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Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT vs HiFiMan ANANDA-BT Wireless
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Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT
HiFiMan ANANDA-BT Wireless
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureOpen-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerPlanar Magnetic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
Variants
- ATH-M50xBT (Black)
- HiFiMan Ananda-BT (Black)
Our Verdict
Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT
HiFiMan ANANDA-BT Wireless
The Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT and the HiFiMan ANANDA-BT Wireless are both Bluetooth headphones, and depending on your listening habits, you may prefer one over the other. The HiFiMan are better-built, more comfortable, open-back headphones that offer a more open and spacious soundstage and a more neutral sound profile. The HiFiMan also perform more consistently across different users. However, the Audio-Technica's closed-back design allows them to have better noise isolation and leakage performance, so they're more versatile than the HiFiMan. The Audio-Technica also have longer continuous battery life and their microphone has a better recording quality.
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Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Open-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Planar Magnetic
Comfort
7.5
8.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.7 lbs
1 lbs
Clamping Force
0.8 lbs
1.5 lbs
Controls
6.5
5.1
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Okay
Decent
Feedback
Good
Decent
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
No
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
No
No
Talk-Through
No
No
Additional Controls
Voice Assistant
Charge button
Breathability
6.0
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
7.1 °C
Portability
5.9
5.2
Portability Picture
L
5.0" (12.6 cm)
9.4"
W
7.2" (18.4 cm)
6.2"
H
3.3" (8.5 cm)
4.3"
Volume
119.51 in³ (1,958.40 cm³)
251 in³
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
6.5
8.0
Case Picture
Type
Pouch
Hard case
L
N/A
9.5"
W
N/A
8.3"
H
N/A
4.4"
Volume
N/A
347 in³
Build Quality
7.5
8.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
6.5
6.0
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
2.09 dB
-2.82 dB
Treble Amount
-0.29 dB
-0.68 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
6.6
8.8
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.72 dB
0.24 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Accuracy
8.4
7.8
Std. Err.
2.27 dB
2.91 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
50.4 Hz
Low-Bass
0.54 dB
-5.89 dB
Mid-Bass
1.99 dB
-1.3 dB
High-Bass
3.27 dB
0.91 dB
Mid Accuracy
7.0
7.9
Std. Err.
3.96 dB
2.78 dB
Low-Mid
-4.6 dB
0.01 dB
Mid-Mid
-4.18 dB
-0.19 dB
High-Mid
0.01 dB
-3.88 dB
Treble Accuracy
7.4
7.7
Std. Err.
3.83 dB
3.11 dB
Low-Treble
-0.49 dB
-0.42 dB
Mid-Treble
-3.3 dB
1.88 dB
High-Treble
-5.07 dB
-7.28 dB
Peaks/Dips
6.8
7.2
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.89 dB
1.82 dB
Dips
2.19 dB
1.39 dB
Imaging
8.4
8.3
Phase Response
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.36
0.23
Weighted Phase Mismatch
5.54
12.48
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.72
0.19
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.81
1.93
Passive Soundstage
5.6
7.9
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
1.98 dB
2.53 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
3.84 dB
4.48 dB
PRTF Distance
8.37 dB
11.49 dB
Openness
4.9
9.6
Acoustic Space Excitation
4.1
7.1
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
0.0
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
7.7
8.0
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.244
0.219
WHD @ 100
0.136
0.102
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
200507
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Codec
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
aptX HD, 24-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
No EQ
ANC
No ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Boom
Isolation
Noise Isolation
4.5
1.1
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-12.75 dB
-2.04 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
0.27 dB
-0.06 dB
Mid
-9.22 dB
1.01 dB
Treble
-30.07 dB
-6.83 dB
Leakage
6.4
3.9
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
43.02 dB
54.6 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
No
In-Line
Yes
No
Boom
No
Yes
Detachable Boom
No
Yes
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.7
4.5
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
20 Hz
201.59 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
5.2 dB
11.96 dB
HFE
3,466.89 Hz
22,988.02 Hz
Weighted THD
14.646
1,795.359
Gain
23.55 dB
-4.14 dB
Noise Handling
7.3
7.2
SpNR
11.5 dB
21.63 dB
Noise Gate
No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
7.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
7.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
7.9
6.6
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
37.6 hrs
11.2 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
N/A
Total Battery Life
37.6 hrs
11.2 hrs
Charge Time
5.3 hrs
2.5 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
No
Audio While Charging
Yes
Yes
Passive Playback
Yes
No
Charging Port
micro-USB
USB-C
App Support
6.0
3.5
App Picture
App Name
Audio-Technica Connect
HIFIMAN
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
macOS
No
No
Windows
No
No
Equalizer
No
No
ANC Control
No
No
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
Yes
Yes
Button Mapping
No
No
Surround Support
No
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
7.0
6.8
Bluetooth Version
5.0
5.0
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
209.32 ft (63.80 m)
155 ft
PC Latency (SBC)
180 ms
174 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
184 ms
155 ms
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
195 ms
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
131 ms
113 ms
Android Latency
29 ms
107 ms
Non-Bluetooth Wireless
0.0
0.0
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Non-BT Latency
N/A
N/A
Wired
9.5
7.0
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
No
USB Audio
No
USB-C
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4.10 ft (1.25 m)
6.5 ft
Connection
1/8" TRRS
USB-C
Analog/USB Audio Latency
0 ms
98 ms
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio + Microphone
Wired USB
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
No
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
Audio + Microphone (PC Only)
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
No
PS4 Wired USB
No
Audio + Microphone (PC Only)
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
Audio + Microphone
PS5 Wired USB
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
Xbox Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio + Microphone
No
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
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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