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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 - Full Range
    2. Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
    3. Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
    4. ANC Wind Handling
    5. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
    8. PC / PS4 Compatibility
  10. Comments

AKG N700NC Wireless vs AKG N700NC M2 Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

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AKG N700NC
AKG N700NC M2

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AKG N700NC Wireless Picture
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless Picture
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingYes
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes

Variants

  • N700NC (Black)
  • N700NC M2 (Black)

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AKG N700NC Wireless

AKG N700NC M2 Wireless

The AKG N700NC M2 are the next generation of the AKG N700NC. Both headphones have a comfortable and well-built design. The M2 have a better noise isolation performance, a longer continuous battery life, and they support multi-device pairing.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

7.3
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

AKG N700NC Wireless Design Picture 2
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

AKG N700NC Wireless Comfort Picture
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.6 lbs
0.61 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1 lbs
1.2 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.1
7.5

Controls Picture  

AKG N700NC Wireless Controls Picture
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

iOS
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Decent

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Additional Controls  

No
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

6.7

Breathability After Picture  

AKG N700NC Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

5 °C
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Portability 
 

6.1
6.2

Portability Picture  

AKG N700NC Wireless Portability Picture
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless Portability Picture

L  

6"
7.4" (18.8 cm)

W  

5.5"
5.8" (14.8 cm)

H  

2.8"
1.9" (4.8 cm)

Volume  

92 in³
81.50 in³ (1,335.60 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

8.0
8.0

Case Picture  

AKG N700NC Wireless Case Picture
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

L  

8.8"
7.8" (19.8 cm)

W  

6.5"
6.7" (17.0 cm)

H  

3.2"
2.4" (6.1 cm)

Volume  

183 in³
125.30 in³ (2,053.30 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

AKG N700NC Wireless Build Quality Picture
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

AKG N700NC Wireless Stability Picture
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

AKG N700NC Wireless Angled Picture
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

AKG N700NC Wireless Side Picture
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

AKG N700NC Wireless Front Picture
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

AKG N700NC Wireless Rear Picture
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

AKG N700NC Wireless Top Picture
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

AKG N700NC Wireless In The Box Picture
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

See details on graph tool
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Bass Amount 
 

-0.89 dB
2.2 dB

Treble Amount 
 

0.41 dB
-2.29 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.8
7.3

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.24 dB
0.54 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

9.5
8.6

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

0.73 dB
2 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
10.15 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

0.99 dB
2.78 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

0.18 dB
2.14 dB

High-Bass 
 

0.95 dB
1.69 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.1
9.2

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.17 dB
1.11 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.01 dB
0.28 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.79 dB
-0.02 dB

High-Mid 
 

1.62 dB
-1.6 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.9
8.2

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.1 dB
2.77 dB

Low-Treble 
 

4.1 dB
-0.22 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

3.11 dB
-0.94 dB

High-Treble 
 

-5.21 dB
-10 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.3
8.1

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.27 dB
1.36 dB

Dips 
 

0.43 dB
0.57 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.8
8.7

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.28
0.45

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

3.8
2.89

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.54
0.31

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.46
1.59
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Passive Soundstage 
 

4.2
5.0

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

5.07 dB
4.02 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

9.28 dB
4.85 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

5.92 dB
11.55 dB

Openness 
 

2.6
1.4

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

4.0
3.5
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

AKG N700NC Wireless Virtual Soundstage
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.5
7.6

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.230
0.364

WHD @ 100 
 

0.207
0.135
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
1.7.1

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Unknown
Bluetooth 4.2

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 44.1kHz

EQ 
 

Default
Off

ANC 
 

On
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

7.4
8.9

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Overall Attenuation 
 

-20.17 dB
-23.76 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

-9.67 dB
-17.70 dB

Mid 
 

-17.36 dB
-24.13 dB

Treble 
 

-34.1 dB
-30.70 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

9.0

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-21.45 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-19.66 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-22.39 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

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ANC Wind Noise 
 

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Leakage 
 

6.5
6.9

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

42.45 dB
40.14 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

Yes
Yes

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

6.6
7.1

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

269.09 Hz
179.59 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.67 dB
4.33 dB

HFE 
 

3,000.72 Hz
4,902.93 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

3.068
0.123

Gain 
 

40.08 dB
1.36 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.0
5.8

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

11.54 dB
15.88 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.2
8.4

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

17.8 hrs
20.7 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

17.8 hrs
20.7 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.6 hrs
1.8 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port  

micro-USB
USB-C
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App Support 
 

7.0
7.5

App Picture  

AKG N700NC Wireless App Picture
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless App Picture

App Name  

AKG Headphone
AKG Headphone

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Parametric
Parametric + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

Yes
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

9.5
9.7

Cable Picture  

AKG N700NC Wireless Cable Picture
AKG N700NC M2 Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

4.2 ft
4.23 ft (1.29 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.7 ms

Latency - USB 
 

0 ms
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

6.6
8.3

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.2
4.2

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

105 ft
304.46 ft (92.80 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

244 ms
137 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC

AAC Support 
 

Yes

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

134 ms

Android Latency 
 

143 ms
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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