JLab JBuds Frames Wireless Open-Ear Audio for Your Glasses | 8-hour Bluetooth Playtime

Updated Review After A Few Months: So, I've had a few months with these and they have certainly diminished over time. Bluetooth connection has grown weaker. My oldest pair of these will only stay connected when there is audio playing. My newest pair (From like, a month after my first pair) is still going strong, only a few issues here and there. Between my purchases, they updated the design of the ear pads and made the mounting arms wider. I have 2 feelings about this; A. I love that they listen. JLabs is a good company that makes really solid gold standard baseline tech items It's affordable, it's good quality, I would easily recommend JLab products. B. I hate the redesign lol. My glasses are very thin so this just adds a lot to my glasses and shoves into my face. The arms going out a bit more jab into the side of my head. I'm not a fan of this design decision. Personally, I would prefer if they had options so everybody could be happy about it. But, it's not such a bad design that it subtracts from the overall experience. It's one of those annoyances that you'll forget about after a minute. But it is there. As it currently stands, I would still recommend these, EASILY. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Review: Honestly, I'm really surprised by these and I don't see how they could be anything but 5 stars personally. How do they Sound? - They sound great! Like, surprisingly so. I would compare the sound quality to that of just listening to your phone speaker, but if it was like, in your blind spot? lol So it's not like, a Dolby experience by any means, but it's also not bad at all. How do they pair? - Pairing them is a little funky, you need to make sure they are both on before you pair, otherwise you're just gonna pair one. Which is a fine flaw imo, it's essentially a pair of bluetooth headsets anyways. If they're both on, you just have to pair it once, it'll pop up as one thing. If you pair one and then try to pair the other, it'll pop them both up as individual things. Make sure both of them say "Hello" What does it feel like to wear them? - Honestly, I forget they are there. They are both so incredibly lightweight. If I said my glasses didn't move at all from the extra weight, I'd be lying, but it's surprisingly a lot less movement than you'd thing. It's almost negligible to what you'd normally experience from just moving around. Plus you get these rubber cushions so it's super unobtrusive overall. if you position them right, you'll forget like they are there entirely. How does the microphone sound? - Well, it's not the worse I've ever heard. It's surprisingly clear but it's also quite metallic sounding. It kinda sounds like you're halfway in the background talking into a phone from the early 2010's? I tested the microphone audio using both these as a headset and a pair of really nice studio quality high fidelity headphones. It sounds better when hearing the microphone's audio back through these headphones, it sounds much more distant using my nice headphones through an Equalizer. How good is the Audio Projection, these don't go into the ears right? - Correct! They sit on your glasses, in front of your ear. I mentioned sorta all the relevant bits to this question. Sounds like a phone speaker, kinda sorta tinny but overall pretty clear. In terms of hearing the audio when you aren't the one wearing it though? - You'll still hear it for sure, but it definitely will not be anywhere as loud as when they are on your head. Kinda sounds like a muffled phone speaker at a distance. At least at full volume. A lot easier to miss it if the volume is lower, although it starts getting a bit harder to hear after awhile, obviously. How is the Battery life? - 8 hours of use and way more just idle is crazy and I 100% believe it. Better battery life than my watch. Are there any Controls? - there is 1 button on each device. Long pressing them turns them on and off. Single pressing them turns the volume up or down. Right = Up, Left = Down. Double pressing the right button will play or pause whatever you're watching. Super nice feature. I can listen to what I'm listening to as I walk to the kitchen and pause it if somebody starts talking to me without being at my computer. What about the Material? - Plastic. Honestly, overall they do feel pretty cheap, but I actually don't think this is a negative. It's not a bad cheap feeling, like I couldn't snap it with my fingers just attaching it a little stronger than I needed to. It's lightweight and I think the cheapness of it the material actually makes it better. What does it come with? - 2 devices, 1 charging cable that charges both at the same time, a REALLY nice little carrying bag and a 3 month free trial to Tidal. So that's really neat. Makes me feel like some actual care and consideration went into these Overall, These are such a GOOD deal. $15 and you get 2 bluetooth headsets, a nice case, a nice charger and a 3 month subscription to Tidal? It's an absolute steal. If you want Smart glasses but don't wanna drop $300 for something you already have on your face, These are a must!

The concept of these Bluetooth speakers is great, unfortunately that is where the positives for this product end. The sound quality is awful for music. It doesn't matter what type of file, bit rate, genre of music or EQ you try to use it will not sound good. All treble, terrible muffled mids and no bass. For spoken word such as podcast and audio books it would suffice, but barely since even at loudest volume it is barely audible. Luckily I didn't have to endure the terrible sound quality for long since the product broke after a day of use. As you can see in the picture the tactile button on the right frame headset broke within 12 hours of use rendering half of the functions of the device useless. I contacted JLabs figuring they would want to do the right thing...wrong. Despite "great customer service" and "standing behind their product" all over their website, it seems it is the last thing they want to do. You can send the product in for warranty service, but you must pay postage. From their email: "JLab is not responsible for shipping cost incurred when sending your product" Since postage cost would be over half the price of this product's original cost that option is out. When I responded with my frustration they provided a second option, destroy the product and send them pictures and wait for a replacement. "We typically require customers to send in their products. In your case, please send us proof of purchase. After we approve- send us a picture of your audio product rendered inoperable. For True Wireless products, please destroy both earbuds along with the charging case to receive credit for a full unit replacement. When we receive your proof of disposal, we will issue you a store credit for the value of your item as currently listed on our site." Awesome, let me just grab a hammer and smash this into pieces in hopes you will send a replacement. Do yourself a favor and buy something else. If the sound quality and overall quality of this product was better it would be a great purchase, but it's not. In addition, the warranty service is a joke. Shout out to Davian at JLabs for all your "great customer service" and "standing behind your product!"

