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Updated April 10, 2024·

If you're on a budget and primarily need earbuds for music and travel, the Creative Labs Zen Air would be suitable; they're more affordable, have active noise cancelling, and a decent battery life with portable charging. They are stem-style earbuds that are sweatproof and offer app equalizer customization for sound adjustments. On the other hand, if you prefer over-ear headphones with better overall sound quality, comfort for longer listening sessions, and a longer battery life, consider the JBL Tune 760NC. They also have active noise cancelling and are foldable, which makes them reasonably portable, but they might be less convenient during exercise given their size and form. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Creative Labs Zen Air
  • The Creative Labs Zen Air has no clear advantages over the JBL Tune 760NC.
Advantages of the JBL Tune 760NC
  • Excellent for air travel

Key differences

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Music

6.8
Zen Air
Tune 760NC
6.3
The Creative Labs Zen Air and JBL Tune 760NC are both only fair for music, though the Creative Labs Zen Air is somewhat better.

Podcasts and Audiobooks

5.4
Zen Air
Tune 760NC
5.9
The JBL Tune 760NC and Creative Labs Zen Air are both poor for podcasts and audiobooks, though the JBL Tune 760NC is somewhat better.

Battery

5.0 Hours
Zen Air
Tune 760NC
40.9 Hours
The Creative Labs Zen Air has 5 hours of battery life. The JBL Tune 760NC has 40.9 hours of battery life.

Cost

$30
Zen Air
Tune 760NC
$70
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The Creative Labs Zen Air has a price of $30 and the JBL Tune 760NC costs $70.

Build Quality

9.0
Zen Air
Tune 760NC
8.0
The Creative Labs Zen Air has excellent build quality, while the JBL Tune 760NC has very good build quality.
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Key similarities

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Gaming

5.1
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Tune 760NC
5.4
The JBL Tune 760NC and Creative Labs Zen Air are both poor for gaming.

Phone Calls

5.1
Zen Air
Tune 760NC
5.2
The JBL Tune 760NC and Creative Labs Zen Air are both poor for phone calls.

TV and Video

5.6
Zen Air
Tune 760NC
5.6
The Creative Labs Zen Air and JBL Tune 760NC are both poor for TV and video.

Noise Reduction

7.0
Zen Air
Tune 760NC
7.0
The Creative Labs Zen Air and JBL Tune 760NC are both good for noise reduction.

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How the Creative Labs Zen Air and the JBL Tune 760NC compare to other earbuds and headphones

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Spec Comparison

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Creative Labs Zen AirJBL Tune 760NC
Creative Labs Zen AirJBL Tune 760NC

GENERAL

Price
$30
$70
Brand
Creative LabsJBL
Release Date
December 1, 2022May 1, 2021
Form Factor
EarbudsHeadphones
Connectivity
WirelessWired + Wireless

SOUND

Music Score
6.9/106.3/10
Phone Calls Score
5.1/105.3/10
Gaming Score
5.1/105.4/10
TV and Video Score
5.7/105.7/10
Exercise Score
6.9/106.1/10

PERFORMANCE

Battery life
5 Hours40.9 Hours
Wireless charging
YesNo
Charging time
2 Hours1.6 Hours
Bluetooth version
55
Case Battery Life
12N/A

FEATURES

Active Noise Cancelling
YesYes
Noise Reduction Score
7/107/10
Virtual Surround
YesNo
Android App
YesNo
iOS App
YesNo
Mic Quality
7/107/10

BUILD AND DESIGN

Build Quality
9/108/10
Comfort score
7/107/10
Size
MediumN/A
Weight (headset or single earbud)
5 Grams220 Grams
Microphone style
IntegratedIntegrated

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Headphone Check

Maike Paeßens | February 2023
"The Creative Zen Air’s weak points are its low battery life and rather short Bluetooth range. On the other hand, the strengths of these weatherproof True Wireless in-Ears are the sound and the wide attenuation of the Active Noise Cancellation. Considering the price range, the speech intelligibility during calls is also exceptionally good."

JBL Tune 760NC

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Major HiFi

Staff | May 2023
"The JBL 760NC offers quite a solid and moderately-above-average sonic performance for wireless headphones in this price tier. As usual, JBL outperforms more conventional big names like Apple or Beats. Listeners are given a clean, detailed, and mostly neutral sound that, typical to Harman, holds a universal appeal that seems unlikely to offend."

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About Creative Labs

Creative Labs is a Singaporean technology company specialized in the manufacture of multimedia products. They created the world-famous Soundblaster soundcard back in 1989 which was a staple of the gaming community for a long time. Nowadays, besides still marketing their discrete audio systems, they offer a wide array of headphones, gaming headsets and speakers that still preserve that same heritage.

About JBL

JBL is an American audio equipment manufacturer. Owned by Harman International which is, itself, owned by Samsung Electronics. JBL markets a wide array of monitoring speakers, professional headphones and consumer market headphones and earbuds. It was founded in 1946 by James Bullough Lansing (whose initials give the company its name) and has become one of the most prolific audio companies ever. Their products were responsible for audio during the 1969 Woodstock Festival.

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