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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 Profile: Target Compliance
    5. Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
    6. Treble Profile: Target Compliance
    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
  10. Comments

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless vs JBL Live 670NC

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Beats Solo3 2019
JBL Live 670NC

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Variants

  • Solo3 2019 Wireless ((PRODUCT)RED Citrus Red)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Club Navy)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Club Red)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Club White)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Club Yellow)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Gold)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Matte Black)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Rose Gold)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Satin Gold)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Satin Silver)
  • Solo3 2019 Wireless (Silver)
  • Live 670NC (Black)
  • Live 670NC (Blue)
  • Live 670NC (Sandstone)
  • Live 670NC (White)

Our Verdict

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless

JBL Live 670NC

The Beats Solo3 2019 and the JBL Live 670NC are both wireless on-ears, though the JBL feature ANC technology, which makes them a better fit for long commutes and journeys. Both headphones are similarly comfortable, portable, and well-built, though the JBL have a more comprehensive control scheme. When it comes to sound, both headphones pack a serious punch in the low-end, though the JBL have an especially boosted bass response. The Beats have a more balanced sound overall, though. While the JBL's ANC system doesn't do too much to block out background noise, the JBL's noise isolation performance is still a step up from the Beats for isolating you against engine rumble and background chit-chat. The JBLs also feature Bluetooth multi-point connectivity, so you can pair with two devices at once. That said, the Beats feature a W1 chip that allows you to pair seamlessly with Apple devices. 

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.2
6.6

Treble Accuracy 
 

8.7
6.0

Passive Soundstage 
 

4.4
3.4

Mid Accuracy 
 

7.9
7.4

Bass Accuracy 
 

6.3
6.7

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Design Picture 2
JBL Live 670NC Design Picture 2

Type  

On-ear
On-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.0
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Comfort Picture
JBL Live 670NC Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.47 lbs
0.48 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.9 lbs
0.76 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.5
8.1

Controls Picture  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Controls Picture
JBL Live 670NC Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Good

Feedback  

Decent
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

No
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant + Multifunction + Bluetooth
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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

6.5
6.4

Portability Picture  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Portability Picture
JBL Live 670NC Portability Picture

 

4.1" (10.4 cm)
6.3" (16.0 cm)

 

6.0" (15.2 cm)
6.4" (16.2 cm)

 

2.6" (6.6 cm)
1.7" (4.4 cm)

Volume  

63.50 in³ (1,040.57 cm³)
69.57 in³ (1,140.00 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

7.5
6.0

Case Picture  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Case Picture
JBL Live 670NC Case Picture

Type  

Soft case
Pouch

 

4.5" (11.4 cm)
10.6" (27.0 cm)

 

6.1" (15.5 cm)
8.1" (20.6 cm)

 

2.6" (6.6 cm)
0.1" (0.2 cm)

Volume  

69.10 in³ (1,132.34 cm³)
6.71 in³ (110.00 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Build Quality Picture
JBL Live 670NC Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
6.0

Stability Picture  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Stability Picture
JBL Live 670NC Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Angled Picture
JBL Live 670NC Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Side Picture
JBL Live 670NC Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Front Picture
JBL Live 670NC Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Rear Picture
JBL Live 670NC Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Top Picture
JBL Live 670NC Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless In The Box Picture
JBL Live 670NC In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

350 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

3.55 dB
6.9 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-3 dB
0.6 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

7.5
8.0

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.49 dB
0.4 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

6.3
6.7

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

6.1 dB
7.3 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
20 Hz

Low Bass 
 

4.58 dB
6.53 dB

Mid Bass 
 

6.25 dB
9.56 dB

High Bass 
 

8.47 dB
4.9 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.9
7.4

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

2.83 dB
2.56 dB

Low Mid 
 

3.34 dB
-0.67 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-2.35 dB
-1.87 dB

High Mid 
 

0 dB
2.83 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.7
6.0

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.98 dB
4.16 dB

Low Treble 
 

0.64 dB
0.88 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-0.23 dB
0.3 dB

High Treble 
 

-8.71 dB
-11.25 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.1
7.2

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.88 dB
1.7 dB

Dips 
 

1.44 dB
1.73 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.4
8.1

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.16
0.37

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

5.13
6.38

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.26
1.49

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.8
1.56
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Passive Soundstage 
 

4.4
3.4

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.1 dB
3.37 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

1.29 dB
1.26 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

5.19 dB
3.33 dB

Openness 
 

5.2
3.9

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

4.2
2.7
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
2.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Virtual Soundstage
JBL Live 670NC Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
On/Off

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.4
7.4

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.163
0.422

WHD @ 100 
 

0.059
0.154
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

7.8.8
v4.2.0

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth

Codec 
 

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

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

No EQ
Off

ANC 
 

No ANC
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

4.2
6.1

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

No
Yes

Overall Attenuation 
 

-11.63 dB
-15.48 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

-0.16 dB
-6.84 dB

Mid 
 

-7.97 dB
-15.62 dB

Treble 
 

-27.36 dB
-25.83 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

5.4

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-12.88 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-13.91 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-13.96 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 
 

6.3
7.6

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

43.4 dB
35.84 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

Recording Quality 
 

6.8
5.7

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

182.21 Hz
421.03 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.39 dB
8.14 dB

HFE 
 

3,319.91 Hz
4,763.35 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

2.001
0.035

Gain 
 

6.2 dB
11.12 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

5.6
5.7

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

12.83 dB
22.73 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.0
6.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.0
4.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.4
9.1

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

38.2 hrs
88.2 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

38.2 hrs
88.2 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.4 hrs
2.9 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port  

micro-USB
USB-C
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App Support 
 

5.0
8.0

App Picture  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless App Picture
JBL Live 670NC App Picture

App Name  

Beats
JBL Headphones

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
Parametric + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
On/Off

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
Yes

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
Yes
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

0.0
9.9

Cable Picture  

Beats Solo3 2019 Wireless Cable Picture
JBL Live 670NC Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

No
Yes

Length 
 

N/A
4.13 ft (1.26 m)

Connector 
 

No Wired Option
1/8" TRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.3 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

7.1
8.4

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.2 + W1 chip
5.3

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

Yes

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

313.00 ft (95.40 m)
334.65 ft (102.00 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

173 ms
141 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 
 

No

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

81 ms

Android Latency 
 

120 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 Only (Not included)
Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only (Not included)
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only (Not Included)
Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only (Not included)
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only (Not included)
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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