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Sensitivity: typical values for audio

Half of audio in the catalog have sensitivity below 101 dB, and 80% fall between 90 dB and 115 dB (650 models with data).

Median101 dB
Median 2026103 dB
Typical range90 dB – 115 dB
Models650
Distribution

How sensitivity is distributed

03977116154809010011012080–85: 2585–90: 3090–95: 7295–100: 132100–105: 154105–110: 105110–115: 65115–120: 31120–125: 36Median 101 dB
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Sensitivity90 dB96 dB101 dB107 dB115 dB

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median sensitivity by year

0 dB30 dB60 dB90 dB120 dB2020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest sensitivity

1 Suunto Spark
Suunto · 2026
Spark
7 hIPx5
138 dB
4.9
2 Poly Voyager Surround 80
Poly · 2026
Voyager Surround 80
24 h
132 dB
4.5
3 Sennheiser Accentum Clip
Sennheiser · 2026
Accentum Clip
9 hIPx4
128 dB
5.8
4 happy plugs JOY
happy plugs · 2022
JOY
4 hIPx4
126 dB
4.0
5 Rode NTH-50
Rode · 2025
NTH-50
124 dB
6 Panasonic RB-HX330B
Panasonic · 2025
RB-HX330B
55 hActive noise cancelling
124 dB
8.5
7 Philips TAH2000
Philips · 2025
TAH2000
26 h
123 dB
4.2
8 Philips THE RINGO DUO
Philips · 2026
THE RINGO DUO
26 h
123 dB
4.1
9 Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Max
Soundcore · 2026
Liberty 5 Pro Max
12 hActive noise cancellingIPx5
123 dB
9.0
10 Philips Century TAH2000
Philips · 2025
Century TAH2000
26 h
123 dB
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