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Jabz 7 Seven Headphones: One Minute Review
The Jobis 7Seven swimming headphones pack a few features that you won’t find on their contemporaries at half the price. For many, this is reason enough to buy. The 7Seons are light as a feather at 28G and pack a hefty 32GB of MP3 storage, which is essential for underwater listening where Bluetooth connectivity is weak. That storage space is plenty out of the old bone-conduction headphone sets that have held their value over the years, and puts the 7Sevens in the same league as the NanakRunner Diver 2 Pro and the H20 Audio Tri 2 Pro.
Multipoint connectivity and Bluetooth 6.0 are great quality-of-life upgrades we wouldn’t expect on cheap headphones, allowing you to link to multiple devices and switch between them seamlessly. Switching between phone for running and traveling and laptop for work is nice, and works well in practice. Phone calls with the built-in microphone are, unfortunately, a bit tinny: The recipient of my test calls could hear me outside in the rain just fine, but the other person’s voice wasn’t great, even at maximum volume.
Controls are simple and intuitive, with volume up and down allowing you to skip tracks as usual. Everything else is handled by the multifunction power button with multiple long and short presses, and it’s generally easy to remember, although I did refer to the manual.
In general, the Jobis 7Seon headphones offer good quality that belies their price, but here and there there are still some niggles that have been ironed out in the more expensive offerings. The fit isn’t adjustable around the ears: Instead, the 7Sevens are packaged with a “secure fit loop,” a small piece of elastic common in bone-conduction headsets that’s supposed to tighten the band around the head. The battery only covers five hours of playback time, so they will need to be charged frequently. And then there are the high vibrations from the transistors at full volume and minor call quality issues.
However, none of these concerns are enough to diminish the 7SEVEN’s status as a worthwhile alternative to the likes of the Shooks and the H20. It has some great features, stores a ton of music, and that five hours of playback will be enough for several pool sessions and runs. They won’t last all the way through an Ironman event, but if you’re into it, you’re probably opting for more expensive headphones anyway.
Jabz 7 Seven Headphones: Price and Availability
- . 59.99/. 47.99 / au $99
- Cheaper than most high-quality swimming headphones
- 32GB of storage similar to more expensive brands
Jobis 7 Seam Cord Conduction Headphones. Available for £59.99 / £47.99 / AU$99, and bundle deals on multiple headphones can be found on the Jebes website. Considered double, sometimes triple, the price of some of their competitors, you’re getting a lot for your buck with 32GB of storage.
Jabz 7 Seven Headphones: Scorecard
category | Comment | Score |
Price | For the price, they are fantastic. | 4.5/5 |
Design | It would have been nice to pay some more attention to fit and transistor vibration. | 3.5/5 |
Features | Multi-point connectivity, Bluetooth 6.0, 32 GB storage. No note. | 5/5 |
performance | Good in the water and on runs, though a couple of a couple. | 3.5/5 |
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How I Experienced
I tested the Jebes underwater and on various runs. I drained the battery, tested the onboard MP3s and Bluetooth streaming alike, and adjusted the fit using the included secure fit loop.
