Great quality, highly recommended.
So I’m not technologically savvy, but I think these are a very nice piece of kit. Very comfortable and easy to set up, the audio quality is superb and call reception great, pending where you are of course. I’ve worn them for several hours at a time and find them very comfortable to wear. Would definitely choose again and recommend.

The best ive had
I’ve never had a good make of headphones and on picking them up you could feel the quality and difference. when you pick them up they automatically turn on on and connect once opened and on removing them it pauses and returning again will start again this is a great feature. The finish on the headphones does show grease in Hairspray but easily wipes away. The sound quality is great and with the app can be easily adjusted to suit, you can get software updates and have four profile preferences. I’ve been using these most for phone calls and the quality is so amazing, you have 8 mics they’re really comfortable to wear and I love the noise cancellation, I can’t hear the kids lol. It comes with a neat case with audio jack and port included really couldn’t wish for more out of headphones and can’t wait to see what the updates bring it’s great walking and being able to hear my surroundings and listening to the music .The battery life is really good and charges really fast I’m really impressed and I would really recommend

High quality headphones
Jabra Elite 85h is awesome! It comes with a neat hard storage case to keep them safe and protected.
Love these, the noise cancellation is amazing and you can change it to suit your environment. Really blocks out background noise.
Easy to set up as I downloaded the Jabra Sound to ensure the latest firmware is installed and lets the user choose exactly how they want them. The most comfortable over-ear headphones I’ve ever used and really quick to charge.
They ooze quality and I really enjoy the experience of them — the materials used are great and they even switch on automatically as you open them. No breaking up, no lost connections, no problems — pairing up was simple too maybe due to the firmware.
The sound quality is awesome with excellent clarity,
Highly recommended!

Utterly Fantastic
Jabra is a brand that I have become a bit attached too in the past year, I never really knew much about them considering that they have been around for 150 years however I have stuck to brands like Bose, Beats and B&O. It was only when clearing out my office that I came across a PC headset I reviewed years ago which are a pair of Jabra and I never even realised. I currently use a pair of Jabra Elite Evolve 65t’s which are around the same price as the Elite 85h but are in ear running buds.

The Elite 85H comes beautifully packaged with instructions a couple of leaflets, a soft/hardcase, jack wires and the headphones themselves.

The headphones are very stylish and comfortable even for long periods and I would say on Par with my Bose Soundlink’s. Personally for me the sound quality is better and comes with a deeper base closer to the Beats however still retains that depth and quality sound when it comes to everyday music. I tried a few musical pieces like City of Lovers from Casino Royal and Now We Are Free from Gladiator and it provides you with such a nice crisp sound however it does lack something compared to the 450 B&O I have but this is to be expected.

The Headphones thankfully comes with a USB C charging port which always impresses me, the buttons are hidden on the right outside earpiece. There are only three hidden (up to turn volume up or hold to skip track, Down to turn down or return to start of track/ previous track and middle to turn off or on). You can pair through the app or hold down the middle button and connection is pretty quick. You also have two buttons at the bottom of each earpiece which are visible. The left will cycle through hear-through, ANC or just turn off and if you hold it down you can cycle through Smartsound options (see below). The right will activate Alexa, Siri or Google assist depending on what you have connected. To turn the headphones on or off you just need to twist the earpieces which is ca nice touch but I’m not 100% sold on this idea as well as the fact the earpieces not only twist but turn as well which is more for storage but holding the headphones and they can easily move around. The headphones will auto pause when remove and start when placed back on your head. This works well and I am impressed when compared to my B&O that sometimes switch off when I bow my head.

Hear-Through is something I am used to with my 65T’s and I find it useful when running around a built up area so I can hear people and traffic. The way that Jabra advertise this with the 85h is your surroundings, so when you are out and about you can hear people around you or if someone wants your attention verbally or you are crossing a road you can hear them without interrupting your music much. Microphones outside the headphones help this by amplifying sounds from outside much like a hearing aid. This is also used when taking calls so you can hear yourself speak and not sound muffled which can be off putting. Speaking of calls I can easily hear people when taking calls so much so that I use it when working from home to answer my work calls and the other person can hear me clearly. It’s worth pointing out that this will use more of the battery when in use.
ANC (Active Noise Cancellation) will shut off most of the noise around you which is great when you want to just listen to whatever you are playing. They also have Smartsound which is designed to adapt to your surroundings automatically. This can be manually set up via the app or by holding down the left button, there are different set ups for being in public, commute, in private or you can also personalise a custom setup.

Positives
+ USB-C
+ Hearthrough
+ Supplied Headphone Cable so I can use it with my Switch
+ The Style
+ Premium Sound Quality
+ Comfort
+ Useful App
+ Using it to take calls
+ Siri/Alexa/Google Assist at a touch of a button
+ Hidden actual buttons for volume and skip tracks
+ Turn off when removed from the head
+ Rain proof

Negatives
– The way it folds to put away, I would rather have just the speakers turn in and not twist up
– You have to really look for the R & L, it’s not as clear as some others
– Not tight to your head so move while use in the gym (not a great deal though)

The App (iOS and Android)

Allows you to communicate with your headphones letting you adjust settings or smart sound changing the sounds to suit your surroundings. You will also use the app to update your headset and get assistance from Jabra, and there is also a diagram showing what all the buttons do.
The app also features “Soundscape” — This will let you hear programmed sounds to listen to which be quite relaxing. These are – Pink Noise – White Noise – Ventilation Fan — Waterfall — Diving – Ocean Waves — Rainy day — Songbirds –Perfect Storm — Babbling Brook – Cavern — Crowd

I tend to use the storm when reading a book to down out my surroundings.

