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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
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JBL E45BT Wireless vs Sony WH-CH500 Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

JBL E45BT Wireless
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless

Tested using Methodology v1.4

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JBL E45BT Wireless Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless Picture
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)
  • WH-CH500 (Black)

Review

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JBL E45BT Wireless

Sony WH-CH500 Wireless

The JBL E45BT Wireless are better headphones than the Sony WH-CH500 Wireless in every way. They have better sound quality, build quality, sound quality, battery life, can be used wired even if the battery is dead, and they support full multi-device pairing. The Sony have slightly better feedback on their control scheme and have NFC support for easier pairing, with better wireless range. The Sony are usually cheaper than the JBL.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.3
6.3
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

JBL E45BT Wireless Design Picture 2
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

On-ear
On-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

6.5
6.5

Comfort Picture  

JBL E45BT Wireless Comfort Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.4 lbs
0.3 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.8 lbs
0.89 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.3
6.5

Controls Picture  

JBL E45BT Wireless Controls Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Okay
Okay

Feedback  

Okay
Good

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
No

Additional Controls  

Bluetooth Sync
No
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Breathability 
 

7.8
8.0

Breathability After Picture  

JBL E45BT Wireless Breathability After Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

2.5 °C
2.2 °C
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Portability 
 

6.8
6.6

Portability Picture  

JBL E45BT Wireless Portability Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless Portability Picture

L  

3.5"
7.7"

W  

6"
6"

H  

2.2"
1.2"

Volume  

46 in³
55 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

JBL E45BT Wireless Case Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless 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
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Build Quality 
 

6.5
6.0

Build Quality Picture  

JBL E45BT Wireless Build Quality Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
7.0

Stability Picture  

JBL E45BT Wireless Stability Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

JBL E45BT Wireless Angled Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

JBL E45BT Wireless Side Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

JBL E45BT Wireless Front Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

JBL E45BT Wireless Rear Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

JBL E45BT Wireless Top Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

JBL E45BT Wireless In The Box Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

See details on graph tool
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Bass Amount 
 

1.8 dB
-2.69 dB

Treble Amount 
 

0.21 dB
-2.43 dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

6.5
6.2

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.75 dB
0.85 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

5.1
6.6

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

6.95 dB
4.68 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
34.13 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

6.19 dB
-4.53 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

8 dB
5.35 dB

High-Bass 
 

8.49 dB
2.95 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

6.8
9.0

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.31 dB
1.38 dB

Low-Mid 
 

1.42 dB
0.44 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

2.74 dB
0.71 dB

High-Mid 
 

5.37 dB
1.52 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

4.8
6.5

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

6.91 dB
4.62 dB

Low-Treble 
 

6.25 dB
-1.97 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

6.21 dB
0.19 dB

High-Treble 
 

-0.74 dB
-7.73 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.8
6.0

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2.07 dB
2.9 dB

Dips 
 

1.8 dB
1.73 dB

Imaging 
 

7.6
8.1

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.27
0.63

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.18
0.38

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

3.09
2.34

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

10.06
6.93
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Passive Soundstage 
 

4.5
3.8

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.64 dB
4.13 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

2.44 dB
1.95 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

4.03 dB
1.23 dB

Openness 
 

4.9
5.2

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

4.2
3.7
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

JBL E45BT Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App
No App

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.8
6.8

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.215
0.687

WHD @ 100 
 

0.141
0.283

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.0
Unknown

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

No EQ
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

5.0
4.7

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-12.19 dB
-12.12 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-0.35 dB
0.28 dB

Mid 
 

-10.01 dB
-7.22 dB

Treble 
 

-27.06 dB
-29.93 dB
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Leakage 
 

6.3
6.7

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

43.24 dB
41.13 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

Yes
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

6.2
6.3

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

281 Hz
216.68 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

5 dB
3.1 dB

HFE 
 

3,466.89 Hz
2,523.3 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

4.709
5.902

Gain 
 

35.88 dB
39.51 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.1
6.3

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

Speech + Subway Noise  

SpNR 
 

13.78 dB
15.33 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.6
7.5

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

26 hrs
21.7 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

26 hrs
21.7 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.9 hrs
4 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
Standby mode

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
No

Charging Port  

micro-USB
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

JBL E45BT Wireless App Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless App Picture

App Name  

No App
No App

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
No

ANC Control 
 

No
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

Bluetooth 
 

8.1
7.5

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.1
4.2

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
Yes

Line Of Sight Range 
 

163 ft
223 ft

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

168 ms
328 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
122 ms

Android Latency 
 

120 ms
151 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
0.0

Cable Picture  

JBL E45BT Wireless Cable Picture
Sony WH-CH500 Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
No

Length  

4.3 ft
N/A

Connection  

1/8" TRRS
No Wired Option

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
N/A
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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox One Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

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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