Black Friday 2022 – The Jabra Elite 3 “4-star” true wireless headphones at €39.99 (-15%)

Freshly marketed, the Elite 3 sign in good and due form the arrival of Jabra on the market of true-wireless entry-level. For 80 €, this model hears “make sound excellence an option accessible to all”. Does he succeed?

The services offered by these Elite 3 are completely consistent with what we are entitled to expect from them, both in terms of comfort, use and listening experience. They are clearly not the headphones true-wireless the most efficient and complete on the market, but they are positioned as a good choice for those who want a simple, efficient and inexpensive model. In addition, their mechanical buttons and in-ear design will appeal to those who don’t like touch controls or who are looking for passive isolation, without active noise reduction.

Strong points

• Rich, homogeneous and energetic sound reproduction.
• Easy to use, very comprehensive controls (with both earphones).
• Comfortable, secure fit.

Weak points

• Precision deficits in the extreme bass and treble.
• Commands truncated when used with a single earbud.
• Application poor in features and settings.

NB: The reported price drop is calculated by comparing the lowest price of the day with the average of the lowest prices charged by all merchants for the product last month, with security rules to exclude prices from shops whose the VAT policy is not clear (known as “grey” shops, typically in the case of imports from China).

Alternatively

Despite its ergonomic qualities (intuitive and complete user experience, good comfort/support, good battery life), the Backbeat Pro 5100 will struggle to stand out in terms of sound performance. They fail to recreate the very good surprise of the first Backbeat Pro (headphones) and give us a particularly flattering and energetic sound rendering; too energetic even, which immediately limits the listening volume or the listening time. We prefer the Elite 65t, just as complete, but with a slightly softer and above all flexible sound reproduction, or the Beoplay E8, for example.