Verdict
Boasting a 36 Hour battery life (in ANC only) I have fallen in love with these headphones, while the sound quality might not be up there when put against my B&O it is of a very high quality. But the headphones themselves just works, I have no issues with any of the controls, the removal works wonders when removing them from my head, they connect with no issues with my phone, they look amazing especially the copper parts. The Hear-through is a great feature which everyone should use when out and about in public. They are comfortable, well made and feel sturdy in your hands. I’m not sold on the twist and bend its like having both Bose and Beats in one and id rather the headphones only folded in. The headphone jack is a welcome addition so I can use them for my Nintendo Switch or on a plane. USB-C these days is a must and I can wear them out in the rain without worrying that I will break them.

Whilst my negative points are trivial I am more than impressed with these headphones and reward them with full marks.

Any questions you have please do ask me, I hope my review has been of some help.

Innovative headphones
Utterly love these. I have always tended to use ear-buds so this was a change more me. And a welcome one. The sound quality and the features are excellent, I just love the fact they react to you taking them off to “pause” and if you make full use of the available features and take time to do the appropriate downloading and investigation of what is available.
The product description does a good job describing the array of features and it really is worth the time spent setting them up and enabling you to take your music listening to a new level.

Fantastic
Have given these to my son and he is hooked. This is his review:

The headphones work great, the audio quality is amazing and the Built in Alexa works really well and the headphones even have features such as pausing the music when you take them off and that they have an app that lets you optimise how you listen to your music depending on your location and the song your listening to. Overall it is a really good product and I would heavily recommend it.

The battery life is really great- lasts at least 30 hours.
Fabulous!

Lee para decidir. A mi juicio, lo mejor hasta la fecha sin duda. Opinión larga, OJO.
Si os soy sincero, mi pena es no haber probado esta marca antes. La conoca porque pertenece al grupo GN y mi hermana, que trabaja en una clnica auditiva, me haba comentado que los mejores audfonos que vende, suelen ser los ReSound, y al parecer, Jabra, que es del mismo grupo, usa la nano tecnologa de audfonos aplicada a los auriculares. No en vano, son 150 aos de experiencia. El caso, es que creo, que a da de hoy, (y habiendo probado varias marcas premium), sern, posiblemente y a mi juicio, los auriculares con mejor cancelacin de ruido activa, mejores funciones, un sonido muy conseguido y unos micrfonos inigualables.
Solo les he encontrado un punto flaco, que os comento ms adelante.

Pero vamos por partes. No soy de centrarme mucho en especificaciones ni usabilidad, pero voy a dividir esto en 2 partes. Los auriculares en s, y el tipo de sonido que ofrecen, porque lo creo necesario.

Referente a los auriculares en s, al tacto se le aprecian los materiales premium con los que han sido fabricados, tanto de polipiel como el plstico, consiguiendo, quedar por debajo de los 300gr. Dadas las prestaciones que ofrecen y su autonoma, ya me parece a mi, un peso muy ajustado.

Si tengo que destacar algo en este aspecto, es la diadema, que tiene una robustez palpable tanto en la elasticidad y torsin, pues prcticamente la puedes estirar hasta el infinito, retorcer, o hacerle lo que quieras, que volver a su estado original.
A mi modo de ver, esto garantiza comodidad por su alta flexibilidad, excelente adaptabilidad, y alto grado de resistencia ante impactos, pues entiendo que si caen al suelo, la diadema no partir, sino que flexionar (obviamente, no los he tirado al suelo, pero auriculares con diademas rgidas, me han dado alguna rotura en estos aos justamente por eso).

Tanto la diadema como los propios auriculares vienen acompaados de un acolchado muy, pero que muy cmodo, que hace que no se claven ninguna de las partes en nuestra cabeza hacindolos muy confortables tanto para escuchar msica durante horas como para llevarlos transportados en el cuello. (Y luego hablo de esta parte, que me parece espectacular).

En tema de conexiones y dems, en la parte derecha, tenemos Jack comn para escuchar la msica sin utilizar el bluetooth, la conexin usb tipo C para la carga de la batera, un led que cambiar de color indicando niveles de carga y estado de la conexin con otros dispositivos y el botn para activar el asistente al que lo tengamos asignado bien sea Siri, Google Assistant e incluso Alexa (asistente de Amazon).

En este mismo auricular pero en la parte lateral vamos a tener dos pequeos puntos en relieve con los que vamos a poder controlar el volumen tanto de la msica como de las llamadas (pulsacin corta) y avanzar o retroceder una cancin de nuestra lista (pulsacin larga).
Tambin encontramos una pequea hendidura central que activar o cancelar la localizacin por bluetooth para poder sincronizarlo con hasta dos dispositivos al mismo tiempo.
El optar por botones “fsicos” y no tctiles, a mi juicio, es asegurar un funcionamiento ptimo.
Uso a menudo unos con controles tctiles, y si bien en optimas condiciones, son muy cmodos, en otras, donde no tenemos las manos totalmente limpias, o hay algo de sudor en los dedos, ya no son efectivos.

En el auricular izquierdo nicamente tendremos un botn y es el destinado a controlar la cancelacin de ruido.

El fabricante nos promete que con una carga de 2 horas y media vamos a poder tener hasta 41 horas de autonoma con la cancelacin desactivada y hasta 5 horas con una carga rpida de 15 minutos.
Yo no lo he comprobado cronometrndolo, creo que sera de enfermos poner un reloj para esto, pero con la batera al 100% y la cancelacin activada, calculo que he podido utilizarlos incluso ms de 30 horas y an tenan batera, teniendo en cuenta que mi uso, son, unas 2 horas por la maana, 1 hora en la cocina, y otra hora aprox por la tarde, y me han durado como una semana.
Todo esto, con volmenes entre el 40-60% y alternando entre cancelacin y normal.
Sencillamente, brutales.

