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Sony WH-XB900N Wireless
Razer Opus X 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
Sony WH-XB900N Wireless
Razer Opus X Wireless
Full comparison details regarding individual product score sets can be found in the section below
Variants
- WH-XB900N (Black)
- WH-XB900N (Blue)
- WH-XB900N (Gray)
- Opus X (Green)
- Opus X (Mercury)
- Opus X (Quartz)
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Threshold
Neutral Sound
7.0
7.7
Bass Accuracy
5.7
7.7
Passive Soundstage
5.5
4.8
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
8.0
7.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.56 lbs
0.6 lbs
Clamping Force
1.1 lbs
1 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
On/Off
On/Off
Talk-Through
On/Off
On/Off
Additional Controls
Voice Assistant
Multi function + Voice Assistant
Breathability
5.9
5.6
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
7.3 °C
7.8 °C
Portability
5.8
5.9
Portability Picture
L
5.5" (14.0 cm)
7.9" (20.0 cm)
W
6.6" (16.8 cm)
7.3" (18.5 cm)
H
3.5" (8.9 cm)
2.0" (5.0 cm)
Volume
127.00 in³ (2,081.15 cm³)
112.42 in³ (1,842.30 cm³)
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
5.5
0.0
Case Picture
Type
Pouch
No case
L
N/A
N/A
W
N/A
N/A
H
N/A
N/A
Volume
N/A
N/A
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
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
5.31 dB
-0.01 dB
Treble Amount
-1.76 dB
-1.11 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
5.9
6.4
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.97 dB
0.78 dB
Bass Accuracy
5.7
7.7
Std. Err.
7.21 dB
3.28 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
13.54 Hz
Low-Bass
8.74 dB
-0.48 dB
Mid-Bass
8.78 dB
2.48 dB
High-Bass
6.32 dB
5.38 dB
Mid Accuracy
8.6
8.8
Std. Err.
1.81 dB
1.61 dB
Low-Mid
0.22 dB
1.8 dB
Mid-Mid
-0.48 dB
0.19 dB
High-Mid
1.56 dB
-0.4 dB
Treble Accuracy
7.6
8.1
Treble
Std. Err.
3.65 dB
2.87 dB
Low-Treble
-0.24 dB
0.84 dB
Mid-Treble
2.31 dB
1.26 dB
High-Treble
-6.92 dB
-2.56 dB
Imaging
8.6
8.7
Group Delay
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.34
0.22
Weighted Phase Mismatch
3.78
4.09
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.48
0.46
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.8
1.99
Passive Soundstage
5.5
4.8
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.2 dB
2.65 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
7.41 dB
3.24 dB
PRTF Distance
12.46 dB
9.32 dB
Openness
3.9
3.4
Acoustic Space Excitation
3.7
2.9
Virtual Soundstage
6.4
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
On/Off
No
Speaker Modeling
On/Off
No
Room Ambience
Presets
No
Head Tracking
No
No
Virtual Surround
360 Reality Audio
No
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.5
8.2
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.247
0.215
WHD @ 100
0.197
0.084
Test Settings
Firmware
1.0.2
1.1.2.0
Power
On
On
Connection
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Codec
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
Off
Default
ANC
On
On
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
6.0
6.6
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-16.74 dB
-18.8 dB
Noise Cancelling
Yes
Yes
Bass
-5.39 dB
-5.69 dB
Mid
-14.48 dB
-19.45 dB
Treble
-31.12 dB
-32.62 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
No
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.7
6.7
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
219.83 Hz
306.43 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
2.58 dB
4.25 dB
HFE
2,915.3 Hz
6,933.79 Hz
Weighted THD
2.513
5.971
Gain
41.48 dB
15.62 dB
Noise Handling
6.9
5.9
SpNR
15.79 dB
15.85 dB
Noise Gate
Always On
No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
6.5
6.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
7.5
5.0
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
Active Features
Battery
7.3
8.8
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
38.3 hrs
68 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0.0
Total Battery Life
38.3 hrs
68 hrs
Charge Time
5.9 hrs
4 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
Auto-Off Timer
Audio While Charging
No
Yes
Passive Playback
Yes
No
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
App Support
8.0
7.0
App Picture
App Name
Sony| Headphones Connect
Razer Audio
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
macOS
No
No
Windows
No
No
Equalizer
Graphic + Presets
Presets
ANC Control
On/Off
On/Off
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
Yes
No
Playback Control
Yes
No
Button Mapping
Yes
No
Surround Support
Yes
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
7.4
7.1
Bluetooth Version
4.2
5.0
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
NFC Pairing
Yes
No
Line Of Sight Range
196.00 ft (59.74 m)
334.65 ft (102.00 m)
PC Latency (SBC)
254 ms
188 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
162 ms
N/A
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
157 ms
153 ms
Android Latency
125 ms
92 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
9.5
0.0
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
No
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
No
Length
4.10 ft (1.25 m)
N/A
Connection
1/8" TRS
No Wired Option
Analog/USB Audio Latency
0 ms
N/A
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio Only
No
Wired USB
No
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio Only
No
PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
Audio Only
No
PS5 Wired USB
No
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio Only
No
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Analog
Audio Only
No
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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Opus X
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WH-XB900N
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Opus X
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