Headphones / JBL
JBL Tour One M3
Comes with a transmitter that Auracasts any airplane or gym screen to your ears.
Overall score 8.5/10
Pros
- + The bundled Smart Tx transmitter solves airplane entertainment systems and gym equipment properly
- + 40 hours with ANC on and 70 with it off
- + 10 microphones, the most here, and excellent call quality
- + Folds flat and collapses, with LDAC support
Cons
- − The transmitter is one more thing to carry and charge
- − No IP rating
- − LDAC and Auracast cannot be used at the same time
- − Bulkier than the Sony or Bose
JBL Tour One M3 review: what the specs say
Comes with a transmitter that Auracasts any airplane or gym screen to your ears. At $349.95, JBL's 2025 model sits in the middle of the range — the headphones we compare run from $89 to $549. It scores 8.5/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 10 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Battery at 9.5/10 — playtime, standby, and charging speed. The weakest is Durability at 7.5/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.
Worth knowing before you buy: the transmitter is one more thing to carry and charge; and no IP rating. Every specification on this page comes from JBL's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.
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Full Specifications
| Battery Life | 40 hrs |
| Battery (ANC off) | 70 hrs |
| Quick Charge | 3 min for 3hrs |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 with LE Audio and Auracast |
| Weight | 278 g |
| Driver Size | 40 mm |
| Active Noise Cancelling | True Adaptive Noise Cancelling 2.0 using 8 ANC microphones, four per earcup |
| Multipoint Pairing | Yes |
| Microphones | 10 mics |
| Foldable | Yes |
| Water Resistance | None |
| App EQ | Yes |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 5.3 with LE Audio and Auracast, LDAC, USB-C audio, 3.5mm input |
| Material | Plastic with memory-foam earpads |
| Warranty | 12 months |
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