El bluetooth 5.0 que hace que la administracin de la batera sea mucho ms eficiente, pero donde ms se nota, es cuando los conecto al iPad, y me muevo por toda la casa con total soltura sin un msero microcorte. Incluso saliendo a la terraza, no he tenido cortes.

Dicho esto, vamos al sonido:

Primero decir que no son auriculares para audifilos. Tampoco lo pretenden. He visitado su web, y se centran en imgenes del da a da, de usuarios cualquiera, controlndolos con su smartphone.
Ciertamente, tampoco tendra mucho sentido que unos auriculares que usan software para cancelacin de ruido sean para puristas del audio. Creo firmemente, como usuario de unos HD650 (entre otros), que si se busca un buen sonido de “estudio”, no estamos ante el producto ideal. Por lo tanto, el que no soporte codecs sin compresin, no lo veo como un punto negativo, porque al final, meter Hi-Res en un auricular comercial, no tiene mucho sentido. An as, lo dejo reflejado, quedando abierta la opcin a actualizacin futura por parte de la marca.
Pero como digo, esto es un auricular Urbano, para el da a da, para momentos, y para nada, creo que sea para sentarse en un sof y escuchar la 9th sinfona en pleno disfrute. Para eso, hay productos especficos, que justamente, lo primero por lo que los vas a distinguir, es por llevar cable y siempre, jack 6.3, no el minijack. Pero en fin, quede dicho.

El sonido es impecable y envolvente: tiene unos graves con muy buena presencia y reverberacin sin nada de distorsin apreciable hasta el 90% del volumen o ms, siempre que la pista, tenga calidad suficiente, sin un efecto rebote o encapsulado demasiado acusado, propio de los auriculares cerrados, y consiguen una buena espacialidad, acompaados con un punch que hace disfrutar de esta frecuencia.

Los agudos tienen mucho de brillantes sin ser chirriantes ni excesivos, haciendo que se llegue a las frecuencias ms altas del espectro con solvencia.

En los medios tenemos unas tonalidades muy definidas y un abanico muy amplio, con muchsima definicin, que junto con graves y agudos, hacen que fluya la msica con mucha naturalidad y un sonido de altsima calidad. Eso s, a tener en cuenta, que la curva de ecualizacin de estos auriculares, tira hacia un sonido comercial, nada plano, pero bueno, esta es la tendencia actual. Dira que la curva, no es tan pronunciada como en otros modelos que he tenido/probado, que tienden a hacer una V, sino que ms bien es algo menos agresiva, >-<, pero igualmente, con realce para potenciar. Lo bueno de no abusar del sonido comercial, es que permite bastante margen por arriba y abajo a la hora de equalizar y no hay distorsin armnica en cantidad que no permita jugar con estos balances para adaptarlos a nuestro gusto. Se pueden elevar an ms los graves sin que ello termine en predominio absoluto, ya que los medios, siguen estando presentes, y no se diluyen como en otros auriculares que tienen una eq ms agresiva. Todo esto, apoyado desde la aplicacin Jabra Sound +, para ajustar, hacen que tengas una experiencia muy grata del producto. La cancelacin de ruido es muy buena tanto con la msica encendida como apagada gracias tanto a los 4 micrfonos que utiliza para la realizacin como el acolchado de los auriculares que aislan casi a la perfeccin los odos. Dira que filtra como un 85-90% del ruido ambiente Si es cierto que se nota un leve sonido blanco cuando activamos la ACN y tenemos la msica apagada pero no llega a un punto en el que sea molesto. Dira que incluso es hasta relajante, pero ojo, esto siempre bajo mi punto de vista. En lo referente a la usabilidad del micro en llamadas y audios, estos auriculares son literalmente, inhumanos. De momento, no he visto una calidad igual en ningn otro auricular, ni siquiera los que tienen los micrfonos cerca de la boca. No me explico, como es capaz de ofrecer tan buena recogida del audio teniendo los micrfonos a la altura de las orejas. La funcin manos libres, as como la ejecucin de rdenes a travs de Siri (en mi caso), es inmejorable, sobre todo teniendo en cuenta que Siri, es el peor asistente que hay respecto a comprensin de rdenes de voz (en esto necesita mejorar muy mucho Apple), y justamente por eso, tiene tanto mrito lo que consiguen los Jabra. Sin duda, est tecnologa no solo es utilizada para escuchar msica si no tambin para aislar de ruidos externos en conversaciones, y es, bajo mi punto de vista, DE LARGO, la mejor del mercado a da de hoy cuando escribo estas lneas. Un punto muy favorable a tener en cuenta es la forma en la que los auriculares se ponen en standby para ahorrar energa, y es que simplemente tendremos que quitarlos de nuestras orejas y la msica se pausar automticamente. Muy bien trabajado este sistema, porque para evitar pausas innecesarias no es suficiente con quitar una auricular, si no que hay que quitar los dos. Su funcionamiento es impecable y acta segn la posicin de los auriculares, que no solo sirve para ese control de la msica, si no que girndolos 45 hacia atrs y dejndolos reposando en los hombros, vamos a poder apagarlos y encenderlos de la misma manera, pero con el giro a la inversa y colocndolos en nuestros odos. En definitiva, de momento, y a da de hoy, creo que son de largo, los auriculares ms completos y con un mejor equilibrio entre prestaciones que he tenido ocasin de probar (y han sido muchos). En audio son excepcionalmente buenos, la autonoma es brutal, y los micrfonos para hablar, son, de largo, los mejores. Solo puedo decir, que la marca Jabra, me ha impresionado hasta tal punto, que ahora ser una de mis referentes en auriculares de tipo comercial. Para terminar, s que ha sido una opinin larga, pero en la que he intentado ser til, tanto si decides optar por estos, como por otro modelo, y que al menos, tengas la mxima informacin antes de comprar. Si tienes alguna duda, escrbela debajo de este comentario. Si la leo, la responder encantado. Saludos.

