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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

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless vs Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless

Tested using Methodology v1.8

Updated Feb 10, 2025 03:33 PM

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Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Picture
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Variants

  • Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 (Black)
  • Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 (Silver)
  • Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 (Soapstone)
  • Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 (Triple Midnight)
  • PXC 550-II (Black)

Our Verdict

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless

Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless

The Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless are very similar to the Bose 700 Headphones Wireless. The Bose are slightly more comfortable, feel a bit better built, and have better ANC. On the other hand, the Sennheiser feel more stable on the head, breathe better, and have a very similar sound profile.

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Noise Cancelling Headphones 700
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Black
PXC 550-II
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Silver
Noise Cancelling Headphones 700
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Black
PXC 550-II
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Soapstone
Noise Cancelling Headphones 700
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Black
PXC 550-II
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Triple Midnight
Noise Cancelling Headphones 700
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Black
PXC 550-II
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Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our headphones test methodology.

Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.6
7.4

Peaks/Dips 
 

8.1
7.1

Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.9
7.1

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Design Picture 2
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

8.0
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Comfort Picture
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.58 lbs
0.51 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1 lbs
0.8 lbs

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Controls 
 

7.4
7.6

Controls Picture  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Controls Picture
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Good

Feedback  

Okay
Decent

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
Adjustable

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant

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Breathability 
 

6.6
7.3

Breathability After Picture  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Breathability After Picture
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

5.4 °C
3.5 °C

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Portability 
 

5.5
6.5

Portability Picture  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Portability Picture
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless Portability Picture

 

8.0" (20.3 cm)
7.0" (17.8 cm)

 

6.5" (16.5 cm)
6.3" (16.0 cm)

 

3.6" (9.1 cm)
1.4" (3.6 cm)

Volume  

187.00 in³ (3,064.37 cm³)
62.00 in³ (1,015.99 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

8.0
7.0

Case Picture  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Case Picture
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

8.6" (21.8 cm)
6.9" (17.5 cm)

 

7.2" (18.3 cm)
7.4" (18.8 cm)

 

2.0" (5.1 cm)
1.8" (4.6 cm)

Volume  

124.00 in³ (2,031.99 cm³)
92.00 in³ (1,507.60 cm³)

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Build Quality 
 

8.0
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Build Quality Picture
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.0
7.5

Stability Picture  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Stability Picture
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Angled Picture
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Side Picture
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Front Picture
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Rear Picture
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Top Picture
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless In The Box Picture
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

750 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

2.9 dB
-0.62 dB

Treble Amount 
 

0.8 dB
-0.53 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

6.9
7.0

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.65 dB
0.61 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 
 

8.7
8.7

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

3.3 dB
1.83 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

20 Hz
23.44 Hz

Low Bass 
 

1.26 dB
-0.61 dB

Mid Bass 
 

3.95 dB
0.78 dB

High Bass 
 

4.24 dB
3 dB

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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.3
8.7

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.64 dB
1.69 dB

Low Mid 
 

1.48 dB
0.36 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.28 dB
0.51 dB

High Mid 
 

-1.45 dB
-0.83 dB

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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.9
7.1

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

2.56 dB
4.27 dB

Low Treble 
 

0.88 dB
-3.06 dB

Mid Treble 
 

0.64 dB
3.37 dB

High Treble 
 

-6.85 dB
-1.93 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.1
7.1

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.13 dB
1.85 dB

Dips 
 

1.44 dB
1.48 dB

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Imaging 
 

8.0
8.4

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.38
0.31

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

5.93
4.48

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.88
0.27

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.55
2.78

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Passive Soundstage 
 

3.7
3.1

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

5.83 dB
5.3 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

5.01 dB
1.3 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

3.23 dB
4.08 dB

Openness 
 

1.0
2.0

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.0
3.7

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless 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 
 

7.5
7.5

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.374
0.311

WHD @ 100 
 

0.149
0.158

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

1.8.2-11524+e0F7590
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth
Unknown

Codec 
 

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

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

No EQ
Default

ANC 
 

Maximum
Maximum

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

9.0
8.0

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Overall Attenuation 
 

-23.89 dB
-21.88 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

-17.51 dB
-15.02 dB

Mid 
 

-21.11 dB
-21.04 dB

Treble 
 

-34.72 dB
-30.12 dB

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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

8.0

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-18.43 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-18.76 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-20.24 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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Leakage 
 

7.4
6.7

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

37.33 dB
41.04 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 
 

7.5
6.8

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

232.91 Hz
364.41 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

4.27 dB
3.73 dB

HFE 
 

6,933.79 Hz
7,346.09 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.036
1.586

Gain 
 

17.77 dB
12.54 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

8.3
7.0

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

39.83 dB
18.55 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

8.5
7.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

8.0
7.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.4
8.8

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

20.7 hrs
21.3 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

20.7 hrs
21.3 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2 hrs
1.3 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Standby mode

Audio While Charging 
 

No
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port  

USB-C
micro-USB

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App Support 
 

7.0
6.5

App Picture  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless App Picture
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Bose Music
Sennheiser Smart Control

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic
Presets

ANC Control 
 

Adjustable
Adjustable

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
Yes

Playback Control 
 

Yes
No

Button Mapping  

Yes
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No

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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

7.4
10

Cable Picture  

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless Cable Picture
Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
USB Type A

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

3.50 ft (1.07 m)
4.70 ft (1.43 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRRS

Latency - Analog 
 

17.6 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
-3 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog

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Bluetooth Connection 
 

8.0
8.2

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.010
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

235.00 ft (71.63 m)
237.00 ft (72.24 m)

Latency - SBC 
 

185 ms
164 ms

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
103 ms

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 
 

Yes

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

54 ms

iOS Latency 
 

280 ms

Android Latency 
 

85 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
Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
Audio + Microphone

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only
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

Check Price

Black
Noise Cancelling Headphones 700
SEE PRICE
Amazon.com
Black
PXC 550-II
SEE PRICE
Amazon.com
Silver
Noise Cancelling Headphones 700
SEE PRICE
Amazon.com
Black
PXC 550-II
SEE PRICE
Walmart.com
Soapstone
Noise Cancelling Headphones 700
Amazon.com
Black
PXC 550-II
B&H
Triple Midnight
Noise Cancelling Headphones 700
Amazon.com
Black
PXC 550-II
BestBuy.com

Bose 700 Headphones Wireless

Sennheiser PXC 550-II Wireless

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