These are great: I use them any time I'm listening to a podcast, or if I'm listening to music while doing something that makes earbuds a bad idea. First, battery: the battery on these lasts at least twice as long as on any "regular" earbuds, which makes sense, since they're bigger, so there's more room for a battery. The physical characteristics: they're just as big as they could be without being obtrusive. The idea is that you slide them as far back as you can while still being comfortable, so the sound is pumped almost directly into the ear, and the ears hold the weight, which isn't much, but even an extra ounce on the bridge of the nose is noticeable, and these don't really affect the comfort of the glasses. Also, by being very close to the ears, you don't need a lot of volume, which means you won't bother people around you, and it helps the battery life. Charging them is done with a short Y-cable that comes with them: you plug it into a regular USB socket, and it has 2 branches, each with a magnetically-attached power plug of the type often used with small battery-powered gadgets like inexpensive smart watches. They charge nice and quickly, despite how long the batteries last. My favorite feature? The controls: each one has one button. A real button. Not a finicky touch-sensitive control that sometimes works. The controls work like most wireless earbuds, with varying numbers of clicks on the left or right doing various operations. But they're reliable and work every time, even if you're wearing gardening gloves. Ever since having an earbud work loose and fall into a pile of leaves, I only wear the JLabs Frames now when working outside (unless I need ear protection) or riding a bike. And unlike earbuds, these do not keep you from being able to hear everything around you: if you don't have them cranked up all the way, you can still hear electric cars coming up to pass you. Finally, the sound quality: it's great for podcasts, and perfectly OK for music. If you position them properly (as far back as possible), it makes a big difference: a fraction of an inch closer to the ear really improves the bass. Still, there are 2 different EQ curves: a "JLabs Custom" EQ that basically is perfect for podcasts, and a "Bass Boost" that's a very good EQ for listening to music, allowing them to sound as good as they can. (You switch between them by triple-pressing either button.) So how good _can_ they sound with music? Totally not bad. (Full disclosure: I'm an audiophile, with 6 foot tall speakers worth more than most of the cars I've had.) There's a real limit to how loud they go, which also means they won't get loud enough to annoy people around you. But if there's not much outside noise, they get plenty loud, and they're nice and clear with pretty nice tonal balance, and even nice imaging. *TL/DR:* They're nearly perfect, except for the sound quality, which is, realistically, still pretty good, _especially_ for the price. Just remember what they are.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ These open-ear audio frames are comfortable to wear all day and connect quickly via Bluetooth. The sound quality is clear, calls are easy to hear, and I like that I can still be aware of my surroundings while listening to music. The battery life is solid, and they are lightweight enough for everyday use. Great design, excellent performance, and definitely worth the price.

They're okay. They do what they say, and maybe this was a misunderstanding on my part, but I thought it was bone conducting headphones that clipped onto your glasses. They are not! Do not think they are like I did. They point the speaker towards your ear and that's it. I have lots of jlab headphones and they are my preferred brand, but these were beyond garbage. I'm really glad I got them for $15 instead of full price, whatever that price may be when you're reading this review. I hope jlab comes out with some bone conducting headphones soon as I will be one of the first to purchase, but this is not what you want to get if that's what you're looking for. Honestly the only reason I can see wanting to buy this and thinking it's a good product is if if you cannot wear earbuds or over the ear headphones, but also have glasses. It's a very niche product to try to sell to people. All that being said, as with every jlab product I buy it is high quality for what you're buying. Unfortunately I on was unaware that I was buying garbage. Not the specific product, but the type of product. Will I still buy from jlab? Absolutely! I will just be paying more attention to what I am buying..

