1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:07,800 I don't usually recommend a product as wholeheartedly as I did with the J-Bird 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:10,240 Blueb Buds X. So, while I was actually 3 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:15,679 disappointed with the follow-up model, the J-Bird 4 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:19,160 X2, maybe it's because I went in with 5 00:00:15,679 --> 00:00:19,160 the wrong expectations. 6 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:33,680 FreshBooks is the super simple invoicing solution that lets you get organized, 7 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:35,360 save time, and get paid faster. Click in 8 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:39,440 the link in the video description to learn more. So, it started with the 9 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:43,360 package. The earphones are well presented and the accessory package 10 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:46,960 includes the earphones themselves, a short charging cable, wire management 11 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:51,200 clips, and I'll explain these better later, a few different sizes of their 12 00:00:49,039 --> 00:00:57,680 ear fins that keep the earphone in place in your ear, a few different sizes of 13 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:59,440 both standard and comply foam ear tips, 14 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:02,800 a very nice touch for improved comfort and fit if you don't mind regularly 15 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:08,240 purchasing replacements, and a carrying case that annoyed me more than it 16 00:01:04,960 --> 00:01:10,320 probably should have. But who the hell 17 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:16,520 was the person at J-Bird who thought that this, you know, press down just 18 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:24,000 hard enough, but don't press too hard derpastic lid thing improved in any way 19 00:01:21,759 --> 00:01:28,479 the magnetic clamshell that came with the Blue Buds X. I wish I'd been in that 20 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:31,920 meeting so I could personally explain that the square wheel is not an 21 00:01:30,479 --> 00:01:36,240 invention anyone needs and sometimes it's fine to just stick with what we 22 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:39,759 know works. And while I was sitting there being annoyed by that, I observed 23 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:44,880 also that unlike the previous version, the X2 lacks any included documentation, 24 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:49,360 relying instead on a link to their site where you can view it online. And while 25 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:53,759 I'm all for environmental preservation, a really basic quick start guide. Press 26 00:01:52,159 --> 00:01:57,280 the button for this long to enter pairing mode could have saved me a 27 00:01:55,439 --> 00:02:01,040 couple minutes of powering it on only to then power it back down again until I 28 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:06,159 realized that you just need to hold it for longer when first powering it on to 29 00:02:03,759 --> 00:02:09,560 enter pairing mode. and that instruction would have fit on a single piece of 30 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:14,080 paper just as well as a link to the site anyway. But with that out of the way, 31 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:19,599 it's time to talk about wearing them. User reviews online seem to indicate 32 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:22,400 that the X2s fit better or even much 33 00:02:19,599 --> 00:02:26,640 better than the Blue Buds X. For me, there was no noticeable difference. And 34 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:31,520 frankly, I wonder if that was just firsttime users having their eyes opened 35 00:02:28,879 --> 00:02:36,239 to the joys of comply tips, which for the uninitiated can be rolled up before 36 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:41,599 being inserted into the ear canal where they expand for a nice snug fit because 37 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:47,440 the X2s are physically like even down to their weight. As far as I can tell, 38 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:52,800 exactly the same thing. Okay, then Lionus, how about performance? Battery 39 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:57,200 life very similar to last gen. JBird claims eight hours or more is doable 40 00:02:54,879 --> 00:03:01,519 with users online backing this up. For me, the use them for an hour or two per 41 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:06,480 week and throw them in your gym bag between sessions use case yielded about 42 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:10,879 6 and 1/2 hours of music time, which I am more than happy with. Remember that 43 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:14,360 batteries discharge themselves while they're in storage. On the subject of 44 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:19,519 sound quality, again, I would have to say 45 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:22,640 they're very similar. User accounts vary across the internet, but from my 46 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:27,280 sideby-side listening, the most noticeable difference was that the X2s 47 00:03:24,959 --> 00:03:31,120 pack a bit more punch in the low end. Not in an unpleasant, muddy way. And 48 00:03:29,599 --> 00:03:38,480 unless you're listening to them side by side, you're probably not going to pick up on any of that anyway. So then, what 49 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:41,200 the hell did they change? Frankly, not 50 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:45,360 much. While I'd love to say that, you know, it features innovations like the 51 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:50,000 case has a battery bank in it and then the headphones charge wirelessly inside 52 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:54,720 or like they're noticeably lighter or the Jenna voice assistant has been 53 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:59,360 significantly amped up or the call quality, it does have a microphone, by 54 00:03:56,319 --> 00:04:01,760 the way, is is is way better or or they 55 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:06,080 finally fixed that one freaking thing that really bugged me on the original. 56 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:10,400 the way that you couldn't reverse the stereo channels when you're wearing them 57 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:14,000 in the alternate over the ear mode, which by the way is what those little 58 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:19,919 cable management clips are for, although usually I'm lazy and just tie them in a 59 00:04:16,840 --> 00:04:22,880 knot. 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