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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. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Beats Solo Pro Wireless vs Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Beats Solo Pro
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless

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Beats Solo Pro Wireless Picture
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Picture

Variants

  • Solo Pro (Black)
  • Solo Pro (Dark Blue)
  • Solo Pro (Gray)
  • Solo Pro (Ivory)
  • Solo Pro (Light Blue)
  • Solo Pro (Red)
  • HD 450BT (Black)
  • HD 450BT (White)

Our Verdict

Beats Solo Pro Wireless

Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless

The Beats Solo Pro are better for most purposes than the Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless. The Beats have much better onboard controls and a more premium look and feel. Their ANC feature does a much better job of isolating you from ambient sound. They also have a much more neutral sound profile, which some listeners may prefer. On the other hand, you can use the Sennheiser wirelessly or wired, so you can listen to audio passively when you run out of battery. They also offer multi-device pairing, and you can customize their sound profile with a graphic EQ and presets in the companion app.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.7
7.1

Treble Accuracy 
 

7.4
5.7

Bass Accuracy 
 

8.8
8.0

Passive Soundstage 
 

3.0
4.1

Imaging 
 

8.6
6.9

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Design Picture 2
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

On-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

6.5
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Comfort Picture
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.59 lbs
0.53 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.2 lbs
1 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.7
6.5

Controls Picture  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Controls Picture
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Mediocre

Feedback  

Good
Mediocre

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
No

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

8.4

Breathability After Picture  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

1.7 °C
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Portability 
 

5.7
6.0

Portability Picture  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Portability Picture
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Portability Picture

 

7.5" (19.1 cm)
6.4" (16.3 cm)

 

6.6" (16.8 cm)
4.5" (11.4 cm)

 

2.8" (7.1 cm)
3.5" (8.9 cm)

Volume  

139.00 in³ (2,277.79 cm³)
101.00 in³ (1,655.09 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

6.0
6.5

Case Picture  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Case Picture
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Soft case
Soft case

 

6.6" (16.8 cm)
7.1" (18.0 cm)

 

5.2" (13.2 cm)
4.5" (11.4 cm)

 

2.8" (7.1 cm)
3.3" (8.4 cm)

Volume  

96.00 in³ (1,573.15 cm³)
105.00 in³ (1,720.63 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Build Quality Picture
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.0
7.5

Stability Picture  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Stability Picture
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Angled Picture
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Side Picture
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Front Picture
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Rear Picture
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Top Picture
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless In The Box Picture
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

0.95 dB
0.55 dB

Treble Amount 
 

0.19 dB
-4.41 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

7.7
6.3

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.45 dB
0.83 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

8.8
8.0

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.68 dB
2.81 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
16.34 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

2.72 dB
1.98 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

1.73 dB
3.27 dB

High-Bass 
 

0.75 dB
3.23 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.0
8.9

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.28 dB
1.48 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.23 dB
0.11 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.66 dB
0.72 dB

High-Mid 
 

1.46 dB
1.99 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.4
5.7

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.85 dB
6.19 dB

Low-Treble 
 

2.57 dB
-3.43 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

2.41 dB
-4.12 dB

High-Treble 
 

-2.82 dB
-11.11 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.9
7.0

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.43 dB
1.86 dB

Dips 
 

0.74 dB
1.75 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.6
6.9

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.15
0.31

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

3.02
4.18

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.68
3.12

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.33
3.32
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Passive Soundstage 
 

3.0
4.1

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.46 dB
2.16 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

0.7 dB
2.65 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

5.75 dB
6.91 dB

Openness 
 

2.3
3.4

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

1.9
1.9
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.2
7.1

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.215
0.453

WHD @ 100 
 

0.073
0.231
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
5.0.0

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.2

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ
Default

ANC 
 

On
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

7.7
6.6

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-23.18 dB
-18.03 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Bass 
 

-11.23 dB
-8.82 dB

Mid 
 

-23.13 dB
-14.34 dB

Treble 
 

-36.34 dB
-31.28 dB
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Leakage 
 

8.3
8.4

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

31.54 dB
31.31 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

5.6
5.8

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

687.92 Hz
397.39 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.5 dB
3.41 dB

HFE 
 

7,671.33 Hz
3,319.91 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

54.571
7.57

Gain 
 

3.21 dB
2.74 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

7.0
6.2

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

13.86 dB
10.32 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.0
6.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.0
6.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.2
7.6

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

24 hrs
28.6 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

24 hrs
28.6 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.2 hrs
2.3 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
Yes

Charging Port  

Lightning
USB-C
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App Support 
 

4.5
7.0

App Picture  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless App Picture
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Beats
Sennheiser Smart Control

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

On/Off
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

0.0
9.9

Cable Picture  

Beats Solo Pro Wireless Cable Picture
Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

No
Yes

Length 
 

N/A
4.90 ft (1.49 m)

Connector 
 

No Wired Option
1/16" TRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.2 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

7.1
7.9

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0+H1 chip
5.010

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

277.00 ft (84.43 m)
282.00 ft (85.95 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

216 ms
268 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
264 ms

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

aptX

AAC Support 
 

Yes

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

88 ms

Android Latency 
 

101 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
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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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