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Sennheiser
Sennheiser HD 450SE
Noise Isolation / ANC
4.7/ 10
Noise Isolation / ANC — measured in the SoundGuys lab.
Key specs
Battery Life Wireless
30 hBelow average30 h
11 h100 h
below average for over-ear headphones — based on 150 of 240 we've cataloged.
Bluetooth Version
55.326%520%5.218%5.411%
5 appears on 20% of the 145 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 240).
Battery
- Battery Life Wireless
- 30 h
Connectivity
- Bluetooth Version
- 5
- Bluetooth Codec
- AptX
Features
- Companion App
- IOS + Android
- Eq Customization
- Presets only
- Voice Assistant Support
- Alexa only
SoundGuys review
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7.2/ 10
RecommendedIsolation4.7
Battery life9.5
Comfort & fit7.0
Connectivity8.0
Design7.3
Portability7.5
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