Sony WH-CH720N Wireless vs JBL Live 770NC: Which Headphones Are Better?

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Updated Jan 09, 2026 04:31 PM

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TypeOver-ear

Noise CancellingYes

EnclosureClosed-Back

Bass Amount Very Emphasized (5 dB)

WirelessYes

TransducerDynamic

Treble Amount Slightly Emphasized (1 dB)

MicYes

Sound Signature Warm

TypeOver-ear

Noise CancellingYes

EnclosureClosed-Back

Bass Amount Very Emphasized (8 dB)

WirelessYes

TransducerDynamic

Treble Amount Balanced (0 dB)

MicYes

Sound Signature Boosted Bass

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Sony WH-CH720N Wireless

JBL Live 770NC

Both the JBL Live 770NC and the Sony WH-CH720N Wireless headphones occupy the mid-point between budget and flagship models, sharing many of the same features. The JBL are slightly better built and slightly more comfortable. Their controls are more expansive and isolate more noise. Their battery lasts longer, too. The Sony headphones have a somewhat better mic system. You can adjust the sound of both of them to your liking via the EQ in their respective companion apps.

Variants

WH-CH720N (Black)
WH-CH720N (Blue)
WH-CH720N (White)

Live 770NC (Black)
Live 770NC (Blue)
Live 770NC (Sandstone)
Live 770NC (White)

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Black

WH-CH720N

Black

Live 770NC

Blue

WH-CH720N

Blue

Live 770NC

White

WH-CH720N

White

Live 770NC

Sandstone

Live 770NC

Main Differences for

Sports And Fitness

Threshold

0.10

Sports And Fitness

7.0

7.4

Stability

7.0

7.5

Full Comparison

Sports And Fitness

7.0

7.4

Travel

6.4

7.4

Office Work

6.4

7.0

Wireless Gaming (In Development)

5.7

5.6

Wired Gaming (In Development)

6.7

7.2

Audio Reproduction Accuracy

5.6

7.3

Noise Isolation

6.3

7.4

Microphone (In Development)

6.8

6.1

Frequency Response Consistency

6.7

4.6

Sound

Sound Profile

Normalization Frequency

450 Hz

900 Hz

Bass Amount

Very Emphasized (5 dB)

Very Emphasized (8 dB)

Treble Amount

Slightly Emphasized (1 dB)

Balanced (0 dB)

Sound Signature

Warm

Boosted Bass

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Frequency Response Consistency

6.7

4.6

Consistency L

Consistency R

Std. Deviation

1.15 dB

2.09 dB

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Raw Frequency Response

Raw FR L

Raw FR R

Bass Profile: Target Compliance

7.4

6.2

Bass Profile: Target Compliance

RMS Deviation From Target

5.6 dB

8.6 dB

Low-Frequency Extension

20 Hz

Low Bass

4.09 dB

9 dB

Mid Bass

5.79 dB

10.28 dB

High Bass

7.11 dB

4.99 dB

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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance

8.2

9.1

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance

RMS Deviation From Target

2.39 dB

1.34 dB

Low Mid

2.49 dB

0.75 dB

Mid-Mid

0.61 dB

-0.78 dB

High Mid

-2.1 dB

0.44 dB

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Treble Profile: Target Compliance

9.2

8.1

Treble Profile: Target Compliance

RMS Deviation From Target

2.28 dB

3.26 dB

Low Treble

-0.65 dB

-0.83 dB

Mid Treble

2.2 dB

0.7 dB

High Treble

-14.54 dB

-4.32 dB

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Peaks/Dips

5.3

7.2

Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks

2.32 dB

1.72 dB

Dips

5.84 dB

1.64 dB

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Stereo Mismatch

6.7

8.3

Frequency Response Mismatch

Phase Response Mismatch

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch

0.33 dB

0.13 dB

Weighted Frequency Response Mismatch

1.44 dB

1.29 dB

Weighted Phase Mismatch

6.6°

1.9°

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Group Delay

1.0

6.8

Group Delay

Weighted Group Delay

33.5 ms

1.2 ms

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Cumulative Spectral Decay

CSD

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PRTF

1.9

3.0

PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (RMS Deviation)

4.6 dB

6.91 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.)

1.17 dB

1.61 dB

PRTF Distance

2.55 dB

5.87 dB

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Harmonic Distortion

8.7

8.1

Harmonics Levels

THD Ratio

WHD @ 94 dB SPL

0.13%

0.17%

WHD @ 104 dB SPL

0.26%

0.54%

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Electrical Aspects

Impedance

Sensitivity @1kHz-1V

113.6 dB SPL

115.9 dB SPL

Bluetooth Max SPL

105.9 dB

103.4 dB

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Virtual Soundstage

4.1

2.0

Virtual Soundstage

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Head Modeling

On/Off

Speaker Modeling

On/Off

Room Ambience

Head Tracking

Virtual Surround

360 Reality Audio

Spatial Audio

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Test Settings

Firmware

1.0.9

v4.3.0

Power

Connection

Bluetooth

Codec

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ

No EQ

Off

ANC

Tip/Pad

Default

Microphone

Integrated

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Design

Style

Design Picture 2

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Type

Over-ear

Enclosure

Closed-Back

Wireless

Yes

Transducer

Dynamic

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Comfort

7.5

Comfort Picture

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Weight

0.41 lbs

0.58 lbs

Clamping Force

0.8 lbs

0.7 lbs

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Controls

7.7

8.1

Controls Picture

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OS Compatibility

Not OS specific

Ease Of Use

Good

Feedback

Good

Call/Music Control

Yes

Volume Control

Yes

Microphone Control

Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing

Noise Cancelling Control

On/Off

Talk-Through

On/Off

Additional Controls

Voice Assistant

Voice Assistant + Multifunction + Bluetooth

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Portability

6.0

6.1

Portability Picture

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L

7.9" (20.0 cm)

