Over-Ear
Alienware Pro Wireless
86Outstanding
$120
Full review dataAlienware Pro Wireless vs TaoTronics SoundSurge 55: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Alienware Pro Wireless vs TaoTronics SoundSurge 55, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
TaoTronics SoundSurge 55
Not yet scored
$81
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 55
HearWiki score
86
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Sound
8.7
-
Noise cancelling
8.1
-
Battery
9.1
-
Calls
8.7
-
Value
8.6
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Price (USD)
$120
$81
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?
Mixed generations
Alienware Pro Wireless (2024) against TaoTronics SoundSurge 55 (2020). Neither is straightforwardly newer: the Alienware Pro Wireless brings Bluetooth 5.3 against 5.0, while the TaoTronics SoundSurge 55 answers with Top codec aptX against SBC.
- Pro Wireless20244 yr newer
- SoundSurge 552020
What differsPro WirelessSoundSurge 55
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.0
- Top codec
- SBC
- aptX
Platform
Level on: USB-C.
Specifications
Pro WirelessSoundSurge 55
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $120
- $81
- HearWiki score
- 86
- Not scored
- Released
- 2024
- 2020
- Availability
- Still sold new
- Discontinued
- 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
- -
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- -
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.0
- Codecs
- SBC
- SBC, AAC, aptX
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- -
- 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
- -
- Controls
- -
- buttons
- Weight
- 310 g
- 286.3 g
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Pad material
- leatherette
- -
- Clamp force
- 365 g
- -
- Connector
- -
- 3.5 mm
- Model code
- -
- TT-BH055
- Microphones
- 2
- 1
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- AI ENC
- cVc 8.0
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 55
The TaoTronics SoundSurge 55 is an over-ear wireless headphone with hybrid active noise cancellation that offers three different modes to suit your environment. It delivers up to 30 hours of playback, supports Bluetooth 5.0 with aptX, AAC, and SBC codecs, and comes with useful extras like a carry bag and airplane adapter.
- Pro:Long 30-hour battery life
- Pro:Hybrid ANC with multiple modes
- Pro:Supports aptX for better wireless audio
- Con:Only one microphone for calls
- Con:Physical buttons may feel dated
- Con:No app support mentioned
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