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JBL Live 780NC

form factor over-ear
Wireless Yes
active noise cancellation Yes
open closed back closed
JBL Live 780NC headphones
25 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong mic (91th percentile) 91th
  • Strong anc (87th percentile) 87th

Cons

  • Below average comfort (2th percentile)
  • Below average battery (4th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (8th percentile)
  • Below average sound (18th percentile)

What owners think

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Anc 87.3
Mic 91.3
Build 34.5
Sound 17.5
Battery 4.1
Comfort 2.3
Connectivity 48.5
Social Proof 7.7

Specifications

Full Specifications

Design

Form Factor over-ear
Open/Closed closed
Weight 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs

Noise Control

ANC Yes
ANC Type True Adaptive Noise Cancelling 2.0

Connectivity

Wireless Yes
Wired Connector 3.5mm
Cable Length 0.3048

Microphone

Microphone Yes
Mic Count 6
NC Mic Yes

vs Competition

Spec JBL Live 780NC Sony WH-1000XM6 WH-1000XM6 Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 Px8 S2 Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 M4AEBT TOZO HT3 HT3 Bose QuietComfort Ultra QuietComfort Ultra
Form Factor over-ear over-ear over-ear over-ear over-ear over-ear
Driver Type - dynamic dynamic Dynamic dynamic Dynamic
Driver Size (mm) - 30 40 42 40 -
Impedance Ohms - 48 - 60 16 32
Wireless true true true true true true
Active Noise Cancellation true true true true true true
Open Closed Back closed closed closed closed closed closed
Bluetooth Version - 5.3 5.3 5.2 6.0 5.3
Battery Life Hours - 30 30 60 90 24
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product AncMicBuildSoundBatteryComfortConnectivitySocial Proof
JBL Live 780NC 87.391.334.517.54.12.348.57.7
Sony WH-1000XM6 WH-1000XM6 Compare 97.591.392.490.172.279.399.783.2
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 Px8 S2 Compare 97.599.495.999.472.250.297.497.4
Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 M4AEBT Compare 97.585.177.297.68979.398.959.5
TOZO HT3 HT3 Compare 87.385.195.998.996.950.296.691.5
Bose QuietComfort Ultra QuietComfort Ultra Compare 87.378.595.947.968.679.399.366.2

Price

Value & Pricing

From $250 3 offers across 2 retailers
Best Buy 2 offers From $250
Amazon 1 offers From $250

Price History

$245 $250 $255 $260 $265 May 26Jun 6 $262

Usage Scores

Work (28)Calls (32.4)Music (11.3)Overall (24.6)Budget (19)Gaming (27.3)Studio (11.2)Commute (21.3)

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