WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:07.800 I don't usually recommend a product as wholeheartedly as I did with the J-Bird 00:00:04.000 --> 00:00:10.240 Blueb Buds X. So, while I was actually 00:00:07.800 --> 00:00:15.679 disappointed with the follow-up model, the J-Bird 00:00:11.480 --> 00:00:19.160 X2, maybe it's because I went in with 00:00:15.679 --> 00:00:19.160 the wrong expectations. 00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:33.680 FreshBooks is the super simple invoicing solution that lets you get organized, 00:00:30.560 --> 00:00:35.360 save time, and get paid faster. Click in 00:00:33.680 --> 00:00:39.440 the link in the video description to learn more. So, it started with the 00:00:37.680 --> 00:00:43.360 package. The earphones are well presented and the accessory package 00:00:41.040 --> 00:00:46.960 includes the earphones themselves, a short charging cable, wire management 00:00:45.600 --> 00:00:51.200 clips, and I'll explain these better later, a few different sizes of their 00:00:49.039 --> 00:00:57.680 ear fins that keep the earphone in place in your ear, a few different sizes of 00:00:53.520 --> 00:00:59.440 both standard and comply foam ear tips, 00:00:57.680 --> 00:01:02.800 a very nice touch for improved comfort and fit if you don't mind regularly 00:01:00.960 --> 00:01:08.240 purchasing replacements, and a carrying case that annoyed me more than it 00:01:04.960 --> 00:01:10.320 probably should have. But who the hell 00:01:08.240 --> 00:01:16.520 was the person at J-Bird who thought that this, you know, press down just 00:01:13.600 --> 00:01:24.000 hard enough, but don't press too hard derpastic lid thing improved in any way 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 00:01:26.560 --> 00:01:31.920 meeting so I could personally explain that the square wheel is not an 00:01:30.479 --> 00:01:36.240 invention anyone needs and sometimes it's fine to just stick with what we 00:01:33.920 --> 00:01:39.759 know works. And while I was sitting there being annoyed by that, I observed 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:44.880 also that unlike the previous version, the X2 lacks any included documentation, 00:01:42.880 --> 00:01:49.360 relying instead on a link to their site where you can view it online. And while 00:01:46.720 --> 00:01:53.759 I'm all for environmental preservation, a really basic quick start guide. Press 00:01:52.159 --> 00:01:57.280 the button for this long to enter pairing mode could have saved me a 00:01:55.439 --> 00:02:01.040 couple minutes of powering it on only to then power it back down again until I 00:01:59.520 --> 00:02:06.159 realized that you just need to hold it for longer when first powering it on to 00:02:03.759 --> 00:02:09.560 enter pairing mode. and that instruction would have fit on a single piece of 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, 00:02:11.680 --> 00:02:19.599 it's time to talk about wearing them. User reviews online seem to indicate 00:02:16.480 --> 00:02:22.400 that the X2s fit better or even much 00:02:19.599 --> 00:02:26.640 better than the Blue Buds X. For me, there was no noticeable difference. And 00:02:24.160 --> 00:02:31.520 frankly, I wonder if that was just firsttime users having their eyes opened 00:02:28.879 --> 00:02:36.239 to the joys of comply tips, which for the uninitiated can be rolled up before 00:02:34.160 --> 00:02:41.599 being inserted into the ear canal where they expand for a nice snug fit because 00:02:39.040 --> 00:02:47.440 the X2s are physically like even down to their weight. As far as I can tell, 00:02:44.480 --> 00:02:52.800 exactly the same thing. Okay, then Lionus, how about performance? Battery 00:02:50.000 --> 00:02:57.200 life very similar to last gen. JBird claims eight hours or more is doable 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 00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:06.480 week and throw them in your gym bag between sessions use case yielded about 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 00:03:08.800 --> 00:03:14.360 batteries discharge themselves while they're in storage. On the subject of 00:03:13.120 --> 00:03:19.519 sound quality, again, I would have to say 00:03:16.720 --> 00:03:22.640 they're very similar. User accounts vary across the internet, but from my 00:03:21.040 --> 00:03:27.280 sideby-side listening, the most noticeable difference was that the X2s 00:03:24.959 --> 00:03:31.120 pack a bit more punch in the low end. Not in an unpleasant, muddy way. And 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 00:03:35.440 --> 00:03:41.200 the hell did they change? Frankly, not 00:03:38.480 --> 00:03:45.360 much. While I'd love to say that, you know, it features innovations like the 00:03:43.680 --> 00:03:50.000 case has a battery bank in it and then the headphones charge wirelessly inside 00:03:47.280 --> 00:03:54.720 or like they're noticeably lighter or the Jenna voice assistant has been 00:03:52.720 --> 00:03:59.360 significantly amped up or the call quality, it does have a microphone, by 00:03:56.319 --> 00:04:01.760 the way, is is is way better or or they 00:03:59.360 --> 00:04:06.080 finally fixed that one freaking thing that really bugged me on the original. 00:04:03.680 --> 00:04:10.400 the way that you couldn't reverse the stereo channels when you're wearing them 00:04:08.000 --> 00:04:14.000 in the alternate over the ear mode, which by the way is what those little 00:04:11.920 --> 00:04:19.919 cable management clips are for, although usually I'm lazy and just tie them in a 00:04:16.840 --> 00:04:22.880 knot. Which I guess leads us to the 00:04:19.919 --> 00:04:28.320 conclusion where I have to ask what exactly was the point of this product? 00:04:26.240 --> 00:04:33.680 And the only conclusion I can draw is that it was an inexpensive marketing 00:04:30.720 --> 00:04:38.479 campaign for their expanded color range. Yes, it's available in more colors. And 00:04:36.160 --> 00:04:42.000 some other really small tweaks that could have been rolled out silently 00:04:40.560 --> 00:04:48.040 because if they'd approached someone like me or Marcus asking us to make a 00:04:45.199 --> 00:04:52.160 new video review of the new J-Bird earphones that uh you know, oh, more 00:04:50.639 --> 00:04:55.759 colors, we'd have probably told them to go take a hike. But if they tell us, 00:04:54.000 --> 00:05:00.600 hey, it's a completely new product. It's the X2. Well, here we are. People are 00:04:58.960 --> 00:05:05.520 re-reing the same product. 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