Jabra Elite 85H Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones, Navy – Over Ear Bluetooth Headphones Compatible with iPhone and Android - Built-in Microphone, Long Battery Life - Rain and Water Resistant

There is active noise cancelling and it works so well. I literally can't hear anything near me and that's perfect for me for when I study. You can toggle between the setting using a button on the left side of the headphones. There is Active Noise Cancelling and then there is a setting that let's you hear your surroundings and there is a setting that let's you just turn off both. The sound quality is so good on this pair I really enjoy it. The volume is very loud and that's such a good thing for me. It even has an app that goes with it where you can change the sound settings if you like more bass. I love these pair and they are the best $162 (around that much) I've ever spent. The best tip I want to give you is to get them when they are on sale because I didn't feel as guilty buying these lmao. They are totally worth the money. A problem that comes up tho (only with my computer) sometimes it disconnects from Bluetooth and after about 20 seconds it reconnects and if it doesn't I just have to go to Bluetooth settings on my laptop and that's kinda a pain and I have no idea why it does it or what causes it but it isn't a deal breaker for me. The battery life is another one of my favorite things about it. These headphones can last me a long while before I actually need to charge them again it's amazing. Oh yea it also comes with its own carrying case. Isn't that so cool? I love the case because it fits the headphones and the charger and even the like phonejack cord (not sure what real name is) but it's basically for the electronics that don't have Bluetooth on them. The only thing that I'm kinda worried about is the headphone cushions. They are like a leathery material and that kinda makes me nervous because in my experience it gets ruined fast(maybe cuz I'm usually exposed to cheap leather). it's been a few months and they still look like new so the durability of the cushion material is awesome. Oh yea also you can replace the cushion for 19.99usd I think that's cool too but not really sure how to do it myself because don't have the need to do at the moment. And I kinda feel like when the time comes I'm going to struggle because the cushion is like really snug with headphones. Like it's not lose and looks like it can never be taken off but like i said haven't tried changing the cushion myself yet so who knows. Overall 12/10 and definitely succeeded my expectations. Oh my goddddddd I forgot one more thing and its something that is so cool to me. You can connect two devices on these headphones. Isn't that awesome???? Like I can connect my phone and my laptop and I can watch YouTube on the laptop and when I get bored on watch videos on TikTok from my phone and it doesn't lag or anything. So boujee and would buy again if I need to.

I don't write too many reviews but these headphones turned out to be an awesome buy, so I have decided to go for it.Looks:I got mine in Navy Blue (just to be a bit different). They look awesome! (see pic). I got bored of black Bose and Sennheiser, it was time for a change.Pairing:I see a lot of questions about pairing with laptops. I have the headset paired up with MacBook Pro running MacOS Big Sur and Samsung Galaxy S7 phone at the same time with no issues. I can take call from MS Teams on my laptop and pick up regular phone calls from my phone without unnecessary switching/clicking. Easy.Sound Quality:Amazing. On par if not better than that of Bose QC II's. I listen to all kinds of music while working. I like electronic music with lots of bass and this headset delivers. I will also listen to anything from metal to classical and all genres some through loud and clear. I have not messed around with the equalizer yet as I did not see the need. They sound very good in "default" mode.Calling/Conferencing:Again, I saw a lot of people complaining about Noice Cancelling being "off" while on a call. After doing some research, it turns out this is a "feature" which you can easily disable. All you have to do is open the Jabra Sound+ app on your phone and go to the "cog wheel" settings menu -> Headset Settings -> Call Experience -> Sidetone and turn it off (see pic). Done. You will no longer hear yourself and everything else going on around you while on a call. The Sidetone feature being on is my only con about the headset: this feature should be OFF by default as it's discouraging a lot of customers and probably causing people to return the headset when there's no need.I do a lot of conferencing for work via Microsoft Teams from the MacBook and the headphones are excellent for it. I've actually done a test with a coworker of Teams and asked him about the sound quality coming from my headphones' microphone. He said: perfect. Regular phone calls are sounding good as well.Comfort:Super comfortable for extended sessions. I keep them on most of the workdays to either be in Teams meetings or listen to music. I don't feel the need to take them off at all. I found Sennheiser's cups to be too small. These are big enough and there's extra room for your ears. Sennheiser's comparable model also hurt the top of my head after only about an hour. No issues here. I had no issues with Bose QC IIs either, but at this price point, this headset wins.Controls:Easy and intuitive. Most controls are on the right ear: volume up and down, stop/start music and/or call, . Level of ANC on the left ear. Twist the right cup 45 degrees to turn the headset on/off. I like things simple and this is simple enough.Features:There are many. I personally love how the headset pauses the audio when taken off and restarts as soon as I put it back on. It also has all kinds of settings for going into stand-by mode. Battery life is amazing.Don't overthink this one (like I did). It's a very high quality headset at a very good price point. If Bose is too expensive for you, go for this one without hesitation. I have to say I was not expecting a feature set and quality standard this high from Jabra. I was wrong.

