Over-Ear
Alienware Pro Wireless
86Outstanding
$120
Full review dataAlienware Pro Wireless vs TaoTronics SoundSurge 46: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Alienware Pro Wireless vs TaoTronics SoundSurge 46, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
TaoTronics SoundSurge 46
Not yet scored
$90
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
- TaoTronics SoundSurge 46
HearWiki score
86
-
Sound
8.7
-
Noise cancelling
8.1
-
Battery
9.1
-
Calls
8.7
-
Value
8.6
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Price (USD)
$120
$90
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
TaoTronics SoundSurge 46 (2026) against Alienware Pro Wireless (2024). The TaoTronics SoundSurge 46 edges ahead on platform, but only just: Top codec AAC against SBC.
- Pro Wireless2024
- SoundSurge 4620262 yr newer
What differsPro WirelessSoundSurge 46
- Top codec
- SBC
- AAC
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- No
Platform
Everyday features
Specifications
Pro WirelessSoundSurge 46
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $120
- $90
- HearWiki score
- 86
- Not scored
- Released
- 2024
- 2026
- Availability
- Still sold new
- Sold new
- Driver
- 50 mm driver
- 40 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- -
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 50 mm
- 40 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 1
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 40 kHz
- -
- Sound signature
- -
- warm
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- -
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- -
- Codecs
- SBC
- SBC, AAC
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- Yes
- Battery life
- 70 h
- 30 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- -
- Full charge time
- -
- 45 min
- Quick charge
- 15 min → 6 h
- 5 min → 2 h
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- -
- hybrid
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- No
- Controls
- -
- touch
- Voice assistant
- -
- Yes
- Weight
- 310 g
- 220 g
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
- Pad material
- leatherette
- protein-leather
- Clamp force
- 365 g
- -
- Model code
- -
- TT-BH046
- Microphones
- 2
- -
- Call noise reduction
- 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
TaoTronics SoundSurge 46
The TaoTronics SoundSurge 46 is a budget-friendly over-ear wireless headphone with hybrid active noise cancellation, offering a warm sound signature and up to 30 hours of playback. It supports AAC and SBC codecs, includes multipoint Bluetooth for seamless device switching, and features touch controls along with a detachable cable for wired use.
- Pro:Hybrid ANC effectively reduces ambient noise
- Pro:Long 30-hour battery life with quick charge
- Pro:Multipoint Bluetooth allows connection to two devices
- Con:Lacks USB-C charging (uses older connector)
- Con:No transparency mode for ambient awareness
- Con:Touch controls may be less precise than physical buttons
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