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Audeze Mobius
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerPlanar Magnetic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
Our Verdict
Audeze Mobius
Creative SXFI Air Wireless
The Audeze Mobius are better headphones than the Creative SXFI Air Wireless. The Audeze are better-built, have a slightly bass-heavy sound profile that some users may enjoy, and have a noticeably better performing microphone for online games. The Audeze also have a unique head tracking feature that gives an immersive experience. Both headphones are Bluetooth compatible as well, but the Creative offer passive playback, which you can’t do with the Audeze, unfortunately.
Variants
- Mobius
- SXFI Air (Black)
- SXFI Air (White)
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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage
Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
6.4
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Planar Magnetic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.5
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.8 lbs
0.75 lbs
Clamping Force
1.3 lbs
1.1 lbs
Controls
7.4
6.5
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Okay
Good
Feedback
Good
Okay
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
Mute/Unmute
No
Channel Mixing
Yes
No
Noise Cancelling Control
No
No
Talk-Through
No
No
Additional Controls
Room Effects
Optimizer
Breathability
6.2
6.2
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
6.5 °C
6.5 °C
Portability
5.6
5.4
Portability Picture
L
7.0" (17.8 cm)
7.7"
W
7.4" (18.8 cm)
7.7"
H
3.1" (7.9 cm)
3.3"
Volume
161.00 in³ (2,638.31 cm³)
196 in³
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
7.5
0.0
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
No case
L
8.5" (21.6 cm)
N/A
W
7.3" (18.5 cm)
N/A
H
3.5" (8.9 cm)
N/A
Volume
217.00 in³ (3,555.98 cm³)
N/A
Build Quality
7.5
7.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
6.5
6.5
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
1.97 dB
-3.24 dB
Treble Amount
-1.78 dB
-2.09 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
6.6
6.6
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.73 dB
0.73 dB
Bass Accuracy
7.8
7.2
Bass
Std. Err.
3.11 dB
3.54 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
76.61 Hz
Low-Bass
3.47 dB
-6.5 dB
Mid-Bass
2.9 dB
-1.51 dB
High-Bass
3.91 dB
2.52 dB
Mid Accuracy
9.0
7.9
Std. Err.
1.37 dB
2.84 dB
Low-Mid
1.09 dB
1.2 dB
Mid-Mid
0.38 dB
0.97 dB
High-Mid
1.2 dB
-2.04 dB
Treble Accuracy
7.6
6.8
Treble
Std. Err.
3.65 dB
4.31 dB
Low-Treble
0.39 dB
-2.41 dB
Mid-Treble
-1.95 dB
1.3 dB
High-Treble
-3.44 dB
-7.87 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.9
6.6
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.26 dB
2.24 dB
Dips
1.39 dB
1.95 dB
Imaging
8.4
8.2
Group Delay
Phase Response
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.15
0.58
Weighted Phase Mismatch
5.91
3.95
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
1
0.98
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.89
1.71
Passive Soundstage
5.3
4.8
PRTF
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
2.84 dB
2.44 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
3.26 dB
1.17 dB
PRTF Distance
8.65 dB
8.09 dB
Openness
5.5
6.2
Acoustic Space Excitation
3.6
3.5
Virtual Soundstage
10
2.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
Adjustable
No
Speaker Modeling
Adjustable
On/Off
Room Ambience
Adjustable
No
Head Tracking
Adjustable
No
Virtual Surround
Yes
Yes
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.2
7.7
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.411
0.352
WHD @ 100
0.225
0.122
Test Settings
Firmware
USB v102, MCU 1.71, DSP v25
Unknown
Power
On
On
Connection
USB
Bluetooth 4.0
Codec
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
Default
Default
ANC
No ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Boom
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
3.8
3.8
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-12.49 dB
-10.99 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
-0.04 dB
-0.13 dB
Mid
-5.17 dB
-3.1 dB
Treble
-32.39 dB
-29.64 dB
Leakage
6.8
7.0
Leakage
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
40.65 dB
39.83 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
No
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
Yes
No
Detachable Boom
Yes
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
8.5
4.9
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
81.16 Hz
226.27 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
3.08 dB
11.65 dB
HFE
11,494.01 Hz
23,322.39 Hz
Weighted THD
0.262
1,785.584
Gain
15.25 dB
17.98 dB
Noise Handling
8.1
6.0
SpNR
SpNR
60.33 dB
11.98 dB
Noise Gate
Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
8.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
7.5
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
7.2
7.1
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
11.9 hrs
11.2 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
11.9 hrs
11.2 hrs
Charge Time
3.8 hrs
2.5 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
Standby mode
No
Audio While Charging
Yes
Yes
Passive Playback
No
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
App Support
7.0
8.0
App Picture
App Name
Audeze
Creative SXFI Air Control
iOS
No
Yes
Android
No
Yes
macOS
Yes
Yes
Windows
Yes
Yes
Equalizer
Presets
Parametric + Presets
ANC Control
No
No
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
Yes
No
Playback Control
No
Yes
Button Mapping
No
No
Surround Support
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Bluetooth
6.8
6.7
Bluetooth Version
4.2
4.2
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
170.00 ft (51.82 m)
187 ft
PC Latency (SBC)
241 ms
266 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
135 ms
294 ms
Android Latency
110 ms
242 ms
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
8.1
8.3
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
USB-C
USB Type A
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4.00 ft (1.22 m)
5.1 ft
Connection
1/8" TRS
1/8" TRRS
Analog/USB Audio Latency
68 ms
62 ms
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio + Microphone
Wired USB
Audio + Microphone
Non-BT Wireless
No
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PC/PS4 Wired USB
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PS4 Wired USB
Audio + Microphone
Audio + Microphone
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
Audio + Microphone
PS5 Wired USB
Audio + Microphone
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
Xbox Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio + Microphone
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
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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