We've had them for over a month and these are, our thoughts!
I’m not a techie, but my 13 year son (who does love his tech!) and I have thoroughly enjoyed using these headphones for five weeks plus.
Pro’s
> Packaging design and feel of a really high standard, you felt you were opening something special!
> Handy having a flat case, easy to store in a bag – high quality finish.
> Quick and easy to connect, get the app, tailor to your own requirements and start listening.
> Felt really comfortable over the head and ears. The inside of the headband and ear cups were both really soft and cushy .
> Sound quality was excellent.
> Best feature was the hear through function!
> Build specification appears high, we believe they’ll last a long time.
> We liked how the ear cups lie flat when around your neck.
> The Bluetooth range from headphones to device was really fantastic.
> Stay charged for ages and ages, even with lots of use.

Cons
> Quite big looking when on, but felt comfort and sound quality won over this!

Für mich der derzeit perfekte Kopfhörer für Unterwegs und im Businesseinsatz
Ich schreibe sehr selten Rezessionen, aber dieses Mal mchte ich meinen Eindruck ber den Jabra Elite 85 h teilen.

Ich habe mich auf die Lieferung des Kopfhrers wegen der angeblichen besseren Sprachqualitt bei Telefonkonferenzen und dem intelligenten ANC gefreut und bin nicht endtuscht worden.

Vor dem Jabra habe ich einen Bose QC 35 II benutzt, das wir bei uns in der Firma im Groraumbro im Einsatz haben.
Bei Telefonkonferenzen, ist die Sprachqualitt und Verstndlichkeit meines Jabra Elite 85h, im Vergleich zu den Kollegen die andere ANC Headsets haben, am besten.
Auch Unterwegs ist die Telefonierqualitt hervorragend, gerade Windgerusche oder Verkehrslrm werden sehr gut fr den Angerufenen unterdrck.

Ich finde die Idee, die Rechenleistung des Smartphone zu Analyse der Umgebungsgerusche zu verwenden sehr gut, ich kann mir vorstellen, dass es sicher noch einige Updates geben, die die ANC noch weiter verbessern werden.

Positive ist mir aufgefallen:
– hervorragende Sprachqualitt bei Telefonkonferenzen im Groraumbro und Telefonieren unterwegs
– hear true ist eine tolle Funktion beim Telefonieren oder kurz was besprechen im Bro
– das automatische Pausieren beim Abnehmen des Kopfhrers
– das Abschalten durch drehen der Ohrmuscheln
– die automatische Anpassung des ANC
– sehr guter Tragekomfort
– eine App die keine Anmeldung erfordert
– extrem gute Akkulaufzeit
– Bluetooth 5.0 (wenn es von der Gegenseite untersttzt wird)
– IP52 – gegen Staub und tropfendes Wasser geschtzt

Ich bin kein Soundfanatiker und es fllt mir schwer die Soundqualitt zu vergleiche, bin aber mit dem Jabra voll zufrieden.

Fazit: ich bin sehr zufrieden und kann diesen Kopfhrer sehr empfehlen – insbesondere fr Menschen, die ein Business Headeset fr Telefonkonferenzen bentige

These are very, very good
I have used Jabra products for many years, initially as an in ear bluetooth device, through to in car speakers which fitted onto the visor, again for connecting mobile telephones for hands free telephone communication whilst driving.

This is the second set of headphones which I have had the pleasure of reviewing and which marks for me, a tremendous leap forward. They are quite expensive (246.00 as at 7th June 2019), but well worth the money if, like me, you value listening to clear sounds, particularly when travelling.

These headphones offer a number of additional functions over simply being great headphones, primarily allowing you to make hands free telephone calls. I have an MG car and I have found the second set of Jabra headphones ideal in this noisy car – I have tried these on a single journey, but to be honest the other set suffices and I can confirm that the headphones offer excellent audio rendition, even when travelling at speed with the roof down. In normal use, I found the function works well, although my wife has suggested that when I take a call, the whole airport lounge can hear my dialogue.

My main set of headphones previously has been an excellent set of “Turtle Beach” headphones. I have had them for about 6 years and they have been excellent at offering me noise reduction on long haul flights – how technology has moved on in that time! Whilst similarly priced to the Jabra, the Jabra Elite have demonstrated that sound technology in headphones has moved on considerably in both technology and construction. In every way my Turtle Beach headphones are really good, but the Jabra is just better in every department. Comparing the two, where is the Jabra better?

+. Installation and consistency of signal -Jabra connects quicker, with no fall outs at all
+. Control – the Turtle Beach are good but items on the Jabra such as intuitive controls to switch on and off the headphones as you untwist or remove the headset reflect how far technology has advanced.
+ Comfort. I found that both sets are really comfortable, but the Jabra is more comfortable to wear, particularly over a longer period where the Turtle Beach tend to make my ears “sweat”. I can only reiterate that the Jabra are better, not that the Turtle Beach are bad.
+. Sound Quality – My hearing is a little damaged and I suffer from tinnitus; nothing too annoying, but it is there when I think about it. Firstly the sound quality which I receive is excellent and more importantly I can adjust the sounds via the supplied equaliser in the app. Secondly, when wearing this headset, it does negate considerably the effects of my tinnitus, however it does help.

