Compact size, secure fit, and good noise canceling make these Jabra’s earbuds a worthy option for anyone looking for one of the best wireless earbuds available today.
The Jabra Elite 75t are suitable for more active wireless earbud wearers with an impressive IP57 waterproofing rating. This means the device is waterproof to a depth of 1 meter. If protection against weather elements is an important consideration for you, it’s hard to find other earbuds that can beat this one.
Besides, the Elite Active 75 are mildly rubberized to ensure they stay snug and secure to the ear. Silicon ear tips facilitate the fit and are resistant to movement.
The earbuds come with a tidily proportioned charging case, just like the one used in Elite 75t, but this one has more grip to prevent dropping from fingers. Weighing 5.5g, they are barely a burden even on everyday use.
Read more on Jabra Elite 75t review to discover more features and decide whether they are the best workout earbuds for you.
Jabra Elite Active 75t Wireless Earbuds Overview
Key Features
- Special rubberized coating ensures a perfect fit and no movement
- IP57-rated protection makes it safe for damp workouts
- Long battery life to last up to 7.5 hours on a single-use
- Advanced beamform technology and DSP to ensure good microphone quality
- Active noise cancellation
Specifications
- Weight: 5.5 grams
- Connectivity: Bluetooth
- Waterproof rating: IP57
- Battery life: 7.5 hours
Factors That We Considered For This Review
Before reviewing the Jabra Elite Active 75t, here are some of the factors we considered.
Features
When choosing the best wireless earbuds for working out, you have to consider every bit of functionality it offers. Our review of Jabra Active Elite 75t was done considering relevant features athletes and trainers need.
Performance
No matter how impressive the features are, it all comes down to the performance. People buy earbuds to listen to their music in the highest quality sounds. As such, we have tested the Jabra Elite Active 75t and assessed how well it could perform.
Battery Life
Having a decent battery life to propel you throughout the workout is what you want in wireless earbuds. The last thing you want is to lose power in the middle of the workout because that can ruin the whole thing. This review covers the battery life of the Jabra Elite 75t.
Price
Lastly, price is an important consideration so long as you’re in the market. Jabra is a favorite among earbud wearers thanks to their affordable products, but is the Jabra Elite Active 75t is different? This review will examine whether the price tag is deserved.
Design and Fit
Achieving a stable fit is a necessity in the world of in-ear audio, but it’s even more crucial when wearing earbuds during exercise. The unique feature of Elite Active 75 earbuds is the small dimensions and multi-sized tips that make them perfect for any ear size.
Besides, the earbuds don’t feel like they are going to fall and are well balanced once you fit the tips in the ears. The design is similar to Elite 75t, but this one offers a range of colors options, including navy, copper black, grey, sienna, titanium, and mint.
The charging case has a simple matte black design with many case colors available for this earbud. In addition, the case has a convenient USB type-c charging port on the front and LED indicator on the back to show the power status.
Performance and Sound Quality
What makes the Jabra Elite Active 75t ideal is the fact that it blocks any external noise. This not only ensures you enjoy uninterrupted listening, but it also allows you to maintain the fidelity of the sound you’re listening to – no need to ramp to the volume to compete with the background.
Still, you let in some outside noise using the HearThrough function. You can tap the button while crossing the road or street to know when a vehicle or someone is coming towards you.
Additionally, Jabra’s companion app offers a range of sound customization, including MySound, sound presets, and equalizer sliders.
MySound allows you to balance the right and left earpieces to your liking, and you get presets such as speech, jazz, classical, and bass boost. The equalizer sliders allow you to achieve the exact sound you want.
Surprisingly, these plugs provide a huge, deep, and resonant bass that lets you feel deep vibrations. The bombastic boom offers great motivation by emitting the good rhythms you feel as loud as you hear.
Microphone Quality
Want to do calls? Well, some headsets may not deliver clear calls, but not with the Jabra Elite Active 75t. It features a four-microphone system that combines with Jabra’s advanced digital signal processing and beamforming technology to provide a clear voice.
If you intend to record a voice memo or make calls, you shouldn’t experience any problems with these earbuds.
However, by default, these earbuds are designed to play back the microphone if you are on call, thanks to the feature known as real-time audio monitoring.
If you’re not a fan of the feature, you can simply turn off the audio recording in the Sound+ app. Some people will love this feature useful because they can listen to themselves while wearing the earbuds.
Call experience is yet another nifty feature of the earbuds that allows you to optimize call quality by adjusting the volume and depth of your voice sounds.
Battery Life
Jabra Elite Active 75t boasts an impressive battery life of about 7.5 hours, which is sufficient for most sessions you have planned. You can get even more battery life by lowering the volume, and the earbuds automatically go off after an hour of inactivity or when there’s no connection for 15 minutes.
The quick charging feature allows you to charge, juice up the device, and enjoy exercise – 15 minutes of quick charge yields an hour of listening. USB-C charging takes about 2.5 hours to charge it fully. The charging case offers additional 2.73 charges to avoid sudden battery drainage.
Whilst there’s definitely competitors that have a better battery life, Jabra is definitely average in this range and the quick charge is a great option for those of us that are used to charging daily.
Controls
A nifty feature of this clip is the design allows easy access to control buttons. The earbuds come with two physical buttons, including the inlay on the front of each bud and on-ear detection. Each button is designed with a satisfying click sound to know the intended commands are being executed.
