Introduction

JBL is known for its rock-solid audio products. Yet again, JBL has launched its most powerful and feature-rich wireless earbuds called JBL Tour Pro 2. This latest addition to the JBL Tour lineup successfully pushes performance to the next level with a smart, seamless user experience and superior audio quality. It includes an immersive JBL Spatial Audio and the first true wireless earbuds to be encased in JBL’s innovative smart touchscreen case. The first-ever smart charging case sports a 1.45-inch LED touch display which allows you to control music playback, choose ANC mode, customise the earbuds and even handle notifications and calls. The audio giant also claims that the touch display is 7x quicker than using the app. JBL’s Tour Pro 2 is built for productivity with an inspirational design.

Design

Similar to other top earbuds from Apple, Honor, and Nothing, the JBL Tour Pro 2 sports little stems. These wireless earbuds are every inch JBL's top end offering and the design choices reflect that. Inside each Tour PRO 2 earbud is a 10mm driver, with an oval tube design that comes with multiple ear tip sizes to ensure the perfect seal. It has notches in various materials and finishes, including the rubberised driver housings, matte top plate and mirror finish accents on the stems of the earbuds. The underside of the case has a rubberized portion which adds traction so your case would not just slip from surfaces. The 10mm dynamic drivers represent a significant leap from the previous model and they are listed as Bluetooth 5.3 LE audio-compatible.

Specification of JBL Tour Pro 2

The Personi-fi 2.0 software allows you to customise the sound by telling the buds which sonic profile sounds best to you. You can also optimise the ANC performance by taking the Ear Canal Test in a noisy environment then relax or work in pure silence as the software handles everything else. In case you need to take a call, JBL’s 6 mic design guarantees crystal clear audio. The earbuds feature advanced built-in voice recognition that can react to your voice, pause music and enable Ambient Aware and then resume the tunes once your conversation is over.

The screen on the case promises a lot more than what it may seem. The case syncs with your phone to show the time and displays full battery life across both buds and charging case. It can update you with call history, social media notifications and messages, and more. However, JBL confirms that the only notifications you can receive via the screen for now are call notifications. But for now, receiving a call notification and being able to accept it with a tap, alongside the scrollable sound profiles, makes all the work JBL has put into this case worthwhile.

The Tour Pro 2 earbuds would be a shame if they did not offer good sound quality alongside the first ever touchscreen case. The JBL Tour Pro 2 includes everything you expect from a pair of premium earbuds. They feature 10 mm drivers, active noise cancelation (ANC) with an ambient sound mode and spatial audio. The earbud provides up to 10 hours of music playback with the case offering 30 more hours, bumping up the total battery life to 40 hours. The JBL Tour Pro 2 uses JBL PRO-tuned drivers for superior audio, feature adaptive and customisable ANC, and boast long-lasting battery life.

Conclusion

It is rightly believed that the success of a set of premium earbuds must lie in its sonic capabilities and JBL abides by this. The JBL Tour Pro 2 is claimed to be the first ever wireless earbuds with a LED touchscreen control panel in its smart charging case. This also effectively brings the JBL Headphones app's comprehensive features to the touch screen. It allows you to choose which settings are actually displayed on it, personalising it to your needs. This is an interesting, innovative new feature by JBL that we never knew we needed. The feature negates the need to fire up the JBL Headphones app on your phone. JBL is proven to elevate listening experiences with superior audio quality. The Tour Pro 2 has a product design that encourages individuality and self-expression.