Jabra STOPS making earbuds - What's next? 🤔

Personal thoughts on Jabra officially pulling the plug on its consumer Elite and Talk products.
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[@SMS2884]

I just hate they've done this. Call quality with Jabra has always been amazing. Now i have to look for a 2nd best call quality..

[@agrubera75]

Or a second pair on discouted prices soon...

[@jjayala]

I just got my 2nd pair of elite 10s for this reason. Nothing ear has the best I hear

[@krkrkrkf]

Hi! is it still worth buying the 8 active, or should i go with some other brand? i`ve heard pretty much good of them and im really trying to find something long lasting (two of my earbuds have broken in a year and half) i also thought of the sony´s linkbuds s but many people have said that one of the earbud dies after year or less. my budget is somewhere between 100-200$, do you have any other recommendations? thanks of the videos you make, theyre really good and honest!! sorry about my english, its not my first language

[@electroduval831]

We need a video hilightimg the best alternatives for Jabra fabs. AKA the next best company that doesn't do anything the best, but has a great all around earbud.

[@T0NYMANUEL]

Jabra was one of the brands where they had a product for every price bracket. But what affected them negatively is there were too many models like the active. Hopefully they'll see some profits and get back on track because this is really sad

[@kofib3]

Never heard of a company that launches a product then quits the market almost immediately. Shame.

[@shadow7423]

Damn it I just bought the Elite 10 a few minutes ago literally.

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

The Elite products were great when they worked, but I bought 3 of them, all 3 stopped working, they didn't want to support them because they were imports, so I stopped buying from them.

[@subby788]

That's super unlucky dude. I've had my elite 75t for 3.5 years and still going strong

[@T0NYMANUEL]

Oh man I was really looking to import one of the Elite 10 gen2s. Idk if I want to do it anymore because if they wouldn't support imports then 280$ would be wasted

[@Boss-gu9tr]

My 65t spoiled ater 1.5 years then gotten a replacement of 7 Active and spoiled after 6 months. No more jabra for me.

[@Tkcrypto1]

They shouldn't have wasted so much money trying to make different price ranges

[@AGNDoesTech]

No wonder why JB Hifi were discounting the elite 4s by 50% recently! Also, announcing that you are quitting tws earbuds just after you announced your latest ones is one of the worst business tactics you can ever do. Its called the Osborne effect. Nokia had the same fate when it prematurely called symbian phones obsolete in 2011 Maybe someone buys the blueprints to Jabra tws and continues to make them?

[@dfitzy]

When I heard this, I went and bought elite 10s to replace my functional yet aging 85ts to give myself a few more years of Jabra goodness. Would you consider making a video that looks into what brands Jabra enjoyers should consider for future purchases.

[@samuelcgeorge810]

I had all the same feelings and emotional roller coaster. Really want them to atleast retain their top Elite line and as you mentioned I was introduced through work only and my main use case was work.😢

[@indysbike3014]

I really enjoy my 75t. Very sad they are quitting.

[@aaronloudnwireless]

Pity

[@Tsukasa941]

Yeah sad times for sure, I feel like they came out with too many products in the elite series

[@aaronloudnwireless]

They were launching products very frequently for a while :/

[@Miguel_Germano]

I am a Sony fan and I tried the xm5 because my elite 85t failed. I was so disappointed with the Sony... The bass and the ANC were so poor! I returned them a.nd bought the elite 10 from Jabra e they are so good, a better sound than Sony and so comfortable! I would pay 500€ for this! Just waiting for your review on gen2 to buy them. It can be better? Please don't die Jabra, you have done an excellent job with this earphones!

[@ulamss5]

Actually surprising given what we know of the profit margins on the vast majority of TWS IEMs. Would've thought this was one of the things keeping the company afloat.

[@Chins1984]

Worst news ever for a Jabra loyalist (me)

[@CCOT92-sk2oo]

Hi Aaron ! Are you still going to be doing a full review of the Elite 10 Gen 2 ? Interested to hear your opinion on where those sit versus Gen 1. Thanks !

[@RoHan-83]

While I think all their recent buds were still great in terms of functionality, for me buying Jabra buds ended with the 75t for the sound. I didn't like the sound of any successor after the 75t, it just couldn't keep up and I had zero reason to replace them with other Jabras, so I ended up with other brands to get good anc AND punching sound.

