Editor's take
The JBL Tune Beam carries a brand name that means something in professional audio, and you can hear it. The Pure Bass signature is warm, powerful, and engaging - Bollywood bass hits land with satisfying weight, and the low-end extension is genuinely impressive at this price.
But the real power move is the 10-band EQ in the JBL Headphones app. While competitors give you 3-5 bands to play with, JBL lets you sculpt the sound with studio-level precision.
If you are willing to spend 10 minutes tweaking, you can get surprisingly neutral, balanced audio from these buds. Multipoint connectivity is a practical daily feature - switching between your laptop for work calls and phone for music without manual re-pairing saves genuine annoyance.
The 48-hour battery is competitive. The frustrating gap is ANC transparency - JBL refuses to disclose a dB rating, which makes informed comparison impossible. In subjective testing, the ANC is decent for office and cafe use but does not match the aggressive noise blocking of 49-52dB rated competitors on Indian public transport.
At Rs 3,999-4,499, you are paying a brand premium over Chinese alternatives with better specs on paper.
But for JBL loyalists and bass enthusiasts who value the EQ depth and multipoint feature, it delivers a distinct experience.
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