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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
JBL E45BT Wireless vs JBL Live 400BT Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
JBL E45BT Wireless
JBL Live 400BT Wireless
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TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Variants
- E45BT (Black)
- E45BT (Blue)
- E45BT (Red)
- E45BT (Teal)
- E45BT (White)
- Live 400BT (Black)
- Live 400BT (Blue)
- Live 400BT (Green)
- Live 400BT (Red)
- Live 400BT (White)
Our Verdict
JBL E45BT Wireless
JBL Live 400BT Wireless
The JBL Live 400BT are a little better than the JBL E45BT Wireless. They're both on-ear headphones with a similar sound profile. However, the Live 400BT are better-balanced and have a parametric EQ in their app, making their sound profile more versatile. They have the same build quality and design, but the Live 400BT have more control options thanks to their talk-through mode. They also leak a little less and have longer battery life. On the other hand, the E45BT have slightly lower latency, so you might not notice the delay as much on these. Overall, the Live 400BT would be the better pick for most.
Main Differences for
Threshold
Mixed Usage
6.3
7.0
Noise Isolation
5.0
6.1
Treble Accuracy
4.8
8.7
Bass Accuracy
5.1
8.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
On-ear
On-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
6.5
6.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.4 lbs
0.45 lbs
Clamping Force
0.8 lbs
1 lbs
Controls
6.3
7.0
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Okay
Decent
Feedback
Okay
Decent
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
No
No
Talk-Through
No
Adjustable
Additional Controls
Bluetooth Sync
Voice Assistant
Breathability
7.8
7.7
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
2.5 °C
2.7 °C
Portability
6.8
6.2
Portability Picture
L
3.5"
4.8"
W
6"
6.5"
H
2.2"
2.6"
Volume
46 in³
81 in³
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
0.0
0.0
Case Picture
Type
No case
No case
L
N/A
N/A
W
N/A
N/A
H
N/A
N/A
Volume
N/A
N/A
Build Quality
6.5
6.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.5
7.5
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
1.8 dB
0.84 dB
Treble Amount
0.21 dB
-1.2 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
6.5
5.6
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.75 dB
1.14 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Accuracy
5.1
8.5
Std. Err.
6.95 dB
2.07 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
10 Hz
Low-Bass
6.19 dB
1.54 dB
Mid-Bass
8 dB
0.71 dB
High-Bass
8.49 dB
-2.6 dB
Mid Accuracy
6.8
9.2
Std. Err.
4.31 dB
1.08 dB
Low-Mid
1.42 dB
0.28 dB
Mid-Mid
2.74 dB
-0.01 dB
High-Mid
5.37 dB
-0.92 dB
Treble Accuracy
4.8
8.7
Std. Err.
6.91 dB
1.79 dB
Low-Treble
6.25 dB
-0.21 dB
Mid-Treble
6.21 dB
-1.18 dB
High-Treble
-0.74 dB
-6.95 dB
Peaks/Dips
6.8
8.1
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
2.07 dB
1.17 dB
Dips
1.8 dB
1.08 dB
Imaging
7.6
8.5
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.27
0.52
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
1.18
0.74
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
3.09
1.5
Weighted Phase Mismatch
10.06
2.51
Passive Soundstage
4.5
3.5
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.64 dB
3.08 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
2.44 dB
1.26 dB
PRTF Distance
4.03 dB
5.88 dB
Openness
4.9
3.8
Acoustic Space Excitation
4.2
2.0
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
No
Speaker Modeling
No
No
Room Ambience
No
No
Head Tracking
No
No
Virtual Surround
No App
No
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.8
7.1
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.215
0.309
WHD @ 100
0.141
0.385
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
Unknown
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Codec
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
Off
ANC
No ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
5.0
6.1
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-12.19 dB
-16.43 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
-0.35 dB
1.6 dB
Mid
-10.01 dB
-14.55 dB
Treble
-27.06 dB
-37.81 dB
Leakage
6.3
8.3
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
43.24 dB
31.93 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
Yes
Yes
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.2
6.1
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
281 Hz
375.09 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
5 dB
2.84 dB
HFE
3,466.89 Hz
3,368.2 Hz
Weighted THD
4.709
35.895
Gain
35.88 dB
41.9 dB
Noise Handling
6.1
6.0
Speech + Pink Noise
Speech + Subway Noise
SpNR
13.78 dB
12.5 dB
Active Features
Battery
7.6
8.7
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
26 hrs
30.3 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
26 hrs
30.3 hrs
Charge Time
1.9 hrs
1.8 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
Auto-Off Timer
Audio While Charging
No
No
Passive Playback
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
micro-USB
micro-USB
App Support
0.0
7.5
App Picture
App Name
No App
JBL Headphones
iOS
No
Yes
Android
No
Yes
macOS
No
No
Windows
No
No
Equalizer
No
Parametric + Presets
ANC Control
No
No
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
No
No
Button Mapping
No
No
Surround Support
No
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
8.1
8.3
Bluetooth Version
4.1
4.2
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
2 Devices
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
163 ft
278 ft
PC Latency (SBC)
168 ms
186 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
147 ms
286 ms
Android Latency
120 ms
92 ms
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
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4.3 ft
4.1 ft
Connection
1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS
Analog/USB Audio Latency
0 ms
0 ms
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox One Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
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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