[@stfn9]

What earbuds you got and are they better than the 75t?

[@chinaman1]

Honestly, I don't understand how is the elite 10 better than the 75t, I owned the 75t and I loved it. I thought I'll upgrade to the elite 10 but it was crap. Its anc is essentially non existential for me, I've tried every size of the ear tips and none worked for me I still hear my surrounding as clear as day. I'm sad that jabra is going away, but I can see why.

[@Medizinmann36]

Thanks for the important info. I wanted to buy the Elite 10 Gen 2, but I wanted to wait for your test. But now I prefer to wait for other devices. Jabra is out with that, unfortunately. I am still very satisfied with my Jabra T85.

[@jrbarentine]

Jabra elite 7 pros are trash for phone calls. Jabra knows about the issue and ignored everyone and move on to new earbuds. They should be ashamed of themselves.

[@ovidiun5218]

I have jabra 10, gen 1. I like them. I very curios to see, how the samsung buds 3 pro will be. I will switch probably to samsung or denon perl pro. Anyway 2 years, at least will be ok, but no high res codecs.

[@RM-ub1xd]

To much competition that offer decent quality for way less. 90% of people buying ear buds do not care about specs.

[@hjshoon5244]

That’s sad news. Jabra produces good wireless earbuds. My first TWS was elite 65T, then upgraded to elite 75T. While I’ve since changed to Sony wf1000 XM4 and now AirPods Pro 2, I’ve bought elite 5 and 7 Pro for my wife and she’s been using them daily happily. If her Jabra come to end of life, may have to get my wife an AirPod as replacement. I think Jabra current lineup has too many versions and there’s not much difference between each increment model. They should probably just have 3 tiers - budget, mid and top of the line. Right now the line up can be confusing and price differences are quite close. Hope the company bounces back and continue to make products

[@123looneygan]

Jabra is the only brand that stand tall in sound quality with only SBC/AAC codec. My 3.5 yr old Active 75T still going strong. Recently got the 10. Hope both last

[@jjayala]

Just got my second pair of elite 10s as i couldn't risk it as i liked them so much. Very sad.

[@millionsofone]

Make video of Jabra elite 10 gen 2.

[@clthom]

That really bums me out. I've been a Jabra fan since my first pair of earbuds. Thanks for covering this.

[@aaronloudnwireless]

No problem :)

[@B21-R]

Still waiting for that video of the gen 2🙏. Btw, have a question. I'm interested in Jabra but also the Nothing ears. So.. when you can, can you give me your comparison on them? (An opinion might help🤷‍♂️)

[@ZotmundSzele]

Just get the Nothing buds. They are way more comfortable and also more feature rich, in my opinion.

[@B21-R]

@ZotmundSzele not sure🤷‍♂️, many says the comfort on the jabras are also amazing.

[@samuelcgeorge810]

Nothing earbuds don't stay in my ears but the Jabra Elite 10s fit amazingly so comfort is always subjective. What works for me may not work for you.

[@JackLodestar]

Hey Aaron, I was about to grab the Jabra 10, but after digging into it yesterday, I found out they’re discontinuing the Elite. You think it's still worth buying, or should I start looking at other brands? Man, I’ve already bought the Bose QC II twice and the QC Ultra once-seriously, all of them were defective. I stopped searching for earbuds for a while, but I really need a pair now. Jabra’s still one of my top picks though.

[@Genshinaction]

Yes, I bought the elite 10 gen 1 for $100. I had a $70 gift card. Best Buy had them on said for $180. After another year I will find the Gen 2 for a discount. I don't care much about after support for deep discounted products. I know what I paid for, as long as the product works I'm happy.

[@space.youtube]

No, don't take my buttons away 😭

[@jrmac53]

This happened to me years ago with Jabra. I had a phone bud that had awesome ANC and call clarity. Night and day to anything else at the time. Out of the blue they just quit offering support of any kind. Not going to make that same mistake twice. Thanks for the heads-up!

[@VinodJacob181]

I don't like this - the Elites have always been my goto headphones ---- what next's the Evolve lineup will be discontinued...

