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JBL E45BT Wireless
JBL T450BT Wireless
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TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Our Verdict
JBL E45BT Wireless
JBL T450BT Wireless
The JBL E45BT are better headphones than the JBL T450BT. The E45BT have a more premium-looking design that's more durable than the T450BT. They also sound better and have a headphone jack, so you can use them wired if their battery dies or with your console controllers. The E45 also have better battery life and can pair with two devices simultaneously, unlike the more budget T450BT. On the other hand, the T450BT are more lightweight, portable, and stable for sports than the E45BT.
Variants
- E45BT (Black)
- E45BT (Blue)
- E45BT (Red)
- E45BT (Teal)
- E45BT (White)
- T450BT (Black)
- T450BT (Blue)
- T450BT (White)
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Amazon.comMain Differences forMixed Usage
Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
6.3
6.3
Battery
7.6
6.2
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
On-ear
On-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
6.5
6.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.4 lbs
0.4 lbs
Clamping Force
0.8 lbs
0.9 lbs
Controls
6.3
6.4
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Okay
Okay
Feedback
Okay
Decent
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
No
No
Talk-Through
No
No
Additional Controls
Bluetooth Sync
No
Breathability
7.8
7.8
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
2.5 °C
2.5 °C
Portability
6.8
6.8
Portability Picture
L
3.5"
4.2"
W
6"
6"
H
2.2"
1.8"
Volume
46 in³
45 in³
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
0.0
0.0
Case Picture
Type
No case
No case
L
N/A
N/A
W
N/A
N/A
H
N/A
N/A
Volume
N/A
N/A
Build Quality
6.5
6.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.5
7.5
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
1.8 dB
0.52 dB
Treble Amount
0.21 dB
-3.17 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
6.5
6.7
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.75 dB
0.68 dB
Bass Accuracy
5.1
7.3
Std. Err.
6.95 dB
3.74 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
14.14 Hz
Low-Bass
6.19 dB
-0.55 dB
Mid-Bass
8 dB
3.86 dB
High-Bass
8.49 dB
5.54 dB
Mid Accuracy
6.8
9.0
Std. Err.
4.31 dB
1.36 dB
Low-Mid
1.42 dB
1.07 dB
Mid-Mid
2.74 dB
0.66 dB
High-Mid
5.37 dB
0.12 dB
Treble Accuracy
4.8
6.7
Treble
Std. Err.
6.91 dB
4.41 dB
Low-Treble
6.25 dB
-2.26 dB
Mid-Treble
6.21 dB
-0.04 dB
High-Treble
-0.74 dB
-9.91 dB
Imaging
7.6
7.9
Group Delay
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.27
0.3
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
1.18
1.59
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
3.09
2.01
Weighted Phase Mismatch
10.06
5.73
Passive Soundstage
4.5
4.0
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.64 dB
3.96 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
2.44 dB
2.05 dB
PRTF Distance
4.03 dB
4.45 dB
Openness
4.9
5.4
Acoustic Space Excitation
4.2
2.7
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
7.8
6.5
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.215
0.511
WHD @ 100
0.141
0.663
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
Unknown
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth 4.0
Unknown
Codec
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
No EQ
ANC
No ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
5.0
4.5
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-12.19 dB
-10.57 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
-0.35 dB
0.2 dB
Mid
-10.01 dB
-8.16 dB
Treble
-27.06 dB
-24.44 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
Yes
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.2
6.1
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
281 Hz
339.03 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
5 dB
4.18 dB
HFE
3,466.89 Hz
3,272.31 Hz
Weighted THD
4.709
4.224
Gain
35.88 dB
14.73 dB
Noise Handling
6.1
6.0
Speech + Pink Noise
Speech + Subway Noise
SpNR
13.78 dB
12.3 dB
Active Features
Battery
7.6
6.2
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
26 hrs
12.5 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
26 hrs
12.5 hrs
Charge Time
1.9 hrs
2.8 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
No
Audio While Charging
No
No
Passive Playback
Yes
No
Charging Port
micro-USB
micro-USB
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
8.1
6.6
Bluetooth Version
4.1
4.0
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
No
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
163 ft
95 ft
PC Latency (SBC)
168 ms
140 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
147 ms
239 ms
Android Latency
120 ms
70 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
9.5
0.0
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
No
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
No
Length
4.3 ft
N/A
Connection
1/8" TRRS
No Wired Option
Analog/USB Audio Latency
0 ms
N/A
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
No
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox One Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio + Microphone
No
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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