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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. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    5. Xbox One Compatibility
    6. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless vs Cowin E8 Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless
Cowin E8 Wireless

Tested using Methodology v1.4

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Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless Picture

Variants

  • E7 Pro (Black)
  • E7 Pro (Blue)
  • E7 Pro (Green)
  • E7 Pro (Pink)
  • E7 Pro (Red)
  • E7 Pro (White)
  • Cowin E8 (Black)
  • Cowin E8 (Silver)

Our Verdict

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless

Cowin E8 Wireless

The Cowin E8 Wireless are better noise cancelling headphones than the Cowin E7 Pro Wireless. The E8 have a better noise cancelling performance and are a bit more comfortable than the E7 Pro. They also have easier-to-use controls and a bit more bass, which some may prefer. On the other hand, the E7 Pro have a more detail-oriented sound profile that pushes instruments and vocals to the front of the mix but can sound a bit sharp. They also have a longer battery life than the E8 and they support NFC, so they're a bit easier to pair with your phone.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.6
6.9

Noise Isolation 
 

7.1
8.7

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Design Picture 2
Cowin E8 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 
 

6.5
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Comfort Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.6 lbs
0.8 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1 lbs
1.2 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.6
7.0

Controls Picture  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Controls Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Mediocre
Decent

Feedback  

Okay
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
N/A

Talk-Through 
 

No
N/A

Additional Controls  

No
N/A
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Breathability 
 

6.8
6.1

Breathability After Picture  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Breathability After Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

4.7 °C
6.8 °C
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Portability 
 

6.0
5.9

Portability Picture  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Portability Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless Portability Picture

 

7.2"
8.2"

 

7.2"
7"

 

2"
2"

Volume  

104 in³
115 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
N/A
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Case 
 

7.5
7.5

Case Picture  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Case Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

7.3"
9"

 

7"
9"

 

2.4"
3"

Volume  

123 in³
243 in³
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Build Quality 
 

6.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Build Quality Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.0
6.0

Stability Picture  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Stability Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Angled Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Side Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Front Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Rear Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Top Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless In The Box Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-4.54 dB
-0.5 dB

Treble Amount 
 

0.85 dB
-4.29 dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.3
8.7

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.34 dB
0.26 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

6.2
7.2

Bass  

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Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.15 dB
3.83 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

33.15 Hz
12.6 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-3.3 dB
-1 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

5.82 dB
3.99 dB

High-Bass 
 

5.21 dB
5.66 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

5.6
7.6

Mid  

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Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.92 dB
3.23 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.93 dB
3.29 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

1.95 dB
2.28 dB

High-Mid 
 

9.54 dB
-1.16 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.5
6.9

Treble  

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Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.67 dB
4.4 dB

Low-Treble 
 

1.45 dB
-5 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

7.04 dB
0.32 dB

High-Treble 
 

2.63 dB
-6.33 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

5.4
6.8

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

3.28 dB
2.2 dB

Dips 
 

2.41 dB
1.51 dB

Imaging 
 

8.5
8.4

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.61
0.29

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.31
0.88

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.7
2.13

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

3.12
4.1
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Passive Soundstage 
 

4.9
4.5

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.49 dB
4.04 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

5.52 dB
3.44 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

6.83 dB
6.12 dB

Openness 
 

2.9
1.3

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.4
5.4
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No

Room Ambience 
 

No

Head Tracking 
 

No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.2
6.9

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.438
0.400

WHD @ 100 
 

0.253
0.476

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown

Power 
 

On

Connection 
 

Unknown

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ

ANC 
 

On

Tip/Pad 
 

Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

7.1
8.7

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-18.3 dB
-24.71 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Bass 
 

-12.17 dB
-17.61 dB

Mid 
 

-13.66 dB
-20.63 dB

Treble 
 

-29 dB
-35.99 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.0
5.6

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

39.42 dB
46.86 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
N/A

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

5.8
6.4

Microphone Frequency Response  

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See details on graph tool

Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

246.75 Hz
246.75 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

4.88 dB
4.39 dB

HFE 
 

2,597.24 Hz
3,466.89 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

7.775
2.432

Gain 
 

38.44 dB
17.12 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.0
6.3

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

Speech + Subway Noise  

SpNR 
 

11.63 dB
15.55 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.0
7.8

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

33 hrs
21 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0

Total Battery Life 
 

33 hrs
21 hrs

Charge Time 
 

4.2 hrs
3.2 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port  

micro-USB
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless App Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless App Picture

App Name  

No App
N/A

iOS  

No
N/A

Android  

No
N/A

macOS  

No
N/A

Windows  

No
N/A

Equalizer 
 

No
N/A

ANC Control 
 

No
N/A

Mic Control  

No
N/A

Room Effects 
 

No
N/A

Playback Control 
 

No
N/A

Button Mapping  

No
N/A

Surround Sound  

N/A

Surround Support 
 

No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

7.4
7.2

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.0
4.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

Yes
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

180 ft
188 ft

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

170 ms
163 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

156 ms

Android Latency 
 

107 ms
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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
9.5

Cable Picture  

Cowin E7 Pro Wireless Cable Picture
Cowin E8 Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
Yes

Length  

3.9 ft
3.7 ft

Connection  

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS

Wired Latency 
 

0 ms

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox One Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
N/A

USB Input 
 

No
N/A

Line In 
 

No
N/A

Line Out 
 

No
N/A

Optical Input 
 

No
N/A

RCA Input 
 

No
N/A

Dock Charging 
 

No
N/A

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
N/A
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