JBL Tour One M3 Smart Tx: JBLTOM3AVIBLKAM · black headphones with Smart Tx transmitter bundle
Sony WH-1000XM6: WH series · Over-ear
| Specification | JBL Tour One M3 Smart Tx | Sony WH-1000XM6 |
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2025 | 2025 |
| Driver | 40 mm dynamic, mica dome JBL | 30 mm Sony |
| Weight | Headphones 278 g; transmitter 34.5 g JBL | Approximately 254 g Sony |
| Headphone battery | 850 mAh, 3.85 V JBL | — |
| Transmitter battery | 550 mAh, 3.85 V JBL | — |
| Music playback | Up to 70 hours ANC off; 40 hours ANC on JBL | — |
| Transmitter runtime | Up to 18 hours JBL | — |
| Charging | Around 2 hours empty to full; 5 V/1 A input JBL | About 3.5 hours; 9 V / 2.3 A with a USB Power Delivery adapter Sony |
| Noise control | True Adaptive Noise Cancelling 2.0; Ambient Aware and TalkThru JBL | — |
| Audio connections | Bluetooth, USB-C digital and 3.5 mm analog source JBL | — |
| Codecs | SBC, AAC, LC3, LDAC; depends on source and connection mode JBL | — |
| Multipoint | Two simultaneous Bluetooth device connections JBL | — |
| LE Audio | Update 4.2.0 adds LE Audio Unicast support. JBL | — |
| Bluetooth version context | Launch sheet: 5.3; 4.2.0 notes report a profile update to 6.0. JBL | — |
| Transmitter sharing | Auracast; 3.9.0 adds standalone transmission to non-Auracast Bluetooth headphones JBL | — |
| Sound tuning | 12-band EQ; Personi-Fi 3.0; left/right balance JBL | — |
| Spatial audio | JBL Spatial 360 and head tracking JBL | — |
| Microphones | Four beamforming call microphones JBL | — |
| In the box | Smart Tx, carrying case, USB-C/USB-C and USB-C/3.5 mm cables, USB-A adapter JBL | — |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.3 Sony |
| Bluetooth profiles | — | A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP; TMAP, GMAP, PBP for LE Audio Sony |
| Codec | — | SBC, AAC, LDAC, LC3 Sony |
| Frequency response | — | Wired and on: 4–40,000 Hz; LDAC 96 kHz: 20–40,000 Hz Sony |
| Impedance / sensitivity | — | Wired, on: 48 Ω, 103 dB/mW; off: 16 Ω, 102 dB/mW Sony |
| Rated battery life | — | Music: up to 30 hours with ANC, 40 hours without ANC Sony |
| Rated talk time | — | Up to 24 hours with ANC, 28 hours without ANC Sony |
| Connections | — | Bluetooth; 3.5 mm audio; USB-C charging Sony |
| Gaming audio | — | GMAP support · firmware 3.1.5 Sony |
| LE Audio requirement | — | LC3; Low latency mode in Sound Connect Sony |
| Water protection | — | Not waterproof Sony |
| Earlier software fix | — | 2.1.0: recording/playback in some iPhone apps and missing call audio Sony |