Over-Ear
AKG Y500
Not yet scored
$99
Full review dataAKG Y500 vs Alienware Pro Wireless: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the AKG Y500 vs Alienware Pro Wireless, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Score breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Alienware Pro Wireless leads on 6 of 7 measures.
- AKG Y500
- Alienware Pro Wireless
HearWiki score
-
86
Sound
-
8.7
Noise cancelling
-
8.1
Battery
-
9.1
Calls
-
8.7
Value
-
8.6
Price (USD)
$99
$120
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
Half a step newer
Alienware Pro Wireless (2024) against AKG Y500 (2018). The AKG Y500 edges ahead on platform, but only just: Top codec AAC against SBC.
- Y5002018
- Pro Wireless20246 yr newer
What differsY500Pro Wireless
- Top codec
- AAC
- SBC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- No
- USB-C
- No
- Yes
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: Transparency mode.
Specifications
Y500Pro Wireless
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $99
- $120
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 86
- Released
- 2018
- 2024
- Availability
- Discontinued
- Still sold new
- Driver
- 2× 40 mm driver
- 50 mm driver
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- 50 mm
- Drivers per side
- 2
- 1
- Frequency response
- 16 Hz - 22 kHz
- 20 Hz - 40 kHz
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- 32 Ω
- Sensitivity
- 117 dB/mW
- -
- Bluetooth
- -
- 5.3
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC
- SBC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- No
- Latency
- 215 ms
- -
- Wireless range
- 10 m
- -
- Battery life
- 33 h
- 70 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- -
- 35 h
- Full charge time
- 150 min
- -
- Quick charge
- -
- 15 min → 6 h
- Wireless charging
- No
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- No
- Yes
- ANC type
- none
- -
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- No
- -
- Custom EQ
- No
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- -
- Weight
- 230 g
- 310 g
- USB-C
- No
- Yes
- Pad material
- -
- leatherette
- Clamp force
- -
- 365 g
- Microphones
- 1
- 2
- Call noise reduction
- No
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- -
- AI ENC
What reviewers said
AKG Y500
The AKG Y500 is a wireless over-ear headphone designed for portability, with a lightweight build and long battery life. It connects via Bluetooth and supports multipoint pairing, though it lacks active noise cancellation and app support.
- Pro:Lightweight design for comfortable portability
- Pro:Long battery life of up to 33 hours
- Pro:Supports multipoint Bluetooth pairing
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:No USB-C charging or app support
- Con:Limited to SBC and AAC codecs
Alienware Pro Wireless
Its leatherette pads and moderate 310g weight aim for comfort during long sessions, while the 2.4GHz wireless option and USB-C charging add versatility for desk and on-the-go use. Sound quality is generally strong, but the microphone performance and a single SBC codec limit keep it from being a flawless all-rounder.
- Pro:Excellent battery life, especially with ANC off
- Pro:Comfortable leatherette ear pads for long wear
- Pro:Active noise cancellation and transparency mode included
- Con:Microphone quality is underwhelming for the price
- Con:Only SBC codec support limits high-res wireless audio
- Con:No multipoint connection for seamless device switching
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