7.3" (18.6 cm)

W

7.5" (19.0 cm)

6.2" (15.7 cm)

H

2.0" (5.0 cm)

2.1" (5.3 cm)

Volume

103.81 in³ (1,701.10 cm³)

94.40 in³ (1,547.00 cm³)

Transmitter Required

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Case

0.0

6.0

Case Picture

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Type

No case

Pouch

L

N/A

10.6" (27.0 cm)

W

N/A

8.1" (20.6 cm)

H

N/A

0.1" (0.2 cm)

Volume

N/A

6.71 in³ (110.00 cm³)

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Build Quality

7.0

7.5

Build Quality Picture

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Stability

7.0

7.5

Stability Picture

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Headshots 1

Angled Picture

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Side Picture

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Headshots 2

Front Picture

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Rear Picture

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Top

Top Picture

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In The Box

In The Box Picture

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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range

7.2

7.5

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph

Noise Cancelling

Yes

Overall Attenuation

-18.65 dB

-19.44 dB

Bass

-10.71 dB

-11.29 dB

Mid

-18.69 dB

-19.46 dB

Treble

-28.26 dB

-29.34 dB

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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios

4.9

7.2

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph

Airplane Noise Attenuation

-10.91 dB

-16.68 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio

Office Noise Attenuation

-11.77 dB

-17.44 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio

Street Noise Attenuation

-13.00 dB

-18.75 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling

Female Voice 1

Male Voice 1

Female Voice 2

Male Voice 2

ANC Wind Handling

ANC Wind Handling Graph

ANC Wind Noise

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Leakage

7.5

Leakage

Leakage Audio

Overall Leakage @ 1ft

36.61 dB

36.78 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style

Integrated

Yes

In-Line

Boom

Detachable Boom

Mic

Yes

Recording Quality

7.2

6.1

Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech

LFE

85.99 Hz

486.43 Hz

FR Std. Dev.

3.41 dB

2.82 dB

HFE

6,933.79 Hz

3,000.72 Hz

Weighted THD

36.525

0.041

Gain

3.1 dB

2.91 dB

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Noise Handling

6.5

6.1

SpNR

SpNR

25.25 dB

18.27 dB

Noise Gate

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling

6.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample

Speech + Subway Noise Handling

6.5

5.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample

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Active Features

Battery

8.5

9.0

Battery Type

Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life

38.4 hrs

55.5 hrs

Additional Charges

0.0

Total Battery Life

38.4 hrs

55.5 hrs

Charge Time

2.5 hrs

2.1 hrs

Power-Saving Feature

Standby mode

Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging

Passive Playback

Yes

Charging Port

USB-C

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App Support

8.0

App Picture

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App Name

Sony| Headphones Connect

JBL Headphones

iOS

Yes

Android

Yes

macOS

Windows

Equalizer

Graphic + Presets

Parametric + Presets

ANC Control

On/Off

Mic Control

Room Effects

Yes

Playback Control

Yes

Button Mapping

Yes

Surround Support

Yes

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Connectivity

Wired Connection

6.7

9.9

Cable Picture

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Analog Audio

Yes

USB Audio

Detachable

Yes

Length

4.13 ft (1.26 m)

4.10 ft (1.25 m)

Connector

1/8" TRS

Latency - Analog

34.4 ms

0.2 ms

Latency - USB

N/A

Recorded Latency

Recorded Latency Connection

Analog

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Bluetooth Connection

8.1

8.4

Bluetooth Version

5.2

5.3

Multi-Device Pairing

2 Devices

Quick Pair (Android)

Yes

Quick Pair (iOS)

Line Of Sight Range

334.65 ft (102.00 m)

Latency - SBC

290 ms

130 ms

Latency - aptX

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

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Wireless Connection (Dongle)

0.0

Line Of Sight Range

N/A

Latency - Dongle

N/A

Recorded Latency

N/A

PC Compatibility

Analog

Audio Only

Wired USB

Non-BT Wireless

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PlayStation Compatibility

PS4 Analog

Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB

PS4 Non-BT Wireless

PS5 Analog

Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB

PS5 Non-BT Wireless

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Xbox Compatibility

Xbox One Analog

Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless

Xbox Series X|S Analog

Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless

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Base/Dock

0.0

Type

No Base/Dock

USB Input

Line In

Line Out

Optical Input

RCA Input

Dock Charging

Power Supply

No Base/Dock

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Black

WH-CH720N

Black

Live 770NC

Blue

WH-CH720N

Blue

Live 770NC

White

WH-CH720N

White

Live 770NC

Sandstone

Live 770NC