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Mpow CH1 vs CH6

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 / PS4 CompatibilityXbox One CompatibilityBase/Dock
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Mpow CH1
Mpow CH6

Tested using Methodology v1.4

Updated May 29, 2023 03:09 PM

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Mpow CH1 Picture
Mpow CH6 Picture
TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
MicNo
TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
MicYes

Our Verdict

Mpow CH1

Mpow CH6

The Mpow CH6 are better headphones than the Mpow CH1. The CH6 are better-built, and they have a more stable fit. Their sound profile is much more balanced, too. They leak less noise, and they come with a microphone and a volume limit switch, which the CH1 lack.

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Variants

  • CH1 (Blue)
  • CH1 (Blue/Green)
  • CH1 (Cherry Pink)
  • CH1 (Pink)
  • CH6 (Black Blue)
  • CH6 (Black Red)
  • CH6 (Blue)
  • CH6 (Green)
  • CH6 (Green Purple)
  • CH6 (Pink)
  • CH6 (Pink White)
  • CH6 (Purple)

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CH6
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CH1
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CH6
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CH1
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CH6
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CH6
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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

4.0
5.1

Noise Isolation 
 

1.5
5.0

Bass Accuracy 
 

1.0
7.1

Controls 
 

0.0
4.8

Treble Accuracy 
 

7.1
3.7

Leakage 
 

5.7
8.3

Mid Accuracy 
 

5.6
8.6

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Mpow CH1 Design Picture 2
Mpow CH6 Design Picture 2

Type  

On-ear
On-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

6.0
6.0

Comfort Picture  

Mpow CH1 Comfort Picture
Mpow CH6 Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.2 lbs
0.37 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.3 lbs
0.9 lbs
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Controls 
 

0.0
4.8

Controls Picture  

Mpow CH1 Controls Picture
Mpow CH6 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

No Controls
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

No Controls
Decent

Feedback  

No Controls
Mediocre

Call/Music Control  

No
Yes

Volume Control  

No
No

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
Volume Limiter
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Breathability 
 

Breathability After Picture  

Avg.Temp.Difference  

Portability 
 

6.2
6.0

Portability Picture  

Mpow CH1 Portability Picture
Mpow CH6 Portability Picture

L  

6.5"
6.3"

W  

5.8"
5.4"

H  

2.3"
3.1"

Volume  

87.5 in³
104.6 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

Mpow CH1 Case Picture
Mpow CH6 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 
 

5.5
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

Mpow CH1 Build Quality Picture
Mpow CH6 Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

5.5
7.0

Stability Picture  

Mpow CH1 Stability Picture
Mpow CH6 Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Mpow CH1 Angled Picture
Mpow CH6 Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Mpow CH1 Side Picture
Mpow CH6 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Mpow CH1 Front Picture
Mpow CH6 Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Mpow CH1 Rear Picture
Mpow CH6 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Mpow CH1 Top Picture
Mpow CH6 Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Mpow CH1 In The Box Picture
Mpow CH6 In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-18.11 dB
-1.97 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.62 dB
-5.21 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

6.1
5.9

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.9 dB
0.99 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

1.0
7.1

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

14.29 dB
3.46 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

162.33 Hz
102.26 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-27.09 dB
-4.75 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

-11.16 dB
-4.48 dB

High-Bass 
 

-1.12 dB
-0.94 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

5.6
8.6

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.85 dB
1.91 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0 dB
-0.01 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

4.13 dB
1.07 dB

High-Mid 
 

8.25 dB
-0.22 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

7.1
3.7

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.87 dB
8.42 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-0.62 dB
-8.59 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

3.14 dB
-5.96 dB

High-Treble 
 

-11.48 dB
-13.24 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

5.5
6.8

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

3.33 dB
2.14 dB

Dips 
 

1.95 dB
1.69 dB
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Imaging 
 

5.4
8.3

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.27
0.35

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.93
0.93

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

4.34
1.97

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

43.12
5.63
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Passive Soundstage 
 

4.7
3.3

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.14 dB
3.59 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

-1.69 dB
1.94 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

2.46 dB
1.58 dB

Openness 
 

9.4
4.9

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

4.9
2.0
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Mpow CH1 Virtual Soundstage
Mpow CH6 Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App
No App
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.3
7.6

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.370
0.309

WHD @ 100 
 

0.183
0.138
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware
No Firmware

Power 
 

Passive
Passive

Connection 
 

Wired
Wired

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ
Default

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

No Microphone
In-line
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

1.5
5.0

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-3.14 dB
-13.04 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

0.38 dB
-0.11 dB

Mid 
 

1.57 dB
-8.48 dB

Treble 
 

-11.02 dB
-31.12 dB
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Leakage 
 

5.7
8.3

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

46.37 dB
31.84 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
Yes

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

No
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

0.0
6.3

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

N/A

LFE 
 

N/A
369.71 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

N/A
1.76 dB

HFE 
 

N/A
2,121.83 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

N/A
0.07

Gain 
 

N/A
18.01 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

0.0
6.2

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

N/A

Speech + Subway Noise  

N/A

SpNR 
 

N/A
14.75 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Type 
 

No Battery
No Battery

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

Passive Headphone
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

None
None
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Mpow CH1 App Picture
Mpow CH6 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
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

N/A
N/A

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 
 

N/A
N/A

Android Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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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
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Wired 
 

9.0
9.0

Cable Picture  

Mpow CH1 Cable Picture
Mpow CH6 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

3.9 ft
4 ft

Connection  

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
0 ms
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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Xbox One Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio + Microphone

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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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CH1
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CH6
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CH1
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CH6
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CH1
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Black Blue
CH6
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Cherry Pink
CH1
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Black Red
CH6
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Green
CH6
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CH6
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