[@jeremymorrison3494]

Hi Aaron, I hear you. End of an era to be sure. However, from a business standpoint, with the market flooded with wireless earbuds from a vast array of manufacturers these days all competing for the same space at extremely competitive prices, how does one keep the profit margin feasible? R&D costs alone to create an incremental improvement in an earbud must be huge. In order to make it a viable cost or R&D investment, a business must be able to sell huge volumes of the product otherwise its just a waste of resources. Just my two cents. J

[@aaronloudnwireless]

They’ve had moderate success early on with 65T and 75T and for good reason, but something happened behind the scenes that led to new products being less attractive. Bigger case, less bass, poorer mics, and poor noise canceling. No amount of marketing dollars could have saved that. It was only with the current 10 and 8 Active when things got much better. Too bad they didnt have the financial stamina to stick it out.

[@hithere8753]

I just bought 4 active. Price and quality sweet spot.

[@williamcapehart9433]

Do u think with an iPhone the le case will allow you to stream with LE codec instead of aac?

[@Internalview44]

It is sad but most of the american companies lost their confidence after carona poor sales americas is desperate frb interest rates growing tensions around world russia Ukraine war , israeil palatine war, movies downfall 😢

[@lovemytechy]

Bad decision Elite 8 and 10 have been their best headset yet and they cut cord now... seriously at 250$ these are not profitable?

[@primeholyassasin20]

Sigh, bought Jabra elite 8 and 10 for Black Friday, the best earbuds I’ve even owned, and the best fit no doubt. I dunno if anyone else is worthy to wear their crown. Nothing else feels like them. It would be like Porsche leaving the sports car market, nothing would be the same afterwards.

[@michabroda4719]

This is ridiculous. Most people I know that wanted good earbuds went to Jabra, they definitely are ones of the best and people know it so I can't believe it wasn't profitable for them. I don't understand this at all.

[@riccardoBER]

No way. I just bought the Jabra Elite 10 after returning the Sony wf-1000xm5. Way better product, and was looking to return the elite 10 for getting the elite 10 2.0. I thought I've finally found a brand to stick to for the next years, they are so good! :((

[@bijen01]

Quick question why did you return the sony's and what aspects of the jabra are better than the sony's

[@riccardoBER]

@@bijen01 Never enjoyed them. Sound quality is "mid" (you're not buying earbuds if you really care about sound quality) and jabra's one are just as good. touch controls are a nightmare. they glitched all the times (i.e. when I was in the gym the audio sort of desynced for a fraction of a second, I think it had to do with the ANC while moving). Also several times while wearing them my phone only detected one of them, so had to put the other one back in the box, and so on. They broke down after 4 months of use (right earbud went suuuper quiet). Jabra's sound as good as the sony, had 0 problems in day to day use, more confortable, and are cheaper too. I still haven't tried the gen 2 as it's not available yet in my country, but I'll buy them asap. As aron said you need in your day to day earbuds that are good across all the categories. jabras were just that. if I want to sit down and listen to high quality music I do it on my speakers, or on with a good pair of big anc headphones

[@simonyim1012]

I previously owned the 65T and 75T when Jabra was at the frontier of TWS during that era. Since then the later generations have been showing progressive improvements in call quality, ANC, and hifi audio, perhaps at a slower pace compared to the peers. The market profits have a near M-shaped distribution with the top end (USD 300+) dominated by players like Sony and Bose etc. while the lower/mid low end (USD 100) shared by highly cost effective brands like EarFun, Soundcore etc... The Jabra range being perceived as mid tier (USD 100 - 300) seems not able to climb to the top nor being competitive at the low end and therefore continue to be struggling going forward. For instance, it is unlikely to beat Sony and Bose (who have long proven records in hifi audio area)via double or triple R&D investment. It is not happy ending, though the decision made seems to be rational in the business world.

[@saldinife]

I'm wondering if it's worth getting the Elite 8 Gen 2 if it's not something they will be updating for more than a couple of years. I have the 75t now.

[@bodosann]

Nooooooo , i use Jabra since 65T ' to 75T and finally Elite 10. Very sad.

[@marioplus321]

Are there going to be 2 or 3 companies left on the market soon ? :(

[@aaronloudnwireless]

Nobody else has announced yet. We’ll see

[@berdugosocials9854]

Business gotta do what business gotta do. Hopefully those people laid off will be sorted out

[@VeaceslavBARBARII]

Hopefully there would be -50% discounts

[@DaisoOne]

I was actually contemplating on buying a pair of elite earbuds after my xm4’s starting giving me problem .. just as a back up to use in bed since elite4 is only $74-78

[@aaronloudnwireless]

Those are good earbuds actually. GN says will continue to support the products for a few more years. I’m expecting warranty support at least.

