Should You Buy a JVC Headphones?

JVC is one of the most popular headphones brands as well as being well known for its TVs and camcorders.

If you are thinking about buying a JVC headphones then our handy guide provides you with all the key info at a glance. Our objective, impartial comparison of headphones brands is compiled by analysing over 61,000 user and expert reviews and over 1,700 awards from hundreds of different review sites on over 1,900 headphones.

JVC are recognised for their wide selection of popular and good quality headphones and start at $6 for the Gumy Plus which has a driver size of 9mm, is an in-ear headphones and a headphones that has an in-ear style and go up to $94 for the HA-S90BN which has a driver size of 40mm, is an over-ear headphones and a headphones that has a head-band style. The average price of a new JVC headphones is $27.

Is JVC the Best Headphones Brand?

So are JVC headphones any good? We give every headphones a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all headphones we are able to impartially rank all the headphones brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that JVC is the 6th best headphones brand out there.

Let's look at how JVC headphones compare to the other headphones brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

JVC have better reviews than the typical headphones brand, with the average rating of a JVC headphones being 74%.

There's a smaller selection of JVC headphones available compared to other headphones brands, with only 31 JVC headphones currently on the market in the US. JVC headphones also tend to be cheaper than most other headphones brands however they are still a less popular choice with consumers.

Whilst JVC have a number of interesting features including Extreme Deep Bass Port, overall they tend to be less feature rich than their competitors.

What Do the JVC Headphones Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every JVC headphones to work out the average distribution of reviews for JVC and then compared this to the other headphones brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		2
4 stars		7
3 stars		1
2 stars		1
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		485
4 stars		246
3 stars		95
2 stars		67
1 star		97

Over 82% of expert reviews and 74% of user reviews for JVC headphones are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 90% and 83% respectively across all Headphones brands.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to JVC headphones by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other headphones brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Jabra	Sennheiser	Bose	Plantronics	JBL	JVC
	88% 21 reviews	80% 33 reviews	75% 21 reviews	73% 15 reviews	72% 23 reviews
	75% 16 reviews	78% 25 reviews	82% 32 reviews	75% 16 reviews	72% 9 reviews
	78% 10 reviews	83% 15 reviews	79% 8 reviews	78% 8 reviews	75% 17 reviews
	83% 8 reviews	89% 9 reviews	76% 5 reviews	74% 10 reviews	79% 5 reviews
	78% 8 reviews	80% 10 reviews	85% 4 reviews	88% 5 reviews	65% 4 reviews	40% 1 review
	60% 3 reviews	86% 14 reviews	97% 7 reviews	60% 1 review	72% 5 reviews	60% 1 review
	78% 10 reviews	77% 5 reviews	79% 4 reviews	81% 7 reviews	74% 4 reviews
	69% 5 reviews	78% 13 reviews	83% 4 reviews	80% 2 reviews	85% 2 reviews
	82% 6 reviews	87% 6 reviews	87% 3 reviews	83% 8 reviews	90% 3 reviews
	83% 8 reviews	81% 7 reviews	80% 4 reviews	80% 2 reviews	68% 4 reviews
	75% 4 reviews	87% 3 reviews	70% 5 reviews	77% 3 reviews	100% 7 reviews
	77% 3 reviews	82% 6 reviews	100% 2 reviews	80% 2 reviews	76% 5 reviews	80% 1 review
	78% 6 reviews	90% 4 reviews	90% 4 reviews	80% 2 reviews	75% 2 reviews
	86% 6 reviews	85% 4 reviews	83% 3 reviews	83% 3 reviews	88% 2 reviews
	89% 9 reviews	87% 3 reviews		80% 4 reviews	75% 2 reviews
	90% 4 reviews	84% 7 reviews	92% 5 reviews	85% 2 reviews
	86% 4 reviews	73% 3 reviews	87% 5 reviews	71% 4 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	90% 2 reviews	83% 6 reviews	80% 6 reviews	80% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	77% 3 reviews	77% 3 reviews	78% 5 reviews	73% 4 reviews	55% 1 review
	76% 7 reviews	66% 3 reviews	82% 2 reviews	71% 1 review	70% 3 reviews
Other Expert Sites	73% 320 reviews	75% 282 reviews	78% 264 reviews	75% 199 reviews	69% 154 reviews	74% 8 reviews
Average	79% 463 reviews	81% 461 reviews	83% 393 reviews	77% 300 reviews	75% 255 reviews	63% 11 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have JVC Headphones Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we couldn't find any industry awards for JVC headphones. The table below shows the number of awards received by the most popular headphones brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning headphones

Number of Awards	Jabra	Sennheiser	Bose	Plantronics	JBL	JVC
	14	16	8	5	5
	5	6	2	6	5
	5	5	4	3	2
	7	4	2	2	2
	3	6	3		2
	4	3	4	1
	5		3	1	3
	5	2	1	2	2
	2	3	2	1	3
	2	4	2	1	2
	4		4	2
	3	3	4
	3	2	3		1
	5	2		1	1
	1	4	3	1
		3	4	2
	5	1			2
			2		6
	6		1
	1	2	2	2
Other Expert Sites	70	79	51	33	24
Total	150	145	105	63	60

How Reliable Are JVC Headphones?

We checked over 61,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of JVC headphones. over 80 of these reviews mention reliability of which 56% were positive. Therefore the majority of JVC headphones owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that JVC headphones are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for JVC headphones that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

thinking they would be a little more durable - nope

is fairly durable for the price

NOT RELIABLE

broke really easily

the wire from the 3.5mm plug already was broken after a month's use

Features to Look Out For On JVC Headphones

There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of JVC headphones that set them apart from the competition. These include Extreme Deep Bass Port.

JVC Extreme Deep Bass Port

JVC headphones that feature Extreme Deep Bass Port include the JVC Xtreme Xplosives ($16).

What is the Best Mid-Range JVC Headphones?

JVC Xtreme Xplosives

8.5mm DRIVER

8g

12h BATTERY LIFE

A great mid range choice, priced at $15.69 is the JVC Xtreme Xplosives, which has a Kagoo Score of 83.

Features We Love:

Lighter than average (8g)

Supports Bluetooth

Detachable cable

Multiple reviews mentioned that this earphone has a superb sound quality, brilliant sound quality and it's quiet. It's a classic and amazingly light weight 8.5mm driver Bluetooth earphone, with an affordable price and a very good spec.

91 Reviews	628 Reviews
83 Features	Fully-Featured
80 Popularity	Quite Popular
82 Value for Money	Very Good
83 Kagoo Score	Excellent

Our review analysis indicates that JVC Xtreme Xplosives has good user reviews with 67% of buyers recommending this headphones to others.

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What is the Best Budget Choice JVC Headphones?

JVC Gumy

11mm DRIVER

4.1g

5h BATTERY LIFE

At only $8.79 and with a Kagoo Score of 79 the JVC Gumy makes a great budget choice.

Features We Love:

Lighter than average (4.1g)

Supports noise reduction

A classic and astonishingly light weight 11mm driver in-ear style earphone, with a very good spec and a fair price. Customers report that this earphone has very good sound quality, it's really quiet and comfortable to wear.

85 Reviews	4 Reviews
81 Features	Fully-Featured
77 Popularity	Quite Popular
74 Value for Money	Good
79 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Owners report that JVC Gumy has average expert reviews and ok user reviews with 67% of buyers recommending this headphones to others.

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