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- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
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Audeze Mobius vs Audeze Penrose Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
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Audeze Mobius
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerPlanar Magnetic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerPlanar Magnetic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
Variants
- Mobius
- Penrose (Black)
Our Verdict
Audeze Mobius
Audeze Penrose Wireless
The Audeze Mobius and the Audeze Penrose Wireless are similarly designed headphones but depending on your needs, you may prefer one over the other. The Mobius come with a hard case and have a slightly bass-heavy sound profile out-of-the-box that some people may prefer. They also have a fantastic virtual soundstage feature with adjustable settings, although we don't test for this, and their mic performs better too. However, the Penrose have a better battery performance and support non-Bluetooth wireless.
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Neutral Sound
Threshold
Neutral Sound
7.6
7.5
Treble Accuracy
7.6
5.9
Bass Accuracy
7.8
8.5
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.2
5.6
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Planar Magnetic
Planar Magnetic
Comfort
7.5
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.8 lbs
0.82 lbs
Clamping Force
1.3 lbs
1.4 lbs
Controls
7.4
7.4
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Okay
Okay
Feedback
Good
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute
Channel Mixing
Yes
Yes
Noise Cancelling Control
No
No
Talk-Through
No
No
Additional Controls
Room Effects
Bluetooth + Multi function
Breathability
6.2
4.8
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
6.5 °C
9.4 °C
Portability
5.6
5.5
Portability Picture
L
7.0" (17.8 cm)
7.1" (18.0 cm)
W
7.4" (18.8 cm)
7.4" (18.8 cm)
H
3.1" (7.9 cm)
3.4" (8.6 cm)
Volume
161.00 in³ (2,638.31 cm³)
176.00 in³ (2,884.11 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
7.5
0.0
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
No case
L
8.5" (21.6 cm)
N/A
W
7.3" (18.5 cm)
N/A
H
3.5" (8.9 cm)
N/A
Volume
217.00 in³ (3,555.98 cm³)
N/A
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
6.5
6.5
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
1.97 dB
-1.38 dB
Treble Amount
-1.78 dB
-2.13 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
6.6
7.4
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.73 dB
0.52 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Accuracy
7.8
8.5
Std. Err.
3.11 dB
2.18 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
14.35 Hz
Low-Bass
3.47 dB
-3.64 dB
Mid-Bass
2.9 dB
-2 dB
High-Bass
3.91 dB
-1.34 dB
Mid Accuracy
9.0
9.2
Std. Err.
1.37 dB
1.08 dB
Low-Mid
1.09 dB
-0.53 dB
Mid-Mid
0.38 dB
-0.88 dB
High-Mid
1.2 dB
-0.13 dB
Treble Accuracy
7.6
5.9
Std. Err.
3.65 dB
5.94 dB
Low-Treble
0.39 dB
-4.51 dB
Mid-Treble
-1.95 dB
-3.71 dB
High-Treble
-3.44 dB
-5.6 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.9
7.6
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.26 dB
1.36 dB
Dips
1.39 dB
1.56 dB
Imaging
8.4
8.2
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.15
0.22
Weighted Phase Mismatch
5.91
7.68
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
1
1
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.89
2.07
Passive Soundstage
5.3
5.3
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
2.84 dB
3.7 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
3.26 dB
3.47 dB
PRTF Distance
8.65 dB
7.9 dB
Openness
5.5
5.8
Acoustic Space Excitation
3.6
4.0
Virtual Soundstage
10
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
Adjustable
No
Speaker Modeling
Adjustable
No
Room Ambience
Adjustable
No
Head Tracking
Adjustable
No
Virtual Surround
Yes
No
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.2
5.6
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.411
0.436
WHD @ 100
0.225
1.745
Test Settings
Firmware
USB v102, MCU 1.71, DSP v25
0.1.5
Power
On
On
Connection
USB
Wireless (Proprietary)
Codec
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
EQ
Default
Default
ANC
No ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Boom
Boom
Isolation
Noise Isolation
3.8
3.5
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-12.49 dB
-11.59 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
-0.04 dB
0.26 dB
Mid
-5.17 dB
-3.96 dB
Treble
-32.39 dB
-31.12 dB
Leakage
6.8
6.5
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
40.65 dB
42.23 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
No
No
In-Line
No
No
Boom
Yes
Yes
Detachable Boom
Yes
Yes
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
8.5
7.6
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
81.16 Hz
20 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
3.08 dB
3.48 dB
HFE
11,494.01 Hz
6,088.74 Hz
Weighted THD
0.262
1.799
Gain
15.25 dB
31.99 dB
Noise Handling
8.1
8.0
SpNR
60.33 dB
40.63 dB
Noise Gate
Always On
Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
8.5
8.0
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
7.5
8.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
7.2
7.6
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
11.9 hrs
13.1 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
11.9 hrs
13.1 hrs
Charge Time
3.8 hrs
4.3 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
Standby mode
Auto-Off Timer
Audio While Charging
Yes
Yes
Passive Playback
No
No
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
App Support
7.0
7.0
App Picture
App Name
Audeze
AudezeHQ
iOS
No
Yes
Android
No
Yes
macOS
Yes
Yes
Windows
Yes
Yes
Equalizer
Presets
Presets
ANC Control
No
No
Mic Control
No
Adjustable Level
Room Effects
Yes
No
Playback Control
No
No
Button Mapping
No
No
Surround Support
Yes
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
6.8
8.0
Bluetooth Version
4.2
5.0
Multi-Device Pairing
No
Bluetooth + Console/Non-BT Wireless
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
170.00 ft (51.82 m)
109.00 ft (33.22 m)
PC Latency (SBC)
241 ms
251 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
135 ms
67 ms
Android Latency
110 ms
119 ms
Non-Bluetooth Wireless
0.0
8.2
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range
N/A
51.00 ft (15.54 m)
Non-BT Latency
N/A
33 ms
Wired
8.1
9.5
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
USB-C
No
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4.00 ft (1.22 m)
3.90 ft (1.19 m)
Connection
1/8" TRS
1/8" TRRS
Analog/USB Audio Latency
68 ms
0 ms
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
Wired USB
Audio + Microphone
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
Audio + Microphone
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PS4 Wired USB
Audio + Microphone
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
Audio + Microphone
PS5 Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PS5 Wired USB
Audio + Microphone
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
Audio + Microphone
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
Audio + Microphone
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
3.4
Type
No Base/Dock
Wireless USB Dongle
USB Input
No
Yes
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
USB
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