It's noise cancelling for music and movies is great. I was listening to a podcast while walking next to a busy road and it was like night/day difference in being able to cancel out the car noises. However, when it comes to video calls on my computer, it doesn't allow you to cycle thru the modes (off, noise cancelling, hear thru) and I believe it defaults to hear-through. So I can't cancel out my dogs or wife when I'm in important business calls....The overall audio quality is pretty decent and clear, but it struggles with some of the deeper bass sounds.The mic quality is pretty good, but occasionally isn't top-tier. Also, the mic is directional, so don't try to wear them backwards - despite how it looks like it's designed. The mic does filter out a lot of background noise, people in my work calls can't hear my dogs play fighting right next to me.The controls are great, nothing overly extravagant, but convenient nonetheless.My biggest gripe with it is that it says that it can connect to two devices at a time. This is VERY misleading. It can PAIR with 2 devices at a time, but you can only CONNECT to one at a time. I thought I was going to be able to listen to music from my phone and get notifications from my computer at the same time. NOPE.Also, the headset's logic for picking which of the two devices to connect to can be quite annoyingly unintuitive. I don't know how many times I've been listening to something on my phone only to have it randomly connect to my computer across the house for no reason. Or if I listen to something on my phone for a second, it occasionally feels impossible to get to to ignore my phone and re-connect with my computer without turning them off/on again.Also the way that it turns off is... annoying. It makes it impossible to wear them with it off - even around your neck. And if I have them on one ear, but not the other it frequently pauses whatever I'm listening to; I assume because it thinks I'm about to turn off the device just because the ear piece isn't perfectly in-line with my ear.TL:DR; I really like these headphones for under $200 (which is what I bought them for), but I wouldn't recommend them for their base price of $240 - there are too many small issues for that kind of price tag. Get it tight, Jabra!

If you are looking for dedicated music headphones these aren't the ones I would recommend. But as part of a business communications setup I highly suggest you consider these!These have been working very well with Microsoft Teams if you buy the optional Jabra Link 370 Bluetooth adapter either here on Amazon or through whatever vendor you find it cheapest. They also worked with an IPhone 11, Google Pixel 3 XL, and a Mac Mini (listening to music via Bluetooth). Musically these are OK, playing music through a phone using the Jabra app lets you play with an EQ but even without this the sound quality was very good and they would work as travel headphones in a pinch.The connection is reliable and in the weeks I have been using this daily with the IPhone and the Link 370 in Windows 10 I have not had a single problem.Since these are closed back cans there is some build up of warmth over the ears but it's no worse than other closed back headphones I own.The noise cancellation is excellent. My home office workstation is 15 feet from the HVAC system and there is a louvered door that allows the sound of the air handler to pass through but with these headphones it barely registers in my hearing and does not interfere with my voice communications to others.I also share the home office workspace with my spouse and they work superbly to cancel the sound of meeting chatter.I'd recommend these to anyone who needs decent Cones of Silence.Update: Months later I am still pleased.

