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JBL Live 400BT vs Live 460NC Wireless

Which Headphones Are Better?

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    Main Differences
    Design
      StyleComfortControlsBreathabilityPortabilityCaseBuild QualityStabilityHeadshots 1Headshots 2TopIn The Box
    Sound
      Sound ProfileFrequency Response ConsistencyRaw Frequency ResponseBass AccuracyMid AccuracyTreble AccuracyPeaks/DipsImagingPassive SoundstageVirtual SoundstageWeighted Harmonic DistortionTest Settings
    Isolation
      Noise IsolationLeakage
    Microphone
      Microphone StyleRecording QualityNoise Handling
    Active Features
      BatteryApp Support
    Connectivity
      BluetoothNon-Bluetooth WirelessWiredPC CompatibilityPC / PS4 CompatibilityPlayStation CompatibilityXbox CompatibilityBase/Dock
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JBL Live 400BT Wireless
JBL Live 460NC Wireless

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JBL Live 400BT Wireless Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless Picture
TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
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Our Verdict

JBL Live 400BT Wireless

JBL Live 460NC Wireless

The JBL Live 460NC Wireless are slightly better on-ears than the JBL Live 400BT Wireless. Although both headphones have similar battery life and are compatible with the JBL Headphones app, the Live 460NC are more comfortable, better-built, and have an active noise cancelling (ANC) feature that can block out a decent amount of noise around you.

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Variants

  • Live 400BT (Black)
  • Live 400BT (Blue)
  • Live 400BT (Green)
  • Live 400BT (Red)
  • Live 400BT (White)
  • Live 460NC Wireless (Black)
  • Live 460NC Wireless (Blue)
  • Live 460NC Wireless (Pink)
  • Live 460NC Wireless (White)

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

7.0
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless Design Picture 2
JBL Live 460NC Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

On-ear
On-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

6.5
7.0

Comfort Picture  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless Comfort Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.45 lbs
0.47 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1 lbs
0.8 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.0
7.7

Controls Picture  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless Controls Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Good

Feedback  

Decent
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
On/Off

Talk-Through 
 

Adjustable
On/Off

Additional Controls  

Voice Assistant
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

7.7
8.2

Breathability After Picture  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless Breathability After Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

2.7 °C
1.9 °C
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Portability 
 

6.2
6.4

Portability Picture  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless Portability Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless Portability Picture

L  

4.8"
6.5" (16.5 cm)

W  

6.5"
3.9" (9.9 cm)

H  

2.6"
2.6" (6.6 cm)

Volume  

81 in³
66.00 in³ (1,081.54 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless Case Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless 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
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Build Quality 
 

6.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless Build Quality Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
6.5

Stability Picture  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless Stability Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless Angled Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless Side Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless Front Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless Rear Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless Top Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless In The Box Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

0.84 dB
1.63 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.2 dB
-1.24 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

5.6
7.6

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

1.14 dB
0.48 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

8.5
9.1

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.07 dB
1.38 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

1.54 dB
2.39 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

0.71 dB
0.36 dB

High-Bass 
 

-2.6 dB
1.01 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.2
8.8

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.08 dB
1.59 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.28 dB
-0.02 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.01 dB
-0.68 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.92 dB
-1.31 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

8.7
7.7

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.79 dB
3.51 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-0.21 dB
0.59 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-1.18 dB
1.53 dB

High-Treble 
 

-6.95 dB
-10.14 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.1
7.3

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Peaks 
 

1.17 dB
1.98 dB

Dips 
 

1.08 dB
0.84 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.5
7.4

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.52
0.32

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

2.51
7.31

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.74
2.46

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.5
2.27
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Passive Soundstage 
 

3.5
3.5

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.08 dB
4.39 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

1.26 dB
2.1 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

5.88 dB
4.13 dB

Openness 
 

3.8
3.0

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.0
3.1
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless Virtual Soundstage
JBL Live 460NC Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.1
6.9

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.309
0.380

WHD @ 100 
 

0.385
0.491
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
v2.6.0

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

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

EQ 
 

Off
Off

ANC 
 

No ANC
On

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

6.1
6.8

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-16.43 dB
-17.61 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
Yes

Bass 
 

1.6 dB
-12.35 dB

Mid 
 

-14.55 dB
-13.6 dB

Treble 
 

-37.81 dB
-26.82 dB
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Leakage 
 

8.3
7.3

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

31.93 dB
37.84 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

Yes
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

Recording Quality 
 

6.1
6.7

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

375.09 Hz
472.58 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.84 dB
3 dB

HFE 
 

3,368.2 Hz
5,830.6 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

35.895
0.178

Gain 
 

41.9 dB
3.03 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

6.0
5.9

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

12.5 dB
8.86 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

6.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

5.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.7
8.7

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

30.3 hrs
29.2 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

30.3 hrs
29.2 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.8 hrs
2 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port  

micro-USB
USB-C
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App Support 
 

7.5
8.0

App Picture  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless App Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless App Picture

App Name  

JBL Headphones
JBL Headphones

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Parametric + Presets
Parametric + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
On/Off

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

8.3
8.4

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.2
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

278 ft
335.00 ft (102.11 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

186 ms
158 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 
 

286 ms
127 ms

Android Latency 
 

92 ms
127 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  

JBL Live 400BT Wireless Cable Picture
JBL Live 460NC Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
Yes

Length  

4.1 ft
4.10 ft (1.25 m)

Connection 
 

1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
0 ms
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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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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