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9.2Noise control & calls7.0
7.9Battery9.1
Why is ATH-AL5NC better than Wave Pro X?
- Weight240 g vs 259 g+8%
Why is Wave Pro X better than ATH-AL5NC?
- Battery life75 h vs 90 h+20%
- aptXNo · ATH-AL5NC: Yes
- Bluetooth version5.3 vs 6+13%
- Charging time3.5 h vs 2 h+75%
Specifications
Side by side
| Sound | ||
| Fit | — | Over-ear |
| Ear cup design | Open-back | — |
| Driver type | Dynamic | — |
| Driver size | 53 mm | — |
| Lowest frequency | 20 Hz | — |
| Highest frequency | 40,000 Hz | — |
| Impedance | 52 Ω | — |
| Sensitivity | 103 dB | — |
| Hi-Res Audio | Yes | — |
| Adjustable equaliser | Yes | Yes |
| Noise control | ||
| Active noise cancelling | Yes | Yes |
| Adaptive ANC | — | Yes |
| Transparency / ambient mode | — | Yes |
| Microphones | — | 8 |
| Battery & charging | ||
| Battery life | 75 h | 90 h |
| Battery life with ANC | 50 h | — |
| Battery capacity | — | 800 mAh |
| Charging time | 3.5 h | 2 h |
| Quick charge (claimed) | — | 15 min → 10 h |
| Fast charging support | — | Yes |
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 6 |
| Bluetooth codecs | LDAC, AAC, SBC | aptX Lossless, aptX Adaptive, aptX, LDAC, LC3, SBC |
| Hi-res codec (LDAC / aptX HD / LHDC) | Yes | Yes |
| aptX | No | Yes |
| LDAC | Yes | Yes |
| Multipoint (two devices) | Yes | — |
| LE Audio | — | Yes |
| Auracast | — | Yes |
| USB-C | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm jack / AUX | Yes | Yes |
| Low-latency game mode | — | Yes |
| Design & build | ||
| Weight | 240 g | 259 g |
| Foldable | Yes | — |
| Features | ||
| Hands-free calls | Yes | — |
