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Sennheiser PXC 550 Wireless
Nura Nuraphone Wireless
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingYes
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeHybrid
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingYes
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Our Verdict
Sennheiser PXC 550 Wireless
Nura Nuraphone Wireless
The Sennheiser PXC 550 Wireless and the Nura Nuraphone Wireless are two good headphones but in very different ways. The Sennheiser sound more neutral than the exciting-sounding Nuraphone. The Sennheiser have a more traditional over-ear fit and are a bit more comfortable. On the other hand, Nura have an ANC system that's able to block out a significant amount of ambient noise. They also have a very unique app that lets you personalize the sound profile of the headphones to suit how you hear.
Variants
- PXC 550 Wireless
- Nuraphone
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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage
Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
7.2
6.7
Noise Isolation
6.1
7.6
Bass Accuracy
8.6
5.3
Leakage
7.2
9.5
Portability
6.5
5.4
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Hybrid
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.5
7.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.51 lbs
0.74 lbs
Clamping Force
0.97 lbs
1.2 lbs
Controls
7.6
6.8
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Good
Good
Feedback
Decent
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
Adjustable
No
Talk-Through
Adjustable
No
Additional Controls
Bluetooth Sync + Presets
No
Breathability
6.7
6.9
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
5 °C
4.4 °C
Portability
6.5
5.4
Portability Picture
L
7"
8"
W
6.3"
6.5"
H
1.4"
4"
Volume
62 in³
208 in³
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
7.0
8.5
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
Hard case
L
7"
10"
W
7.63"
9"
H
2.5"
4.5"
Volume
133.53 in³
405 in³
Build Quality
7.5
8.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.5
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
-2.66 dB
1.08 dB
Treble Amount
0.08 dB
1.49 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
6.9
7.6
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.64 dB
0.47 dB
Bass Accuracy
8.6
5.3
Bass
Std. Err.
1.82 dB
6.65 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
29.54 Hz
10 Hz
Low-Bass
-2.42 dB
4.03 dB
Mid-Bass
-0.9 dB
10.09 dB
High-Bass
2.28 dB
4.39 dB
Mid Accuracy
8.9
7.0
Std. Err.
1.44 dB
4 dB
Low-Mid
0.34 dB
1.04 dB
Mid-Mid
-0.21 dB
0.51 dB
High-Mid
1.88 dB
6.35 dB
Treble Accuracy
7.3
5.0
Treble
Std. Err.
3.62 dB
6.62 dB
Low-Treble
0.49 dB
7.52 dB
Mid-Treble
2.42 dB
5.47 dB
High-Treble
-2.35 dB
2.31 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.4
6.6
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.59 dB
2.26 dB
Dips
1.48 dB
1.69 dB
Imaging
8.1
5.1
Group Delay
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.34
0.89
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.54
1.99
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.89
2.78
Weighted Phase Mismatch
12.16
48.38
Passive Soundstage
4.3
3.9
PRTF
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
5.31 dB
3.73 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
4.43 dB
1.05 dB
PRTF Distance
4.09 dB
26.03 dB
Openness
3.9
2.4
Acoustic Space Excitation
3.2
0.6
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
No
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.6
7.5
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.213
0.228
WHD @ 100
0.171
0.193
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
Unknown
Power
On
On
Connection
Unknown
Bluetooth 4.0
Codec
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
Default
Off
ANC
Maximum
Maximum
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
6.1
7.6
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-14.53 dB
-26.03 dB
Noise Cancelling
Yes
Yes
Bass
-4.07 dB
-5.46 dB
Mid
-16.47 dB
-25.34 dB
Treble
-24.36 dB
-49.19 dB
Leakage
7.2
9.5
Leakage
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
38.4 dB
24.35 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
Yes
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.7
5.8
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
293.44 Hz
250.34 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
2.68 dB
2.28 dB
HFE
3,517.32 Hz
7,240.77 Hz
Weighted THD
2.138
834.504
Gain
36.92 dB
-3.15 dB
Noise Handling
7.2
7.0
SpNR
Speech + Pink Noise
Speech + Subway Noise
SpNR
21.98 dB
20.79 dB
Active Features
Battery
8.6
8.0
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
27.5 hrs
35.3 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
27.5 hrs
35.3 hrs
Charge Time
2.1 hrs
2.5 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
Auto-Off Timer
Standby mode
Audio While Charging
Yes
No
Passive Playback
No
No
Charging Port
micro-USB
Proprietary
App Support
6.5
7.5
App Picture
App Name
Sennheiser Smart Control
Nura App
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
macOS
No
No
Windows
No
No
Equalizer
Presets
No
ANC Control
Adjustable
Adjustable
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
Yes
No
Playback Control
No
No
Button Mapping
No
Yes
Surround Support
No
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
8.5
6.7
Bluetooth Version
4.2
4.2
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
No
NFC Pairing
Yes
No
Line Of Sight Range
145 ft
161 ft
PC Latency (SBC)
200 ms
193 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
171 ms
182 ms
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
211 ms
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
273 ms
270 ms
Android Latency
137 ms
101 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
9.2
7.9
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
No
USB Audio
USB Type A
USB Type A
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4.4 ft
4.2 ft
Connection
1/8" TRS
Proprietary
Analog/USB Audio Latency
32 ms
59 ms
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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