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Top $200 ANC Headphones - Sony WH-CH700N vs Sennheiser 4.50BTNC vs JBL E65BTNC

2018-08-14
today we're gonna be comparing three of the most talked-about 200 all our ANC headphones we have the JBL 65 bt NCS the Sennheiser's 4.5 l bt NCS and the Sony which 780 this lineup is particularly interesting because I feel there's no obvious winner here and since both the Sennheiser's and Sony's went on sale on prime day for less than $100 I'm willing to bet these two headphones aren't going to go on sale again on Black Friday and if that's the case drop some turkeys down below and let's get this video started the Sennheiser headphones are actually the least expensive headphones here are we telling for $180 whereas both the Sony and JBL headphones retail for one $99.99 if you want to pick either these headphones up I'll have links on description below and if you use the links it really helps out the channel I just trust you check them out cuz these headphones routinely go on sale and if you want to learn more about either of these headphones then watch their full reviews and check out the numerous shelf down below first let's get the small stuff out of the way all three of these headphones charge via a micro USB port and both the Sennheiser's and JBL's have a 2.5 mm audio jack whereas the Sony's have a 3.5 mm audio jack which I personally prefer the Sunrisers come included with the soft shell carrying case that zips up and has an Inside Story considering of cables and a JBL was come included with a carrying pouch but unfortunately the Sony's don't bring a carrying pouch whatsoever but if you do plan on traveling on a regular basis with either of these headphones I highly advise you invest on a hard shell carrying case the most important thing we're gonna have to compare between these three headphones it is going to be their design and fit all three of these headphones are all mostly made out of plastic and have full other ear cups but their build quality your cup design and use of other materials highly differentiate these headphones from one another even though the Sennheiser is always the cheapest headphones here I feel they have the best build quality and they're also the best-looking headphones here the plastic body panels on these headphones have very tight tolerances and I really like the pedestal lock on underneath the headband it helps keep these headphones in place the JBL has have the second-best build quality here and their headband is completely covered in a fabric mesh and finally the Sony's have the least impressive build quality here body panels aren't as perfectly aligned as the Sennheiser's and the faux leather on the ear cups and headband feels much cheaper than the faux leather used on the other headphones but don't think for a second that the Sony's are going to fall apart on you I'm just saying that the Sunrisers have the best built quality here but now let's take a closer look at these ear cups the Sony's have the biggest and most spacious ear cups here the ear cups on the JBL are slightly smaller but they also do a pretty good job of encasing your ears but they aren't as spacious as disowning air cups and finally there's the Sennheiser ear cups which are the most cramped ear cups here and they have the most padding depending on the Sennheiser's doesn't cause overheating if you're just sitting and listening to music but overheating is an issue if you walk around with these headphones on since the Sony's have the least amount of padding and contact with your skin these headphones actually have the least amount of overheating and personally I really like the padding on the Sony's cuz the padding is pretty firm whereas depending on the JBL is is just too soft so you constantly have to fluff them back up again when it comes to fit the Sony's are the most comfortable headphones here to wear all three of these headphones fit a little snug if you have a bigger head like me but since the ear cups and the Sony's are the most spacious they should fit most people just fine so for those reasons the Sony 700 ends are big head approved the sacrificer headphones are also big head approved but they do fit a little more snug than the Sony headphones but they are nowhere near as tight as the JBL headphones but just remember since the Sennheiser headphones have so much padding they do feel more cramped and old my restaurant ear lobes but unfortunately the JBL headphones are the least comfortable headphones here they have way too much clamping force and they just never seem to rest comfortably on my head even though the ear cups on the JBL headphones swivel a good deal they don't pivot enough and as a result they don't evenly press against your head when you put them on and instead they place a lot of pressure on the anterior portion in your ear and this can get pretty annoying and personally I hate headphones that use this type of hinge for the earcups because the b studio threes are also guilty of this cuz in comparison to Sonia and son Heiser headphones have this fourth design that holds the ear cups and this allows the ear cups on both headphones to pivot and swivel more than enough to comparably accommodate most head types and more importantly they press even amounts of pressure around the ears when you put them on now let's talk about bad reliance cuz it's all over the place with these headphones the JBL has have the worst battery life here with a claimed battery life of 24 hours but with an C turned on these headphones barely managed to hit 14 hours playback time the Sunrisers have a claiming battery life of 25 hours and with agency turned on these headphones have no problem getting a little more than 20 hours to playback time but then there's the Sony 700 ends that have a claim battery life of 35 hours which