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- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
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Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC vs AKG K702
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC
AKG K702
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureOpen-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicNo
Variants
- HD 4.50
- K702
Our Verdict
Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC
AKG K702
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HD 4.50
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BestBuy.comMain Differences forNeutral Sound
Neutral Sound
Threshold
Neutral Sound
6.9
8.2
Passive Soundstage
4.3
8.3
Mid Accuracy
7.5
9.0
Bass Accuracy
8.8
7.6
Treble Accuracy
5.9
7.1
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.3
8.7
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Open-Back
Wireless
Yes
No
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.0
8.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.5 lbs
0.65 lbs
Clamping Force
1.1 lbs
0.9 lbs
Controls
6.4
0.0
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
No Controls
Ease Of Use
Mediocre
No Controls
Feedback
Subpar
No Controls
Call/Music Control
Yes
No
Volume Control
Yes
No
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
On/Off
No
Talk-Through
No
No
Additional Controls
Multi function
No
Breathability
6.5
7.1
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
5.8 °C
4 °C
Portability
6.2
5.2
Portability Picture
L
4.5"
8.3" (21.0 cm)
W
6"
7.3" (18.5 cm)
H
3.2"
4.3" (11.0 cm)
Volume
86 in³
253.74 in³ (4,158.04 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
6.5
0.0
Case Picture
Type
Soft case
No case
L
4.8"
N/A
W
7"
N/A
H
3.5"
N/A
Volume
118 in³
N/A
Build Quality
7.0
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.5
5.5
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
-0.71 dB
-4.24 dB
Treble Amount
-2.85 dB
0.02 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
7.4
7.7
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.52 dB
0.46 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Accuracy
8.8
7.6
Std. Err.
1.79 dB
3.23 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
13.16 Hz
64.42 Hz
Low-Bass
1.93 dB
-6.13 dB
Mid-Bass
1.99 dB
-1.54 dB
High-Bass
1.71 dB
2.03 dB
Mid Accuracy
7.5
9.0
Std. Err.
3.38 dB
1.32 dB
Low-Mid
-0.02 dB
1.46 dB
Mid-Mid
2.18 dB
-0.43 dB
High-Mid
5.26 dB
0.87 dB
Treble Accuracy
5.9
7.1
Std. Err.
5.47 dB
4.24 dB
Low-Treble
-1.31 dB
2.85 dB
Mid-Treble
-1.69 dB
3.75 dB
High-Treble
-8 dB
-5.79 dB
Peaks/Dips
6.7
7.4
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
2 dB
1.84 dB
Dips
2.19 dB
0.83 dB
Imaging
8.9
9.1
Phase Response
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.26
0.18
Weighted Phase Mismatch
3.72
2.4
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.3
0.29
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.5
1.49
Passive Soundstage
4.3
8.3
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.99 dB
1.74 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
3.54 dB
4.38 dB
PRTF Distance
10.78 dB
12.42 dB
Openness
2.8
9.4
Acoustic Space Excitation
1.8
8.2
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
8.7
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.250
0.067
WHD @ 100
0.313
0.110
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
No Firmware
Power
On
Passive
Connection
Bluetooth 4.0
Wired
Codec
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
EQ
Default
No EQ
ANC
On
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Integrated
No Microphone
Isolation
Noise Isolation
7.2
1.7
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-19.38 dB
-4.96 dB
Noise Cancelling
Yes
No
Bass
-9.11 dB
-0.25 dB
Mid
-15.78 dB
-0.41 dB
Treble
-33.72 dB
-14.01 dB
Leakage
8.5
2.4
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
30.71 dB
60.55 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
No
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
No
Recording Quality
6.0
0.0
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
N/A
LFE
329.38 Hz
N/A
FR Std. Dev.
5.02 dB
N/A
HFE
3,368.2 Hz
N/A
Weighted THD
8.924
N/A
Gain
38.48 dB
N/A
Noise Handling
7.1
0.0
SpNR
21.02 dB
N/A
Noise Gate
No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
N/A
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
N/A
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
N/A
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
N/A
Active Features
Battery
7.5
0.0
Battery Type
Rechargable
No Battery
Continuous Battery Life
22.3 hrs
N/A
Additional Charges
0.0
N/A
Total Battery Life
22.3 hrs
N/A
Charge Time
2.2 hrs
N/A
Power-Saving Feature
No
No
Audio While Charging
No
No
Passive Playback
Yes
Passive Headphone
Charging Port
micro-USB
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
8.6
0.0
Bluetooth Version
4.0
No Bluetooth
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
No
NFC Pairing
Yes
No
Line Of Sight Range
120 ft
N/A
PC Latency (SBC)
161 ms
N/A
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
N/A
Android Latency
61 ms
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
9.5
9.5
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4.5 ft
9.80 ft (2.99 m)
Connection
1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS
Analog/USB Audio Latency
0 ms
0 ms
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio Only
Wired USB
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
Audio Only
PS5 Wired USB
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
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
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
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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Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC
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