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  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 / PS4 Compatibility
    5. Xbox One Compatibility
    6. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless vs AKG N700NC Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless
AKG N700NC

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Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless Picture
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingYes
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingYes
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes

Variants

  • WH-H900N (Black)
  • WH-H900N (Blue)
  • WH-H900N (Red)
  • N700NC (Black)

Review

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Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless

AKG N700NC Wireless

The AKG N700NC and Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless are very similar headphones, and both perform well. The AKG have slightly better isolation and have a very useful Auto-Off timer, which is convenient since they have worse battery life than the Sony. The Sony-compatible app is also more complete and offers more customization options. However, if you use the headphones wired, the AKG are more versatile and have audio and microphone support, while the Sony only have audio. The Sony have NFC and support aptX, but both headphones still have too much latency for video content or gaming.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

7.1
7.3

Noise Isolation 
 

6.4
7.4

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Design Picture 2
AKG N700NC 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 
 

7.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Comfort Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.7 lbs
0.6 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1 lbs
1 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.4
7.1

Controls Picture  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Controls Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
iOS

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Decent

Feedback  

Okay
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

On/Off
No

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
On/Off

Additional Controls  

No
No
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Breathability 
 

6.6
6.7

Breathability After Picture  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Breathability After Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

5.4 °C
5 °C
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Portability 
 

6.1
6.1

Portability Picture  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Portability Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless Portability Picture

L  

4.8"
6"

W  

5.8"
5.5"

H  

3.2"
2.8"

Volume  

89 in³
92 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

5.5
8.0

Case Picture  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Case Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless Case Picture

Type  

No case
Hard case

L  

N/A
8.8"

W  

N/A
6.5"

H  

N/A
3.2"

Volume  

N/A
183 in³
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Build Quality Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.0
7.5

Stability Picture  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Stability Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Angled Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Side Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Front Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Rear Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Top Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless In The Box Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

0.54 dB
-0.89 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.56 dB
0.41 dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

7.5
8.8

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.5 dB
0.24 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

8.0
9.5

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.76 dB
0.73 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

1.73 dB
0.99 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

2.78 dB
0.18 dB

High-Bass 
 

3.96 dB
0.95 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.4
9.1

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.11 dB
1.17 dB

Low-Mid 
 

1.11 dB
0.01 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

0.47 dB
0.79 dB

High-Mid 
 

3.04 dB
1.62 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.6
6.9

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.14 dB
4.1 dB

Low-Treble 
 

2.23 dB
4.1 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

0.34 dB
3.11 dB

High-Treble 
 

-7.12 dB
-5.21 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.7
8.3

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.54 dB
1.27 dB

Dips 
 

0.95 dB
0.43 dB

Imaging 
 

8.5
8.8

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.16
0.28

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.05
0.54

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.62
1.46

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

5.4
3.8
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Passive Soundstage 
 

5.1
4.2

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

5.07 dB
5.07 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

6.62 dB
9.28 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

11.68 dB
5.92 dB

Openness 
 

3.6
2.6

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.3
4.0
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

4.4
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Virtual Soundstage
AKG N700NC Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
No

Room Ambience 
 

Presets
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

Yes
No

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.3
7.5

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.305
0.230

WHD @ 100 
 

0.219
0.207

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

Off
Default

ANC 
 

On
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

6.4
7.4

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-16.78 dB
-20.17 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
Yes

Bass 
 

-8.52 dB
-9.67 dB

Mid 
 

-11.14 dB
-17.36 dB

Treble 
 

-30.65 dB
-34.1 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.1
6.5

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

38.88 dB
42.45 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

Recording Quality 
 

6.4
6.6

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

243.22 Hz
269.09 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.27 dB
2.67 dB

HFE 
 

2,915.3 Hz
3,000.72 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

4.186
3.068

Gain 
 

43.37 dB
40.08 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.2
6.0

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

Speech + Subway Noise  

SpNR 
 

15.08 dB
11.54 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.9
8.2

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

27 hrs
17.8 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

27 hrs
17.8 hrs

Charge Time 
 

5.5 hrs
2.6 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Standby mode
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port  

micro-USB
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

8.0
7.0

App Picture  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless App Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Sony| Headphones Connect
AKG Headphone

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic + Presets
Parametric

ANC Control 
 

Adjustable
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

Yes
No

Playback Control 
 

Yes
No

Button Mapping  

No
Yes

Surround Support 
 

Yes
No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

7.2
6.6

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.1
4.2

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

Yes
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

155 ft
105 ft

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

213 ms
244 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

185 ms
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

192 ms
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

233 ms
134 ms

Android Latency 
 

80 ms
143 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

Wired 
 

9.5
9.5

Cable Picture  

Sony WH-H900N/h.ear on 2 Wireless Cable Picture
AKG N700NC Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
Yes

Length  

4.2 ft
4.2 ft

Connection  

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
0 ms
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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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