14% pricier ≈ $110
- Battery life 34 h vs 25 h
- Highest frequency 40,000 Hz vs 20,000 Hz
- LDAC
- aptX
- Amidio
- Audio
- Shure Aonic 40
- Alternatives
Alternatives to Shure Aonic 40
10 headphones at a similar price that compete with the Aonic 40 — what each does better, what it gives up and how the price compares.
Alternatives to the Aonic 40
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Sennheiser · 2022RS 120-W
Same price ≈ $95
- Weight 230 g vs 319 g
- Active noise cancelling
- Battery life 20 h vs 25 h
Same price ≈ $100
- Battery life 15 h vs 25 h
- Hi-res codec (LDAC / aptX HD / LHDC)
8% cheaper ≈ $90
- Battery life 35 h vs 25 h
- Hi-res codec (LDAC / aptX HD / LHDC)
Same price ≈ $95
- Battery life 50 h vs 25 h
- Weight 222 g vs 319 g
- Lowest frequency 10 Hz vs 20 Hz
- Driver size 32 mm vs 40 mm
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Shure · 2022SRH440A
Same price ≈ $100
- Lowest frequency 10 Hz vs 20 Hz
- Weight 268 g vs 319 g
- Highest frequency 22,000 Hz vs 20,000 Hz
- Active noise cancelling
7% cheaper ≈ $90
- Battery life 60 h vs 25 h
- Hi-res codec (LDAC / aptX HD / LHDC)
- aptX
Same price ≈ $95
- Battery life 50 h vs 25 h
- Lowest frequency 5 Hz vs 20 Hz
- Weight 255 g vs 319 g
- Hi-res codec (LDAC / aptX HD / LHDC)
- aptX
Same price ≈ $95
- Lowest frequency 5 Hz vs 20 Hz
- Weight 220 g vs 319 g
- Highest frequency 40,000 Hz vs 20,000 Hz
- Battery life 20 h vs 25 h
- aptX
10
FiiO · 2025JT3
Same price ≈ $95
- Lowest frequency 10 Hz vs 20 Hz
- Highest frequency 40,000 Hz vs 20,000 Hz
- Driver size 50 mm vs 40 mm
- Active noise cancelling
- Weight 330 g vs 319 g