INTRODUCTION

   Listening to music while on the road is not the easiest thing especially if you don't like attracting attention so the smaller a pair of headphones is the better for some people (myself included). That being said cables don't help if you don't like attracting attention so wireless is the way to go unless of course you happen to be a very demanding audiophile. Now the good news is that compared to even just 5 years ago there are far more compact bluetooth models in the market for consumers to choose from many of which are designed and manufactured by the leading players in the audio industry (as expected really). Jabra was among the very first to release such a compact bluetooth wireless model (REVO Wireless) and almost 5 years after releasing a similar model called the MOVE (released back in 2014) they updated it and released it once more as the MOVE Style Edition which has been here with us for the past 3 weeks.

   Jabra, part of the GN Group, is a leading developer and manufacturer of communications and sound solutions. We are committed to letting people hear more, do more and be more than they ever thought possible. We believe that through sound, we can transform lives. Jabra innovates and empowers with sound solutions for businesses and consumers, producing corded and wireless headsets, portable and in-office speakerphones, and sports earbuds. Jabra employs 1,000 people worldwide, and produced an annual revenue of DKK3.5 bn in 2016. The GN Group operates in more than 90 countries, and has almost 150 years’ experience in innovation and delivering reliability and ease of use. Founded in 1869, employing over 5,000 people, and listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen, GN makes life sound better. www.jabra.com

   The very first question we had when the MOVE Style Edition arrived in our lab was what had Jabra done to upgrade them compared to the previously released MOVE (we never did get a sample of the original MOVE so we couldn't do a direct comparison). So, what did change? For one Jabra changed the available colors so instead of the black, blue and red colors of the original MOVE the brand new MOVE Style is available in titanium black, gold beige and navy blue. Battery capacity has also increased so whereas the original MOVE had enough battery juice for up to 8 hours of music playback the new Style Edition has up to 14 hours (oddly enough however standby time has remained the same at 12 days). The rest of the specifications remain pretty much identical so both the MOVE and MOVE Style Edition feature two 40mm dynamic drivers (frequency response of 20Hz-20KHz with 29Ohm impedance, 94dB sensitivity and 80mW max input power), 4mm built-in omni-directional microphone (100Hz-8kHz frequency response), Bluetooth v4.0 connectivity (with full support for Headset Profile v1.2, Handsfree Profile v1.6, A2DP v1.2 and AVRCP v1.4), 3.5mm port (for wired connectivity) and the same goes for the materials used (Silicon, PC, PU, ABS, TPE, Stainless Steel - size and weight are also the same for both models). Although we can't really compare the new MOVE Style Edition to the original MOVE, we can see just how good it is so let's move on with today's review.