I’m taking JBL’s new Tour One M3 headphones, with touchscreen transmitter, on my next flight

JBL has unveiled its most advanced headphones yet at CES 2025, the Tour One M3, featuring a groundbreaking innovation – the JBL Smart Tx audio transmitter.

Designed to deliver an unparalleled listening experience, the Tour One M3 combines cutting-edge sound technology with seamless connectivity, redefining wireless headphones for music lovers, gamers, and frequent travellers.

At the core of this innovation is the JBL Smart Tx, a compact, touchscreen transmitter that connects directly to USB-C or analogue audio sources, such as inflight entertainment systems, TVs, or gaming devices. This transmitter establishes a direct wireless connection to the headphones, improving latency, stability, and call quality. It also provides full control over playback, call management, and EQ settings.

Impressively, the transmitter enables audio sharing with an unlimited number of Auracast-enabled devices, making it ideal for group entertainment.

The Tour One M3 features newly developed 40mm Mica Dome drivers, delivering deep bass, balanced mids, and crystal-clear highs. Whether streaming via Hi-Res Bluetooth or a lossless USB-C connection, the sound quality is exceptional.

For a personalised experience, the updated JBL Personi-Fi 3.0 allows users to create custom hearing profiles through an enhanced 12-band EQ and L/R balance optimisation.

Movie and gaming fans will enjoy JBL Spatial 360, which transforms any content into an immersive, cinematic experience with head tracking that locks sounds in space for added realism.

The headphones also include JBL True Adaptive Noise Cancelling 2.0, which uses an advanced 8-microphone system to adapt to external noise in real-time. For calls, JBL’s adaptive beamforming technology ensures crystal-clear voice quality, even in noisy settings.

Designed for comfort, the Tour One M3 features soft, noise-cancelling ear cushions and a lightweight frame. With up to 70 hours of playback and fast charging, they’re ready for long-haul use.

Available in Black, Mocha, and Blue, the Tour One M3 with the SMART Tx transmitter launches on the 15th of April, 2025, for £379.99. A transmitter-free version will be available for £329.99.

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As Buying Guide Editor, Spencer is responsible for all e-commerce content on Stuff, overseeing buying guides as well as covering deals and new product launches. Spencer has been writing about consumer tech for over eight years. He has worked on some of the biggest publications in the UK, where he covered everything from the emergence of smartwatches to the arrival of self-driving cars. During this time, Spencer has become a seasoned traveller, racking up air miles while travelling around the world reviewing cars, attending product launches, and covering every trade show known to man, from Baselworld and Geneva Motor Show to CES and MWC. While tech remains one of his biggest passions, Spencer also enjoys getting hands-on with the latest luxury watches, trying out new grooming kit, and road-testing all kinds of vehicles, from electric scooters to supercars.

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