On aircraft, I have found that these headphones do negate background noise considerably, particularly when travelling either close to or in seats directly behind aircraft engines. I have also used them on a long rail journey from Bournemouth to Leeds and found that they were excellent in reducing ambient noise.

I tend to adjust the sound profile manually as whilst I understand that the headphones will adjust automatically, I like to set my own sound profile and not rely on software for this aspect of sound control.

+. Third party apps. I subscribe to Amazon Music and it is helpful to use the Amazon Alexa function. I must admit that we have a number of Alexa gadgets in the house and I have stopped trying to use it as something else always seems to trigger instead. Outside the home, to be absolutely honest, I prefer using either my tablet or mobile telephone.

In summary, I have found these headphones to be outstanding. There are a number of innovative features to either automatically adjust your sounds or switch on/off – combine that with well over 24 hours between charges and these headphones are well worth considering despite the cost.

Klasse Kopfhöhre
Der Erste Eindruck macht sofort Lust auf Mehr. Das Produkt wirkt schon verpackt sehr hochwertig, sodass sogar das unboxing zum Vergngen wird. Da merkt man praktisch keinen Unterschied zu Samsung oder Apple Produkten.
Dann das Design; nach meinem Empfinden sehr gelungen, clean und insgesammt stimmig. Drehen der Ohrmuscheln schaltet das gute Stck ein bzw. aus, was einen klassischen Schalter entbehrlich macht. Cooles Feature.
Etwas strend fande ich die stndigen Ansagen beim automatischen Wechsel der ANC-Profile (ffentlich, Privat). Diese lassen sich aber in der Smart Sound App abschalten (muss in jedem Profil separat gemacht werden!). Problem gelst. 🙂
Leider betrifft das dann auch das Feedback beim Hardware-Taster an dem linken Ohrhhrer (Umschaltung zwischen Betriebsmodi Off/ANC/Hear-Through). @Jabra: Das lsst sich sicher mit einem Software-Update regeln.
Klang und Akkulaufzeit sind absolut berzeugend. Einzig beim reinen ANC-Betrieb (ohne Musik) empfinde ich im Modus Private das offensichtlich erzeugte leichte Rauschen als strend.
Ich nutze das Gert gerne im Bro. Hier oftmals sogar ohne Musik um einfach die Umgebeungsgerusche abzumildern, was gut gelingt. Auch abends beim Arbeiten am Kchentisch, wenn die Familie parallel TV schaut, funktioniert das sehr berzeugend.

Seriously amazing and more than a boys toy
I’ve worn these headphones around London, used them all day for 3 days and they still say they have high battery. It was the most calm London experience I’ve ever had. The app sets what noise you want to hear or block out. This is more than an amazing boy’s toy – my wife is always trying to steal them. They are also super comfy but also fit my wife. I haven’t used all the functions yet but it also receives calls, has Alexia built in (which can be turned off) and a heap of other bits and pieces including a function to find them if they go missing. They also look good! I’m enjoying them so fa

Not an evolution - a revolutio
The Jabra Elite is a revolution in headphones, near the top of the new wave of smart headphones that are flowing into the market now. With exceptional sound quality, a battery life that can outlast even my most hardcore coding / Netflix binges, and noise cancellation that means I can sit working in the middle of Costa and hear nothing but my music. These are far more than the basic wired headphones we’ve been using for so long now. Even before you start playing anything, putting the headphones on immediately does an impressive job of silencing the world around you with the comfortable padded ears. Then little things like announcing the battery status everytime you turn the headphones on (rather than just ten minutes before they go flat), automatically pausing your content when you lift the headphones off your ears, tight integration with Alexa/Google Home, and the power switch built into the twist of the headphones all add up to an effortlessly great experience.
One of the fabulous new features is Hear-Through, picking up noises above a threshold in your environment and playing them to you alongside your music. This allows you to listen to your music and not worry about missing train announcements, your partner shouting your name across the house, or your parents knocking on your bedroom door.
Above all this, the best feature imho is the updateable firmware. As you can see from the review by Nikob, this has already been used to fix bugs in the headphones, and I look forward to improvements in both the mobile app and the headphones themselves.
Finally, the one thing we all know about headphones and other hands-free connections is they inevitably lead to rubbish call quality. That isn’t the case with these! Testing the headphones on a call we found that,both indoors and outdoors, the sound quality was BETTER with the headphones than using the phone directly!
Minor gripes:
-Hear-through picks up sound perpendicular to stance, so to best hear someone in front of you, you have to turn your head sideways
-Hear-through volume does not adapt to current content volume, so if your music is high it drowns out the hear-through audio
-No way to control the hear-through threshold

10/10, would choose again! Amazing!

Starker Preis für starke Kopfhöre
Ich bin in den Genuss gekommen die Jabra Elite 85h nutzen zu drfen. Und ich nutze das Wort “Genuss” mit voller Absicht. Die Sound Qualitt ist berragend. Ich habe schon einige Kopfhrer gehabt, aber keiner kann es mit den Jabra aufnehmen. Manchmal lohnt es sich doch etwas tiefer in die Tasche zu greifen.