is way above average for headphones and with an C turned on these headphones have had no problem averaging a little over 30 up to playback time on a full charge and these headphones are the only headphones here with quad charging even though it's not amazing a 10 minute charge from a dead battery will get you one hour of juice regarding Bluetooth connections all three of these headphones have stable connections that don't escape and have no problems going through multiple walls but the Sony's have the least amount of latency so these headphones are the best headphones here for watching videos or as the Sony's have a lot more latency so I wouldn't recommend these headphones for watching videos now when it comes to active noise cancellation out of all of these headphones the JBL are able to block out the most noise here but they have a considerable amount of cabin pressure so much in fact that I can only go a few minutes with these headphones on before I needing to either pop my ears we're just needing to take a break where as the ANC on both the Saudis and Sennheiser's are able to block out the same amount of noise but the noise cancellation on the Sony's is more impressive because it has very little to no cabin pressure whereas the Sony's do you have a little bit of cabin pressure but it is much more manageable than JPL's the ANC on the JBL's does a decent job of blocking out both constant low-frequency sounds like road noise and higher frequency sounds like chatter well like I said they're cabin pressure just makes these headphones very uncomfortable to wear for long periods of time the anc on the other two headphones does a decent job of blocking out road noise but does struggle a bit when it comes to blocking out voices both the ANC on the Stoney's and Sunrisers will work just fine on a bus ride commute but don't expect them to be amazing if you're in a cafe or something but since the ANC I know Sony's are able to block out as much noise as the Sennheiser's with much less cabin pressure then the wind has to go to Sonia and finally let's talk about sound quality I actually think that JBL's are the worst sounding headphones here their sound stage is very narrow you don't sound as clear and they have very little bass their sound signature also has too much of an emphasis on trouble so these headphones do sound a little bright and unfortunately these JBL headphones don't connect a JBL headphones app so you can't change the EQ settings the Sennheiser's have a neutral sound signature and for the most part they sound very good they sound very clear and they have enough bass that should make most people happy and unlike JBL's headphones they don't start to sound bright if there are a lot of vocals or if the highs really start going but for the best listening experience I highly advise you listen to these headphones with their ase turned off which you can deactivate by pressing the volume up and volume down line together for a few seconds and finally there's the Sony headphones which sound equally as good with noise cancellation turned on or off since these headphones connect to Sony's headphones app you can CIM sound however you want by either selecting from a few pre-made EQ settings or you can now make your own which was a feature I was asking for when I first reviewed these headphones a few months ago and if you crank the bass all the way up these headphones are going to have considerably more bass than the other two headphones here now as a disclaimer the 4.5 OS do connect a Sennheiser's cap to nap but this app only changes the EQ settings on any music yes stored locally on your phone if you string your music like the majority of people do these days this app isn't going to be very helpful and the last thing I want to touch on here is controlling your music playback I also feel the Sony's have the best control buttons here they have a very easy to use rocker knob in volume rocker combo that's easy to find and it allows you to skip through your music very quickly the Sunrisers have a similar setup but since these buttons are so small they're a little harder to find and to tell apart but they also get the job done and personally I just don't like the control buttons on the jb ellis even though the control buttons are already easy to find answer teleport I hate that in order to skip or go back a track you have to press and hold the volume up or volume down button this just takes considerably longer than the other two headphones instead I would like if we could just double tap or triple tap the center button so plainly said I think that out of these three headphones the JBL a 65 B TNCs or hard pass mostly because they just don't fit well when choosing between headphones fit is the most important thing to take into consideration but also added with the fact that these headphones have way too much cabin pressure and their audio quality is lackluster I just can't recommend them but choose it between the Sennheiser's 4.50 etn seas and the sony's whch 700 n is a little harder they both fit well but the Sony's are a little more comfortable but the Sennheiser's have the better build quality and design the anc on both of these headphones block out the same amount of sound but the Sony's do it with less cabin pressure and even though both of these headphones sound pretty good having the ability to adjust EQ on the Sony's is a huge plus I feel that Sony's are the safe buy here but if you want something that's built a little better and something that looks cool then you can't go wrong with the Sennheiser's either if you made it this far I guess you enjoyed the video so hit that like button and get subscribed it helps out more than you realize support the channel by clicking on the links down below and I'll catch you next time
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