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Reviewed in Australia on 19 October 2023
Purchased these to replace my pair of 75Ts and I have to admit, they're pretty disappointing. I originally had ordered 85Ts but had gotten a bad pair and returned them and decided to go big or go home. The sound quality just isn't quite as good and the bass certainly is less punchy than my 75Ts. The ANC struggles against even the sounds of a city bus ride. The constant active canceling against the road noise and vibration actually becomes uncomfortable after a short time, like I have erratic pulses of air pressure constantly hitting my eardrum; it also falters and lets through short blips of ambient sound occasionally. Turning off the ANC you fully understand the difference between the closed and open designs of the different generations of Jabra's ear buds, there is barely any muting of ambient noises. I only use earbuds to listen to music, not for audio calls... Maybe there is an improvement there but I couldn't tell you.
TLDR: Two steps backward. Compared to older models it has poorer sound quality and noise cancellation. I'd have thought long and hard about paying this much money for just a replacement pair of 75Ts, I was that happy with them.