Is the JBL Tour One M2 worth the upgrade from the Earfun Wave Pro X?
Verdict
Downgrade
The JBL Tour One M2 actually scores 22.4 points below the Earfun Wave Pro X, so on aggregate review consensus this is a step backwards. It loses ground on sound (8.3 to 6.5) and value (9.6 to 8.4). On paper it adds wear detection. Worth checking: battery life goes 90 h to 50 h and weight goes 259 g to 278 g. One caution: this steps down a line tier (Wave Pro X to Tour One M2), and base models usually trade away tier features - check the codec and ANC rows above before trusting the score gap alone. And it costs $32 more for a lower score, which is hard to justify on the data alone. Only worth it if a specific feature above matters more to you than overall quality does.
What actually changes
Sub-scores both products have, on the same 0-10 scale. Bars extend right for a gain, left for a loss.
- Sound8.36.5
- Noise cancelling7.87.2
- Battery9.58.8
- Calls7.77.0
- Value9.68.4
Spec differences
Only where the two genuinely differ - everything they share is omitted.
| Spec | Wave Pro X | Tour One M2 | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery life | 90 h | 50 h | |
| Codecs | SBC, aptX, LC3, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LDAC | SBC, AAC | |
| Weight | 259 g | 278 g | |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 | |
| Battery life (ANC on) | 50 h | 30 h | |
| Microphones | 8 | 4 | |
| Wear detection | No | Yes | |
| ANC type | hybrid | adaptive | |
| Controls | buttons | touch | |
| Frequency response | 20 Hz - 20 kHz | 10 Hz - 40 kHz |
About this verdict
Direction matters here: this page answers "Wave Pro X to Tour One M2". The other direction is a separate question with a different answer. Scores blend published review verdicts across over-ear and shift as new reviews land, so a marginal call today may not be one next quarter.