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Marshall MID ANC Wireless
JBL Live 460NC Wireless
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TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
Our Verdict
Marshall MID ANC Wireless
JBL Live 460NC Wireless
The JBL Live 460NC Wireless are slightly better on-ear headphones than the Marshall MID ANC Wireless. While both are well-built and comfortable, the JBL have a more neutral sound profile, which some users may prefer. Their ANC does a better job of isolating noise around you, and they have a longer continuous battery life, too. Thanks to their companion app's parametric EQ and presets, you can customize their sound profile to your liking.
Variants
- MID ANC (Black)
- 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
Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
7.0
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
On-ear
On-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.0
7.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.5 lbs
0.47 lbs
Clamping Force
1.1 lbs
0.8 lbs
Controls
7.5
7.7
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Great
Good
Feedback
Great
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
On/Off
On/Off
Talk-Through
No
On/Off
Additional Controls
No
Voice Assistant
Breathability
7.5
8.2
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
3 °C
1.9 °C
Portability
6.8
6.4
Portability Picture
L
4.3"
6.5" (16.5 cm)
W
5"
3.9" (9.9 cm)
H
2.1"
2.6" (6.6 cm)
Volume
45 in³
66.00 in³ (1,081.54 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
7.5
0.0
Case Picture
Type
Soft case
No case
L
5"
N/A
W
5.9"
N/A
H
3"
N/A
Volume
90 in³
N/A
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.0
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
1.17 dB
1.63 dB
Treble Amount
0.56 dB
-1.24 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
8.6
7.6
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.28 dB
0.48 dB
Bass Accuracy
7.9
9.1
Bass
Std. Err.
2.9 dB
1.38 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
10 Hz
Low-Bass
2.42 dB
2.39 dB
Mid-Bass
3.46 dB
0.36 dB
High-Bass
3.49 dB
1.01 dB
Mid Accuracy
9.1
8.8
Std. Err.
1.25 dB
1.59 dB
Low-Mid
0.94 dB
-0.02 dB
Mid-Mid
0.38 dB
-0.68 dB
High-Mid
1.38 dB
-1.31 dB
Treble Accuracy
6.1
7.7
Treble
Std. Err.
5.15 dB
3.51 dB
Low-Treble
4.02 dB
0.59 dB
Mid-Treble
2.23 dB
1.53 dB
High-Treble
-0.21 dB
-10.14 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.5
7.3
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.66 dB
1.98 dB
Dips
1.14 dB
0.84 dB
Imaging
8.0
7.4
Group Delay
Phase Response
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.23
0.32
Weighted Phase Mismatch
15.71
7.31
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.65
2.46
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.75
2.27
Passive Soundstage
4.4
3.5
PRTF
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.77 dB
4.39 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
2.31 dB
2.1 dB
PRTF Distance
7.71 dB
4.13 dB
Openness
3.4
3.0
Acoustic Space Excitation
3.6
3.1
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
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.4
6.9
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.264
0.380
WHD @ 100
0.198
0.491
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
v2.6.0
Power
On
On
Connection
Unknown
Bluetooth 5.0
Codec
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
Off
ANC
On
On
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
6.6
6.8
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-16.31 dB
-17.61 dB
Noise Cancelling
Yes
Yes
Bass
-8.35 dB
-12.35 dB
Mid
-16.1 dB
-13.6 dB
Treble
-25.23 dB
-26.82 dB
Leakage
6.9
7.3
Leakage
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
40.35 dB
37.84 dB
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
Recorded Speech
LFE
223.03 Hz
472.58 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
5.53 dB
3 dB
HFE
3,517.32 Hz
5,830.6 Hz
Weighted THD
9.8
0.178
Gain
11.47 dB
3.03 dB
Noise Handling
6.1
5.9
SpNR
SpNR
13.59 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
Active Features
Battery
7.7
8.7
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
17 hrs
29.2 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
17 hrs
29.2 hrs
Charge Time
2.4 hrs
2 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
Auto-Off Timer
Audio While Charging
Yes
No
Passive Playback
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
micro-USB
USB-C
App Support
0.0
8.0
App Picture
App Name
No App
JBL Headphones
iOS
No
Yes
Android
No
Yes
macOS
No
No
Windows
No
No
Equalizer
No
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
Connectivity
Bluetooth
6.7
8.4
Bluetooth Version
4.0
5.0
Multi-Device Pairing
No
2 Devices
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
168 ft
335.00 ft (102.11 m)
PC Latency (SBC)
165 ms
158 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
140 ms
N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
367 ms
127 ms
Android Latency
113 ms
127 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
9.5
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4 ft
4.10 ft (1.25 m)
Connection
1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRS
Analog/USB Audio Latency
0 ms
0 ms
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
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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