Expert review of the JBL Tour One M3

The headphones look a lot like the Tour One M2. The design of the Tour One M3 is a bit sleeker, because it has few details on it. These headphones also have control buttons and a touchpad on the side of the right ear cup. There's a charging cable in the box.

The headphones have strong noise canceling thanks to the 8 microphones that scan for ambient noise. They catch the sound and reduce it. This way, I don't hear much of my surroundings at the office. I don't hear conversations. When someone coughs or sneezes, I can hear it softly. In public transport, I barely hear anything. I like that on a busy train.

I can choose from 2 different Spatial Sound setting in the JBL Headphones app. With the Fixed mode, the audio sounds like it's playing in an empty room. It gives a light echo effect to the sound, so something sounds farther away. When I turn on Head Tracking, the sound keeps coming from 1 side when I'm moving my head. That way, the sound almost only comes out of the right ear cup when I turn my head to the left. This provides a realistic feeling, as if the music is playing in the room.

Clear and detailed sound comes from the headphones thanks to Hi-Res audio. I also find the sound balanced. Certain tones don't stand out. For example, the bass isn't overpowering. The volume isn't very loud. When I put it at maximum volume, I'm at the volume I want it to be. That means I can't completely immerse myself in the music.

In the JBL Headphones app, I can adjust many settings. For example, I can choose noise canceling, Ambient Aware, or TalkThru. This way, I can choose the right setting for various situations. In traffic, I choose Ambient Aware so I can hear what's happening around me. For Audio, I choose a preset equalizer or adjust the sound to my liking with the different settings. I can also choose whether I turn on Spatial Audio or not.