JBL expands open-ear lineup with new buds coming to the US in March

JBL has announced wide readiness of 3 caller open-style earbuds successful early 2026. The JBL Sense Pro and Sense Lite subordinate the original Sense, which came retired successful 2024. The caller Sense Pro and Lite usage JBL’s OpenSound technology, support Dual Connect and Fast Pair, person an adjustable receptor hook for amended comfort, and let for touch power customization done the JBL app. We first heard astir the earbuds successful August 2025, but astatine the clip location wasn’t immoderate denotation of erstwhile they’d make it to the US.

What sets the Sense Pro isolated are 16.2mm drivers, support for spatial sound, hi-res audio pinch adaptive bass boost, and JBL Voice Pickup Sensor exertion (which uses bony vibrations to hone successful connected your voice) and the usage of an AI-trained algorithm for improved telephone quality. The Pro support Bluetooth 6.0, person up to 38 hours of playtime (eight pinch the buds and an further 30 pinch the case). They tin beryllium charged wirelessly, and a short complaint of 10 minutes will get 4 hours of playback. JBL’s Personi-Fi 3.0, recovered successful its high-end earbuds for illustration the Tour Pro 3, let you to fine-tune your equalization penchant by going done an in-app proceeding test. Available colors see only achromatic and gray.

The Sense Lite are lighter connected features (no spatial sound, hi-res support, wireless charging, Voice Pickup Sensor tech, aliases Personi-Fi), but still connection up to 32 hours of playtime (24 hours pinch the lawsuit alternatively of 30 connected the Pro), a speedy complaint of 10 minutes gets 3 hours of playback, they usage Bluetooth 5.4, and the buds are rated IP54. The Lite will beryllium disposable successful black, white, and purple.

In summation to the caller Sense models, JBL is besides releasing the Soundgear Clips. They see bass boost and the AI algorithm for improved calls, connection up to 32 hours playback for illustration the Sense Lite, and are besides IP54 h2o and particulate resistant. They’ll beryllium offered successful 4 translucent colour options: copper, blue, purple, and white.

The OpenSound exertion JBL developed for its open-ear earbuds uses aerial conduction — a fancy measurement to picture really sound moving done aerial always useful — which directs the sound into your receptor while utilizing shape cancellation to trim dispersion. And since the buds don’t seal successful your ears, you’re still capable to perceive the world astir you without the request for a transparency mode.

All of the earbuds will beryllium disposable starting successful March 2026. The Sense Pro are priced astatine $199.95, while the Sense Lite and Soundgear Clips will some beryllium $149.95.