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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. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    6. PlayStation Compatibility
    7. Xbox Compatibility
    8. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Klipsch T5 True Wireless vs Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Klipsch T5 True Wireless
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC

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Klipsch T5 True Wireless Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Picture

Variants

  • T5 True Wireless (Black)
  • T5 True Wireless (Silver)
  • T5 II True Wireless ANC (Gunmetal)
  • T5 II True Wireless ANC (McLaren Edition)
  • T5 II True Wireless ANC (PGA Edition)
  • T5 II True Wireless ANC (Silver)

Our Verdict

Klipsch T5 True Wireless

Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC

The Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC are better headphones than the Klipsch T5 True Wireless. While both headphones are fairly comfortable, the II have a more neutral default sound profile, which some users may prefer, a companion app that offers a graphic EQ and presets so that you can adjust their sound to your liking, and ANC, although it offers just an okay overall performance. They also have extra features like built-in Bragi Moves, which allows you to register commands using head movements. However, the T5 have a better battery performance.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.4
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Design Picture 2
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

6.5
6.5

Comfort Picture  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Comfort Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.02 lbs
0.02 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.1
8.0

Controls Picture  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Controls Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Decent

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  

No
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

No
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

9.2
9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Breathability After Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C
0.8 °C
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Portability 
 

9.5
9.6

Portability Picture  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Portability Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Portability Picture

 

1.3"
1.3" (3.2 cm)

 

1.1"
1.2" (3.0 cm)

 

0.8"
0.7" (1.8 cm)

Volume  

1.1 in³
1.06 in³ (17.30 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

7.5
8.0

Case Picture  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Case Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

2"
1.9" (4.9 cm)

 

1.3"
2.0" (5.2 cm)

 

2"
1.1" (2.7 cm)

Volume  

5.2 in³
4.21 in³ (69.00 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Build Quality Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.0
7.0

Stability Picture  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Stability Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Angled Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Side Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Front Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Rear Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Top Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless In The Box Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-10.65 dB
1.37 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-3.17 dB
-2.26 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.8
7.7

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.04 dB
0.45 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

1.3
7.5

Bass  

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See details on graph tool

Std. Err. 
 

11.46 dB
3.74 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

179.59 Hz
20.89 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-20.2 dB
1.24 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

-10.99 dB
4.06 dB

High-Bass 
 

-2.52 dB
5.13 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.7
8.4

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.77 dB
2.15 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.14 dB
2.4 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-2.78 dB
-2.07 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.01 dB
-0.01 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

5.7
7.6

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.69 dB
3.62 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-4.93 dB
1.6 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-4.56 dB
-3.29 dB

High-Treble 
 

-14.05 dB
-5.17 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.9
7.5

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2.23 dB
1.48 dB

Dips 
 

1.15 dB
1.47 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.5
8.7

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.14
0.14

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

2.36
4.46

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.07
0.33

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.27
2.46
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Passive Soundstage 
 

1.3
1.4

PRTF  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless PRTF
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

4.4
4.2

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

1.3
1.7
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App
No
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.0
7.9

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.554
0.233

WHD @ 100 
 

0.253
0.108
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
v4.4.3

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

No EQ
Flat

ANC 
 

No ANC
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

5.5
5.7

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-13.21 dB
-15.24 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
Yes

Bass 
 

0 dB
-3.83 dB

Mid 
 

-13.97 dB
-14.37 dB

Treble 
 

-27.08 dB
-28.52 dB
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Leakage 
 

8.9
8.6

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

27.91 dB
30.07 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 
 

5.8
6.4

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

538.17 Hz
289.23 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.7 dB
3.05 dB

HFE 
 

3,179.16 Hz
3,466.89 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

0.912
9.002

Gain 
 

1.97 dB
4.87 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.0
6.3

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

11.85 dB
7.43 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

6.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.1
6.8

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

8 hrs
4.8 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

3.0
3.0

Total Battery Life 
 

32 hrs
19.2 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.3 hrs
1.7 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

No
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C
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App Support 
 

0.0
8.0

App Picture  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless App Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC App Picture

App Name  

No App
Klipsch Connect

iOS  

No
Yes

Android  

No
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
Graphic + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
On/Off

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

6.5
6.9

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

116 ft
221.46 ft (67.50 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

408 ms
230 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

321 ms
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

117 ms
166 ms

Android Latency 
 

106 ms
177 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
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Wired 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Cable Picture
Klipsch T5 II True Wireless ANC Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

N/A
N/A

Connection 
 

No Wired Option
No Wired Option

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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Base/Dock 
 

2.2
2.2

Type 
 

Charging Case
Charging Case

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Supply 
 

USB-C
USB-C
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