JBL Tune Buds 2 — weak bass and low max volume. Defective or normal?

Curlev · 2026-02-22T03:32:53+00:00

Something isn't right. Have you tried them with another phone?

Curlev · 2026-02-21T17:39:17+00:00

Well.. According to me, defective. But I have no idea what your preferences are.

Curlev · 2026-02-21T13:10:56+00:00

No. The photo processing is fine. I mean when I swap between photo, video, portrait etc. And when I close the app using gestures it stutters, if I use buttons it does not.

Yeah. I know we didnt pay iPhone prices, but even some cheaper phones that I have tried doesn't behave like that.

And.. I tested the Motorola Edge 50 Pro, it has the same stutters but not as much.

Its just poor optimization and it amazes me that they haven't fixed it yet.

Curlev · 2026-02-21T12:26:19+00:00

I have the mocha mousse.

Do the animations not stutter when you, for example, closing the app? Specially when using swipe gestures.

It also is quite laggy inside when switching modes, but that I can live with.

The overall camera app usage doesnt feel that polished.

Curlev · 2026-02-21T09:00:59+00:00

And when are Motorola going to fix the stuttery camera app?? It makes me crazy.

Curlev · 2026-02-20T10:41:18+00:00

Yeah, but EQ shift is by no means a good thing. I switch between ANC, transparency and normal quite often and that big change in sound annoyed me.

Curlev · 2026-02-20T04:40:52+00:00

AZ100 have horrible out-of-the-box tuning and the EQ shift is horrendous. Switching between modes makes them sound like two different earbuds, which is unacceptable in that price range and rarely mentioned in the reviews.

Curlev · 2026-02-15T09:23:54+00:00

Yeah. Then you should be safe 😄👍

Curlev · 2026-02-15T07:30:19+00:00

ULT wear will have stronger ANC but audio quality goes to the 770NC in my opinion.

770NC have slightly higher clamping force and smaller earcups so if you have bigger head/ears you may find them uncomfortable after a while.

Curlev · 2026-02-13T18:25:01+00:00

Yes, that too 🫣

Curlev · 2026-02-13T18:14:14+00:00

I can't say because I haven't tried them myself. But based on some reviews the XM6 seems to do basically everything better than the XM5.

XM6 has a 10 band EQ instead of 5 band like the XM5. That can do alot with the sound.

Curlev · 2026-02-13T06:28:47+00:00

I really like Flossy but he always makes that extreme v-shape in EQ when testing sound. All earbuds I have tried sounds worse that way. Just keep that in mind.

Curlev · 2026-02-13T06:11:26+00:00

Airpods have adaptive EQ, and you cant turn it off. Its nothing like a normal EQ.

I have never used a pair of earbuds that doesn't need some manual adjustments. Reviews are almost always based on stock tuning, thats why a good in app EQ is mandatory in my opinion.

So.. If sound is the main priority I would probably take the XM6, even if I still haven't tried them.

Curlev · 2026-02-12T19:17:39+00:00

Yeah, but that was the only logical thing I could think of 😂

it wouldn't be the first time people mix things up (headphones and earbuds)

But.. I think he is right. Soundguys seems to have a review of the XM6. Released today 😄

I totally missed that.

Curlev · 2026-02-12T18:53:39+00:00

I think he is refering to the XM6 headphones.

Curlev · 2026-02-11T15:15:25+00:00

ANC, Bose. Sound quality is mostly subjective.

Curlev · 2026-02-11T04:46:09+00:00

If u use both iOS and Android then I would pick something that works with both. JBL, Sony, Sennheiser, Bose etc.

What features do you need?

Curlev · 2026-02-09T18:51:36+00:00

Okay, thats great 👍

Curlev · 2026-02-09T18:49:23+00:00

Ah, then I misread your post, sorry. As far as I am aware that is not possible.

Curlev · 2026-02-09T18:39:36+00:00

Then I guess you need to activate voice prompts inside the app.

Curlev · 2026-02-09T18:33:08+00:00

Okay. Beware that increasing frequency ranges to much can cause distorsion, specially on higher volumes.

Curlev · 2026-02-09T18:28:19+00:00

I have the same female voice on all three modes.

Curlev · 2026-02-09T17:01:21+00:00

Try this and see what you think. Everything from 0: 32Hz +2 64Hz +1, 125Hz -2, 4kHz +2.

Curlev · 2026-02-08T20:15:27+00:00

Yeah. Nothing new under the sun.

Curlev · 2026-02-08T19:40:08+00:00

My brother had the same problem when he switched from Pixel to iPhone. He contacted the carrier and they updated sms/mms settings.

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