JBL LIVE 500BT - Around-Ear Wireless Headphone - Blue

These are nice headphones, especially the EQ adjustments on the app. However, the inherent loss of sound in bluetooth made them impractical for me. When I wanna turn up the volume and BASS, they come up short; as have countless others I have tried from Sony, Bose, Audio Technica, Sennheiser, etc. Until bluetooth advances to the point there's no signal quality loss compared to wired sets, I'll stick with my wired Sonys. But if you're not an audiophile, these will be cool for u.

Earcups look like they'd be tight on/around ears but they're very roomy. The headband is fabric, which is easier to keep clean. Sound is very good. I'd suggest searching a review on youtube, because the written description in manual doesn't get into every detail that lets you customize your listening preferences.

I bought these headphones (Blue) for my son so he could take them on a trip. They arrived the day before the trip, and I was a little hesitant because the picture on the box what white (white wasn't even available for purchase). The label on the packaging definitely says "Headphone - Blue"... "NewItem"... Seems fishy that the box was in a bag? So, I opened the box, and sure enough, the headphones were white! I was angry because I would have to return them, but my son thought the white was "pretty cool", so I let him keep them. Ooops! A week later, the 'volume down' button quit working! I love JBL and the sound quality, but something just ain't right here! Refurbs maybe? Ugh. :(

What I liked: They offer decent noise cancellation even though there is no active noise cancellation. Sometimes my house or my office at work can get a bit noisy and these completely cut out the distractions for me. They fit great on my giant head, battery life is great and sound is good enough. Now what I don't like is that they have almost no bass at all and no real way to fix that, I'm sure if you had a sound mixer in MacOS you could fix this but as they come I noticed a significant drop in bass compared to some of my other over-the-ear headphones of the past.

These are by far my favorite headphones to date. I’m at my computer for hours daily either gaming or simply watching entertainment on the internet and I’ve been through countless headphones with none of them fitting the needs I have. I need headphones that are comfortable that don’t hurt my ears, no wires to fumble around, great sound quality, noise cancellation and also a battery that won’t die every 8 hours. So far I have always had to trade some of those things for another, however not with these. These headphones are perfect in every way. The battery lasts for a non-countable amount of hours. I throw them on the charger once a week for like an hour and I have never heard a battery low indication since buying them. The sound quality is A tier, as you’ll never get the same sound from these as you would with S tier Bose or Sony without spending another $200... but you get so close. I came to these after trying the JBL 400BT and my biggest complaint was how the sit on top of your ears and compresses them making it very painful to wear for longer than 40 minutes. After buying these that sit around your ears and not on top of them I realized how stupid it is to buy on ear headphones. Lastly the noise cancellation is great. So long as you have some volume from your media source going into the headphones the outside world is silent. If that’s not your thing all the time these have built in microphones that pick up exterior sounds like your voice and things in your environment and play them into your headphones just with a slight sound level decrease from your media source. These are my favorite headphones I’ve ever had and I cannot recommend them enough, if just one person reads this and buys them my duty has been fulfilled

I needed a new pair of over the ear headphones and I’m glad I purchased these JBL 500 bt’s. The battery life and bass are improvements over the e55bt models. The color selection was better than most competitors and reasonably priced. With added features like wireless phone calling and Alexa made this a smart purchase. There are some drawbacks that are minor inconveniences but not substantial enough to deter my enthusiasm for my headphones. These headphones wireless charge lasts days not hours. They charge at a moderate pace and easily sync with my mobile devices, iPhone and iPad, the Alexa voice assistant is a nice extra that is convenient and I wasn’t necessarily looking for but grateful it’s added. Coupled with my Amazon Music I listen for hours skipping songs without having to touch my devices. Calls are clear and I don’t have to raise my voice like I did with my earbuds. The bass and noise canceling work well, sometimes to well when people are trying to speak to me. They are comfortable to wear and have heft without being bulky or heavy. Even while being used wired the cord is lengthy enough as to avoid needless jerking. Superficially I like the green color and was looking to avoid austere colors like black or white. Some drawbacks are the instructions are cumbersome and the font size is light and microscopically tiny. It feels like I have to take the headphones off to utilize some of the functions( off/on switch volume and Bluetooth) it seems like they could have been placed better or on separate earphones. For the price these oversights are easily forgiven. If you’re looking for an upgrade on your wired or wireless headphones and need a cost effective model with nice extras these headphones are great. If your an audiophile you may need to look elsewhere.