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Sennheiser HD 650 vs Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Sennheiser HD 650
Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureOpen-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicNo
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
Variants
- HD 650 (Gray)
- WH-1000XM3 (Black)
- WH-1000XM3 (White)
Our Verdict
Sennheiser HD 650
Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless
The Sennheiser HD 650 and the Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless are differently-designed headphones to serve different purposes. The more bass-heavy Sonys have an excellent active noise cancelling feature to help isolate disruptive noise, while the more balanced-sounding open-back Sennheiser intentionally let in ambient noise to create a more spacious sound.
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Main Differences forNeutral Sound
Neutral Sound
Threshold
Neutral Sound
8.0
7.4
Passive Soundstage
6.9
3.7
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
8.9
7.3
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Open-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
No
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.5
8.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.6 lbs
0.6 lbs
Clamping Force
1.2 lbs
0.8 lbs
Controls
0.0
7.6
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
No Controls
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
No Controls
Good
Feedback
No Controls
Decent
Call/Music Control
No
Yes
Volume Control
No
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
No
On/Off
Talk-Through
No
On/Off
Additional Controls
No
Voice Assistant
Breathability
7.3
6.5
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
3.4 °C
5.8 °C
Portability
5.3
6.0
Portability Picture
L
7.7" (19.5 cm)
5.6" (14.2 cm)
W
7.1" (18.0 cm)
6.0" (15.2 cm)
H
3.9" (10.0 cm)
3.2" (8.1 cm)
Volume
214.21 in³ (3,510.26 cm³)
108.00 in³ (1,769.80 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
0.0
8.0
Case Picture
Type
No case
Hard case
L
N/A
7.1" (18.0 cm)
W
N/A
8.1" (20.6 cm)
H
N/A
2.4" (6.1 cm)
Volume
N/A
136.00 in³ (2,228.63 cm³)
Build Quality
7.5
8.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.0
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
-4.53 dB
3.25 dB
Treble Amount
-2.73 dB
-3.05 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
7.3
8.3
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.55 dB
0.34 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Accuracy
7.1
7.2
Std. Err.
4 dB
4.28 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
72.31 Hz
10 Hz
Low-Bass
-7.81 dB
3.82 dB
Mid-Bass
-2.23 dB
5.09 dB
High-Bass
1.52 dB
4.87 dB
Mid Accuracy
9.4
9.4
Std. Err.
0.79 dB
0.85 dB
Low-Mid
0.74 dB
0.4 dB
Mid-Mid
0.14 dB
-0.09 dB
High-Mid
0.73 dB
-0.01 dB
Treble Accuracy
8.2
7.9
Std. Err.
2.67 dB
3.25 dB
Low-Treble
-0.53 dB
-1.83 dB
Mid-Treble
-3.58 dB
0.21 dB
High-Treble
-9.07 dB
-12.11 dB
Peaks/Dips
8.4
7.5
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.17 dB
1.84 dB
Dips
0.49 dB
0.8 dB
Imaging
8.3
7.8
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.15
0.23
Weighted Phase Mismatch
3.25
8.24
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
1.6
1.86
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.83
1.77
Passive Soundstage
6.9
3.7
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.06 dB
2.68 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
1.82 dB
9.23 dB
PRTF Distance
8.02 dB
5.13 dB
Openness
9.4
0.2
Acoustic Space Excitation
8.2
2.9
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
6.4
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
On/Off
Speaker Modeling
No
On/Off
Room Ambience
No
Presets
Head Tracking
No
No
Virtual Surround
No App
360 Reality Audio
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
8.9
7.3
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.087
0.380
WHD @ 100
0.063
0.198
Test Settings
Firmware
No Firmware
Unknown
Power
Passive
On
Connection
Wired
Unknown
Codec
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
Off
ANC
No ANC
On
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
No Microphone
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
1.4
9.8
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-4 dB
-29.9 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
Yes
Bass
0.07 dB
-23.03 dB
Mid
0.75 dB
-27.24 dB
Treble
-12.51 dB
-39.7 dB
Leakage
2.4
7.4
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
60.36 dB
37.09 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
No
Yes
In-Line
No
No
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
226.27 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
N/A
3.65 dB
HFE
N/A
3,044.37 Hz
Weighted THD
N/A
27.163
Gain
N/A
29.6 dB
Noise Handling
0.0
6.5
SpNR
N/A
19.65 dB
Noise Gate
No
No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
N/A
6.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
N/A
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
N/A
6.5
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
N/A
Active Features
Battery
0.0
7.6
Battery Type
No Battery
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
N/A
27 hrs
Additional Charges
N/A
0.0
Total Battery Life
N/A
27 hrs
Charge Time
N/A
2.2 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
No
Audio While Charging
No
No
Passive Playback
Passive Headphone
Yes
Charging Port
None
USB-C
App Support
0.0
8.5
App Picture
App Name
No App
Sony| Headphones Connect
iOS
No
Yes
Android
No
Yes
macOS
No
No
Windows
No
No
Equalizer
No
Graphic + Presets
ANC Control
No
On/Off
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
No
Yes
Playback Control
No
Yes
Button Mapping
No
Yes
Surround Support
No
Yes
Connectivity
Wired Connection
9.5
9.8
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
9.84 ft (3.00 m)
5.00 ft (1.52 m)
Connector
1/4" TRS
1/8" TRS
Latency - Analog
0.4 ms
Latency - USB
0 ms
N/A
Recorded Latency
Recorded Latency Connection
Analog
Bluetooth Connection
0.0
7.1
Bluetooth Version
No Bluetooth
4.2
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
NFC Pairing
No
Quick Pair (Android)
Yes
Quick Pair (iOS)
No
Line Of Sight Range
N/A
185.00 ft (56.39 m)
Latency - SBC
N/A
225 ms
Latency - aptX
N/A
201 ms
Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality)
N/A
Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)
N/A
Latency - LDAC
232 ms
Recorded Latency
Recorded Latency Codec
SBC
AAC Support
Yes
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
iOS Latency
N/A
Android Latency
N/A
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
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
Wired USB
No
No
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
Audio Only
PS5 Wired USB
No
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
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
Audio Only
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
No
Xbox Series X|S 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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