Beats Solo Pro vs JBL Live 460NC Wireless Side-by-Side Headphones Comparison

Tested using Methodology v1.5

Updated Aug 01, 2024 04:07 PM

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TypeOn-ear

EnclosureClosed-Back

WirelessYes

TransducerDynamic

Noise CancellingYes

MicYes

TypeOn-ear

EnclosureClosed-Back

WirelessYes

TransducerDynamic

Noise CancellingYes

MicYes

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Variants

Solo Pro (Black)
Solo Pro (Dark Blue)
Solo Pro (Gray)
Solo Pro (Ivory)
Solo Pro (Light Blue)
Solo Pro (Red)

Live 460NC Wireless (Black)
Live 460NC Wireless (Blue)
Live 460NC Wireless (Pink)
Live 460NC Wireless (White)

Review

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Our Verdict

Beats Solo Pro Wireless

JBL Live 460NC Wireless

The JBL Live 460NC Wireless are slightly better headphones than the Beats Solo Pro Wireless. The JBL are more comfortable and have a slightly more neutral sound profile, which some users may prefer. Their battery performance is better, and they have a companion app with a parametric EQ and presets so that you can tweak their sound to your liking. However, the Beats are better-built and more stable. They also have a better noise isolation performance.

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Black

Solo Pro

Black

Live 460NC Wireless

Dark Blue

Solo Pro

Blue

Live 460NC Wireless

Gray

Solo Pro

Pink

Live 460NC Wireless

Ivory

Solo Pro

White

Live 460NC Wireless

Light Blue

Solo Pro

Red

Solo Pro

Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold

0.10

Neutral Sound

7.7

7.6

No major differences between these headphones for neutral sound. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Neutral Sound

7.7

7.6

Commute/Travel

7.4

Sports/Fitness

7.1

7.2

Office

7.1

7.3

Wireless Gaming

5.6

5.8

Wired Gaming

5.4

7.4

Phone Calls

6.6

6.7

Design

Style

Design Picture 2

Type

On-ear

Enclosure

Closed-Back

Wireless

Yes

Transducer

Dynamic

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Comfort

6.5

7.0

Comfort Picture

Weight

0.59 lbs

0.47 lbs

Clamping Force

1.2 lbs

0.8 lbs

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Controls

7.7

Controls Picture

OS Compatibility

Not OS specific

Ease Of Use

Good

Feedback

Good

Call/Music Control

Yes

Volume Control

Yes

Microphone Control

Channel Mixing

Noise Cancelling Control

On/Off

Talk-Through

On/Off

Additional Controls

Voice Assistant

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Breathability

8.4

8.2

Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference

1.7 °C

1.9 °C

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Portability

5.7

6.4

Portability Picture

L

7.5" (19.1 cm)

6.5" (16.5 cm)

W

6.6" (16.8 cm)

3.9" (9.9 cm)

H

2.8" (7.1 cm)

2.6" (6.6 cm)

Volume

139.00 in³ (2,277.79 cm³)

66.00 in³ (1,081.54 cm³)

Transmitter Required

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Case

6.0

0.0

Case Picture

Type

Soft case

No case

L

6.6" (16.8 cm)

N/A

W

5.2" (13.2 cm)

N/A

H

2.8" (7.1 cm)

N/A

Volume

96.00 in³ (1,573.15 cm³)

N/A

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Build Quality

8.0

7.5

Build Quality Picture

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Stability

7.0

6.5

Stability Picture

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Headshots 1

Angled Picture

Side Picture

Headshots 2

Front Picture

Rear Picture

Top

Top Picture

In The Box

In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile

Frequency Response

Bass Amount

0.95 dB

1.63 dB

Treble Amount

0.19 dB

-1.24 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency

7.7

7.6

Consistency L

Consistency R

Avg. Std. Deviation

0.45 dB

0.48 dB

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Raw Frequency Response

Raw FR L

Raw FR R

Bass Accuracy

8.8

9.1

Bass

Std. Err.

1.68 dB

1.38 dB

Low-Frequency Extension

10 Hz

Low-Bass

2.72 dB

2.39 dB

Mid-Bass

1.73 dB

0.36 dB

High-Bass

0.75 dB

1.01 dB

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Mid Accuracy

9.0

8.8

Mid

Std. Err.

1.28 dB

1.59 dB

Low-Mid

0.23 dB

-0.02 dB

Mid-Mid

0.66 dB

-0.68 dB

High-Mid

1.46 dB

-1.31 dB

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Treble Accuracy

7.4

7.7

Treble

Std. Err.

