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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    5. Xbox One Compatibility
    6. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless vs JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless
JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless

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Variants

  • TrueConnect (Carbon Black)
  • TrueConnect (Cloud White)
  • TrueConnect (Navy Blue)
  • JBuds Air Executive (Black)
  • JBuds Air Executive (White)

Our Verdict

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless

JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless

The RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless and the JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless look similar but don't perform the same. The RHA are a bit more comfortable, especially since they come with more earbud tip options, but they have a rather dark sound profile. Their battery performance is also worse than the JLab's but they isolate more noise and feel better-built.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

7.0
6.5

Bass Accuracy 
 

8.2
3.5

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless Design Picture 2
JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

7.0
7.0

Comfort Picture  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless Comfort Picture
JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.03 lbs
0.03 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs

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Controls 
 

7.4
6.5

Controls Picture  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless Controls Picture
JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

N/A
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Mediocre

Feedback  

Decent
Mediocre

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

N/A
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

N/A
No

Talk-Through 
 

N/A
On/Off

Additional Controls  

No
Voice Assistant

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Breathability 
 

9.0

Breathability After Picture  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

1 °C

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Portability 
 

9.6
9.6

Portability Picture  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless Portability Picture
JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless Portability Picture

 

1.3"
1.5"

 

1"
1.1"

 

0.7"
0.6"

Volume  

0.9 in³
1 in³

Transmitter Required  

N/A
No

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Case 
 

8.0
7.5

Case Picture  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless Case Picture
JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

2.9"
2.2"

 

1.8"
2.2"

 

1.1"
1.2"

Volume  

5.7 in³
5.8 in³

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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless Angled Picture
JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless Side Picture
JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless Front Picture
JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless Rear Picture
JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless Top Picture
JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless In The Box Picture
JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

4.42 dB
5.88 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-0.55 dB
0.64 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.9
9.1

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.23 dB
0.18 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

8.2
3.5

Bass  

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Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.53 dB
9.01 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

4.03 dB
9.75 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

1.71 dB
10.58 dB

High-Bass 
 

2.64 dB
9.64 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.2
7.6

Mid  

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Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.45 dB
3.25 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-0.04 dB
5.03 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-3.49 dB
-0.81 dB

High-Mid 
 

-1.73 dB
-0.06 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

5.7
4.8

Treble  

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Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.29 dB
6.87 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-5.41 dB
3.89 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-1.46 dB
7.88 dB

High-Treble 
 

3 dB
3.46 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.4
6.9

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2.4 dB
2.01 dB

Dips 
 

1.89 dB
1.65 dB

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Imaging 
 

9.0
8.5

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.08
0.16

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.99
1.03

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.08
2.21

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.84
2.18

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Passive Soundstage 
 

0.6
0.7

PRTF  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless PRTF
JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

2.1
2.7

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.8
0.6

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No

Room Ambience 
 

No

Head Tracking 
 

No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

6.9
7.9

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.542
0.206

WHD @ 100 
 

0.337
0.120

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown

Power 
 

On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.2

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Default

ANC 
 

No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

7.9
7.3

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-22.44 dB
-21.39 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-12.32 dB
-5.34 dB

Mid 
 

-18.46 dB
-18.77 dB

Treble 
 

-36.95 dB
-41.25 dB

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Leakage 
 

9.4
9.4

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

24.94 dB
24.38 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

N/A
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

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Recording Quality 
 

6.6
3.5

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

281 Hz
553.94 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.65 dB
11.91 dB

HFE 
 

3,225.4 Hz
22,988.02 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

6.178
2,272.245

Gain 
 

40.04 dB
-13.79 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

6.3
6.0

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

Speech + Subway Noise  

SpNR 
 

15.67 dB
11.11 dB

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Active Features

Battery 
 

5.4
5.5

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

4.3 hrs
5 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

4
4.0

Total Battery Life 
 

21.5 hrs
25 hrs

Charge Time 
 

0.9 hrs
1.5 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB Type A

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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless App Picture
JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless App Picture

App Name  

N/A
No App

iOS  

N/A
No

Android  

N/A
No

macOS  

N/A
No

Windows  

N/A
No

Equalizer 
 

N/A
No

ANC Control 
 

N/A
No

Mic Control  

N/A
No

Room Effects 
 

N/A
No

Playback Control 
 

N/A
No

Button Mapping  

N/A
No

Surround Sound  

N/A

Surround Support 
 

No

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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

7.3
6.6

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

269 ft
180 ft

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

371 ms
290 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

250 ms

Android Latency 
 

276 ms

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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

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Wired 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless Cable Picture
JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

N/A
No

USB Audio 
 

N/A
No

Detachable  

N/A
No

Length  

N/A
N/A

Connection  

N/A
No Wired Option

Wired Latency 
 

N/A

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

N/A

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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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Xbox One Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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Base/Dock 
 

2.2
2.2

Type 
 

Charging Case
Charging Case

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Supply 
 

USB-C
USB

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JBuds Air Executive
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RHA TrueConnect Truly Wireless

JLab Audio JBuds Air Executive Truly Wireless

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