Jabra was acquired by GN Netcom A/S in 2000 as a wholly owned subsidiary. Founded in 1869, GN has launched the world's first Bluetooth mobile headset and the first Bluetooth 2.0 headset, and has a deep technical accumulation in Bluetooth technology.
 
Elite is Jabra's headset series for calls and music, and its Bluetooth earbuds include three split earbuds, Elite Active 65t, Elite 65t and Elite Sport, as well as three necklace earbuds, Elite 65e, Elite 45e and Elite 25e. In addition, Jabra also has sports headphones such as Sport Pulse and Sport Pace. All of its Bluetooth earbuds do not support advanced Bluetooth encoding such as aptX and AAC, but all have some dust and water resistance.
 
Among the split headphones, the Elite Active 65t at 1399 yuan is the most worth buying. With a score of 76 in the U.S. Consumer Reports, it ranks joint second in its category and is named the best wireless headset by Digital Trends. Sound-wise, the Elite Active 65t's highs are full of detail, with clear midrange vocals and elastic lows. And if this is not your favorite sound style, you can also adjust the equalizer in the mobile app. In addition, the Elite Active 65t has many additional features such as ambient sound, step counting, etc., and the 5-hour battery life is also excellent compared to similar products.
 
The Elite 65t is a simplified version of the Elite Active 65t and is considered by The Wirecutter to be the best wireless earbuds for excellent wearing comfort. Its features are basically the same as those of the Elite Active 65t, but the step counting function is removed, and the degree of protection has been reduced from IP56 to IP55. Elite Sport has strong sports attributes, with more sports additional functions such as oxygen uptake and heart rate, and the protection level is as high as IP67, which is one of the most protective headphones on the market. However, the Elite Sport non-adjustable equalizer, the Bluetooth version is only 4.1 (5.0 for both the Elite Active 65t and Elite 65t), and the sound quality and the stability of the left and right ear connections are slightly worse. However, with the Elite Sport's score of 71 in Consumer Reports, the sound quality is still among the best in its class. In terms of price, the Elite 65t and Elite Sport are 1199 yuan and 1998 yuan respectively.
 
Among the Jabra collar headphones, the Elite 25e at 599 yuan is the most cost-effective. It scored 71 points in Consumer Reports, ranking third with 1,000-yuan headphones such as the Bose SoundSport Free. The Elite 25e features a hard collar design with a rare incoming call vibration function, and the music automatically pauses when the left and right earbuds are magnetically attached together, reaching a class-leading 16 hours of battery life. In terms of musical performance, its sound is relatively balanced, the low frequency is not deep and soft, the middle and high frequency resolution is excellent, and the high frequency has no burr sense and has a certain ductility, which is suitable for various types of music.
 
Both the Elite 45e and Elite 65e can be considered upgrades to the Elite 25e, with all three supporting IP54 dust and water resistance and the ability to connect 2 devices at the same time. However, the driver size of the three headphones is different, with the 65e being the largest (15mm), the 45e being the second (12.4mm), and the 25e being the smallest (10mm, but it is already very good compared to similar products). And only the Elite 25e non-adjustable equalizer has a slightly inferior sound quality compared to the other two. In addition, the 45e is a soft collar that supports fast charging, while the 65e adds noise cancellation and ambient sound modes on the basis of the 25e. In terms of price, the 45e and 65e are 649 yuan and 1598 yuan respectively.
 
In terms of Bluetooth coding, driver unit size and battery life, there is a big gap between Jabra sports earphones and the Elite series, if they are used to listen to music, then there is no need to consider it.
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