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  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

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC vs JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC
JBL Live 650 BTNC

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Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Picture
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes

Variants

  • HD 4.50
  • Live 650BTNC (Black)
  • Live 650BTNC (Blue)
  • Live 650BTNC (White)

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Our Verdict

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC

JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless

The JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless are slightly better headphones than the Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC. The JBL are more comfortable, have better controls, a slightly better-balanced sound profile, and a dedicated companion app with access to a fully parametric EQ. On the other hand, the Sennheiser have slightly lower latency.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.9
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Design Picture 2
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.0
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Comfort Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.5 lbs
0.57 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.1 lbs
0.8 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.4
7.3

Controls Picture  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Controls Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Mediocre
Good

Feedback  

Subpar
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

Multi function
Bluetooth Sync
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Breathability 
 

6.5
6.4

Breathability After Picture  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Breathability After Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

5.8 °C
5.9 °C
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Portability 
 

6.2
5.8

Portability Picture  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Portability Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Portability Picture

L  

4.5"
6.0" (15.2 cm)

W  

6"
7.0" (17.8 cm)

H  

3.2"
3.0" (7.6 cm)

Volume  

86 in³
126.00 in³ (2,064.76 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

6.5
5.5

Case Picture  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Case Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Soft case
Pouch

L  

4.8"
N/A

W  

7"
N/A

H  

3.5"
N/A

Volume  

118 in³
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

7.0
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Build Quality Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Stability Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Angled Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Side Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Front Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Rear Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Top Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC In The Box Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-0.71 dB
3.33 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-2.85 dB
-1.45 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

7.4
7.5

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.52 dB
0.49 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

8.8
7.5

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.79 dB
3.61 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

13.16 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

1.93 dB
5.74 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

1.99 dB
4.05 dB

High-Bass 
 

1.71 dB
1.87 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

7.5
8.6

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.38 dB
1.83 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-0.02 dB
0.11 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

2.18 dB
-0.15 dB

High-Mid 
 

5.26 dB
2.87 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

5.9
8.1

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.47 dB
2.9 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-1.31 dB
0.35 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-1.69 dB
0.54 dB

High-Treble 
 

-8 dB
-7.35 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.7
7.7

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2 dB
1.58 dB

Dips 
 

2.19 dB
1.02 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.9
8.7

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.26
0.25

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

3.72
4.64

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.3
0.23

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.5
2.01
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Passive Soundstage 
 

4.3
4.4

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.99 dB
3.61 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

3.54 dB
6.17 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

10.78 dB
4.74 dB

Openness 
 

2.8
2.9

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

1.8
2.8
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Virtual Soundstage
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless 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 
 

7.3
7.1

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.250
0.311

WHD @ 100 
 

0.313
0.398
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.0
Unknown

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

Default
Off

ANC 
 

On
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

7.2
6.9

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-19.38 dB
-18.66 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Bass 
 

-9.11 dB
-8.67 dB

Mid 
 

-15.78 dB
-18.29 dB

Treble 
 

-33.72 dB
-29.94 dB
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Leakage 
 

8.5
7.5

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

30.71 dB
36.51 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
Yes

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

6.0
6.2

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

329.38 Hz
369.71 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

5.02 dB
3.05 dB

HFE 
 

3,368.2 Hz
3,044.37 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

8.924
3.162

Gain 
 

38.48 dB
32.17 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

7.1
7.0

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

21.02 dB
12.37 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.0

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.5
7.5

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

22.3 hrs
22.1 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

22.3 hrs
22.1 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.2 hrs
1.8 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port  

micro-USB
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

0.0
7.5

App Picture  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC App Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless App Picture

App Name  

No App
JBL Headphones

iOS  

No
Yes

Android  

No
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
Parametric + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
On/Off

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 
 

8.6
8.4

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.0
4.2

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

Yes
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

120 ft
335.00 ft (102.11 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

161 ms
186 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

140 ms
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

137 ms
102 ms

Android Latency 
 

61 ms
124 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 
 

9.5
9.5

Cable Picture  

Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC Cable Picture
JBL Live 650 BTNC Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
Yes

Length  

4.5 ft
4.10 ft (1.25 m)

Connection 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
0 ms
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

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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