Very good sound quality. Build quality is awesome, the design looks beautiful. However, I chose to return these.--- Pros ---[Sound]The sound is very good. For BT headphones, these have great sound stage and clarity which is what I value. The sound signature is very similar to my DT770 pro 80 ohms which I'm very happy about. I really don't like sound signatures like Bose's or Sony's ones, Bose's sound is not natural and Sony's is too bass-heavy. These 85h are a bit treble emphasized and the base may not be powerful for most of the people. It might make your ear fatigue after a long time listening because it's not something like Sennheiser's warm sound signature. But I'll take it, I like the sound.[Build quality and design]The build quality is first-class. The material they used is very good. And the design looks cool and handsome. It's around 300 grams, so heavier than most of BT headphones. Overall, it's a good looking, quality headphones.--- Cons ---[ANC]I really don't think their ANC is working well. It only decreases a small amount of low frequency, and that's it. The ANC performance is much worse than Sony or Bose. It's even worse than a $60 ANC headphones I bought on Amazon. Just disappointed.[Volumn]The volume is not enough. Trust me I'm not someone loves to play the music to shake the car door. I need to set the volume to 70 - 85 % for the music, and 90% for movies. Yes, 85% is enough for me and I won't go higher for the most of the time, but it makes you feel less confident about the volume and the battery may drain faster than other headphones.[App]The App is really buggy. That's it.--- (Personal) Deal breaker ---[Comfort]I'm 5'9" 155 lbs. I don't think I have a big head. But the headband is not long enough for me, even I extended it all. If I try to place my ear at the center of the earcup, I need to push the headphone downward hard which makes a lot of pressure on the top of my head. After 20 mins wearing, the top of my headphone is in pain.BTW, The earcups are comfortable, not as well as Bose's but they are fine.[No power off button]These headphones use a mechanism that enables to auto turn on and off when you rotate the hinge. So if the right earcup is facing forward, it will be turned off. And if the earcups are facing to each other which is like when you are wearing them, they will be turned on. This is smart. However, for me, I don't want to leave these in the case when not using them. I have a headphone hanger and I used to hang my headphones to make them handy. When I hang these, earcups need to face to each other. For these headphones, I can't turn it off in that way bc there's no power button and it will be always on like that. Why can't there be a power button...--- verdict ---I can't keep these because of the above two deal-breakers. Those are very personal though. I can endure those three Cons because I love the sound and the design of these. What a pity, I think I have to keep looking for my next BT headphones.

This is my first time purchasing any devices with noise cancellation. Therefore, I don't know how other products' NC is worse or better but to speak of my overall experience with Jabra elite 85h, it didn't fully meet my expectation. I mean, I expected more but still not disappointing. Also, it says their NC adopted AI technology that analyzes noise and improves noise cancellation effect but to be honest, I haven't figured out what it does lol. Anyway, I still want to give 5/5 because it's still decent considering its price. Also, this was one of the most comfortable headphones I've used but still not too loose. I also liked the sound quality and felt like it's well balanced. However, I tried to boost bass or focus on high notes using the mobile Jabra music app but I don't think I've succeeded in making big differences. I guess I have to spend more time to understand how it works...? Anyway, hear-through works great, battery life is long enough, and functions available on the music app are quite practical. Also, as I live in Korea, I worried if this seller is reliable or would the overseas delivery cause any trouble. However, it took only about 7 business days to be delivered to my house which is located on the opposite side of the Earth and the product's condition was great. To sum up, if you're looking for a headphone with ANC of around 200$, this product is definitely worth consideration.*after using for 4 monthsmaybe you want to spend a few dollars more and buy bose headphones instead. The connection between my phone is not very stable and changing modes doesn't work quite often. Also, the NC is not strong enough

