JBL Tour One M3 Smart Tx / Sony WH-1000XM5

JBL Tour One M3 Smart Tx: JBLTOM3AVIBLKAM · black headphones with Smart Tx transmitter bundle

Sony WH-1000XM5: WH-1000XM5; colours vary by region: black, silver, midnight blue, pink and platinum. The later WH-1000XM6 is a separate product.

SpecificationJBL Tour One M3 Smart TxSony WH-1000XM5
Release year20252022
Driver40 mm dynamic, mica dome JBL30 mm dynamic driver, closed back, neodymium magnet Sony
WeightHeadphones 278 g; transmitter 34.5 g JBL—
Headphone battery850 mAh, 3.85 V JBL—
Transmitter battery550 mAh, 3.85 V JBL—
Music playbackUp to 70 hours ANC off; 40 hours ANC on

Manufacturer test figures; volume, codec and features affect runtime.

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Transmitter runtimeUp to 18 hours JBL—
ChargingAround 2 hours empty to full; 5 V/1 A input JBLFull charge in about 3.5 hours via USB; about 3 hours of playback from 3 minutes with a USB-PD adapter

Quick charging requires a separately sold USB Power Delivery-compatible adapter.

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Noise controlTrue Adaptive Noise Cancelling 2.0; Ambient Aware and TalkThru JBL—
Audio connectionsBluetooth, USB-C digital and 3.5 mm analog source JBL—
CodecsSBC, AAC, LC3, LDAC; depends on source and connection mode JBL—
MultipointTwo simultaneous Bluetooth device connections JBL—
LE AudioUpdate 4.2.0 adds LE Audio Unicast support. JBL—
Bluetooth version contextLaunch sheet: 5.3; 4.2.0 notes report a profile update to 6.0.

The firmware note does not imply replacement radio hardware.

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Transmitter sharingAuracast; 3.9.0 adds standalone transmission to non-Auracast Bluetooth headphones JBL—
Sound tuning12-band EQ; Personi-Fi 3.0; left/right balance JBL—
Spatial audioJBL Spatial 360 and head tracking JBLDSEE Extreme upscaling; 360 Reality Audio support

DSEE Extreme aims to restore high-frequency detail lost in compressed music files by estimating it.

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MicrophonesFour beamforming call microphones JBL—
In the boxSmart Tx, carrying case, USB-C/USB-C and USB-C/3.5 mm cables, USB-A adapter JBL—
Frequency response—Bluetooth: 20 Hz–20 kHz (44.1 kHz), 20 Hz–40 kHz with LDAC (96 kHz/990 kbps); wired: 4 Hz–40 kHz

The wider frequency range applies only with LDAC and high-resolution sources; over AAC and SBC the upper limit is 20 kHz.

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Bluetooth and codecs—Bluetooth 5.2; SBC, AAC, LDAC; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP; multipoint (two devices)

Multipoint keeps the headphones connected to two devices at once. Google Fast Pair and Windows Swift Pair offer quick pairing. Range is 10 m.

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Noise cancelling—Active noise cancelling; Integrated Processor V1 and HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1; 8 microphones in total (4 noise-sensing per earcup)

Auto NC Optimizer adjusts noise cancelling to fit and atmospheric pressure; Adaptive Sound Control switches modes based on the environment. Ambient Sound mode and Quick Attention let outside sound in.

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Call microphones—4 beamforming microphones; AI-based noise reduction, wind noise reduction Sony
Battery—30 hours of music with noise cancelling on, 40 hours off; 24/32 hours of calls

Times are measured under Sony’s test conditions; volume and codec change real-world runtime.

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Controls and sensors—Touch panel on the right earcup; NC/Ambient button on the left; wear sensor; Speak-to-Chat

The wear sensor pauses music when the headphones are removed and resumes when they are put back on. Speak-to-Chat pauses music and turns on ambient sound when the user starts talking.

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Impedance and sensitivity—48 Ω when on, 16 Ω when off; 102/100 dB/mW

The headphones can be used passively with a cable while switched off; noise cancelling does not work then.

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Weight and in the box—About 250 g; soft collapsible carrying case, 1.2 m L-shaped cable (3.5 mm), USB charging cable Sony
App—Sony Sound Connect: equaliser, shortcut settings, listening history, Safe Listening

Safe Listening tracks sound exposure against World Health Organization guidelines.

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