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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 Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless vs JBL Tune 510BT Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless
JBL Tune 510BT

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JBL Tune 660NC Wireless Picture
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Picture

Variants

  • Tune 660NC (Black)
  • Tune 660NC (Blue)
  • Tune 660NC (Pink)
  • Tune 660NC (White)
  • Tune 510BT (Black)
  • Tune 510BT (Blue)
  • Tune 510BT (Rose)
  • Tune 510BT (White)

Our Verdict

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless

JBL Tune 510BT Wireless

The JBL Tune 660NC Wireless are better than the JBL Tune 510BT Wireless for most purposes. They have longer continuous battery life and leak less audio. They also have an ANC feature that blocks out much more ambient noise than the 510BT can passively, but their noise isolation performance is sub-par overall. On the other hand, the 510BT deliver sound more consistently.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.5
7.4

Treble Accuracy 
 

6.6
8.0

Mid Accuracy 
 

9.4
8.7

Bass Accuracy 
 

7.9
7.3

Passive Soundstage 
 

4.1
5.0

Imaging 
 

8.6
7.2

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless Design Picture 2
JBL Tune 510BT 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 Tune 660NC Wireless Comfort Picture
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.38 lbs
0.35 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.8 lbs
0.7 lbs

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Controls 
 

7.6
7.1

Controls Picture  

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless Controls Picture
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Good

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant

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Breathability 
 

7.7
7.4

Breathability After Picture  

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless Breathability After Picture
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

2.7 °C
3.1 °C

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Portability 
 

6.9
7.0

Portability Picture  

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless Portability Picture
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Portability Picture

 

4.6" (11.7 cm)
3.9" (9.9 cm)

 

6.8" (17.3 cm)
7.1" (18.0 cm)

 

1.3" (3.3 cm)
1.3" (3.3 cm)

Volume  

40.70 in³ (666.95 cm³)
35.89 in³ (588.06 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless Case Picture
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Case Picture

Type  

No case
No case

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A

Build Quality 
 

6.0
6.0

Build Quality Picture  

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless Build Quality Picture
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

5.5
5.5

Stability Picture  

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless Stability Picture
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless Angled Picture
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless Side Picture
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless Front Picture
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless Rear Picture
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless Top Picture
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless In The Box Picture
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

3.13 dB
1.46 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.78 dB
-0.93 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

7.5
7.8

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.5 dB
0.43 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

7.9
7.3

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.07 dB
3.99 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
22.13 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

3.63 dB
2.55 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

4.11 dB
5.31 dB

High-Bass 
 

1.72 dB
3.02 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.4
8.7

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

0.76 dB
1.67 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-0.39 dB
1.14 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.08 dB
0.07 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.88 dB
-1.26 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.6
8.0

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.91 dB
2.97 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-2.54 dB
0.73 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

2.37 dB
2.94 dB

High-Treble 
 

-9.51 dB
-5.41 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.7
7.1

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2.44 dB
2.07 dB

Dips 
 

1.12 dB
1.03 dB

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Imaging 
 

8.6
7.2

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.21
0.38

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

5.7
28.34

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.74
0.46

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.61
2.41

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Passive Soundstage 
 

4.1
5.0

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

5.3 dB
4.41 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

1.86 dB
1.91 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

9.9 dB
5.77 dB

Openness 
 

4.4
8.1

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.6
4.1

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless Virtual Soundstage
JBL Tune 510BT 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 
 

7.5
7.1

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.395
0.415

WHD @ 100 
 

0.134
0.268

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

No EQ
No EQ

ANC 
 

On
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

5.5
2.9

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-14.38 dB
-7.86 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
No

Bass 
 

-4.74 dB
0.77 dB

Mid 
 

-12.08 dB
-3.66 dB

Treble 
 

-26.94 dB
-20.92 dB

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Leakage 
 

7.7
6.4

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

35.6 dB
42.95 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 
 

7.2
7.3

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

306.43 Hz
285.09 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.19 dB
2.67 dB

HFE 
 

6,450.8 Hz
6,177.3 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

1.201
0.035

Gain 
 

3.14 dB
-2.61 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

6.0
6.6

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

15.02 dB
11.03 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.0
7.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

6.0
6.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.9
7.4

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

42.3 hrs
38.3 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

42.3 hrs
38.3 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.8 hrs
1.8 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C

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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless App Picture
JBL Tune 510BT 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
Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

8.3
8.3

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

335.00 ft (102.11 m)
319.00 ft (97.23 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

176 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 
 

160 ms
190 ms

Android Latency 
 

237 ms
227 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 Tune 660NC Wireless Cable Picture
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
No

Length  

4.10 ft (1.25 m)
N/A

Connection 
 

1/8" TRS
No Wired Option

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
N/A

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only
No

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only
No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only
No

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

JBL Tune 660NC Wireless

JBL Tune 510BT Wireless

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