JBL Tune 230NC ANC Earbuds (Grade A Refurbished)

These are my favorite earbuds to date. I've been wearing them daily for two years; usually all day at work and then some more at home. Using them on a Google Pixel Pro and Windows PC. Pros: 1. The touch to answer feature is the stand out. If you are busy and your hands are messy you can answer a call or pause media with a tap to the ear. It actually doesn't even have to fully touch, just almost, and importantly you can do it with the back of your hand or forearm. This feature alone make this product indispensable for me. The Airpods have that squeeze to answer/ pause, which is just not practical when you have your hands full. Another brand I have has a double tap, but it's spotty and you can't do it with anything but your bare index finger. 2. Audio quality is as good if not better, comparing to Apple Airpods Pro II and others I've had over the years. 3. You can re-program via the app to have the touch to answer feature on the left bud too. 4. Find my buds feature on the app is great. Also displays battery life of charger and buds. 5. Time out and reconnection. The timeout is really long 20-30 minute, maybe more? If I do "loose connection" usually a tap will boot it up. The Airpods on the other hand timeout way too quick and then I have to put them back in the case to re-set or go to Bluetooth settings. Maybe the Airpods have better connectivity with Apple products? If so disregard, this is an android/ PC users review. Cons: 1. Wind noise. You cannot have a call in the wind, the static sound is higher than normal/ other brands. 2. Connection of charging terminals. I've had instances where the charge would not go through, for me this happened to the right bud. Solution, clean the terminals with cotton swab 70% acl. Then, purposefully place the bud back in the slot upright, if need be lift and re-set once or twice. Placing the charger upright makes the connection better. For some reason I've had to do this about 5 times in two years. Other times, for months on end no issues, no fuss? I don't know why. Right now I'm on the "no issues" steak of about 2-3 months. Clocking in at around 5,000-6,000 hours of play time to date, I'm not complaining. Neutral: 1. Battery life? I wear them all day every day, one ear at a time. So I've actually never been "without juice". The case is usually good for about 3-5 days. The buds themselves around 6-8 hours each. The battery warning gives a good sense of time left, maybe 15-20 minutes. I wouldn't complain if the buds had a full day's charge, like 12 hours, but this works for me because I need one ear open to talk to people. I also have my set of Airpods just in case. 2. Fit, even though I'm 6-4 I use the smallest ear fitting. If they are uncomfortable at first give it a few days. Now it fits so well I forget they are there. They've never fallen out of my ear, unlike the Airpods which always do. I usually have one bud in one ear all day. I understand this is very specific to the person so not sure you can list this as a pro or con. It's a pro for me. For the Developers: I have a cheap over the ear set I use for yardwork. It was a fly by night operation no longer in business like you often see on Amazon. The connectivity is outstanding. The range is excellent, and when I get out of range it says "lost connection", if I return to range within 3-5 minutes it automatically reconnect to my device, then immediately turns back on my media with no added command. I really like this feature. I don't want my phone on my person when operating lawnmowers and weed whackers so I keep it in the garage. I know it's a rare use case to be "out of range" of your device, but I really appreciate the "play on connect" feature.