but they're especially worth noting when you consider the high-end price. If you're willing to spend an additional $50, we more highly recommend the Bose QuietComfort Headphones for top-tier noise cancellation, or the Shure Aonic 50 Gen 2 for higher-res codec options.

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Savvino-storozhevsky monastery and museum.

Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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