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Bowers & Wilkins PX7 Wireless
Shure AONIC 50 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
Bowers & Wilkins PX7 Wireless
Shure AONIC 50 Wireless
The Shure AONIC 50 Wireless and Bowers & Wilkins PX7 Wireless are similarly-performing wireless headphones, each with different advantages. The Shure have a more well-balanced sound profile as well as a companion app that allows for a higher degree of adjustment, not to mention aptX-LL compatibility for less audio lag when wirelessly streaming videos. That said, the PX7 do a better job of blocking out ambient noise, especially in the bass range, and have much longer battery life.
Variants
- PX7 (Silver)
- PX7 (Space Grey)
- AONIC 50 (Black)
- AONIC 50 (Brown)
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PX7
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AONIC 50
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Space Grey
PX7
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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound
Neutral Sound
Threshold
Neutral Sound
6.6
7.4
Treble Accuracy
5.4
7.2
Bass Accuracy
6.6
7.2
Mid Accuracy
7.8
8.4
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
0.7 lbs
0.74 lbs
Clamping Force
1.2 lbs
1.2 lbs
Controls
7.7
7.7
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Good
Good
Feedback
Good
Good
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
Adjustable
On/Off
Talk-Through
On/Off
On/Off
Additional Controls
Bluetooth Sync
Voice Assistant
Breathability
6.5
5.8
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
5.8 °C
7.4 °C
Portability
5.9
5.8
Portability Picture
L
8.3" (21.1 cm)
7.9" (20.1 cm)
W
6.5" (16.5 cm)
8.4" (21.3 cm)
H
2.2" (5.6 cm)
2.0" (5.1 cm)
Volume
119.00 in³ (1,950.05 cm³)
133.00 in³ (2,179.47 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
8.0
8.0
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
Hard case
L
9.0" (22.9 cm)
10.1" (25.7 cm)
W
7.3" (18.5 cm)
10.1" (25.7 cm)
H
2.8" (7.1 cm)
2.6" (6.6 cm)
Volume
184.00 in³ (3,015.21 cm³)
265.00 in³ (4,342.55 cm³)
Build Quality
8.0
8.0
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
4.98 dB
-2.42 dB
Treble Amount
-2.77 dB
0 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
5.9
7.5
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.98 dB
0.51 dB
Bass Accuracy
6.6
7.2
Bass
Std. Err.
5.58 dB
4.12 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
35.13 Hz
Low-Bass
5.36 dB
-2.95 dB
Mid-Bass
6.89 dB
2.63 dB
High-Bass
5.69 dB
6.1 dB
Mid Accuracy
7.8
8.4
Std. Err.
2.96 dB
2.09 dB
Low-Mid
0.54 dB
1.66 dB
Mid-Mid
0.46 dB
0.17 dB
High-Mid
-3.68 dB
2.78 dB
Treble Accuracy
5.4
7.2
Treble
Std. Err.
6.53 dB
4.1 dB
Low-Treble
-4.01 dB
3.48 dB
Mid-Treble
1.64 dB
4.45 dB
High-Treble
-5.96 dB
-2.58 dB
Peaks/Dips
6.0
7.2
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
2.72 dB
1.93 dB
Dips
2.13 dB
1.08 dB
Imaging
8.0
8.9
Group Delay
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.24
0.27
Weighted Phase Mismatch
10.04
4.12
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.73
0.3
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
2.71
1.46
Passive Soundstage
4.8
5.4
PRTF
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
4.93 dB
2.15 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
5.87 dB
6.67 dB
PRTF Distance
8.93 dB
9.1 dB
Openness
1.9
3.7
Acoustic Space Excitation
3.7
3.6
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
7.2
7.2
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.438
0.345
WHD @ 100
0.189
0.281
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
0.4.9
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.0
Codec
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
Default
ANC
High
Maximum
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
7.9
6.3
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-22.58 dB
-16.05 dB
Noise Cancelling
Yes
Yes
Bass
-13.23 dB
-7.8 dB
Mid
-22.7 dB
-15.24 dB
Treble
-32.74 dB
-25.79 dB
Leakage
6.8
6.8
Leakage
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
40.77 dB
40.49 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
5.3
6.8
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
239.73 Hz
243.22 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
6.81 dB
2.37 dB
HFE
3,517.32 Hz
3,179.16 Hz
Weighted THD
27.547
3.36
Gain
-20.29 dB
41.78 dB
Noise Handling
5.9
5.9
SpNR
SpNR
8.78 dB
9.45 dB
Noise Gate
Always On
No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
5.5
6.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
6.5
5.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
8.6
7.7
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
37.8 hrs
17.3 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
37.8 hrs
17.3 hrs
Charge Time
1.7 hrs
1.7 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
Standby mode
No
Audio While Charging
Yes
Yes
Passive Playback
No
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
App Support
6.5
7.5
App Picture
App Name
Bowers & Wilkins Headphones
ShurePlus Play
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
macOS
No
No
Windows
No
No
Equalizer
No
Parametric + Presets
ANC Control
Adjustable
Adjustable
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
No
Yes
Button Mapping
No
No
Surround Support
No
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
8.2
7.9
Bluetooth Version
5.0
5.0
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
2 Devices
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
280.00 ft (85.34 m)
42.00 ft (12.80 m)
PC Latency (SBC)
229 ms
176 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
219 ms
171 ms
PC Latency (aptX HD)
222 ms
203 ms
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
38 ms
iOS Latency
94 ms
49 ms
Android Latency
68 ms
19 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
8.9
9.7
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
USB Type A
USB Type A
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4.20 ft (1.28 m)
1.60 ft (0.49 m)
Connection
1/8" TRS
1/16" TRRS
Analog/USB Audio Latency
41 ms
9 ms
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
Wired USB
Audio Only
Audio Only
Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
PS4 Wired USB
Audio Only
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
PS5 Wired USB
Audio Only
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
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
Audio Only
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
No
Xbox Series X|S 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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PX7
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