JBL Tune 760NC Wireless Headphones Review

The JBL Tune 760NC are over-ear headphones with a simple design. They're mostly matte plastic, and there's faux leather padding on the headband and the ear cups. They come in three different colors: 'White', 'Black', and 'Blue'.

The JBL Tune 760NC are decently comfortable. They're lightweight, and the padding on the ear cups and the headband feels plush and comfortable. Unfortunately, they clamp a bit too tightly on your head, which could feel uncomfortable during long listening sessions. They also may not be ideal for listeners who wear glasses.

The JBL Tune 760NC have a decent set of controls. There are buttons on the right ear cup to help you adjust the volume, turn the ANC on and off, and power the headphones on and off. You can press and hold the volume up button to skip to the next track, and you can hold the volume down button to return to the previous track. The middle button lets you play/pause audio and answer/end calls. You can also hold it to decline a call or activate the voice assistant. Also, pressing the power button twice allows you to enter pairing mode for a second device.

Overall, the buttons are clicky and responsive. There's a chime when the headphones power on and when they connect to a device. Also, there's a chime to indicate when you reach max volume. Unfortunately, there isn't a chime when you reach minimum volume, which is disappointing.

The JBL Tune 760NC are acceptably portable. Like most over-ears, they have a bulky design that may not fit easily into your bag. However, you can fold them flat, and you can also fold the cups together, which you can see here.

The JBL Tune 760NC have a decent build quality. They're mostly plastic, which feels pretty solid. The padding on the headband and the ear cups is faux leather. While the headband and the hinges feel pretty sturdy, the yokes seem like they could break if too much pressure is applied. They also don't have an advertised IP rating for water and dust resistance, and we don't test for this, so you should be careful if using them near a body of water.

The JBL Tune 760NC are decently stable. Thanks to their strong clamping force, they should stay on your head during casual listening sessions. However, they can move around or fall out of place if you move your head a lot, so they aren't ideal for workouts.

• JBL Tune 760NC headphones
• Manuals
• USB-C to USB-A charging cable
• 1/16" TRS to 1/8" TRRS audio cable

The JBL Tune 760NC have a slightly bass-heavy sound profile that adds some extra thump and punch to your audio. However, the rest of the range is pretty neutral, so vocals and lead instruments are still clearly reproduced. As a result, they're suitable for listening to most types of audio content. Unfortunately, they aren't compatible with the JBL Headphones app, so you can't customize their sound.

The JBL Tune 760NC have passable frequency response consistency. Their bass and treble delivery is inconsistent, so you may not get a consistent sound each time you use them, depending on their fit, seal, and positioning on your head. If you have thick hair or wear glasses, you could notice a drop in the perceived bass.

The JBL Tune 760NC have great bass accuracy. The low-bass and mid-bass are slightly overemphasized, which adds extra thump and punch to your mixes. However, the bass delivery can be inconsistent, so these results represent the average response. Your real-world experience may vary.

The mid accuracy is amazing. The range is very balanced and neutral, so vocals and lead instruments reproduce clearly, accurately, and with detail.

The JBL Tune 760NC have very good treble accuracy. The range is pretty balanced, so vocals, lead instruments, and sibilants are bright and detailed.

These headphones have good peaks and dips performance. The peak in the low-bass to the mid-bass adds extra thump and punch to the mix. The low-treble is a bit uneven, so vocals and lead instruments are alternatively harsh and difficult to hear. Also, the uneven mid-treble can make sibilants alternately piercing and dull.

The JBL Tune 760NC have an impressive imaging performance. While the weighted group delay falls mostly below the audibility threshold, the small peaks indicate a slightly loose bass. However, the treble is transparent. Also, the L/R drivers of our test unit are fairly well-matched in phase and amplitude, so sound objects like voices accurately localize within the stereo image. There's some mismatch in frequency, but it's pretty slight, so you may only notice a few holes in the stereo image. That said, these results are only valid for our test unit, so your real-world experience can vary.

These headphones have a poor passive soundstage. The soundstage isn't very large or natural-sounding. As a result, audio seems like it's coming from inside your head rather than from speakers placed all around you.

The JBL Tune 760NC have a good weighted harmonic distortion performance. At a normal listening volume, there are some slight peaks, but this can be hard to hear with real-life content. Most frequencies fall within good limits, so audio reproduction is clean and pure.

These are the settings we used to test these headphones. Our results are only valid with these settings.

The JBL Tune 760NC have an okay noise isolation performance. They come with an ANC feature that can block out mid-range sound like ambient chatter and high-pitched noises like the hum of an AC unit. However, the ANC feature doesn't perform much better than the passive noise isolation in these ranges. The ANC helps to reduce some bass-heavy background noise, but you may still hear the rumble of bus and plane engines.

These headphones have a satisfactory leakage performance. They leak a bit of audio, especially in the treble range, which should sound mostly thin. That said, if you're listening at loud volumes in a moderately noisy environment like an office, the leakage shouldn't be too noticeable.

The microphone's recording quality is satisfactory. Your voice sounds natural and neutral but also quite thin. That said, whoever's on the other end of the line should still be able to understand you.

The mic has decent noise handling. It struggles to separate your voice from background noise in busy environments like subway and train stations. You may need to take calls from a quieter environment.

The JBL Tune 760NC have a very good battery performance. They lasted for over 40 hours off of a single charge in our tests with the ANC on, which is longer than the advertised 35 hours of playtime. The manufacturer says they can last 50 hours with the ANC turned off, though we don't test for this. Also, they claim that you can charge the headphones for just five minutes to get two hours of battery life, but we don't test for this, either. Unfortunately, there isn't a power-saving feature to help conserve battery life. Battery life can also vary depending on your usage habits.

The JBL Tune 760NC have great Bluetooth connectivity. You can pair them with up to two devices at once, which is handy if you switch audio sources frequently. The manufacturer also says that they support Google Fast Pair, which lets you quickly connect to an Android device, but we don't test for this. Unfortunately, their latency is quite high with PCs and iOS and Android devices, so they aren't suitable for streaming video. That said, some apps compensate for latency differently, so your real-world experience can vary.

The JBL Tune 760NC come with a 1/16" TRS to 1/8" TRRS cable, though it only transmits audio. There's also a USB-C to USB-A cable so you can charge them.

You can plug these headphones into your PC to receive audio. They're also compatible with Bluetooth-enabled PCs; however, their latency is likely too high to be suitable for gaming.

You can plug the JBL Tune 760NC into your PS4 or PS5 controller to receive audio. However, you can't use the mic to talk to teammates.

You can plug these headphones into the controller for your Xbox One or Xbox Series X. However, you can only receive audio, and you can't use the mic to communicate with teammates.