Over-Ear
Alienware Pro Wireless
86Outstanding
$120
Full review dataAlienware Pro Wireless vs TaoTronics SoundSurge 60: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Alienware Pro Wireless vs TaoTronics SoundSurge 60, 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.
- Alienware Pro Wireless
- TaoTronics SoundSurge 60
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
$70
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 TaoTronics SoundSurge 60 (2018). The Alienware Pro Wireless edges ahead on platform, but only just: Bluetooth 5.3 against 5.0. It also adds USB-C.
- Pro Wireless20246 yr newer
- SoundSurge 602018
What differsPro WirelessSoundSurge 60
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.0
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
Platform
Everyday features
Specifications
Pro WirelessSoundSurge 60
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $120
- $70
- HearWiki score
- 86
- Not scored
- Released
- 2024
- 2018
- Availability
- Still sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 50 mm driver
- 2× 40 mm driver
- Driver size
- 50 mm
- 40 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 2
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 40 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- 32 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 121 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.0
- Codecs
- SBC
- SBC
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- -
- Wireless range
- -
- 20 m
- Battery life
- 70 h
- 30 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- 17 h
- 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
- 218 g
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
- Pad material
- leatherette
- -
- Clamp force
- 365 g
- -
- 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 60
They feature 40 mm drivers, Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity, and a foldable build for easy transport, along with a quick-charge function that provides two hours of playback from a five-minute charge.
- Pro:Hybrid active noise cancellation for reduced ambient sound
- Pro:Lightweight at 218 grams with foldable design
- Pro:Quick charge adds 2 hours of playtime in 5 minutes
- Con:Only supports SBC codec, limiting audio quality with some devices
- Con:No USB-C charging port
- Con:Physical buttons may be less intuitive than touch controls
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