Bei den Kopfhrern hat mir tatschlich alles gefallen. Es fngt an bei der wertigen Verpackung. Die Headphones werden mit einer eigenen kompakten Schutzhlle geliefert, die in jeden Rucksack passen.
Zu empfehlen ist sich die App auf dem Smartphone zu installieren. In meinem Fall ein Android. Durch die App lassen sich einige Features aktivieren und es lsst sich der letzte Feinschliff einstellen um fr sich den perfekten Sound rauszuholen.
Leider wurden die Kopfhrer nicht mit der aktuellsten Firmware ausgeliefert, somit musste ich erst das Update ber die App ausfhren, was an fr sich kein Problem war.
Wie schon geschrieben, lsst sich ber die noch einiges an Einstellungen fr die Sound Qualitt vornehmen. Anfangs ist man also ein wenig damit beschftigt an den einzelnen “Knpfchen” zu drehen. Die einzelnen Modi finde ich persnlich Klasse. U.a. lsst sich Einstellen, dass man fast keine Umgebungsgerusche mitkriegt, gerade bei Dingen wo man sich konzentrieren will und dabei seine Musik hrt sehr empfehlenswert. Fr Drauen gibt es auch einen speziellen Modus um Umgebungsgerusche mitzukriegen, welches meiner Meinung nach auch sinnvoll ist.

Die Haptik der Kopfhrer ist sehr angenehm, ebenso wie die Kopfhrer auf den Ohren liegen. Optisch haben die Kopfhrer auch das Gewisse etwas…

Alles in allem super gelungene Kopfhrer mit ausgereifter Technik.

Delivers on all fronts
I’ve been testing these for the last couple of weeks now and, quite simply, they’re a phenomenal set of earphones. Where to begin? Well let’s start with the comfort and form factor. Straight out of the box everything has a premium look and feel (which should be at least expected given the price point: but more on that later). Considering the onboard tech etc they’re exceptionally comfortable. I love the way they turn on when ‘untwisted’ and placed on your head (and automatically pause music when removed — which starts again when replaced). Bluetooth connectivity is rock solid: I’ve not had any drop out even from two rooms away (which is significantly superior to any Bluetooth source I’ve had before). Charging is quick and power is impressively long lasting (the remaining charge is notified via the Jabra app and also the in-ear ‘announcer’). Controls are wonderfully intuitive and work well. Control of track selection/volume etc is done via the easily locatable (but highly discrete) buttons on the right earcup (and they are precise and distinct in operation).

The ANC is effective. I have a pair of Bose QC20 earbuds with ANC and I would say that there’s very little between them. But where these 85h’s score big is the various modes you can have and how you can tailor the sound to your preference (once you have downloaded the Jabra earphone app). There’s three basic environmental settings (commute, in public and in private) plus ‘my moment’. The last two allows a lot of personalisation in setting the EQ levels of the earphones via the simple EQ slider graphic (and kudos for Jabra for making this interface so slick and straight forward). ANC can also be easily controlled/toggled on or off (or hear through) via the button located on the underside of the left earphone (which again is easily locatable and, when pressed, there is an audio announcement to confirm which option has been selected).

And so to the sound: at this price I would expect nothing less than hugely impressive and detailed – and they absolutely deliver. Even on a flat EQ they produce a wonderfully balanced sound throughout the range:satisfying bass, great mids and clear, clean trebles (but without a hint of harshness). They sound even better when you play with the EQ settings more to your liking. Good soundstaging and with subtle details coming through well (and pleasingly they sound as at home with classical as they do with rock). Truly they are the best sounding earphones I’ve had the pleasure of using (albeit the dearest).

So are they worth the outlay? After a lot of thought I’m inclined to say yes they are: for comfort, sound, practicality and effective ANC they score on all fronts. I cannot think of any weak areas: they are so well engineered and designed (and with the experience of the end user in mind) that I’m loath to give them anything less than the full five stars. Pitched almost exactly against the more established market leaders they would have to be pretty special: and they are.

Recommended.

Top notch, with incredible noise cancellatio
I have had a high opinion of Jabra for office audio- conference speakers etc.- for a while now, but they’ve rapidly gone up in my estimation for domestic audio as well. They’re a premium offering, competing at the upper end of people’s regular price brackets for headphones, but they’ve offered up some seriously impressive headphones that definitely qualify as worth it.

The sound quality is simply excellent. It’s balanced, and rich but not over-done. It’s crystal clear on everything from classical music to jungle- bright in all the right ways, with no sense of any artificial boost. Odd though it sounds they are a tiny bit quieter than the headphones I’m used to, but that’s nothing that just turning the volume up slightly can’t fix!

The active noise cancelling is incredible. I’ve tried a few different noise cancelling headphones before now, including some impressive ones, but there’s something just so effortless about the cancelling on these that singles them out as the best. It’s so understated- somehow you don’t feel that ‘underwater’ feel that other noise cancelling can give you, it really does feel natural and it’s only when you take your headphones off and realise how loud the ambient fan noise in the room is, or how your colleagues have been trying to get your attention for the last five minutes, that you realise just how good the cancelling is.

And if that’s too much cancelling for you, the additional ‘HearThrough’ option is perfect for uses like jogging or outdoors stuff, where you want to hear the music well, but you also want to be able to hear approaching traffic and so on.

They are very comfortable, sitting quite lightly on the ear. They’re fairly lightweight, and they don’t use heavy cups as a noise cancelling ‘cheat’. You can wear them for hours on the trot and not feel uncomfortable or sweaty.

There is one problem worth mentioning. It’s a design ‘feature’ that is slightly flawed- the fact the headphones turn themselves on or off automatically when you fold them out or fold them up. I can see how that’s quite neat and minimalistic, in keeping with the ‘hidden’ buttons on the panel of the right headphone, but in practice it’s a bit of a pain. I leave my headphones hanging on a hook under my desk, so I don’t fold them up when they’re not in use as standard. The lack of a standard ‘off’ switch is one step too far I think, and is properly a bit inconvenient. It’s as though the designers forgot that these headphones also have an AUX input and that people might want to use both options depending on circumstances. If you are never going to switch between Bluetooth or AUX, then there’s no issue.

