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- Top
- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Mpow CH1 vs Mpow CH6
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Mpow CH1
Mpow CH6
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TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
MicNo
TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Variants
- CH1 (Blue)
- CH1 (Blue/Green)
- CH1 (Cherry Pink)
- CH1 (Pink)
- CH6 (Black Blue)
- CH6 (Black Red)
- CH6 (Blue)
- CH6 (Green)
- CH6 (Green Purple)
- CH6 (Pink)
- CH6 (Pink White)
- CH6 (Purple)
Our Verdict
Mpow CH1
Mpow CH6
The Mpow CH6 are better headphones than the Mpow CH1. The CH6 are better-built, and they have a more stable fit. Their sound profile is much more balanced, too. They leak less noise, and they come with a microphone and a volume limit switch, which the CH1 lack.
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Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
4.0
5.1
Noise Isolation
1.5
5.0
Bass Accuracy
1.0
7.1
Controls
0.0
4.8
Treble Accuracy
7.1
3.7
Leakage
5.7
8.3
Mid Accuracy
5.6
8.6
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
On-ear
On-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
No
No
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
6.0
6.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.2 lbs
0.37 lbs
Clamping Force
0.3 lbs
0.9 lbs
Controls
0.0
4.8
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
No Controls
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
No Controls
Decent
Feedback
No Controls
Mediocre
Call/Music Control
No
Yes
Volume Control
No
No
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
No
No
Talk-Through
No
No
Additional Controls
No
Volume Limiter
Breathability
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
Portability
6.2
6.0
Portability Picture
L
6.5"
6.3"
W
5.8"
5.4"
H
2.3"
3.1"
Volume
87.5 in³
104.6 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
5.5
7.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
5.5
7.0
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
-18.11 dB
-1.97 dB
Treble Amount
-1.62 dB
-5.21 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
6.1
5.9
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.9 dB
0.99 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Accuracy
1.0
7.1
Std. Err.
14.29 dB
3.46 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
162.33 Hz
102.26 Hz
Low-Bass
-27.09 dB
-4.75 dB
Mid-Bass
-11.16 dB
-4.48 dB
High-Bass
-1.12 dB
-0.94 dB
Mid Accuracy
5.6
8.6
Std. Err.
5.85 dB
1.91 dB
Low-Mid
0 dB
-0.01 dB
Mid-Mid
4.13 dB
1.07 dB
High-Mid
8.25 dB
-0.22 dB
Treble Accuracy
7.1
3.7
Std. Err.
3.87 dB
8.42 dB
Low-Treble
-0.62 dB
-8.59 dB
Mid-Treble
3.14 dB
-5.96 dB
High-Treble
-11.48 dB
-13.24 dB
Peaks/Dips
5.5
6.8
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
3.33 dB
2.14 dB
Dips
1.95 dB
1.69 dB
Imaging
5.4
8.3
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.27
0.35
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
1.93
0.93
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
4.34
1.97
Weighted Phase Mismatch
43.12
5.63
Passive Soundstage
4.7
3.3
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.14 dB
3.59 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
-1.69 dB
1.94 dB
PRTF Distance
2.46 dB
1.58 dB
Openness
9.4
4.9
Acoustic Space Excitation
4.9
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 App
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.3
7.6
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.370
0.309
WHD @ 100
0.183
0.138
Test Settings
Firmware
No Firmware
No Firmware
Power
Passive
Passive
Connection
Wired
Wired
Codec
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
Default
ANC
No ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
No Microphone
In-line
Isolation
Noise Isolation
1.5
5.0
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-3.14 dB
-13.04 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
0.38 dB
-0.11 dB
Mid
1.57 dB
-8.48 dB
Treble
-11.02 dB
-31.12 dB
Leakage
5.7
8.3
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
46.37 dB
31.84 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
No
No
In-Line
No
Yes
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
No
Yes
Recording Quality
0.0
6.3
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
N/A
LFE
N/A
369.71 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
N/A
1.76 dB
HFE
N/A
2,121.83 Hz
Weighted THD
N/A
0.07
Gain
N/A
18.01 dB
Noise Handling
0.0
6.2
Speech + Pink Noise
N/A
Speech + Subway Noise
N/A
SpNR
N/A
14.75 dB
Active Features
Battery
0.0
0.0
Battery Type
No Battery
No Battery
Continuous Battery Life
N/A
N/A
Additional Charges
N/A
N/A
Total Battery Life
N/A
N/A
Charge Time
N/A
N/A
Power-Saving Feature
No
No
Audio While Charging
No
No
Passive Playback
Passive Headphone
Passive Headphone
Charging Port
None
None
App Support
0.0
0.0
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
0.0
0.0
Bluetooth Version
No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (SBC)
N/A
N/A
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
N/A
N/A
Android Latency
N/A
N/A
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
9.0
9.0
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
No
No
Length
3.9 ft
4 ft
Connection
1/8" TRS
1/8" TRRS
Analog/USB Audio Latency
0 ms
0 ms
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
Audio Only
Audio + Microphone
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox One Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio Only
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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