TheJBL Quantum TWScould truly be a set of everything earbuds thanks to their unique take on wireless connectivity.
Like other true wireless earbuds, these connect to your phone or other devices via Bluetooth.
Most true wireless earbuds aren’t the best choice for video or gaming, thanks to latency.
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Can the JBL Quantum TWS actually handle video and gaming as well as music?
Those silvery highlights with the JBL brand name on them are more than just a bit of visual flair.
These are the capacitive touch controls, letting you control your music or calls with a few taps.
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A tap on the left earbud toggles between noise canceling and transparent modes.
Connectivity
The JBL Quantum TWS are equipped with Bluetooth 5.2.
Similarly, these don’t seem to supportmultipoint Bluetooth.
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I can say that in practice, this system was incredibly easy to use.
It wasn’t necessary to look up how to switch in the manual.
In my case, the app wouldn’t recognize the headphones.
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I was surprised at the difference.
This has positives and negatives.
While the EQ curve lent a smoothness to some songs, it caused issues in others.
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On most headphones, this sounds relatively even.
With the Quantum TWS, however, there was a sudden volume increase with these notes.
That said, this mostly seemed to be an anomaly.
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These aren’t your average true wireless earbuds, and the EQ curve explains that.
This is the feeling I got with music on the Quantum TWS.
The company also sells multiple standard gaming headsets like theQuantum ONE.
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Again, the sound was great, and the dongle worked instantly.
This is much easier thanconnecting Bluetooth headphones to the Switch.
I didn’t have aSteam Deckto try out, but these probably work great with it.
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Ambient Aware isn’t as impressive.
Talk-through is also confusing.
This is with noise cancellation turned off, and with volume somewhere around 50 percent.
The charging case will fully recharge the earbuds twice, which adds another 16 hours of battery life.
Recharging the case fully takes around two hours.
Should You Buy the JBL Quantum TWS?
TheJBL Quantum TWSdoes this in a unique but also very effective way.
You won’t find many other true wireless earbuds with this amount of versatility.
Of course, there are trade-offs, and these aren’t perfect.
Still, for the money, this is a fine set of “do nearly everything” earbuds.