(Also, if I were really scraping the barrel looking for fault, I’d also say that the USB-C cable that’s included for charging is too short to be convenient, but that’s easily sorted and USB-C cables are used quite extensively now, so anyone with a new-ish smartphone will be able to use their smartphone cable for both purposes, which is handy.)

Some more positives this is the second set of headphones I’ve tried with Amazon Alexa support and it works much better than the first. With the first, shouting was required to get Alexa to acknowledge you’d spoken; with these, you can speak at a more regular volume and be heard, mostly, providing the wind noise or traffic noise nearby is not too excessive.

Bluetooth connection is completely straightforward, although it won’t work if you’ve plugged anything into the AUX cable first it seems. The free Sound+ app is straightforward enough, though possibly a little bit over-elaborate because there isn’t all that much you need to control through it, it’s mainly just some settings to do with when (or if) the noise cancellation will switch itself on or off automatically. This is also the first time I’ve had to install a firmware update on some headphones before I could use all the features- but thankfully that’s all automatic and painless. The headphones are still perfectly useable without the app or the update though.

Despite the couple of minor quibbles I’ve mentioned above though, I can’t in all honestly give these headphones anything less than 5 stars. The sound is brilliant, the noise cancelling jaw-droppingly good, these really are properly top-notch phones.

Best headphones I have ever owned
These headphones are absolutely incredible.

Comfortable
Look amazing
Amazing sound
Easy to use

They have all the functions you could want, plus they are comfortable and for over the ear headphones are excellent for phone calls. Most other products will block out your voice and you end up shouting, however, these have an amazing mechanic, where is adjusts the volume of your speech so you can hear yourself perfectly during the phone call.

Great value for money.

I use mine all day and use them in the gym.

They are perfect.

For use with mobile devices
Easy to set up, pair and use with an iPad, iPod or iPhone. Easy to personalise settings and customise music levels with the free app available from the App Store. A QuickSetUp leaflet would have been useful as the buttons on the headphones are invisible and not easy to find. The headphones are presented in a very useful zipped travel case and come with a usb charger cable and a cable for using with a laptop or PC to make a wired connection when Bluetooth function is not available. The headphones can also be used when making or receiving telephone calls. The noise cancelling function works really well and the music has a rich broad sound.

Un bon casque
Trs beau produit, le casque est prsent dans un joli tui avec toute la connectique dont vous avez besoin : Jack 3,5mm, un petit cble de rechargement en ‘USB-C’ mais sans chargeur, dommage !!!. L’aspect gnral parat solide et de bonne facture. L’accs au diffrentes touches est facile et simple, un bon point .
On trouvera une application complte qui permettra d’affiner et de personnaliser les diffrents rglages que propose le casque, notamment un equalizer, la gestion de la rduction de bruit et des appels .
Le Bluetooth 5.0 permet un excellent appairage ”seulement” et non un dbit plus important lors de lecture en musique via les plate-formes de Streaming, ce qui aurait permis un plus … Dommage, allez Jabra un petit effort
La qualit du son est bon mais manque de personnalit. Heureusement l’equalizer permettra au plus exigeant d’ajuster vos prfrences. D’une faon gnrale vous ne serez pas du et ce quelque soit le registre musical que vous coutez. Vous trouverez une large scne sonore et un son juste.
La force de ce casque : la qualit de fabrication, la rduction de bruit performante, l’application, une belle scne sonore.
Le moins : Un son qui manque de personnalit.

Jabra v B&O v B&W v Sony
So I’ve been very lucky. Over the past years I’ve reviewed a LOT of top end headphones. From 1k Grado RSi right down, with all the variations of wired and wireless, in ear, over ear, on ear etc.
The comparison I was going to make was with B&O and Sony and Bowers and Wilkins. They all make a similar headset in an approximately the same price bracket (300-600) and they have all incorporated displacement sensors (The headphones pause if you take them off etc.)

So first let me say I was gob smacked by these. Ok so no points for cool brand (On the tube you want to be seen wearing B&O right?) but everything else … just blew me away. Lets take B&O. If you have seen my reviews you know it has problems with cutting out if you tilt your head for example, Sony are particularly comfortable and B&W get overwhelmed by blue tooth saturation in busy stations and airports (like Liverpool St Station in London) leading to songs cutting in and out.
well lets start with comfort. The lambs skin leather headset is truly gorgeous. So soft they melt onto your skin. You really feel you don’t ever want to be rough with these headphones. They are truly comfortable beyond belief. Only B&W came close (I’ve had those for ages and they are still lovely to wear). Tech wise … wow … these are the Tesla to your Renault Zoe. They got it perfectly right … fold out the earphones and they come on. Fold them in and they switch off. The voice telling you what’s going on is achingly clear and perfect. No dodgy speech from these … crystal clear and right HERE is were you get the first inkling of what’s to come !
Everything … and I mean everything in terms of tech is better than any other headset. The noise cancelling … the ambient throughput (in a station you can remove the sound and noise cancelling so you can hear announcement.) The comms with your phone and app is perfect. The button position, battery charging, just everything this was spot on.

I held my breath when I finally got over the tech and decided to play my test album (India Arie – Acoustic Soul : Download it and try it)
I needn’t have worried … the sound was sublime. You could hear the fingers sliding up the frets of the guitar, her breathing as she sang …. the details and base was perfect.

