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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Profile: Target Compliance
    5. Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
    6. Treble Profile: Target Compliance
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Stereo Mismatch
    9. Group Delay
    10. Cumulative Spectral Decay
    11. PRTF
    12. Harmonic Distortion
    13. Electrical Aspects
    14. Virtual Soundstage
    15. Test Settings
    16. Imaging
    17. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
  5. 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
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation - Full Range
    2. Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
    3. Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
    4. ANC Wind Handling
    5. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT vs AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ

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Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT Picture
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TypeOn-ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOn-Ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureClosed-Back
Bass Amount
Slightly Emphasized (2 dB)
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
Treble Amount
Very Underemphasized (-8 dB)
MicNo
Sound Signature
Warm
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Variants

  • HDJ-CUE1BT (Matte Black)
  • HDJ-CUE1BT (Matte Red)
  • HDJ-CUE1BT (Matte White)
  • TMA-2 DJ (Black)

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Our Verdict

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ

The Pioneer DJ HDJ CUE1BT and the AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ are both on-ear headphones that passively isolate environmental noises. The Pioneer DJ are more versatile with both Bluetooth and analog wired connectivity. Their sound offers more treble than the AIAIAI, which you may prefer depending on tastes. The AIAIAI are more straightforward with an analog-only connection and a warm, bassy voicing. You can swap out parts, which can extend the lifespan of the headphones.

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.1
No major differences between these headphones for neutral sound. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

750 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

Slightly Emphasized (2 dB)

Bass Amount 
 

4.09 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-2.96 dB

Treble Amount 
 

Very Underemphasized (-8 dB)

Sound Signature 
 

Warm
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.8
6.0

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.01 dB
1.29 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

6.8
8.6

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

5.17 dB
3.5 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
20 Hz

Low Bass 
 

5.82 dB
-1.11 dB

Mid Bass 
 

6.41 dB
2.97 dB

High Bass 
 

4.38 dB
5.14 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.1
5.7

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.19 dB
5.35 dB

Low Mid 
 

0.73 dB
4.4 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.13 dB
-0.17 dB

High Mid 
 

-0.72 dB
-7.21 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.4
2.1

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

3.88 dB
10.28 dB

Low Treble 
 

-1.37 dB
-11.27 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-0.54 dB
-8.29 dB

High Treble 
 

-9.18 dB
-13.09 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.2
7.8

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.91 dB
1.26 dB

Dips 
 

1.08 dB
1.47 dB
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Stereo Mismatch 
 

7.9

Frequency Response Mismatch  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.42
0.3 dB

Weighted Frequency Response Mismatch 
 

1.97
1.5 dB

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

7.87
2.3°
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Group Delay 
 

9.0

Group Delay  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.4 ms
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Cumulative Spectral Decay 
 

CSD  

AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ CSD

PRTF 
 

3.3
4.6

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (RMS Deviation) 
 

3.65 dB
3.57 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

0.69 dB
2.07 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

3.96 dB
8.34 dB

Openness 
 

4.9

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.1
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Harmonic Distortion 
 

9.6

Harmonics Levels  

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THD Ratio  

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WHD @ 94 dB SPL 
 

0.280
0.06%

WHD @ 104 dB SPL 
 

0.096
0.02%
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Electrical Aspects 
 

Impedance  

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Sensitivity @1kHz-1V 
 

117.0 dB SPL

Bluetooth Max SPL 
 

N/A
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT Virtual Soundstage
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware
No Firmware

Power 
 

Passive
Passive

Connection 
 

Wired
Wired

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

No EQ
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
No Microphone
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Imaging 
 

8.0

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.23

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

7.87
2.3°

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.42
0.3 dB

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.97
1.5 dB
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.0

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.280
0.06%

WHD @ 100 
 

0.096
0.02%
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Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT Design Picture 2
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Design Picture 2

Type  

On-ear
On-Ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
No

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT Comfort Picture
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.62 lbs
0.45 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.8 lbs
1.1 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.6
0.0

Controls Picture  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT Controls Picture
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
No Controls

Ease Of Use  

Good
No Controls

Feedback  

Decent
No Controls

Call/Music Control  

Yes
No

Volume Control  

Yes
No

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
No
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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

6.0
5.7

Portability Picture  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT Portability Picture
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Portability Picture

L  

4.5" (11.5 cm)
7.9" (20.1 cm)

W  

7.2" (18.2 cm)
6.4" (16.4 cm)

H  

3.2" (8.1 cm)
2.9" (7.3 cm)

Volume  

103.46 in³ (1,695.33 cm³)
146.85 in³ (2,406.37 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

0.0
5.5

Case Picture  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT Case Picture
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Case Picture

Type  

No case
Pouch

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 
 

7.5
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT Build Quality Picture
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.0
7.0

Stability Picture  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT Stability Picture
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT Angled Picture
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT Side Picture
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT Front Picture
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT Rear Picture
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT Top Picture
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT In The Box Picture
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ In The Box Picture
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

5.0
4.9

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Overall Attenuation 
 

-12.10 dB
-11.93 dB

Bass 
 

2.40 dB
3.29 dB

Mid 
 

-12.26 dB
-10.30 dB

Treble 
 

-29.50 dB
-32.18 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

4.4
3.9

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-9.41 dB
-7.94 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-10.10 dB
-8.42 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-10.88 dB
-9.56 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT ANC Wind Handling Graph
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ ANC Wind Handling Graph

ANC Wind Noise 
 

N/A
N/A

Leakage 
 

8.2
7.9

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

32.1 dB
34.02 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
No
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Recording Quality 
 

7.2
0.0

Microphone Frequency Response  

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AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech 
 

N/A

LFE 
 

236.29 Hz
N/A

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.67 dB
N/A

HFE 
 

2,957.7 Hz
N/A

Weighted THD 
 

0.082
N/A

Gain 
 

32.78 dB
N/A
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Noise Handling 
 

6.1
0.0

SpNR  

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AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ SpNR

SpNR 
 

9.64 dB
N/A

Noise Gate 
 

No
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.5
N/A

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.5
N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

N/A
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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.9
0.0

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
No Battery

Continuous Battery Life 
 

46.75 hrs
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

46.75 hrs
N/A

Charge Time 
 

2.25 hrs
N/A

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

micro-USB
None
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT App Picture
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ 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

Wired Connection 
 

9.9
9.8

Cable Picture  

Pioneer DJ HDJ-CUE1BT Cable Picture
AIAIAI TMA-2 DJ Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

4.10 ft (1.25 m)
4.99 ft (1.52 m)

Connector 
 

1/16" TRRS
1/8" TRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.2 ms
0.5 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog
Analog
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

7.4
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.010
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No
No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

318.24 ft (97.00 m)
N/A

Latency - SBC 
 

259 ms
N/A

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC
No Bluetooth Audio

AAC Support 
 

Yes
No
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

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

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