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Stax SR-L300
Apple EarPods
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureOpen-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerElectrostatic
Noise CancellingNo
MicNo
TypeEarbuds
EnclosureOpen-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
Our Verdict
Stax SR-L300
Apple EarPods
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Variants
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Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Earbuds
Enclosure
Open-Back
Open-Back
Wireless
No
No
Transducer
Electrostatic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.5
8.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.78 lbs
0.03 lbs
Clamping Force
1.2 lbs
0 lbs
Controls
0.0
6.5
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
iOS
Ease Of Use
N/A
Decent
Feedback
N/A
Decent
Call/Music Control
No
Yes
Volume Control
No
Yes
Microphone Control
N/A
No
Channel Mixing
N/A
No
Noise Cancelling Control
N/A
No
Talk-Through
N/A
No
Additional Controls
N/A
Voice Assistant
Breathability
4.8
9.6
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
9.3 °C
0.4 °C
Portability
1.1
9.3
Portability Picture
L
9.5"
1.9" (4.8 cm)
W
6.6"
1.8" (4.4 cm)
H
3.5"
0.8" (1.9 cm)
Volume
219 in³
2.47 in³ (40.48 cm³)
Transmitter Required
Yes
No
Case
0.0
7.0
Case Picture
Type
No case
Hard case
L
N/A
2.4" (6.2 cm)
W
N/A
2.4" (6.2 cm)
H
N/A
0.8" (1.9 cm)
Volume
N/A
4.47 in³ (73.25 cm³)
Build Quality
5.5
6.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
6.5
5.5
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
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
-7.19 dB
-8.63 dB
Treble Amount
-0.31 dB
-1.09 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
7.2
5.9
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.57 dB
0.97 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Raw FR L
Raw FR L
Raw FR R
Raw FR R
Bass Accuracy
6.0
5.0
Bass
Bass
Std. Err.
5.36 dB
7.8 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
59.07 Hz
87.24 Hz
Low-Bass
-11.25 dB
-16 dB
Mid-Bass
0.24 dB
-2.99 dB
High-Bass
0.68 dB
1.47 dB
Mid Accuracy
9.3
9.0
Mid
Mid
Std. Err.
0.96 dB
1.4 dB
Low-Mid
0.41 dB
0.3 dB
Mid-Mid
0.69 dB
-1.46 dB
High-Mid
1.09 dB
1.03 dB
Treble Accuracy
8.9
8.6
Treble
Treble
Std. Err.
2.32 dB
2.14 dB
Low-Treble
-1.15 dB
-0.41 dB
Mid-Treble
2.01 dB
1.8 dB
High-Treble
-1.54 dB
-8.59 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.1
6.9
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
2.03 dB
2.29 dB
Dips
1.13 dB
1.05 dB
Imaging
8.8
7.9
Group Delay
Phase Response
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.41
0.28
Weighted Phase Mismatch
4.2
3.51
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.02
1.58
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.53
2.83
Passive Soundstage
8.3
2.8
PRTF
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
2.09 dB
N/A
PRTF Size (Avg.)
4.73 dB
N/A
PRTF Distance
11 dB
N/A
Openness
9.9
9.5
Acoustic Space Excitation
9.1
3.1
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
Speaker Modeling
No
Room Ambience
No
Head Tracking
No
Virtual Surround
No App
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.7
8.9
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.171
0.102
WHD @ 100
0.182
0.054
Test Settings
Firmware
No Firmware
Power
Passive
Connection
Wired
Codec
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Microphone
In-line
Isolation
Noise Isolation
0.5
1.2
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-0.21 dB
-2.94 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
-0.03 dB
0 dB
Mid
1 dB
1 dB
Treble
-1.44 dB
-9.53 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
N/A
No
In-Line
N/A
Yes
Boom
N/A
No
Detachable Boom
N/A
No
Mic
No
Yes
Recording Quality
0.0
8.1
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
N/A
LFE
N/A
285.09 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
N/A
2.54 dB
HFE
N/A
12,716.62 Hz
Weighted THD
N/A
0.401
Gain
N/A
16 dB
Noise Handling
0.0
6.9
SpNR
SpNR
N/A
14.42 dB
Noise Gate
No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
6.5
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
N/A
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
7.5
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
N/A
Active Features
Battery
0.0
0.0
Battery Type
N/A
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
N/A
No
Audio While Charging
N/A
No
Passive Playback
N/A
Passive Headphone
Charging Port
N/A
None
App Support
0.0
0.0
App Picture
App Name
N/A
No App
iOS
N/A
No
Android
N/A
No
macOS
N/A
No
Windows
N/A
No
Equalizer
N/A
No
ANC Control
N/A
No
Mic Control
N/A
No
Room Effects
N/A
No
Playback Control
N/A
No
Button Mapping
N/A
No
Surround Sound
N/A
Surround Support
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
0.0
0.0
Bluetooth Version
N/A
No Bluetooth
Multi-Device Pairing
N/A
No
NFC Pairing
N/A
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
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
N/A
Android Latency
N/A
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
9.0
9.0
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
No
No
Length
7.9 ft
3.73 ft (1.14 m)
Connection
5-pin Pro
1/8" TRRS
Wired Latency
0 ms
Analog/USB Audio Latency
0 ms
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio Only
Wired USB
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC / PS4 Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
PC / PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
Audio Only
PS5 Wired USB
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
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
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
N/A
No Base/Dock
USB Input
N/A
No
Line In
N/A
No
Line Out
N/A
No
Optical Input
N/A
No
RCA Input
N/A
No
Dock Charging
N/A
No
Power Supply
N/A
No Base/Dock
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Stax SR-L300
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