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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

Marshall MID ANC Wireless vs AKG N60NC Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Marshall MID ANC Wireless
AKG N60NC

Tested using Methodology v1.4

Updated Sep 29, 2021 01:58 PM

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Tested using Methodology v1.4

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Marshall MID ANC Wireless Picture
AKG N60NC Wireless Picture

Variants

  • MID ANC (Black)
  • N60NC Wireless

Our Verdict

Marshall MID ANC Wireless

AKG N60NC Wireless

If sound quality and comfort are the most important criteria for you, the Marshall MID ANC Wireless are better headphones than the AKG N60NC. The Marshall have great audio reproduction, and their control scheme offers great feedback and is easy to use. The Marshall are slightly better built and feel like more premium headphones than the AKGs. On the other hand, the AKGs have better noise cancelling performance and can also connect to two devices simultaneously.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

7.0
6.9

Noise Isolation 
 

6.6
8.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless Design Picture 2
AKG N60NC 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 
 

7.0
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless Comfort Picture
AKG N60NC Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.5 lbs
0.4 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.1 lbs
0.6 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.5
6.6

Controls Picture  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless Controls Picture
AKG N60NC Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Great
Good

Feedback  

Great
Decent

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
No
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Breathability 
 

7.5
7.6

Breathability After Picture  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless Breathability After Picture
AKG N60NC Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

3 °C
2.8 °C
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Portability 
 

6.8
6.9

Portability Picture  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless Portability Picture
AKG N60NC Wireless Portability Picture

 

4.3"
6.5"

 

5"
4.6"

 

2.1"
1.3"

Volume  

45 in³
39 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

7.5
6.0

Case Picture  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless Case Picture
AKG N60NC Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Soft case
Pouch

 

5"
N/A

 

5.9"
N/A

 

3"
N/A

Volume  

90 in³
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless Build Quality Picture
AKG N60NC Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.0
6.0

Stability Picture  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless Stability Picture
AKG N60NC Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless Angled Picture
AKG N60NC Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless Side Picture
AKG N60NC Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless Front Picture
AKG N60NC Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless Rear Picture
AKG N60NC Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless Top Picture
AKG N60NC Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless In The Box Picture
AKG N60NC Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

1.17 dB
0.05 dB

Treble Amount 
 

0.56 dB
-2.39 dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.6
7.7

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.28 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 
 

7.9
7.2

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.9 dB
3.86 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
14.14 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

2.42 dB
-0.17 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

3.46 dB
3.77 dB

High-Bass 
 

3.49 dB
5.96 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.1
7.8

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.25 dB
2.87 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.94 dB
4.26 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.38 dB
0.85 dB

High-Mid 
 

1.38 dB
-1.71 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.1
7.6

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.15 dB
3.16 dB

Low-Treble 
 

4.02 dB
1.07 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

2.23 dB
3.17 dB

High-Treble 
 

-0.21 dB
-8.35 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.5
7.1

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.66 dB
2 dB

Dips 
 

1.14 dB
1.14 dB

Imaging 
 

8.0
8.8

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.23
0.15

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.65
0.49

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.75
1.25

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

15.71
6.58
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Passive Soundstage 
 

4.4
3.1

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.77 dB
3.11 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

2.31 dB
1.96 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

7.71 dB
1.98 dB

Openness 
 

3.4
2.0

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.6
2.8
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless Virtual Soundstage
AKG N60NC 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 
 

7.4
7.3

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.264
0.258

WHD @ 100 
 

0.198
0.257

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

No EQ
Default

ANC 
 

On
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

6.6
8.0

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-16.31 dB
-21.77 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Bass 
 

-8.35 dB
-14.67 dB

Mid 
 

-16.1 dB
-16.91 dB

Treble 
 

-25.23 dB
-33.71 dB
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Leakage 
 

6.9
7.6

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

40.35 dB
36.24 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

Yes
Yes

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

6.1
6.3

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

223.03 Hz
289.23 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

5.53 dB
3.04 dB

HFE 
 

3,517.32 Hz
2,751.68 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

9.8
5.893

Gain 
 

11.47 dB
41.42 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.1
6.1

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

Speech + Subway Noise  

SpNR 
 

13.59 dB
13.78 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.7
6.9

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

17 hrs
13.2 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

17 hrs
13.2 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.4 hrs
1.6 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port  

micro-USB
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless App Picture
AKG N60NC 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 
 

6.7
8.1

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.0
4.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

168 ft
231 ft

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

165 ms
141 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

140 ms
114 ms

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

367 ms
413 ms

Android Latency 
 

113 ms
130 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  

Marshall MID ANC Wireless Cable Picture
AKG N60NC Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
Yes

Length  

4 ft
4.2 ft

Connection  

1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
0 ms
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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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Check Price

Standard
N60NC Wireless
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Black
MID ANC
B&H
Standard
N60NC Wireless
SEE PRICE
Amazon.com
Black
MID ANC
Walmart.com
 
Black
MID ANC
BestBuy.com
 

Marshall MID ANC Wireless

AKG N60NC Wireless

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