JBL Tour One M3 Smart Tx / Sennheiser ACCENTUM Plus Wireless

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

Sennheiser ACCENTUM Plus Wireless: ACCENTUM Plus Wireless around-ear wireless headphones; black (700176) and white (700177). The cheaper ACCENTUM Wireless and the higher-end MOMENTUM 4 are separate models.

SpecificationJBL Tour One M3 Smart TxSennheiser ACCENTUM Plus Wireless
Release year20252024
Driver40 mm dynamic, mica dome JBL37 mm dynamic; 10 Hz–22 kHz; 106 dB SPL; THD below 0.3%

Sennheiser says the driver is mounted at an angle. Impedance is 560 ohms in active mode and 95 ohms in passive (wired, powered off) mode.

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WeightHeadphones 278 g; transmitter 34.5 g JBL227 g Sennheiser
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 JBL—
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 JBL—
MicrophonesFour beamforming call microphones JBLTwo MEMS microphones with beamforming for noise reduction; 50 Hz–8 kHz Sennheiser
In the boxSmart Tx, carrying case, USB-C/USB-C and USB-C/3.5 mm cables, USB-A adapter JBLHeadphones, USB-C charging cable, carry case, auxiliary (3.5 mm) audio cable, quick guide Sennheiser
Type—Headband, around-the-ear (circum-aural) wireless headphones; fold flat

Sennheiser promises a light, ergonomic fit with a soft silicone inner headband and cushioned earcups; folded flat it measures about 16.5 × 19.5 × 4.8 cm.

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Noise cancelling—Hybrid adaptive ANC; Transparency mode; automatic anti-wind mode

Hybrid ANC measures noise with microphones both outside and inside the earcup; the adaptive version changes the cancellation strength automatically with ambient noise. Transparency mode lets outside sound in with a touch.

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Bluetooth and codecs—Bluetooth 5.2, class 1; SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP

aptX Adaptive is a Qualcomm codec that adjusts bitrate to link quality on compatible devices.

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Battery—800 mAh lithium-ion; up to 50 hours with ANC on; full charge about 3.5 hours; 5 hours from 10 minutes

Sennheiser measured the 50 hours with an iPhone at medium volume; charging is via USB-C at 5 V, up to 700 mA.

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Controls and sensors—Touchpad on the right earcup; dedicated pairing button; Smart Pause when removed

Tap plays or pauses, sliding up and down sets volume, and swiping sideways skips tracks or answers calls.

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App—Sennheiser Smart Control (iOS and Android); 5-band equaliser, presets, Sound Personalization

Sound Personalization adjusts the sound to the user with a listening test developed with the Fraunhofer Institute.

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