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Mixcder E9 Wireless
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes
Our Verdict
Mixcder E9 Wireless
Anker Soundcore Life Q20 Wireless
The Mixcder E9 Wireless and the Anker Soundcore Life Q20 Wireless are both decent wireless over-ear headphones with ANC. The Mixcder come with a much nicer carrying case, have a more consistent frequency response among different users, lower latency on Android or PC, and a much better-balanced sound profile. On the other hand, the Anker have better microphone performance, lower iOS latency, and a significantly longer battery.
Variants
- E9 (Black)
- Soundcore Life Q20 (Black)
- Soundcore Life Q20 (Blue)
- Soundcore Life Q20 (Pink)
- Soundcore Life Q20 (Silver)
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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage
Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
7.0
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.5
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.6 lbs
0.57 lbs
Clamping Force
1.3 lbs
0.9 lbs
Controls
7.4
7.1
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Good
Decent
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
No
Additional Controls
No
Bass Effect + Voice Assistant
Breathability
6.4
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
5.9 °C
Portability
5.9
6.1
Portability Picture
L
5"
5.5" (14.0 cm)
W
6.7"
5.6" (14.2 cm)
H
3.4"
3.0" (7.6 cm)
Volume
114 in³
92.00 in³ (1,507.60 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
7.5
5.5
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
Pouch
L
8.5"
N/A
W
8"
N/A
H
2.7"
N/A
Volume
184 in³
N/A
Build Quality
7.0
7.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.0
7.0
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
1.53 dB
5.28 dB
Treble Amount
-3.2 dB
-1.53 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
8.0
6.8
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.39 dB
0.66 dB
Bass Accuracy
9.4
5.4
Bass
Std. Err.
0.78 dB
7.69 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
11.89 Hz
10 Hz
Low-Bass
0.14 dB
8.89 dB
Mid-Bass
0.47 dB
10.36 dB
High-Bass
1.18 dB
5.42 dB
Mid Accuracy
7.8
8.5
Std. Err.
2.87 dB
1.97 dB
Low-Mid
1.36 dB
0.86 dB
Mid-Mid
0.15 dB
0.94 dB
High-Mid
-3.22 dB
1.98 dB
Treble Accuracy
5.6
7.4
Treble
Std. Err.
5.9 dB
3.94 dB
Low-Treble
-5.45 dB
2.71 dB
Mid-Treble
-3.3 dB
2.94 dB
High-Treble
-6.43 dB
-7.27 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.2
7.1
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.65 dB
1.96 dB
Dips
1.83 dB
1.26 dB
Imaging
8.8
8.4
Group Delay
Phase Response
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.18
0.3
Weighted Phase Mismatch
3.36
6.7
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.53
0.63
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.8
2.03
Passive Soundstage
5.1
4.5
PRTF
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
2.6 dB
3.53 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
3.69 dB
4.4 dB
PRTF Distance
12.23 dB
7.4 dB
Openness
2.4
2.4
Acoustic Space Excitation
3.4
2.6
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
7.1
7.4
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.411
0.287
WHD @ 100
0.303
0.205
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
Unknown
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.2
Codec
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
Default
ANC
On
On
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
7.7
7.6
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-20.97 dB
-20.77 dB
Noise Cancelling
Yes
Yes
Bass
-15.13 dB
-12.68 dB
Mid
-12.81 dB
-20.67 dB
Treble
-34.35 dB
-29.76 dB
Leakage
7.0
7.7
Leakage
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
39.56 dB
35.14 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.3
7.3
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
246.75 Hz
243.22 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
4.27 dB
2.36 dB
HFE
3,368.2 Hz
7,240.77 Hz
Weighted THD
2.312
0.803
Gain
8.51 dB
-3.16 dB
Noise Handling
6.1
6.7
SpNR
SpNR
14.08 dB
18.03 dB
Noise Gate
Always On
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
6.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
7.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
7.8
7.7
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
18.3 hrs
32.3 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
18.3 hrs
32.3 hrs
Charge Time
2 hrs
1.8 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
No
Audio While Charging
Yes
No
Passive Playback
Yes
Yes
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
Wired Connection
9.5
9.9
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4.9 ft
4.10 ft (1.25 m)
Connector
1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS
Latency - Analog
0.3 ms
Latency - USB
0 ms
N/A
Recorded Latency
Recorded Latency Connection
Analog
Bluetooth Connection
6.8
7.1
Bluetooth Version
4.0
5.010
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
NFC Pairing
No
Quick Pair (Android)
No
Quick Pair (iOS)
No
Line Of Sight Range
162 ft
247.00 ft (75.29 m)
Latency - SBC
117 ms
250 ms
Latency - aptX
N/A
N/A
Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality)
N/A
Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency)
N/A
Latency - LDAC
N/A
Recorded Latency
Recorded Latency Codec
SBC
AAC Support
Yes
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
iOS Latency
219 ms
Android Latency
132 ms
Wireless Connection (Dongle)
0.0
0.0
Line Of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Latency - Dongle
N/A
N/A
Recorded Latency
N/A
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio Only
Wired USB
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio Only
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 Only
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
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
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