Over-Ear
Alienware Pro Wireless
86Outstanding
$120
Full review dataAlienware Pro Wireless vs Cowin E8: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Alienware Pro Wireless vs Cowin E8, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
Cowin E8
Not yet scored
$80
Full review dataScore 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.
- Alienware Pro Wireless
- Cowin E8
HearWiki score
86
-
Sound
8.7
-
Noise cancelling
8.1
-
Battery
9.1
-
Calls
8.7
-
Value
8.6
-
Price (USD)
$120
$80
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?
Same generation
The Alienware Pro Wireless is 5 years newer, but it is the same generation of hardware: nothing in the radio, the codecs or the noise cancelling separates them. For 5 years between them, that is a thin return - treat this as a restyle rather than a new platform.
- Pro Wireless20245 yr newer
- E82019
What differsPro WirelessE8
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- Yes
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- No
Everyday features
Specifications
Pro WirelessE8
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $120
- $80
- HearWiki score
- 86
- Not scored
- Released
- 2024
- 2019
- Availability
- Still sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 50 mm driver
- 2× 45 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- -
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 50 mm
- 45 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 2
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 40 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- 32 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 100 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- -
- Codecs
- SBC
- SBC
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- Yes
- Wireless range
- -
- 10 m
- Battery life
- 70 h
- 20 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- 10 h
- Full charge time
- -
- 150 min
- Quick charge
- 15 min → 6 h
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- -
- hybrid
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- No
- Companion app
- -
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- -
- No
- Wear detection
- -
- No
- Controls
- -
- buttons
- Weight
- 310 g
- 450 g
- USB-C
- Yes
- -
- Pad material
- leatherette
- -
- Clamp force
- 365 g
- -
- Connector
- -
- 3.5 mm
- Microphones
- 2
- 1
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- AI ENC
- cVc
What reviewers said
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
Cowin E8
The Cowin E8 is an over-ear wireless headphone with hybrid active noise cancellation aimed at minimizing low-frequency background sounds like engine rumble. It delivers up to 20 hours of playback with ANC or Bluetooth on, and includes a single built-in microphone for hands-free calls. Its 45mm dynamic drivers and SBC codec support provide a straightforward listening experience, with multipoint connectivity for switching between devices.
- Pro:Hybrid ANC effectively reduces low-frequency noise
- Pro:Long 20-hour battery life with ANC or Bluetooth active
- Pro:Multipoint lets you connect to two devices at once
- Con:Only supports SBC codec, limiting audio quality
- Con:No transparency mode for hearing surroundings
- Con:Heavy at 450g, which may cause fatigue over time
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