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    Cloth ears

    Sep 22, 2019 4 minutes
    JF

    At IFA in Berlin (see news section) we were talking with Jabra’s Claus Fonnesbech at the company’s stand two days before the show opened; he had been showing us a preview of the company’s new even smaller True Wireless model, the Elite 75t, a decisive redesign of the highly-successful 65t but now 20% smaller and offering 50% more battery life. We mentioned having the over-ear Elite 85h model currently under review, and we praised both their remarkable battery life, quoted at 36 hours even with noise-cancelling engaged, and the attractive cloth finish to the headband and earshells — nice styling, we said.

    Mr Fonnesbech was quick to point out that this cloth was a sonic choice as well as a style one. We

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