The buds also have impressive movements that allow them to pause music when you remove them and resume once you put them on. You can use the left bud to enable or disable HearThrough by pressing once or press twice to forward track.
Pressing the control three times allows you to track the previous track and a long press lowers the volume. The right button plays and pauses the music, answer and end calls (single press), raise the volume (long press) and enable digital assistant (2x press).
Many users appreciate the digital assistant integration that’s both functional and quick. The integration of Siri and Google Assistant allows you to execute voice commands quickly. It should be effortless to issues orders to Google and Apple’s AI bots.
Active Noise Canceling
One of the main features of these earbuds is the active noise-canceling functionality which is really handy. ANC functionality works great when you want to cut the noise around, which works great when working around machine noise.
While some ANC earbuds may offer a variety of ANC settings, Jabra lets you adjust the setting in an interactive grid. This enables you to pick from a range of settings, and you can fine-tune the panning of ANC.
The Jabra app also offers a range of features such as a hearing profiler, music equalizer, button customization, soundscapes, and “Find my Jabra” that helps you locate your headphones.
App and Other Special Features
Jabra Sound+ boasts some sweet incentives that offer personalized sound and calls. The EQ built-in feature is the main feature of this app, which allows listeners to create different sound profiles.
Besides, you get access to a variety of music presets suitable for different music genres. Regardless, most people are contented with the default sound profile.
Soundscapes is another cook feature that offers 12 unique settings to produce soothing sounds that relax you. The mode offers different relaxing sounds such as nature sounds.
Jabra has introduced MyControls and MySound. My controls allow you to control both earbuds to your personal preference, while MySound employs adaptive sound technology to achieve a sound tailored to your hearing.
What We Liked
- Excellent sound quality. The Jabra’s earbuds produce a clear, fun and bass audio that’s perfect for exercise.
- Comfortable design. They have three different-sized ear tips and an anti-slip layer that grips nicely inside your ear.
- Compact design. Everything from the earbuds to the charging case has a smaller footprint, taking up little space in your pocket.
- Clear voice calls. The four microphones, DSP, and beamforming technology relay clear voice transmission.
What We Didn’t Like
- Lacks AptX support. Jabra only supports ACC, which is great for IOS devices. Not so much to offer to Android users.
- Pricey. Although the earbuds offer a few special attributes like the IP57 rating and some sport-specific attributes, the price could be the deal-breaker.
Jabra Elite Active 75t Wireless Earbuds Comparisons
Jabra Elite Active 75t VS Sony WX-1000XM4
Jabra Elite Active provides well-rounded performance across the board, enough to rival the recently launched Sony WF-1000XM4. While the Sony counterpart ships with the latest Sony V1 chip,
Jabra has had to rely on firmware updates to extend features and capabilities such as active noise control (ANC).
The 75t features a Qualcomm QCC5126 chip that’s power efficient to provide 5.5 hours with ANC on, which is slightly lower than the 8 hours on the Sony WF. Keep in mind that the WF is priced at over $100 more than the Jabra Elite Active.
Jabra Elite Active vs. Bose Sport Earbuds
Right out of the box, you can notice that Jabra earbuds deliver a more user-friendly experience compared to the Bose sports earbuds.
The same extends to the smartphone apps where Jabra provides an extensive array of commands that you can customize to specific button controls while Bose’s app has less functionality.
The Elite Active 75t earbuds are durable thanks to the IP57 waterproof rated housing, meaning they are also dustproof. The Bose sports earbuds are IPX4 rated for sweatproof protection only. However, the Bose earbuds feature a slicker design making them comfortable and fit.
Jabra Elite Active 75t vs. Elite 75t
The original Jabra Elite 75t provided great battery life and sound quality at a low budget. Its predecessor, the Jabra Elite Active 75t, features a waterproof build with a comfortable fit and a smaller charging case while improving the battery life.
Both of these support smart assistants and additional customizability on the app level. Wireless charging is absent on both models, and active noise canceling was only made available after a software update.
A major difference is the IP57 waterproof rating in Active 75t, which means you can submerge the earpiece for a meter. If you did this with the Elite 75t, high chance you’d be left with clogged earplugs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you shower with Jabra Elite Active 75t?
No, the manufacturer does not recommend showering with this pair of earbuds as it can deteriorate the earbuds over time.
How long does Jabra Elite Active 75t last per a single charge?
These earbuds can last up to 5.5 hours on a single charge and up to 24 hours combined with the charging case.
What is the difference between the elite active 75t and elite 75t?
The main difference between the Elite 75t and its predecessor, the Elite Active 75t, is the IP57 waterproof rating compared to the older model’s much lower IP55 protection rating.
Does Jabra Elite 75t work with iPhone?
Yes, Jabra supports both iPhone and Android smartphones, and they maintain feature-packed apps on both platforms.
Final Thoughts
The earbuds are extremely versatile with a great ANC and listening experience, and the size makes them convenient. In addition, they are among the comfiest earbuds around that also provide better dust and water resistance than similar models.
The default audio profile may have too much bass for your liking, but you can easily twerk using the built-in EQ feature. However, if you are willing to settle for a less waterproof IP rating, you could save a bit of money and settle for a less-sporty model like the Elite 75t.
The price range compared to most competitors is very enticing as well, so its no surprise its a very popular option for most athletes and runners alike.
Marko Rakic is a trail runner and fitness enthusiast from Sydney, Australia. He is the lead writer for The Ultimate Primate and believes the best way to live a happy life is through constantly challenging yourself.