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JBL Tour One M2vsSony WH-CH720N

JBL Tour One M2 edges Sony WH-CH720N, 7.8 to 7.2. The 5 axes split 4-1, widest on Performance at 1.6.

JBL Tour One M2

JBL

7.8

The folding, feature-dense middle option: most of the flagship checklist, none of the materials.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Sony WH-CH720N

Sony

7.2

The lightest way into competent cancellation, with the plastics and the codec list to match.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Where they diverge

The widest gap is Performance, JBL Tour One M2 ahead 8.0 to 6.4. They come closest on Ease of use, 8.2 to 7.8. Left of center is JBL Tour One M2, right is Sony WH-CH720N.

JBL Tour One M2 versus Sony WH-CH720N — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 5 axes. Bars for JBL Tour One M2 run left from the axis labels, bars for Sony WH-CH720N run right. JBL Tour One M2: Performance 8.0, Value 8.6, Durability 7.2, Ease of use 8.2, Design 6.8. Sony WH-CH720N: Performance 6.4, Value 9.4, Durability 6.2, Ease of use 7.8, Design 6.0.JBL Tour One M2 (left)Sony WH-CH720N (right)PerformanceJBL Tour One M2 — Performance 8.0 out of 108.0Sony WH-CH720N — Performance 6.4 out of 106.4ValueJBL Tour One M2 — Value 8.6 out of 108.6Sony WH-CH720N — Value 9.4 out of 109.4DurabilityJBL Tour One M2 — Durability 7.2 out of 107.2Sony WH-CH720N — Durability 6.2 out of 106.2Ease of useJBL Tour One M2 — Ease of use 8.2 out of 108.2Sony WH-CH720N — Ease of use 7.8 out of 107.8DesignJBL Tour One M2 — Design 6.8 out of 106.8Sony WH-CH720N — Design 6.0 out of 106.0Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

Take the JBL Tour One M2

Leads on Performance, Durability, Ease of use and Design.

  • Packing small matters and you want a hard case in the box
  • Calls are a daily part of the job rather than an occasional thing
  • You will actually use an equalizer and a hearing-calibration routine

Take the Sony WH-CH720N

Leads on Value.

  • A first pair, or a spare that lives in a desk drawer at work
  • Glasses and long days, where clamp pressure decides everything
  • You want Sony's app behavior without Sony's flagship outlay

What each one gets wrong

JBL Tour One M2

  • The stock tuning leans hard on bass and needs the app to settle down
  • You dislike headphones whose features live inside a phone app
  • Plastics where the flagships use metal will bother you in a year

Sony WH-CH720N

  • A hi-res codec matters — this pair stops at AAC
  • You need a hard case, since nothing structured ships in the box
  • Aircraft cabins are the reason you are shopping

Specs, side by side

SpecJBL Tour One M2Sony WH-CH720N
TypeOver-ear, closedOver-ear, closed
BatteryUp to 30 hrs with ANC on, 50 hrs offUp to 35 hrs with ANC on
FoldingFolds inward, hard case included—
Drivers40 mm dynamic—
Codecs—SBC, AAC
Weight—About 192 g

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

JBL Tour One M2 or Sony WH-CH720N — which should I buy?
JBL Tour One M2 leads on Performance, Durability, Ease of use and Design. If Value matters more to you, take the Sony WH-CH720N instead.
Is 0.6 a real difference?
Barely. JBL Tour One M2 averages 7.8 and Sony WH-CH720N averages 7.2, and the total is the plain average of 5 axes, so 0.6 is what one axis moving 3.0 looks like after averaging. The axis split, 4-1, tells you more.
Which one ranks higher in "Below the ANC flagships, materials go first"?
Sony WH-CH720N sits at #1 in "Below the ANC flagships, materials go first", JBL Tour One M2 at #3.