2023 update 2: the right ear loses signal intermittently. The nature of the problem seems to be electrical, since the problem is intermittent and they seem to be able to be "jiggled" back into working order. They're going on the workbench or in the trash. These headphones got frequent use, not not hard use. They were not dropped, shoved in a bag, tossed around, etc. They were simply not built to last through three years of gentle use.2023 update: Almost exactly three years after purchase, one of the microphones has developed an annoying "womwomwom" signal. (Think "the noises the warp cores make on Star Trek TV shows.") The noise is pretty intolerable, and three years seems like a pretty short time period for something significant to break, and frustratingly barely out of warranty. The following was a four star review prior to this issue:As others have noted, pairing this headset with a PC is hit or miss based on your bluetooth adapter (or, more likely, its chipset / driver). For me it was a miss. It connects and appears as two devices in the Windows 10 bluetooth interface but they both appear as "other devices" rather than audio devices and no amount of finagling can make them pass audio. I will update if I can resolve this, or if a future headphone firmware / bluetooth driver update resolves it for me.I live in the PNW and bought these due to their rated water resistance. I am mostly a pedestrian / transit commuter and it rains here often and unpredictably for much of the year. As such, these were basically my only option in this class (higher end ANC bluetooth headphones with water resistance).The Sony or Bose standard options are likely better in many regards, but I'll be darned if I'm going to buy them only to have them break in a downpour, or worse, to always be leaving them at home out of fear.I really do like nearly everything about these so far, but the PC support issue is borderline inexcusable in a product of this class. Especially because Jabra obfuscates this fact, failing to mention this caveat on their product pages. My only confirmation that Jabra is even aware of this issue and has committed to *not* supporting general PC use is based on a Jabra official account Reddit post, of all places. At the very least they should mention the caveat on their product pages and/or offer official support on one of their own dongles (they don't, though users have apparently gotten it working).I'll be using these with the 3.5mm jack on my PC and with bluetooth on my phone. And in the meantime, I'll be eagerly watching to see if any other manufacturers adopt water resistance in the future.addenda:☙ Comfort is overall good, but the clamping force is a little bit high and caused me minor wear fatigue after a couple hours. Similar clamping force to the old Sennheiser HD 280 (iirc). Minor for me, but it may be terrible for truly large-headed people. On the other hand, they may "break in" a bit in the headband or the earcup.☙ Included software works fine. The EQ isn't terribly sensitive (to my ear maybe a 1.5 or 2 dB swing either way) so feel free to crank it in whichever direction if you want to make a non-trivial difference.☙ The sound signature is pretty natural. It reminds me most of my Sony MDR-V700. Relatively flat frequency response with nothing conspicuously under or over-represented.☙ The physical controls are overall wonderful. However, the next-song shortcut is mapped to the volume up (top) button and the previous song to the volume down. This is somewhat counterintuitive to anyone used to reading "down" playlists in software (i.e. everyone).☙ These headphones are in the minority that has their cable (or in this case their 3.5mm jack) on the right ear rather than the left. Fine by me.

Here's my first impression on this product. Do note that I am not an Audiophile and this is my first headphones exceeding $20.Packaging - 5/5The product is well presented. It does have that premium feel to it.Build Quality - 5/5Heavy and feels premium. It doesn't have that plastic feeling which is great. Hope it lasts like how it feels it would.Noise Cancellation - 4.5/5With ANC turned ON I can't hear my noisy aircon and fan. Heck, I don't even understand the people talking to me. People talking to me sounded like they were mumbling something I don't understand and very faint. I didn't put 5 here since it would have been better not hearing mumble noises. Pass through (forgot the term) hearing is awesome. Noise isolation is great.Volume - 3/5I didn't expect I'd listen to 100% volume with these cans. On IEMs I often listen on 40-50% only. Must be a bluetooth limitation for now.Sound - 4/5These sound great. I'm satisfied with the base, mid and highs. Good separation and sound stage. The main downer is the volume.Comfort - 4/5I have big ears and the cushions cover my ears well. They are very soft and comfortable. I do feel a bit of pressure while wearing them but I had no problems having them on for 2hours straight. I'm a casual user.Call Quality - 4/5Other person can hear me just fine but a little quiet compared to using the speaker mic on my phone.Overall - 4/5I haven't tried connecting these bad boys with my laptop yet but I've heard the bluetooth limitation is real. I got these for $150 and for me these are well worth the price.Edit: The audio wasn't weak at all in bluetooth, I just needed to increase the volume thru the headphones and not just on my device. Fantastic product!

Battery can last a few days. Using it for zoom meeting when wfh.

Delivery from the US took no time at all which was surprising in the current climate. Sound quality, noise cancellation and battery life are all fantastic. Jabra 85h headphones are the best set of headphones I ever bought.

Really recommended with this price tag.ANC is very good compared to the kings.My wife really likes it and with its water resistance capability, no issues with outdoors or sports.

Very good wireless over-ear headphones.

I use this headset for work and entertainment. The sound quality for calls is superb. Music sound decent, I'm sure Sony sounds better specifically for people who need it for music editing or just looking for highly quality music output ... but it's still good quality for casual the listner. battery life is amazing I rarely charge it can deliver 36 hours or more to my type of use (4-5 hours a day of calls and music).Overall, for a guy using it at the office it works great and I would highly recommend it.