3.85 dB

3.51 dB

Low-Treble

2.57 dB

0.59 dB

Mid-Treble

2.41 dB

1.53 dB

High-Treble

-2.82 dB

-10.14 dB

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Peaks/Dips

7.9

7.3

Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks

1.43 dB

1.98 dB

Dips

0.74 dB

0.84 dB

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Imaging

8.6

7.4

Group Delay

Phase Response Mismatch

Weighted Group Delay

0.15

0.32

Weighted Phase Mismatch

3.02

7.31

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch

0.68

2.46

Weighted Frequency Mismatch

2.33

2.27

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Passive Soundstage

3.0

3.5

PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)

3.46 dB

4.39 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.)

0.7 dB

2.1 dB

PRTF Distance

5.75 dB

4.13 dB

Openness

2.3

3.0

Acoustic Space Excitation

1.9

3.1

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Virtual Soundstage

0.0

Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling

Speaker Modeling

Room Ambience

Head Tracking

Virtual Surround

Weighted Harmonic Distortion

8.2

6.9

Weighted Harmonic Distortion

WHD @ 90

0.215

0.380

WHD @ 100

0.073

0.491

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Test Settings

Firmware

Unknown

v2.6.0

Power

Connection

Bluetooth 4.2

Bluetooth 5.0

Codec

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ

No EQ

Off

ANC

Tip/Pad

Default

Microphone

Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation

7.7

6.8

Noise Isolation

Isolation Audio

Overall Attenuation

-23.18 dB

-17.61 dB

Noise Cancelling

Yes

Bass

-11.23 dB

-12.35 dB

Mid

-23.13 dB

-13.6 dB

Treble

-36.34 dB

-26.82 dB

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Leakage

8.3

7.3

Leakage

Leakage Audio

Overall Leakage @ 1ft

31.54 dB

37.84 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style

Integrated

Yes

In-Line

Boom

Detachable Boom

Mic

Yes

Recording Quality

5.6

6.7

Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech

LFE

687.92 Hz

472.58 Hz

FR Std. Dev.

3.5 dB

3 dB

HFE

7,671.33 Hz

5,830.6 Hz

Weighted THD

54.571

0.178

Gain

3.21 dB

3.03 dB

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Noise Handling

7.0

5.9

SpNR

SpNR

13.86 dB

8.86 dB

Noise Gate

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling

7.0

6.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample

Speech + Subway Noise Handling

7.0

5.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample

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Active Features

Battery

7.2

8.7

Battery Type

Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life

24 hrs

29.2 hrs

Additional Charges

0.0

Total Battery Life

24 hrs

29.2 hrs

Charge Time

1.2 hrs

2 hrs

Power-Saving Feature

Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging

Passive Playback

Yes

Charging Port

Lightning

USB-C

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App Support

4.5

8.0

App Picture

App Name

Beats

JBL Headphones

iOS

Yes

Android

Yes

macOS

Windows

Equalizer

Parametric + Presets

ANC Control

On/Off

Mic Control

Room Effects

Playback Control

Button Mapping

Surround Support

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Connectivity

Bluetooth

7.1

8.4

Bluetooth Version

5.0+H1 chip

5.0

Multi-Device Pairing

2 Devices

NFC Pairing

Line Of Sight Range

277.00 ft (84.43 m)

335.00 ft (102.11 m)

PC Latency (SBC)

216 ms

158 ms

PC Latency (aptX)

N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD)

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL)

N/A

iOS Latency

88 ms

127 ms

Android Latency

101 ms

127 ms

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Non-Bluetooth Wireless

0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range

N/A

Non-BT Latency

N/A

Wired

0.0

9.5

Cable Picture

Analog Audio

Yes

USB Audio

Detachable

Yes

Length

N/A

4.10 ft (1.25 m)

Connection

No Wired Option

1/8" TRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency

N/A

0 ms

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PC Compatibility

Analog

Audio Only

Wired USB

Non-BT Wireless

PlayStation Compatibility

PS4 Analog

Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB

PS4 Non-BT Wireless

PS5 Analog

Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB

PS5 Non-BT Wireless

Xbox Compatibility

Xbox One Analog

Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless

Xbox Series X|S Analog

Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless

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Base/Dock

0.0

Type

No Base/Dock

USB Input

Line In

Line Out

Optical Input

RCA Input

Dock Charging

Power Supply

No Base/Dock

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Black

Solo Pro

Black

Live 460NC Wireless

Dark Blue

Solo Pro

Blue

Live 460NC Wireless

Gray

Solo Pro

Pink

Live 460NC Wireless

Ivory

Solo Pro

White

Live 460NC Wireless

Light Blue

Solo Pro

Red

Solo Pro