OK, so, Lets just start off by saying your not buying these to rock out with music its not your purpose. With that aside, these perform Better than all expectations in the class of device that they are meant for. I have the Bose Glasses (a member of the family has them, I wear prescription) so I can compare them 1:1. The Good 1. They make for great phone calls as the person on the other end compared them favorably to iPhone speakerphone or other High End Earbud bluetooth devices, example apple airbuds pro. 2. They make for great listing to podcasts, with loud crisp audio this is right in line for why these were made. 3. They are good for watching Youtube and other streaming media videos. The Stereo and large Room Feel that they give you makes for a nice soundscape. 4. They make for a nice "soundtrack for your life" if you put music on and compare it to a stereo playing in the distance while you go about your day and are able to interact with people. 5. The price point!!!! I mean the price point. Currently 15$ I mean they are giving these things away. The Sound coming out of these for everything calls, music etc is comparable if not slightly better because its louder than the Bose (first generation) Sunglasses. If you don't mind the look of them on your Rims' I'd recommend these over the bose just for Volume and Price. But, when it comes to looks... there is no comparison, Bose wins. the Bad. They look a little goofy sitting on your glasses. That's just something you will have to get over. And before people knew what bluetooth was, that thing hanging on your ear looked goofy too. If you don't have large rims, it may be challenging getting them to stick properly. The sides are metal and they come with rubber feet so if you work at it, you should be able to get it to stick to thinner metal frames, but larger framed glasses and sunglasses are closer to the market for these. It doesn't quite have All Day battery life. but, who cares at $15. hell if you love em that much by 2. lol. Someone commented that they make your glasses heavier and it makes it heavier on your nose. Not for me. I have them pushed back toward my ear so far that its pushing up against my head and the tension against my head mitigates the weight on the glasses. In essence they "hold their own weight" with friction. I have over a dozen bluetooth headsets. I like getting them and trying them out. Many are cheap Chinese ones I just like to try. But I also Own AirPods Max, AirPods Pro, Sony XM1000s', In Ear Triple Driver UE's - in other words I don't mess around with sound. I will definitely be using these for convenience for calls and for podcasts and for those times that I just have to stay aware of my surroundings. Count me a Fan

First off, anyone defending these things is absolutely delusional and has never owned something like Echo Frames. TLDR: They're cheap bluetooth speakers that barely pair and have the sound quality of a potato compared to EFs. You get what you pay for, so set the bar low going in. I wanted something more universal that didn't require that I go through the hassle of re-lensing a new part of 'smart frames' every time I upgraded or needed a prescription change. These are the only product on Amazon that attach to glasses instead of being actual frames. Too good to be true? You bet. After charging them fully, they absolutely would not simultaneously connect to my phone, either one side or the other, but never both, even after following the mind-blowing technical support suggestion of "turn them off then on again". Great job. The side that would connect was barely audible, even at max volume. For comparison, they're about half as loud as echo frames (either generation). I didn't bother testing the EQ or assistant features because honestly, if I can't connect them without an issue and hear what I want to hear clearly, then these things have already failed 90% of what they should be doing. Remember, you get what you pay for, so pay more and get something from someone who's invested in making a product that works. As much as I hate to promote Echo Frames, after trying 3 other smart frames, they're the only ones that work. Sure they have their own issues, but at least they do their primary job without making my life more difficult.

I love that these charge magnetically, and solve several problems. I have lost soooo may earbuds taking them out and setting them down or put in pockets. They fall off surfaces, under car seat, get washed and ruined so easily. I forget to grab them all together. I also am not a huge fan of having buds in my ears hours at a time. I work 12 hour night shifts in a position that I can utilize earbuds most of the time, just on one side, of course. These things have a bright, short charge cord, easy to see, so then less likely to forget. Two things I use at the same time almost always is glasses and earbud/s. these clip right on and since it is very, very easy to pause whatever I'm listening to and ear is instantly 100% available to listen or have a conversation I have no need or instinct to pull it off and sit it down or put in pocket. Genius. It would be GREAT if they were slimmer but that is just cosmetic. I have had one on all night and not a single person has said anything about this "thing" on my glasses. I do not feel a difference in weight or pressure to ear at all. Also, I am down to 45 minutes left of a 12 hour shift and, not using full volume but hearing my podcast just fine, I have not gotten even a low battery warning and still have the other one fully charged if I need it. The price? Totally reasonable. I would pay $20 just for a left or right, but you get both! I do not write a lot of reviews, only when something is really, really great or really bad. I count on reviews and with the inconsistency of earbuds and vast difference in prices I rely on reviews so I hope this helps.

I dislike earbuds and I find over ear headphones block out too much ambient sound. I like bone conduction earphones but they don't work with spectacles. These speakers mean I can listen and still be aware of my surroundings.

Goed product, Kwaliteit van gesprekken zijn goed. Heb zelf een hekel aan oortjes en ben als brildrager heel lang op zoek geweest naar goede oplossingen. Zou nog mooier zijn als ze in de toekomst iets kleiner worden, maar vooralsnog zeer tevreden

This is an amazing little gadget! If you see this on for $29.99, I HIGHLY recommend getting it for someone who can't wear ear/headphones, and isn't a major audiophile. I would say the sound is equivalent to about $15-$20 earbuds. Bass isn't super amazing, but I personally don't expect that from bud-less earphones. I can still hear my surroundings fairy well. At max volume I can't hear my surroundings very well and people around me can hear a very faint sound- take that how you will. I can't see them in my peripherals, and they're lightweight enough for me to hardly notice they're there. I will say that if these were on for regular price ($60) I might be a little more hesitant on purchasing, but on sale? Amazing. Chef's kiss. A treat.

Muito bom

Broken after 2 months of use