JBL has taken multiple stabs at creating high-quality wireless earbuds, and though several of their attempts have come up short, the Reflect Mini NC rises to the occasion. These buds aren’t just a great versatile pair of wireless sport earbuds, they are relatively affordable buds with really good ANC. Durable aesthetics, longer battery life than the AirPods Pro, and a user-friendly app with several features add to their value.

If for whatever reason, the reset process hasn’t worked. You can also reset any JBL earbud via the app. Here’s how: JBL Reflect Mini NC do a surprisingly clean job with phone calls. Their performance is excellent when in a quiet room, with no distortion whatsoever. The charging case has a flip top lid and built-in cloth strap. The included USB-C-to-USB-A charging cable connects to its bottom panel. There’s a status LED strip on the exterior that tells you how much battery life the earphones have left.

Thankfully, ear fins come in a perfect size, so you don’t even feel them. They do their job wonderfully, providing a secure fit. I was shaking my head like crazy, and both earbuds stayed in place. Smart Ambient and TalkThru modes are available as well, each serviceable in their own way. The former helps increase awareness when exercising outside, meaning you’ll be able to hear your surroundings more clearly and avoid accidents, while the latter drops the volume down to 30% so you can communicate more easily with commuters. These modes work well on the Reflect Mini NC, though I felt they operated better on the JBL UA Flash X. JBL Reflect Mini NC: Audio quality

The feature-rich JBL app offers a good level of customizability, while the built-in microphone ensures great call quality.However, if you’re a person that doesn’t like ear fin stabilizers, I have bad news: you have to use them. The JBL Headphones app is where you can personalize functionality on these buds. It hosts a number of features, though other apps like Jabra Sound+ and Sony Connect Headphones have a wider range of options to play with. On the front screen are battery level indicators for each bud and the charging case, as well as toggle controls for the several listening modes. If this happens, it may be because it islow on batteryor it did notconnect correctlywith the device. To fix this, you can do the following: Instead, the focus is put on the mids, which have good presence if not any better detail than we’d expect from an entry-level wireless pair. The JBL Reflect Mini BT sound clean and balanced enough, but are not masters of insight.