[@JT-wn7wb]

Will there be others to follow.? The amount & quick releases for example like soundpeats & soundcore. Thank you for update!

[@aaronloudnwireless]

No problem :) Not sure. The chinese brands have state subsidies though, and cheap locally-sourced manufacturers. They have more financial stamina.

[@zZwellZz]

Well, Im going to wait your review about the second gen. Im really considering to buy one of those.

[@maximusjoseppi5904]

Wait they're not making the Jabra elite 10s Gen 2 anymore???? They just released them...

[@raizel29]

In terms of ANC which earbuds are better the jlab epic lab edition or the Sony LinkBuds s? Also when will we get the review for the JBL live beam 3😅

[@Spleen250]

What?!!!! Is it a joke?

[@RFRM89]

I'm using the 5 for phone calls now they are pretty good the only downside is the noise cancelling is non existing. I found jabra products to have low build quality. The plastic scratches really fast and the paint of the buttons comes off in a couple of months only. Battery life is very unpredictable because sometimes you get around 4-5 hrs and sometimes it could be over in 1 or 2😅 Also their support is bad. Every time i have a problem they can't really help. I bought the 5 refurbished after disappointing experiences with the 4 and 7 (new) so that the chances of something being wrong should be non existing. Still the right earbud has a annoying noise when using ambient or nc mode from the get go. Support keeps going over the same steps which was annoying. I just stopped after 6 emails and just stopped using the right one. Thinking of trying the b&w pi5, 7 s2 or the sony inzone buds

[@explodingheavens]

Ending production, you will always find earbuds to miss some competition. Specially with latest jabra reducing noise in bass range 40dB even with silicone tips, not to mention highs reduction is great too, adding foam tips, they could dethrone sony buds in ANC.

[@jrbarentine]

Jabra reliability is garbage. I tried to get a replacement for my elite 7 pros after 2 months of owning and they said they can't help me because they were manufactured in 2021. How was I supposed to know they were made then during the purchase. Jabra is a trash company that does not back up their product.

[@BGwControlStop]

Actually you talk about enterprise space, In my Big corporate company if i need work from home head sets , web cams or conference microphones i have to order it through a portal and they offer a lot of Jabra products , now i get to see the prices that my business unit is charged when i order these and it is much higher than what you and i pay for them at retail. This means the margins must be a lot higher in the enterprise space because "big companies" don't "shop around" like private shoppers do. Now the prices for basic headsets are in the range of high end premium Bose products without the Same level of quality. Its no surprise they are getting out of the retail space because retail is generally a race to the bottom in thier market segment. They will never be able to command a premium price tag like Sony, Apple, Bose, Sonos. They are competing with Anker, AliExpress, Temu which cannot be profitable.

[@mintomacco]

that's very sad. i love jabras for the small size, not sticking out of the ear much, and the physical buttons. plus the ip rating of the actives is a nice bonus. i don't care about call/mic quality or anc as i don't use them for calls and passive noise reduction of well fitting buds has always been enough for me. but the small size and the buttons made jabras stand out so much. is there any other brand/model with a similar size and without touch controls? preferably one that also has a decent sound quality?

[@jeremyschock3471]

My new elite 5s weren't bad but the case was garbage and they definitely didn't offer any support...

[@jordanrobisonart]

Never had a Jabra product, was going to buy the elite 10 cause of all the reviews but now im conflicted on getting gen 2 or go with the gen 1. Mainly just waiting on your reviews to see if the sound quality is better or worse then gen 1. I'm assuming the buds themselves are the same size and shape.

[@exploringtheworld6490]

I'm really sad to hear this. Jabra has always been great and one of the first to offer small earbuds with low profile that were also comfortable to wear. Physical buttons that I really like in a world of touch buttons, it's really a pity

[@RaySolus]

Huh so i guess I shouldn't buy the jabras if they are shutting down

[@kudretobuz2082]

👍

[@The_Drumple]

Damn I was about to buy some jabra buds too

[@KaayyC]

Well that sucks 😢 i went from the Jaybird earphones to Jabra because where i am they stopped selling Jaybird products I used the 85t from Jabra for the last 3 years and just got the Elite 10 and besides the ANC they're great