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Seems a good price
Hopefully others buy them so that I don't
Jabra Elite 85T Noise Cancelling Earbuds $169 Delivered @ Amazon AU
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I had the same issue. In the end you can fix problem by using a thin pin and clean the very small hole on the buds. It may be obstructed by wax or other substances and causes the sounds to be low or stop working completely
Yep I did the same.
This is how I fixed my Senheiser CX 400BT TW!
Cheers, which hole are you talking about? I've cleaned the brass connection points pretty thoroughly.
Also tried another left bud in the case and it charged fine.
It's a little hole next to the brass connections on each bud
why didn't you purchase through JB and use their extended warranty? it's peanuts and they will give you purchase price credit (less warranty cost) toward your next buds. You don't even have to purchase the same brand and model…you can also walk away with the balance on GC so there's no pressure to spend equal (or more) value. Essentially it becomes a $30-50 investment because they will pay out for battery deterioration and are pretty easy to deal with tbh. I only purchase my buds that way now.
Australian consumer law states that warranty is the reasonable life of the product. Buying extended warranty is unnecessary and you should be able to claim after over 1 year, maybe over 2 years. I would refer to the ATO depreciation schedule as a reference if the retailer disputes it. Extended warranties for most products in Australia is an exercise in buying insurance you already have.
i don't believe Buying extended warranty is unnecessary is a true statement. There are many times extended warranties are a cash grab but in this use case it turns the sale into an investment meaning you would be more willing to spend more with the safety-net that you aren't locked into those specific pair a couple years down the track or that you can spend less (or more) with your next transaction.
Personal example. I purchased Elite 7 Pro's and 13months in i was getting mad interference so i swapped it with Air Pods Pro 2 (and paid the difference price matched to another retailer). Had i not purchased the extended warranty, i would've had to drop retail on the Air Pods Pro 2.
"Reasonable Life" is subjective and changes person to person based on their expectations, lifestyle, & value. Reasonable life to me is a couple years, 3 max. To another person they may want it 4-6years for what they are spending.
It's also unfair and unjust to hold the retailer to the sword when they are essentially the 'middle man' in the transaction so they can easily dispute and wipe their hands of it. It's the manufacturer/importer that your beef should be with.
@ExtraSalt: Respectfully disagree on these points.
Formally buying extended insurance may reduce the hassle of warranty claims but you should still be covered under baseline Australian warranty for significant battery life deterioration.
Credit towards next purchase is nice but it may limit your options to score a bargain. JB HiFi may match but that is additional hoops to jump through.
Reasonable life is subjective but generally ATO depreciation schedules are a good objective reference point. I admittedly haven't had many items need warranty repairs after one year but the times I've had to, mentioning I am aware of Australian Consumer Law has generally sufficed.
The retailer is the party you facilitating the transaction with. It is their responsibility to engage the manufacturer on your behalf as middle man, Australian Consumer Law makes this very clear. That is part of the service they they are facilitating and part of the product cost you are paying for when purchasing from them.
What I tend to find more unfair is retailers and some direct to consumer product companies like Apple very deliberately obfuscating the nature of Australian warranty to push consumers into paying for something they already have.
@RedSky: Actually no. There are 0 hoops to jump through at JB, as somebody who has used it twice before the salesperson will treat you like a new transaction and allow you to price match to whatever you can find that day. If you check email trail between consumer and manufacturer, you’ll fast realise the difference is night and day.
The manufacturers warranty passed on via consumer rights has many flaws and loopholes where they will continually string you along until you can’t be bothered anymore or accept a less than favourable solution.
Yes the retailer facilitates the deal but unless the manufacturer offers an in-store exchange policy, all you are doing is creating unnecessary work because you cannot be bothered yourself. I hate dealing with warranty but who do you think deals with that warranty when you go to a JB or a TGG? They don’t have personal PCs with their email etc, so you’d go online and send an email for them to read a few days later to then go back and fourth. Use that energy to send that same 1 email to the business who is offering that warranty.
You will also find that many manufacturers will have a clause which doesn’t allow the retailer to claim certain things on the consumers behalf sighting “privacy”.
I never buy an Apple warranty and I own quite a few apple products lol, they are crooks with that stuff.
Buy the same set, and then claim the faulty ones under the new invoice. And then resell the new ones you have received once you get a replacement for the faulty ones.
My Jabra 75T have been going in for almost 3 years and no issue yet. Pretty good quality product
My 85t is two and a half years old. Been great. Although I keep them clean.
Same, I guess I have had good luck. I'm thinking of upgrading to the new XM5 but they're very expensive and the only issue I have with the 85t is the battery has shortened a bit and there is a slight plastic wiggle when I run with them.
Note these are terrible for phone conversations. I've had much better luck with Galaxy Buds - had to return the Jabras as people said I was indecipherable on these.
Yeah I had them for about a year and then returned them, shocking for voice calls. People would ask if I was at the pub when I was sitting at my desk in a not particularly noisy open plan office.
How do they compare to elite 7 pros, which are at similar price every now and then?
Had the 75t and they were good for calls and multi point but then lost them… And now they're discontinued.
Negatives that these seem to have:
1. Master and slave (R needed)
2. The case can't seem to regulate charge (eg using fast charge ended up cooking my case) but bought a replacement one of eBayI lost my case for 75t and bought one off ebay too since it was discontinued. One off ebay didnt even hold the buds properly or charge, any chance you could link the one you got? :O
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/275578983224?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mk…
I got one these - there's a few others with similar description.
Larger than the original case, but the charging light is better and actually gives a better indication of charge level and no issues with using a higher W power source or cable.
Extra cash back today at sb for eBay today too 🤣
You sir/madam, are an absolute legend.
Bought from link you gave and came today and looks like they're charging fine.
If only I didn't buy the pixel buds pro $149 from telstra on the same day as this but I'll keep one or the other as back up.
Thank you kind ozbargainer - appreciate you.
Yep, I had to return these too as they are really bad for phone calls. Also connection to PC was not always working. The quality of PC connection is more like the phone calls (with ambient noise). And a bit bulky compared to Galaxy Buds pro 2 that I'm using now. I recommend buying something else.
Good buds while they work
Mine died bang after the warranty period and they gave me a too bad spiel. Only the left earbud died, and the only option was buying a whole new set according to Jabra.