Over-Ear
Alienware Pro Wireless
86Outstanding
$120
Full review dataAlienware Pro Wireless vs Edifier WH950NB: which should you buy?
On aggregated review scores the Alienware Pro Wireless comes out ahead with a HearWiki score of 86. The full breakdown - sub-scores, specs and what reviewers actually said - is below.
Our pick: Alienware Pro Wireless - Outstanding overall at around $125.
Over-Ear
Edifier WH950NB
76Great
$180
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Alienware Pro Wireless leads on 7 of 7 measures.
- Alienware Pro Wireless
- Edifier WH950NB
HearWiki score
86
76
Sound
8.7
7.5
Noise cancelling
8.1
7.4
Battery
9.1
8.0
Calls
8.7
7.3
Value
8.6
8.3
Price (USD)
$120
$180
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 Edifier WH950NB (2022). The Edifier WH950NB edges ahead on platform, but only just: Top codec LDAC against SBC. It also adds Multipoint pairing.
- Pro Wireless20242 yr newer
- WH950NB2022
What differsPro WirelessWH950NB
- Top codec
- SBC
- LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- Yes
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: Bluetooth, USB-C, Transparency mode.
Specifications
Pro WirelessWH950NB
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $120
- $180
- HearWiki score
- 86
- 76
- Released
- 2024
- 2022
- Availability
- Still sold new
- Still sold new
- Driver
- 50 mm driver
- 2× 40 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- -
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 50 mm
- 40 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 2
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 40 kHz
- 20 Hz - 40 kHz
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- -
- Sensitivity
- -
- 91 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.3
- Codecs
- SBC
- SBC, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- Yes
- Battery life
- 70 h
- 55 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- 34 h
- Full charge time
- -
- 90 min
- Quick charge
- 15 min → 6 h
- -
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- -
- hybrid
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- -
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- -
- Yes
- Controls
- -
- buttons
- Weight
- 310 g
- 296 g
- Water resistance
- -
- none
- Foldable
- -
- Yes
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Pad material
- leatherette
- protein-leather
- Clamp force
- 365 g
- -
- Connector
- -
- 3.5 mm
- Microphones
- 2
- 4
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- AI ENC
- -
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
Edifier WH950NB
The Edifier WH950NB is a wireless over-ear headphone designed for long listening sessions, boasting a claimed 55-hour battery life on a single charge and 34 hours with active noise cancellation enabled. It features hybrid ANC, a built-in transparency mode, and supports high-resolution LDAC streaming over Bluetooth 5.3, all wrapped in a foldable, lightweight frame.
- Pro:Excellent battery life, even with ANC on
- Pro:Hybrid ANC with a useful transparency mode
- Pro:Supports high-quality LDAC audio codec
- Con:No official water resistance rating
- Con:No wireless charging support
- Con:Sensitivity is relatively low at 91 dB/mW
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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