JBL Harman Live 500BT

Good Bass and Comfort to Live Uninterrupted

A minute deflection in any of the five senses of human causes high level of discomfort, and when it comes to auditory senses people easily get affected by various sound frequencies surrounding them. To sooth the auditory senses, one truly dedicated company to sound technology, JBL, has constantly thriving to make the music listening a very soothing experience by keeping the disturbing sound away while enjoying music. To further increase its wide range of headphones JBL has recently launched its range of new products out of which we will be reviewing one here and it goes by the name JBL Harman Live 500BT. The Live series basically is designed for the urban users where noise and distortion rate are much higher.

Design

The new JBL Harman Live 500BT is sporting very solid look with bold colour which automatically gives aesthetic appeal to the headphone.

The headphone looks very similar to JBL E55. On just pressing on the left side you can summon voice assistant plus it has one advantage if any message arrive and you tap on the left side it will read you the notification. On the left side also lies the micro USB port and this port also supports Quick charging feature. On the right side lies the switch to turn on and off the headphone and also it can be used to pair with other devices. Next to the power switch lies the volume keys and in between them lies the multi-function button. Also at the right side lies the headphone jack and next to it lies the Bluetooth button to go to different devices.

Experience

The very astounding aspect of the JBL Harman Live 500BT is that it is very light and when worn looks very tidy and does not exert any pressure on the head thanks to the synthetic material used on the band. The band is very flexible and allows the headphone to easily fit in your bag without the worry of the band getting twisted. The ear cups can be easily bent and can be made small to fit anywhere without occupying much space. The ear cups has the leather covering which gives very comfortable and strain less experience to your ears allowing you to wear the headphone for long.

Features

The new JBL Harman Live 500BT has the Ambient mode which helps you to hear your surroundings when you want to and also has Talkthru mode which helps you to carry on full conversation when someone walks up to you and your music don’t really fall backwards and this feature becomes very handy . When tested in the hustle and bustle life of Delhi and crowd these features really turned up to be very useful.

Battery

What you want in headphone the most? To me besides sound quality the battery life matters the most and the new JBL Harman Live 500BT exactly has it. The headphone has more than a day of battery life in two hours of charging time. But what is more interesting that the new JBL Harman Live 500BT has the capability of delivering two hours playtime in just fifteen minute of charging which comes to very handy when you are in hurry and the headphone is not charged. For the best experience of the new JBL Harman Live 500BT you need to download the JBL app from the play store which can help you to personalize your listening experience. The app offers various features like Jazz mode, Vocal mode, Bass mode, etc. and out of every mode Bass mode is the best.

Conclusion

The new JBL Harman Live 500BT is one of the good sounding headphones at Rs 9,999 which I have ever come across recently, and if you are bass lover than the new JBL Harman Live 500BT is the perfect headphone which you will like to have by your side. The form factor may be outdated but, still has a section of buyers for it though. The Google, Siri and Alexa are the need of the hour and thus the new Live 500BT possesses them to simplify music and life. The moisture, splash and dust resistance could have added more zing to it. ■