I am left with simply 2 comments.
1) Buy a set. Seriously. Try it and remember if you don’t like it Amazon give you a month to send them back. LOL …. trust me though … you won’t be sending these back. Unless all you care about is the brand name these blow everything else I’ve tried to date away.
2) Jabra …. what the hell? why has it taken you so long to come into this market? These headsets are phenomenal ! It’s so unfortunate that your name is associated with telephone headsets, because these deserve serious recognition.

Excellent quality
I have used various noise cancelling headphones, both active and passive but never expensive kit such as this or Bose so my comparisons are with cheaper sets. Yes, these are expensive but if you can afford it, they are certainly worth the price, particularly in terms of noise reduction.

First of all, the headphones are well built and extremely comfortable. I often use in ear buds but these are often uncomfortable to wear for any length of time. Luckily it seems acceptable and normal these days to wear over ear headphones when out and about. These are not as bulky as some which is an advantage.

Noise reduction is good. It doesn’t cut out all sound, which is probably a good thing, but it cuts out more the enough to be able to clearly hear the music or speech on your recording. A good test is listening to an audiobook on public transport or when walking along in heavy traffic (on the pavement of course!). These headphones handled these conditions excellently. They use active noise cancellation rather than passive, which merely uses the fit of the phones (usually ear buds) to blockout sound. Unlike cheaper active cancellation phones I have used, there is no noticeable hiss when noise cancellation is switched on.

Sound is above average, it maybe could have been better for the price, particularly in the bass sounds but they are perfectly listenable.

All controls are on the phones themselves and positioning is easy to learn. My only gripe is that there is no on/off switch. It turns off when you position the headphones facing outwards (ie for storing in the supplied carry case). If you are just stuffing them loose in a bag, they may not stay off although at this price, I would advise using the carry case for protection as it is very sturdy.

Battery life is very good. It claims 36 hours with noise cancellation switched on. I’m not sure about this yet but I have used them out for a couple of days (probably a total of 4 – 5 hours) and battery level is still high. There is a voice message letting you know the battery level whenever you switch on.

The phones can be connected wirelessly via Bluetooth or via the removable cable provided. Bluetooth connection is straightforward. It connected easily on my iPad. I had a little more difficulty with my LG phone but experience tells me that this is more likely a problem with the phone and once I got it to recognise the headphones, they connected straight away.

You can use services like Siri and Alexa with the built in mic. but this is via the phone or tablet device, it doesn’t connect directly to your router or hub.

Fantastic sound quality and easy to use!
Super impressed with my new Jabra Elite 85h Headphones. I’m not particularly tech-focused so wasn’t sure what to expect but I love my music and the quality of the sound through these headphones is phenomenal! They were easy to set up, the most comfortable over-ear headphones I’ve ever used and really quick to charge.
The carry case is also really well made – the feel of the whole product is premium and top-quality.
Couldn’t be happier and would definitely recommend!

Very pleased! A+ all round, well done Jabra!
I’ve been using these for 4 days now, well – being forced to share them with two other family members, but only charged them once.

The sound quality is second to none even against the likes of Bose, and when you couple it up with the app, the user preferences and noise cancelling options are intuitive and work very well!

The case was an added bonus and gives you a sturdy but compact way of carrying or storing these well, along with the necessary charging cable and optional aux/headphone jack.

The firmware update process was very quick and easy too, with little to no messing about from the user perspective which saved me a headache!

They look and feel like a very premium product at a very fair price point for what you get! Everything is where it should be, very effective, ergonomic and efficient yet tactile and good looking.

The packaging is nice too, makes for an all round nice experience!

I also appreciate the little touches like the little tag inside the case to remind you how best to fold these for storage, etc.

Very well thought out all round, good job!!

Fantastic Headphone!
Just got this new toy. It’s fantastic. Noise cancellation works perfectly, quality of the sound amazing and it works perfectly with Alexa! 🙂

Lange gesucht und sein Geld Wert.
Noch nie habe ich so viel Geld fr einen Kopfhrer ausgegeben!

Vor 4 Wochen erst habe ich den aktuellen Bose quiet Comfort zurckgeschickt, da das ANC fr meine Verhltnisse nicht gut genug war. Die hohen Frequenzen, insbesondere Stimmen, kamen weitestgehend durch , das Telefonieren war eher unterer Durchschnitt.

Wofr ich den Kopfhrer brauche? Hauptschlich fr Broarbeit und ab und zu mal fr den Flughafen. Letzteres konnte ich noch nicht testen. Ich kann nur sagen, dass die Sprachqualitt, die Klangqualitt und auch das Active Noise Cancelling absolut gigantisch sind. Den Kopfhrer habe ich vor drei Wochen in einer Preview gesehen und direkt vorbestellt.

Schon beim ersten Aufsetzen merkt man, wie sehr die Geruschkulisse abnimmt. Durch die Einstellung in der App oder auch am Kopfhrer kann man das ANC an und ausschalten bzw. kurzweilig externe Gerusche (Durchsagen, etc.) durchlassen.
Auch das koppeln von zwei Bluetooth Gerten macht die Sache sehr angenehm.

Ich sage gleich dazu, dass ich kein Experte bin was Ton und Klangqualitt angeht. Was ich aber wei ist, dass ich sehr sensibel bin was Strgerusche angeht. Mit dem Gert bin ich aber nun endlich fndig geworden.
Diesen hier werde ich definitiv behalten.

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Update:
zugegebenermaen ist das Grundrauschen nicht ohne. Aber nichts, was meine Meinung ber den Gesamteindruck trben wrde. Die Telefon- bzw Sprachqualitt ist nach wie vor optimal.